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Q. The three main religions give plenty of prophocies, in fact they take great pride in their so called prophocies, what about Sikhism?
 

Sikhism is not in the business of making prophecies, we leave this up to the charlatans, the conjurers, the tricksters, the Nosrtodamus type fraudsters. Sikhism is not impressed with prophecies and miracles to win over new converts.

The Guru's insisted that the message should speak for itself. Although Sikh history is filled with amazing miracles, they were not done for show purposes or to impress. Guru Granth Sahib Ji is not a scripture of prophecies, it is a scripture that leads one to the realisation of God and inspires love and tolerance.
Q. The other religions celebrate days and acts of previous prophets. E.g. The offering of a sacrifice of a sheep on Eid. The day Moses defeated the armies of The Pharaoh, the Muslims and Jews celebrate by fasting on this day. etc. Why don't Sikhs celebrate such events?

Although Sikhism respects all spiritual persons, Sikhism is not an Abraham'ic religion and thus rejects all previous prophets from this tradition and thus the celebrations of the other faiths are of no consequence.

The sacrifice of an innocent animal as a ritual is abhorrent to Sikhs and would never condone it.

" Why should I offer to You, that which You Yourself created? Your Name is the fan, which I wave over You." ||3|| (ang 694)

Fasting is also rejected by Sikhism, if the ritual is supposed to concentrate the mind on those less fortunate then us then we should be doing this as part of our day to day life.

Sikhism teaches that the only sacrifice that is worth giving is the sacrifice of the self. Giving up one's entire being to God is a sacrifice that is acceptable. In fact, Amrit or initiation into Gurmat is given only when the Sikh is willing to give his or her life in return for it. Sikhism itself is about sacrificing one's self for the love of God, not sacrificing helpless animals.
Q. The 3 semitic faiths testify to Satans existence and tell the story of how he was rejected. Why don’t Sikhs believe in Satan?
Sikhism regards the existence of a parallel and evil power to God as being blasphemous and abhorrent. God is all powerful and all pervading. There can be no power opposed to His. All are his creations and under his will. Sikhism does not believe that humans are deceived by Satan, for there is such thing as Satan.

People are deceived by Maya i.e. the creation and manifest world of God that we take it to be true and forget who has created it. When the human is entangled in the net of Maya, he falls in love with falsehood and material creations, he indulges in false pleasures and illusions and forgets the source of all love and happiness, God. This is the source of all misery, not Satan.

Q. The Semitic scriptures of Jewish, Christian, Islamic, speak of common events. Why does Sikhism not mention them as well? Why did the Guru's fail to mention a catastrophic flood with encircled the whole earth, and left one family on a ship laden with animals? Why is the father of Monotheism- Abraham whom Jews, Christians, Muslims all respect and testify to his monotheism, nowhere to be mentioned in Sikhism?

This question is based on the premise that the Semitic religions are true and come from God.

Although Sikhism respects all faiths, it rejects this assumption. On many occasions Guru Granth Sahib Ji speaks out against all other scriptures, on p1350, Guru Granth Sahib Ji says,

"Call the Vedas and the Semitic scriptures false teachings, false is that person who does not reflect." ang 1350

For Sikhism the path of the Gursikh is the True path, all others paths may have their merits but are found lacking.

In Guru Gobind Singh Ji's bani the first verse of Sudha Savaiyay clearly states that Guru Ji himself has looked at every religion of this world but has found none reaching God. In the end Guru Ji writes that since they lack the real love for God, they are not worth even a cent (rattee).

So, it follows that the Semitic scriptures are not acknowledged in Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Gurus lived in an Islamic environment with total exposure to Islam. They were aware of all these stories, but rejected them.

How can all the creatures of the earth fit into one boat, Noah's Ark? The survival of a species is based on its gene pool, reducing a species to just two individuals totally destroys its chances of survival by killing off its genetic ability to adapt to new environments. When a species is reduced down to even a few thousand it can never recover and will become extinct.

Abraham is of no consequence to Sikhism, because the concept of God in Sikhism is much more profound and deep than that found in the Semitic faiths.

The Sikh faith is a divinely revealed faith which was given to mankind by Guru Nanak Dev Ji. It does not match with the three Semitic faiths, simply because Sikhism does not consider them complete paths to God. Guru Granth Sahib Ji is a scripture which reveals God to the soul. It does not attempt to be a history text book or a book of prophecies.

 

Guru Gobind Singh Ji in the Bachittar Natak (Wonderous Drama) writes how the Almighty created prophet after prophet and sent them to show people the right path but again and again they failed in their task and instead set themselves up as objects of worship instead:

Whosoever attained a little spiritual power, he started his own path
None could comprehend the Lord, but instead became mad with ‘I-ness’ (ego) .|16|
Nobody recognized the Supreme Essence, but was entangled within themselves.
All the great rishis (sages), who were then created, produced their own Simritis. |17|
All those who became followers of these smritis, they abandoned the path of the Lord.
Those who devoted themselves to the Feet of the Lord, they did not adopt the path of the Simritis. |18|
Brahma composed all the four Vedas, all the people followed the injunctions contained in them.
Those who were devoted to the Feet of the Lord, they abandoned the Vedas. |19|
Those who abandoned the path of the Vedas and Katebs(semitic scriptures) , they became the devotees of the Lord.
Whosoever follows their path, He crushes various types of sufferings. |20|
Those who consider the castes illusory, they do not abandon the love of the Lord.
When they leave the world, they go to the abode of the Lord, and there is no difference between them and the Lord. |21|
Those who fear the castes and follow their path, abandoning the Supreme Lord.
They fall into hell and transmigrate again and again. |22|Then I(God) created Dutt, who also started his own path.
His followers have long nail in their hands and matted hair on their heads . They did not understand the ways of the Lord. |23|
Then I(God) created Gorakh, who made great kings his disciples.
His disciples wear rings in their ears and do not know the love of the lord. |24|

Then I(God) created Ramanand, who adopted the path of a Bairagi.
Around his neck he wore necklace of wooden beads and did not comprehend the ways of the Lord. |25|
All the great Purushas created by me started their own paths.
Then I(God) created Mohammed, who was made the master of Arabia. |26|
He started a religion and circumcised all the kings.
He caused all to utter his name and did not give the True Name of the Lord with firmness to anyone. |27|
Everyone placed his own interest first and foremost and did not comprehend the Supreme Brahman.
When I was busy in the austere devotion, the Lord called me and sent me to this world with the following words. |28|
“You go therefore for the spread of Dharma (righteousness) and cause people to retrace their steps from evil actions”. |29|
I stood up with folded hands and bowing down my head, I said:
“The Panth (Your faith) shall prevail only in the world, with THY ASSISTANCE.” |30|
For this reason the Lord sent me and I was born in this world.
Whatever the Lord said, I am repeating the same unto you, I do not bear enmity with anyone. |31| Dasam Granth: Bachittar Natak .p130

DOHRA
Someone studies the Quran and someone studies the Puranas.
Mere reading cannot save one from death. Therefore such works are vain and do not help at the time of death.|47|


CHAUPAI
Millions of people recite the Quran and many study Puranas without understanding the crux.
It will be of no use at the time of death and none will be saved. |48|
O Brother! Why do you not meditate on Him, who will help you at the time of death?
Consider the vain religions as illusory, because they do not serve our purpose (of life). |49|
For this reason the Lord created me and sent me in this world, telling me the secret.
Whatever He told me, I say unto you, there is not even a little here-say in it. |50|

RASAAVAL STANZA
I neither wear matted hair on the head nor bedeck myself with ear-rings.
I meditate on the Name of the Lord, which helps me in all my errands.51.
Neither I close my eyes, nor exhibit heresy.
Nor perform evil actions, nor cause others to call me a person in disguise. |52|

CHAUPAI
Those persons who adopt different guises are never liked by the men of God.
All of you may understand this that God is absent form all these guises. |53|
Those who exhibit various garbs through various actions, they never get release in the next world.
While alive, their worldly desires may be fulfilled and the king may be pleased on seeing their mimicry. |54|
The Lord-God is not present in such mimics, even if all the places be searched by all.
Only those who have controlled their minds, recognized the Supreme Brahman. |55|

DOHRA
Those who exhibit various guises in the world and win people on their side,
They will reside in hell, when the sword of death chops them. |56|

CHAUPAI
Those who quarrel in ego, they are far removed from the Lord.
O men of God ! Understand this that the Lord doth not reside in Vedas and katebs. |61|
He, who exhibits heresy in closing his eyes, attains the state of blindness.
By closing the eyes one cannot know the path, how can then, O brother! He meet the Infinite Lord? |62|
To what extent, the details be given? When one understands, he feels tired.
If one is blessed with millions of tongues, even then he feels them short in number, (while singing the Praises of the Lord) |63|

Sri Dasam Granth.
 
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