Islam is the second-largest religion in the world next to Christianity and by some estimates the fastest growing religion
Sikhism is one of the youngest of the major world religions and the world's fifth largest organized religion
Although often confused Sikhism is a distinct religion separate from Hinduism and Islam
So now let's look at some of the differences between Sikhism and Islam to learn the distinct is's and believes that they have
Hey everyone. My name is Leroy Kenton, and thanks for coming back to another episode of FTD facts now
There's a lot that I want to explore in this video and this video is really gonna be helpful to you that want to know
and see the differences of
Sikhism and Islam just you can kind of get an idea for how exactly are they?
distinct and what sort of
Similarities are there between them now before I jump into all of that
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Okay, first off, let's take a look at the meanings of Sikhism and Islam
so the root word of Sikhism is obviously Sikh and that word means
student in Persian Punjabi Sikhs are also often referred to as
disciples or learners now Islam Islam is an Arabic word for
Submission or surrender?
In ultimate peace and the word Muslim is a follower of Islam
Means a believer in one God Allah
So now let's take a closer look into these religions
You know where they origin ated from and just like give you a general overview of what these religions are
Exactly about and again, this is generally speaking
I know there's different branches and offshoots that have varying beliefs
but what I'm gonna be sharing with you is the most
General belief of these religions starting off with Islam Islam is a monotheistic religion
And it was really brought to public like as a organized religion through the Prophet Muhammad in the Arabian, Peninsula
in Mecca
And this is during the 7th century CE II according to the Islamic scripture all people who follow God's
Revealed guidance and the messengers sent with it
Submit to that guidance and are considered to be Muslims
now Islam's roots can be traced back to about 2,000 years BCE in the Middle East to
Ishmael who was one of the sons of the Prophet Abraham now in the Quran Ishmael and his father Abraham built the Kaaba of Mecca
And if you don't know the Kaaba is a building in the center of the Great Mosque of Mecca
So after the Kaaba had fell into the hands of pagans over time in 630 seee the Prophet Muhammad
re-established leadership in Mecca and
Rededicated the Kaaba to the worship of Allah now. Let's take a look at Sikhism
So Sikhism is a much younger religion based on the world standards when it comes to being organized as a religion
But it really originated as a religion with the birth of Guru Nanak in Punjab around the Year
1469 C II and is based on the Guru's writings as well as a teachings of 10 successive Sikh gurus
The last one being the sacred texts called Guru Granth Sahib Guru
Nanak's philosophy teaches that there is no Hindu and this means that all spirituality is a hundred percent
Totally equal so this philosophy was really propagated by guru nanak who was born into a hindu family and his spiritual
companion by the name of by madonna was born of a Muslim family and his philosophy was like really put together while they were
doing a series of mission trips
So Guru naki compiled the writings of both Hindu and Muslim Saints which are included in Sikh scriptures and Sikhism
Originated in the area of the Indian subcontinent that is now present-day Pakistan
Sikhism has about 20 million followers worldwide. So this makes up 0.3 9 percent of the world's population
approximately 83% live in India and about 76% of all Sikhs live in the northern Indian state of
Punjab and they're smaller groups of Sikhs that are dispersed in various parts around the world now
There's a lot more Muslims in the world. So based on a percentage of the total population of the religion
It makes up about 24% of the world's global population. And when we look at certain regions in the world
24.8% of Asia and Oceania identify as Muslims
91.2% are in the Middle East and North Africa
29.6% are in sub-saharan Africa around 6% of Europe is Muslim and
0.6% in the Americas now
I'm going to get into the differences between the Sikh view of God and the Muslim view of God now
both of these religions are considered to be
Monotheistic religions where they believe in one God however the way in which they believe God is much
different from each other inside of Sikhism Sikhs believe in each Onkar one creator
one supreme reality who is in all
creation and Sikhs refer to God as
Waheguru, and God has no form no gender econ car is not a highly personal God but rather a formless
Force that underlies all creation now the Islamic view of God is a more of a personal God
So God is the one true creator. God has always existed not existed before him and God will exist forever
He transcends life and death and no creation resembles God at all and God cannot be seen yet
God sees everything now the goal of the religions are also a bit different but fundamentally
They're the same
So Sikhism seeks to merge with and have the greatest relationship with God as possible to love and obey God
Unconditionally and the way to meet is to become godlike
Meaning that you instill godlike virtues within you for Islam
The general goal is to fulfill your responsibility of this life through following the Holy Quran and the hadith
Serving humanity and submitting to the will of God now in terms of achieving salvation in Sikhism to do that
You need to worship God you got to do good deeds in the name of God as well as performing service for your community
you must also fight the five evil sins which are known as
greed ego
Attachment anger and lust and in this process you're meditating you're praying to improve your relationship with God
And of course God will forgive you and save you the means to salvation in Islam is belief in one God
remembrance of God and then repenting of your sins
Of course praying and trusting in God that he'll have mercy on you now when it comes to the differences in the beliefs of life
And death it is completely different. So Sikhism is a constant cycle of reincarnation
So similar to Hinduism until you achieve enlightenment Sikhs believe that there are
8,400,000 forms of life and that many souls have to travel through a number of these
Before they can reach why a guru and the goal is to merge
With God Muslims have a much different belief and it's one that's more, you know like this
Is it this is your one shot to get things right according to Islamic teachings?
All beings are created with the ability to reason and make intelligent choices and be accountable to God
so when the day of judgement comes you'll either be
rewarded with eternal
Life for the good deeds that you do or you're punished for the evil things that you did when it comes to the different places
Of worship in these few religions in Islam. There's Masjid or in English
We call the mosques and they're the most common places of worship
there's also community centers as well as Muslims are free to you know worship in any place that's considered clean by the
standards in Islam for Sikhs they gather in good rara for
Congregational worship and anyone can enter into a good whare and you don't have to be a Sikh to enter. It doesn't matter
You're your race or whatever, you know, you're free to go in and worship any time now
There's personal worship that can be done at place at any time as well
So you don't necessarily have to go to our good rawa to worship now
Is there a difference between these religions in the use of statues and pictures? Well, let's take a look
So in Sikhism pictures of Sikh gurus are considered idolatry and they're not accepted from a religious perspective
using images of God and prophets in Islam is not
allowed at all now on explore the
Different titles and positions that people hold within the religion as well as the scriptures that they use and I also want to dive more
into some of the distinct religious practices
so when it comes to the clergy of the religions Sikhism have the grand theme and
They're people who are appointed as the one that take care of the Guru Granth Sahib
Which is the last and final Guru in Sikhism, and it's also the holy
Texts that they use now the grantee can be male or female but they must be part of the Sikh religion
Of course now, there's no other clergy Sikhs
However, do have a Wragge who is somebody who sings or chants the Guru Granth Sahib in Islam
There's Imams who lead congregational prayers at mosque?
there's also sheiks and those are Arab leaders and particularly the chief or the head of an Arab tribe family or
village
It's LOM has mallanna's and that title comes to four names of
respected Muslim religious leaders as well as mullahs who are Muslims that are really learned in the
Islamic theology and sacred law and there's Muftis who are Muslim legal experts in terms of the scriptures that are used in
Sikhism the Sikh Scripture again is the Guru Granth Sahib and these scriptures are revered because it serves as a spiritual guide
for its followers
But it's not revered as being a divine revelation like the Quran
Sikhs believe that no religious tradition has a monopoly on what is considered
absolute truth and Islam
Of course their holy book is the Quran as well as they have
traditions of the last Prophet Muhammad called the sunnah or
Hadiths the main practices that Sikhs follow are the three pillars or fundamental principles and that is meditation on God
honest earning by hardwork sharing resources and performing community service
Then that's like four but the last two are kind of grouped together
There's also five essential beliefs the believe that there is one creator that there's ten historical gurus
There's also the essential belief of the scripture the Guru Granth Sahib and the teachings of the ten gurus, of course
And the initiation rites of the tenth guru
there's also five articles of faith that are seen through the bodies of those who are initiated into Sikhism and that is the
Unshaved here that's covered by a turban
There's a wooden comb steel bracelet a ceremonial short sword as well as a specially designed
Undergarment in the religion of Islam. There's the five pillars which are the Testament that there is one God and Muhammad is His Messenger?
There's a prayer five times daily
fasting during Ramadan
Charity to the poor and the pilgrimage to Mecca that you must complete at least once in your life
Islam also has six articles of faiths and beliefs the only one deity
Allah the belief in angels the belief in the prophets belief in the Quran as the scripture the
Resurrection and the afterlife as well as the belief in the destiny and fate
Carried out by the will of Allah now
The last thing I want to look at is what are some of the holy days that these religions celebrate in Sikhism
They are a ton of holy days. Now. There's a guru gobind singh's birthday
There's a Maggie which commemorates the martyrdom of the forty followers of Guru Gobind Singh
There is hala Mahalo that celebrated during the festival of Holi
There's a vaisakhi which commemorates the martyrdom of the Guru Arjun the celebration of the Guru Granth Sahib
Celebrated in August or September which commemorates the completion of the Sikh holy texts in
1606 and there's Guru Nanak's birthday as well as the commemoration of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Also in Sikhism there's no one day of the week that is considered to be holier or special than others
Although they do have all these other celebrations in Islam. There's Ramadan which is a month of fasting
There's Eid al Buddha, which is the feasts of sacrifice and eid al fatiha
Which is a festival at the end of Ramadan and generally speaking Muslims go on Fridays to worship at the mosques
Now one of the great things for me as I began to study, you know Islam and Sikhism
Is that when you look at the core of these religions we see that?
Fundamentally, they compel their followers to live great lives in service to humanity and I hope this cleared up any confusion between the two
Religions. Thanks for coming here and learning with me. My name is Leroy Kenton, and I'll see you real soon in another video
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