Gurfateh
1. Why did all 10 gurus only marry within their Khatri caste? An intercaste marriage by any of the Gurus would have encouraged more Sikhs to do so.
Well we are on reserach that weather ancestors of Third masters were Tehan(Jatt) or Trehan(Khatri) and this will give good equtions on intercaste.
But if Gurus after First Master if some Married it could be possbielbe for Third and Second that theyy were not at all a Sikh during Marrige.
Fourth Master was married to a Sikh lady so she was not having Caste at all.And Successive Gurus married Sikh ladies and not Khatris.Perhaps we need to research that Brahmnical writers may try to totly write this thing as doubtfull if Sixth master married Mata Kaula(a Muslim) or was she only a Sikh of Guru.
But people do say that Janam Sakhi saying First Master marrying a Muslim lady(Ranghri) is faked by hindalis.
2. Why were all 10 gurus of the Khatri caste background ? 7 of the last 10 were direct descendents of the same Sodhi line of Khatris. What method was used to choose the next Guru ?
a person can be Khtrsi after Yagyopaveet else he is sudra and First Master as per Hindus were Sudras and who so ever hold him Guru was not longer khatri.
Foruth Master were Sodi only before conversion and thence Sikhs and so were the coming generations.
Bhai Gurdas 1 and 2 talks of Gurus becoming Sikhs.And Vice Vers also.
In Guru Granth Sahib Ji Bani we have example of Bhatts,Satta ,Balwand,Bhai Mardana from variour lower or upper rather so called lower or upper Racres having Status of delivers of Gurbani.So since First Master we had concept of Sabad Guru,Guru Panth and gurbar Akal.Ten Masters can not be put like Avtars or Prophets.
3. If the Gurus were truly messengers of God then why didn't they take their birth in a dalit's home ? A message of a holyman representing the dirt poor is more likely to get more support then the message of a holyman from a rich businessman background.
for oppressors someone from thier own opposing oppressing is more heratburning and demoralising.
Say if poor say richness is bad then Rich can say that it is like just way to conceal own greed for richness or envy but givne a chance poor will also go for richies.
but when rich denouce richness then poor and Rich actualy feel that richie could be bad and great man found fault in it.Without expiriance of the Thing opposing it may not convive self and others.
Dalits themselves have infrotrty complex often rose by upper caste to let them feel low.else Valmiki is Brahman Avtar in Dasham Granth and Bani of varous so called lower Caste is in Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
but Bhai Mardana enjoyed status equal to Guru as he was first Sikh(his ancestors and before conversion he was scavenger or doom,often do immmoral works also).He got his Bani recorded.
4. I support intercaste marriage because everyone is equal. On that same basis (Sikhism) I support Interreligious marriage too. Why are so many Sikhs against Interreligious marriage? What is their reason? Everyone is equal according to the Guru Granth Sahib. If it is for the fear of losing a Sikh to another religion then let me remind those Sikhs that in the Guru Granth Sahib it says that there is more than 1 path to God. Equality as talked about in the Guru Granth Sahib refers to equality of all mankind. Guru Granth Sahib's teachings on caste/creed/race equality do not apply to the Indian subcontinent alone.
I is OK to marry within all faiths and there is a Sakhi that once a Sikh lady was married to non Sikh also,who later converted to Panth much after.
As our way of life is very differant to Muslims so mariage with them can only be done if either of us can convert.We can anyway practise or attempt or experiment with Muslims also.
by the way das often sees Sikh women being made fun of after getting married to hindu family and jokes been craked on thier Sikh family members.At least some Hindus are reactioanries and they must avoid this.
5. Why do Sikhs continue to use their surnames or list their caste names as surnames when all Sikhs have been instructed to use just "Singh" and "Kaur" ?
This thing is wrong.But often so called lower caste put it to get reservation in govt. jobs in India and so called upper castes for place in Indiajn militray soldeirs rank.
6. Did Guru Nanak Sahib ever claim to be a messenger of God or in contact with God ? How do we know that what he said was true or not ? How do we know that he was not just reforming Hinduism by mixing in some islamic elements ?
Nanak Gaya Jape Jaye.
Japu ji Sahib talk of Guru visit to the copurt of Lord.
Das has been repeating that we are semtic Faiths and like Christians have to do with Jews.Muslims with Christians and so Sikhs with Muslims.
There was no hindusim at the time of Guru.so nothing hindu about it.
Pophet got instrcution from Heavan.Guru went to heavan.
anyway there could be deepr scintifc message of Oh Nanank things going seems to appear going(reltivity) ijn above vserse.
But majority of our verses are Nanak as Second person and God is speaker and Nanak is addressed.
7. What proof is there that what Guru Nanak Sahib preached was the word of God ? Was it merely blind faith of Indians who will believe in anything ?
Did indians only folowed Guru.
Shiis(Shia of Iran) Sipleeds(Baghdad) and Tibetians were they Indians?
to be sikh one has to renouce the national identities or say Indianness.
We have to first decide that which type of god is being talked about here.Our god is omni visible.then how can not that God speak via entity.
8. If Guru Gobind Singh was truly a messenger of God then why would he cry and feel sad when the Sahibzadas were killed? His own message says to not get attached to worldly things. If he truly were a messenger of God he would have given his own life to save others in the same way Jesus Christ did much earlier.
Very Good.
who cried and gave up ghost.Illoi illoi Il ma ba La Sa Ch,My God,My god why you forsake me.
These were the words Lord Jesus on cross.
and did not he prayed to God,My father if possible remove this cup from me.cup here is his sacrifise.
coming to Guru,he in fact shouted in glory to Eternal when his children werem martyered.
He in fact told that he is slave of God.He was human.Yes when the news of his son came from sirhind(these were other two sons who were young) there was a line of water in eye.
People asjed that you are Like God then why does this occuered.He said that when leafe is plucked from tree sone water does come out.This is just done to let you know that I am moratal(this was done just to show the peoplpee that not to follow his persinoalty but his God).
Later when mothers Asked him about fate of his sons,he told happly,For these offsprings(Sikhs sitting) Sacrifised four sons.If Four died no matter as Thousneds are still present.
Like Jude Ditched Lord Jesus while Lord knew that he will ditch but gave him(jude) full time to reform,Guru knew Gurra Khan will stab him yet Khan was givne time to refrom yet he stabeed Guru.This is inspiration to us that to end sin keep on trying upto great limit even if it couse death.
Two sons at Sirhind were done to death was something averse to humanity then to Sikhs and any person would have cried. But Guru controled himslef.
9. Why has Sikhism not spread outside of Punjab and Punjabis ? Yes, there are some non-punjabis that convert. On the whole the overwhelming majority of Sikhs are Punjabi & most don't follow it. I have found Sikhism to be too ritualistic, rigid and unreal of a religion to live with in the year 2004.
person writing reply is non Punjabi and Panth is there to areas till where First Master went to preach but form is differant.
People from Punjab are more poupulras else Five beloved had only one Punjabi.
If you find it Bad then there could be something wrong with you.
10. Why is haircutting not allowed? Please give a proper reason.
Why do yuo not cut your nose?Please give proper reason?
11. Why is Kosher meat not allowed to be eaten by Sikhs? Again I want a proper answer.
As in old Testment God tells that blood has life and meat does not after blood is removed.
Our Faith sees God both in meat and blood so no dulity even in Old Testment Abraham(PBUH) was told that killing willbe in totality and so sheding blood was symbol of that and not of draining the blood to kill the animal.
We can have kosher if animal is givne pain killer as it is Maass(meat) of Abhkhiya(Hebro) but not Kutha(killed with pain on animal).
Yet we oppse the dulaity of not seeing same God in blood and flesh and killling with pain,while God tells Abraham(PBUH) to kill the animal fast or totaly(After the episode of Ishaq(PBUH)/Ismail(PBUH)) and sheding of blood means to make animal dead before eating and not draining blood to death.
12. Why is there no reference to Jesus Christ in Guru Granth Sahib ? If ever there was a prophet to have a legitimate claim to being a messenger of God it is Jesus Christ.
In Japu Ji Sahib ,Term Kateeb is mentioned.And Three intial Kateebs are whole Bible.
We behold Holy Ghost as our God and Father and son as manifestations.When talk of sea then waves are just included.
Christians are mentiojned in Vars of Bhai Gurdas.Westners and Angeel in Dasham Granth and Lord Jesus in sau Sakhi.
But we do not have any consideration for personal worship for Lord Jesus and same is true for our Guru.In our Lord onlywe trust.
13. How can Guru Granth Sahib be regarded as the "word of God" when all of it's contents are just 1 big compilation of holy men with the same ideology ? There are some like Bhagat Kabir who has some of his baani in Guru Granth Sahib and the other half of his baani is not included.
Das is surprised that if you put Surdas(Vaishnav),Satta,Balwand(Sikhs),Sheikh Farid(Sufi Muslim),Kabeer(Rebel Muslim),Pipa(Devi worshipper) as one with same idelogy.
We belive that God is in all and in does God speaks.
When ever God sayng was deemed fit for realisation of Truth we got it recoreded.
By the way do you thinkg that God never sopoke anything outside Bible or Lord Jesus did not speak which is not recoreded in Bible?
Do son and father still not talking in heavan after holy Bible was made?
14. Why is there so much importance placed on the Gurus themselves? They are not God. Sikhs all over the world have pictures of the Gurus & often worship those pictures.
This is wrong.Only God is to be trusted and have faiht in.Like many times due to pagan influence people forget Yehva and make golden calf but ultimatly God wins.This satnic traits is in all.
15. What is the position of Sikhism on gays and gay marriage ?
Only Gays and not lesbians and why this sexaul discrimnations.
It is varried from one order to another.Gays can maary but so far our code has custom of Male and Feamle marrige yet we can thing something upon Gays.
16. What is the position of Sikhism on Abortion ?
Oberstion based upon sex detrmination is sin.But in grave circumstance abortion can be done.
If we are hard to follow and ritualistics then why are you asking such questions to uis while we are fighting often for gayy rights or on abortions isues.We see God in gays and God is featues but some time to save life of Mother abortion can be done.
17. If Sikhism is indeed not just another sect of Hinduism then why does the Dasam Granth in the words of Guru Gobind Singh claim it to be ?
Have you read Dasham Granth and do you have good knwoeldge of Farsi,Braj,Bhojpuri so that you can understand it?
By the way do you ahve good knoweldge of Hebrow,Aramic and Greek and do you at all have origeonal versin of Holy Bible in the same languages and not personaly biased tranlations in English based upon sects?
18. Why are there gurdwaras which are only there for specific castes ? Shouldn't gurdwaras be open to all?
Das is interested to see that where are such Gurudwaras where one so called Caste does not allowe other caste to come in.
by the way why do we have spearte Alexdenrian churches for Blacks in sourther Africa and White churches with Protestant Taggs still have names like English Baptist church and Indain Baptist Church.By name anyway does Inidan is not allowed in English church or South in Indain not allowed in Church of North India or say in mongolarian Church.
19. Why did Guru Gobind Singh (As stated in his own words in Dasam Granth) worship such Hindu gods like: Ram, Bhavani Devi, Sun God and demigod Inder ? This sounds very hypocritical. On the one hand his message is of One god and on the other he worships multiple incarnations of God .
give single quote where worship of any demi god is given?
By the way why does name Father,Son and Holy Ghost comes in holy Bible while unitray Church was ofented damned in past and dying at present.
All demigods are manifesations of Akal and can be mere concept only.and Lord Jesus is not an exception nor Mother marry.nor that fahter whi makes makes Man like 'his' image.
So we talk of male God,who commints adultary or debuchary with ladt called Maary as some of ex Christians say.
20. If Sikhism truly believes that there is more than 1 path to God then why do Sikhs get upset at others who leave Sikhism for other religions out of their own free choice? It is simply a matter of choice.
Well so far you think that God lives somewhere in space and due to occupying space has some form and we need to have paht to reach that space.
Well our God is everywhere.When God wants Path,destiantion and attemptee all are seen as one God.
We have faith by mercy of God that our God is not bounded or hypocrtically omnipotant that God can not give salvation to anyone.
We say that our god can salvage anyone.It is in control of god and not man and one day in alfa stage all willbe back in God apperantly as so far we are in same postion but those who are in holy Ghost(God) can see and feel that.
If any of you have the answers please let me know.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Jee Ke Fateh!
yuo got the answers.
In the name of Father ,Son and the Holy Ghost,Amen.
(to oterh Sikhs,this is handiwork of bible purists like we have the one in us or say Wahabis or Araya Samajis,while there are mnay Good faithfull to yehova and can be Jesuits,Yehava witness or Orthodoxs)
