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Sikhism began in the Punjab region in today's northern India and eastern Pakistan. Other words for Sikhism are Sikhi, Gursikhi, and Gurmat.

Sik vjera je počeo oko 1500 CE, kada je Guru Nanak je imao otkrivenje i počeo podučavati vjeru koja je bila odvojena od hinduizma i islama, dominantna religija vremenskom razdoblju.

Guru Nanak had a revelation from God. He believed that there is only one God that created all and exists within all. He was against rituals and praying to idols. He believed that all were equal. The teachings of Guru Nanak, his nine successors, and the Guru Granth Sahib are the basis of the Sikh faith.

Sikizam je monoteistička religija sa samo jednim Bogom, Waheguru (Čudesni Gospodar). Sikhi uče o Bogu kroz učenja Guru Nanaka i devet uzastopnih Sikh gurua ili Prosvijetljenih vođa. Da biste bili punopravni član zajednice sikha, morate se krstiti na svečanosti Amrit. Siki vjeruju u važnost molitve, milosrđa, dužnost brige za druge i jednakost svih.

Khanda je glavni simbol sikizma sa središnjim mačem za vjeru u jednog Boga, čakr za jedinstvo i kontinuitet Boga te dva ukrštena kirpana koji predstavljaju i duhovne i političke/društvene obveze. Sikhi koji su kršteni dužni su imati 5K. Zastava Nishan Sahib vijori se izvan većine Gurdvara. Mnogi siki koriste japamalu za molitve.

Sikh temples are called Gurdwaras or The Door that Leads to the Guru. They have the Guru Granth Sahib; four doors open to all; a Nishan Sahib flag. People cover heads, take off shoes, wash hands and feet, and sit on the floor as equals. There are Kirtan (singing of hyms from the Guru Granth Sahib); Katha (reading the scriptures); and Langar (a free community kitchen for all regardless of background or religion); and libraries and schools.

A Guru is Sikh religious teacher and messenger from God, literally one who removes the darkness of ignorance by giving the light of knowledge. Sikhs follow the teaching of 10 Gurus and the Eternal Guru”, which is the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text. A granthi is a person responsible for reading the Sikh holy book during public worship in the gurdwara. A granthi is not a priest as Sikhism does not have hierarchy or priesthood and can be a man or a woman.

U svijetu postoji oko 26 milijuna Sikha, što je 0,3% stanovništva. Oko 20 milijuna živi u Indiji i diljem svijeta sa približno 850.000 u Velikoj Britaniji, 470.000 u Kanadi, 700.000 u Sjedinjenim Državama, 100.000 u Keniji, Ugandi i Tanzaniji, 125.000 u Australiji i 100.000 u Maleziji.

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