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'''Sikh Cosmology''' ...te observation of the phenomenon of nature forms an important part of the Sikh metaphysical insight. It brings into view a palpable vision of the Creator

The festival is in commemoration of a battle fought in 1705-06 by Guru Gobind Singh against the imperial forces of the Moguls and pays tribute to ...nj, which is the samadhi of the forty martyrs, and Darbar Sahib, where the Guru held his darbar after the cremation of the slain.

...[[Punjabi]] ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ) or '''Degh Tegh Fateh''': This term forms part of the Sikh [[Ardas]] where it is recited in the line: "ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ ਫਤਹ, ...ncept has been promoted since the founder of [[Sikhism]], the young [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji, who when asked by his father to do a "sacch suhdah" or "true deed

...es) and scientists were challenging religious concepts and beliefs. [[Guru Nanak]] carried his message far and wide to South Asia and the Middle East. He he ...odied in his [[Bani]] (Word), which has been incorporated in the [[G11|Aad Guru Granth Sahib]] (AGGS).

...e hundred years old. Its founder, Guru Nanak, was born in [[1469]]. [[Guru Nanak]] spread a simple message of "[[Ek Onkar]]": we are all one, created by the ...the beginnings of the Sikhs' sacred writings, later to become the "[[Siri Guru Granth Sahib]]".

...Creator of the universe and life in all its manifestations. However, Guru Nanak also accepts the theory of evolution in his own characteristic manner witho ...GS<ref>7</ref>, particularly in Siddh-Gosht<ref>8</ref> <ref>9</ref>, Guru Nanak answers the queries of Siddhas regarding creation of life, mind and the uni

...oncept was emphatically laid down by [[Guru Nanak]] and the history of the Guru period as well as the subsequent history of the Sikhs is an open expression In Sikhism, [[Guru Nanak]] in the very beginning of his famous hymn ‘Japu Ji’, while rejecting t

...ht conduct, religious devotion and tuneful recital of the heroic deeds of Sikh martyrs. As the movement for Gurdwara Reform got under way, he joined th ==Bhai Santa Singh - A Unique Exponent of Guru’s Hymns==

{{p3|Image:gtbss001.jpg|The Golden Temple, [[Harimandir Sahib]] in [[Amritsar]], [[India]]}} ...word can be split into two: "Gur" or "Guru" referring to their Guru, '''[[Guru Granth Sahib]]''' i.e. [[Gurbani]] / Waheguru / the word [[Shabad]] and "du

...dia in 1469 with the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The Khalsa was created by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699. In these 537 years, Sikhs have endured through man The major time periods in Sikh History are:

{{Sikh practices}} ...langar]] (community kitchen) for the [[sangat]] (holy assembly) that the [[Guru]] has established.

...er 7, 1995 on the auspicious occasion of birthday of [[Guru Nanak|Sh. Guru Nanak Dev Ji]] as the sixteenth district of Punjab State. District name has been ...Bhai Randhir Singh (Narangwal), he expressed his wish to become a baptized Sikh. The Arya Samaj leaders however fail to accept this well-documented fact a

...hal near Sati Ghat, three kilometres south of Haridwar. It is dedicated to Guru Amar Das and is managed by Nirmala Sikhs. ...storical Gurdwaras here, one dedicated to Guru Nanak Dev and the others to Guru Tegh Baahdur.

...three poems on Guru Gobind Singh viz Nishfal-Hpahaar, (1888, Futile Gift), Guru Gobinda (1899) and Shesh Shiksha (1899, last teachings). ...a poetic tribute to "Baba Banda Singh Bahadur", the military commander of Guru Gobind Singh. The famous Punjabi artist Sir Sobha Singh (1901-1886) and ren

'''Gurbakhsh Singh Kala Afgana''' is an excommunicated Sikh and author of the controversial book ''Bipran ki Reet ton Sach da Marg''. H ...mitted that in this job and in subordination, he did some mistakes which a Sikh is not suppose to do. Ultimately he retired from the police department in

In Sikh Religion, '''Aarti''' (also spelled arti, arati, arathi, aarthi) is spiritu ...s in form of Guru Granth Sahib ji. The concept is similar to bowing before Guru Granth Sahib on knees, the practice which is common in Hindus while bowing

...own as '''Sri Darbar Sahib Ji''', and informally referred to as the Golden Temple, is a [[Gurdwara]] located in the city of [[Amritsar]], Punjab, India. It i ...rone of the timeless one), constituted by the Sixth Guru, [[Guru HarGobind|Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji]]). While the Harmandir Sahib is regarded as the abode o

| 1890 || A [[Gurdwara]] temple was built and provided food, accommodations and a place to meet with friend ...ment severely restricted immigration from India; as a result, the Canadian Sikh community was composed primarily of men for many years.

...ose glory was destined to shine out through the centuries. They called him Nanak, and the astrologer who attended his birth foretold he would rule both Musl At the age of five little [[Nanak]] began to talk of God, and his prattling words were admired by all. At sev

[[Image:STN1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Sikh Temple Nakuru]] Built, re-built and developed and re-developed since 1918, this Sikh temple (gurudwara) marks a long history of Sikhs in the Rift Valley. Sadly, the lo