Sikhism 1

Sikhism 1

1. Waheguru - Wonderful lord

2. Practice of nap japo? Reciting the name of god -Repeating sacred verses

3. How nam simran will help a sikh follow their faith?

   • Meditation - bring them closer to understanding god -May become closer to god who created the world by meditating on the creation -Praise&singing in worship which may unite followers &encourage them in their faith

4. Why is Guru Hargobind Dev Ji remembered during the festival of Divali?

   • -Released from prison -Saved 52 Hindu prisoners

5. What happens at Diwali? -Illumination using lamps and lights -Firework displays -Akhand Path completed

6. The Rahit Maryada - The Sikh code of conduct

   • Issues covered in there: Worship, Lifestyle, Community cohesion – how Sikhs should support each other

7. Guru - Spiritual leader

8. Gurus are important to Sikhs -As teachers of religion -As spiritual leaders -Messengers of Waheguru

9. Guru Arjan: fifth Guru, first guru martyr, completed the building of Harimandir, collected the hymns of the four previous Gurus which form the Adi Granth

10. Sikh festivals - Divali - Hola Moholla - Baisakhi

    • Gurpurbs - An anniversary of the birth of a Guru -A commemoration of the death of a Guru -The anniversary of the first installation of the Adi Granth
      • A continuous reading of the Adi Granth [an akhand path] -Street processions with banners and parading of the Guru Granth Sahib Ji -Firework displays and family celebrations -Visits to the Gurdwara and participation in services