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- Sikh - Punjabi language means disciple
- believe in one God
- Established by Guru Nanak (1469โ1539)
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- Guru Arjan completed the establishment of Amritsar as the capital of the Sikh
- only One God (Ek Onkar "Ek" is One and "Onkar" is God
- free community kitchen - Langar
- Basic Sikh principles of service, humility, and equality
- Four Rituals: Sikh Rahit Maryada - specifies the duties of Sikhs, names four rituals that qualify as rites of passage
- Akal Takhat Sahib
- Takht Sri Keshgarh
- Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib
- Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Nanded
- Nankana Sahib (Pakistan)
- Gurudwara Darbar Sahib (Kartarpur, Pakistan)
- Originated in the Arabian peninsula โ 7th Cen AD
- Islam โ Submission to God
- Both Islam and Christian shares Abraham as a common ancestor
- Message of god to Profate Mohammad โ
- Initiallly โ leave his home in Mecca and Migrated to Madina
- Friday โ Juma Namaz
- Keep fast in the month of Ramzan - ends with Eid celebration
- 2 major sects โ Shia and Sunni โ Difference between the
- Quran is the message of Allah revealed to Mohammad through his archangel Gabriel
- Shai โ Prophetโs successor โ Ali
- Sunni - Prophetโs successor โ Abu Bakr
The five fundamental principles of Islam are:
- Tauhid (belief in Allah)
- Namaz (prayers)
- Roza (fasting)
- Zakat (giving of alms)
- Haj (pilgrimage to Mecca)
- Basis of Roman catholic Christianity - Vatican City
- Existence of one god
- Sacred text โ Bible
- One of the main practice โ Baptism - any individual enters the church service
- Eucharist โ signifies unity in being
- Christians known as Syrian Christians cont. to reside in Kerala even today
- Founded by Zarathushtra or Zoroaster, in 8th century BCE.
- Remained the dominant religion till the 8th century CE when Muslims conquered this region - Parsis migrated
- monotheism in the region โ believed in one eternal god- Ahura Mazda
- Collection divided into Five parts
Yasna, Videvdat, Yashts, Khordeh Avesta, Gathas
- Gathas divided into 5 parts- Ahunavaiti, Ushtavaiti, Spenta-Mainyu, Vohu-Khshathra, Vashishta-Ishti
- Open spaces- Dakhma and Vulture eat them โ Dakhma Nashini
- Tower of Silence โ Mumbai
- Separate prayer halls and Synagogues
- Follow religious services โ Eliyahu-hanavi
- Abraham โ ancestor of Jews
- His son Isaac and Grandson Jacob(Israel) โ blessed by god
- Jacobโs 12 children who became ancestors โ Bene Israel (Children of Israel)
- All men Jews have to wear Tsisith
- Malayalam speaking Cochinis
- Baghdadi Jews โ came from West Asia
- Marathi speaking โ Bene Israel
- Bnei Menashe (Manipuri Jews)
- Bene Ephraim โa small group of Telugu speaking jews
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