Sikhism is an Indian monotheistic religion. This is the Mool Mantar, the fundamental creed of Sikhism:
ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ
ੴ | Ik onkar | There is only one God |
ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ | Sat Nam | Eternal truth is his name |
ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ | Kurtah Purakh | He is the creator |
ਨਿਰਭਉ | Nir Bhau | Without fear |
ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ | Nir Vair | Without hate |
ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ | Akaal Moorat | Timeless without form |
ਅਜੂਨੀ | Ajooni | Beyond birth and death |
ਸੈਭੰ | Saibhang | Self-existent |
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ | Gurprasaad | By the Guru's grace |
Since there is only one God, how can there be so many monotheistic religions like Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Sikhism? Is the God in these religions the same God?
Let us look at how God introduced Himself to Moses personally while Moses was at mount Sinai:
The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed his name, "the LORD." The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed:
The LORD - the LORD is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But he will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers' iniquity on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation. (Exodus 34:5-7 CSB)
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