Sikh Religion: Upbringing, Belief, and Religious Systems

Abstract

The Sikh religion is one of the most important and widespread Indian religions, and its religious and behavioral arguments constitute a material worthy of study. It is based on a variety of fabricated foundations derived from several religions, especially Islam and Hinduism. Sikhism is characterized by the dialectical relationship that links belief to behavior and life order, and this religion began its path of existence in the fifteenth century AD at the hands of its founder Nank. It has continued to be followed until our day. The sources of this religion and the work of researchers in it have become scarce. Nevertheless, it proves its current presence in huge numbers of segments of the Indian society, accompanied by a large number of historical accumulations, doctrinal instructions and organizational behavior, which had the greatest impact in drawing the features of the Sikh character and distinguishing it from others in the religious intellectual mentality and regular approaches to life even in the looks, appearance, and dress code. The research aimed to give an integrated picture of Sikhism and its followers, define the general frameworks for the religious systems of the Sikhs, and use the inductive analytical approach. Hence, the research plan was divided into three sections. The first is an overview of the history of the Sikhs, the second is the belief in the Sikh religion, and the third is the religious system in the Sikh religion. The researcher tried to address a scientific problem represented in knowing what Sikhism is, what are its most important historical phases, and what are the religious systems of Sikhism. The researcher tried to clarify a holistic view of Sikh history as it helps to reveal the most important belief principles in it, how the religious system took shape, and its most important starting points.