Social Sphere

Comparing Nanak's pre-prophetic life with Prophet Muhammad's for naturalistic explanations to their divine claims.

Polygamy among the Sikh Gurus is a hotly debated subject. We argue that evidence certainly exists to say that at least two Gurus, viz. Hargobind and Gobind Singh, practiced polygamy.

A critical look at the family feuds over the issue of Guruship to determine the truth of the claim that the 10 Gurus were 'perfect teachers', or Satgurus.

The Gurus too split the world into two basic groups: Gurmukhs (Sikhs) and Manmukhs (disbelievers), with salvation only possible through Sikhism.

Despite claims, Sikhism's ritual known as Amrit Sanskar (Nectar Ceremony), or Khande di Pahul (Ceremony of the Double-Edged Sword), epitomises the definition of the word "discrimination".

A look at Sikhism's revolutionary agenda, whose roots were laid by its founder, Guru Nanak, and whose fruits were exploited by the fifth Guru Arjan and his successors, in the form of armed rebellion and violent militancy.

Despite the 10 Gurus having daughters, the Gurgaddi, or Guruship, was never conferred to a female. Yet, Sikhs insist that their religion epitomises the meaning of the word 'equality'.

The extremism of Sikhism can no better be demonstrated than the bizarre ruling of not allowing Sikh women to remove any hair from their body!