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Allah (Arabic: الله) inscribed in Perso-Arabic script on the purported tegha sword of Guru Gobind Singh. The various names for God in Sikhism may stem from either the Indic traditions or the Islamic one. [12] Others are unique to the Sikh tradition, such as Waheguru, Akal Purakh, and Sarabloh.
Morey argued that "Allah" was a moon god in pre-Islamic Arabic mythology, and pointed to Islam's use of a lunar calendar and the use of moon imagery in Islam as support. [ 5 ] Modern scholars have dismissed the original theory and its popularized form as unevidenced.
Islam is also a monotheistic religion as Muslims believe one God and particularly in the concept of tawḥīd. [15] [16] This Islamic doctrine is a part of its Shahada. [16] [17] Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; (1) Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; (2) He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; (3) And there is none like unto Him. (4) —
Waheguru (Punjabi: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, romanized: vāhigurū [note 1], pronunciation: [ʋaːɦɪɡuɾuː], literally meaning "Wow Guru", [1] figuratively translated to mean "Wonderful God" or "Wonderful Lord" [2] [3]) is a term used in Sikhism to refer to God as described in Guru Granth Sahib.
Fresco of Ram Chandar from the haveli of Khem Singh Bedi, ca.1850–1890. The word Rama (ˈraːmɐ) appears in the Guru Granth Sahib more than 2,500 times. [10]Guru Nanak rejected the concept of divine incarnation as present in Hinduism [11] but used words such as Ram, Mohan, Hari & Shiv as ways of referring to the divine together with Islamic words like Allah & Khuda. [12]
The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. He was succeeded by nine other human gurus until, in 1708, the Guruship was finally passed on by the tenth guru to the holy Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, which is now considered the living Guru by the followers of the Sikh faith. [3]
Hari is in the East, Allah is in the West. Look within your heart, for there you will find both Karim and Ram; All the men and women of the world are His living forms. Kabir is the child of Allah and of Ram: He is my Guru, He is my Pir. —
Other prophets of Islam, and Muhammad's wives and relations, may be treated in similar ways if they also appear. T. W. Arnold (1864–1930), an early historian of Islamic art, stated that "Islam has never welcomed painting as a handmaid of religion as both Buddhism and Christianity have done. Mosques have never been decorated with religious ...