Sikh Religion and Islam (161 pgs) - Global Sikh Studies

Sikhism accepts God as both within and without creation. God is
transcendent (Nirgun) and is also immanent (Sargun). He does not
take birth and He is everyone’s One and Only God.
God is in timeless meditation in His absolute state. He himself is the
Creator and himself the one who looks back on his creation (through
the created). (GGS P.290) 103
God is an expression of profound wonderment: Waheguru! (Wah! an
expression of speechless amazement and “hey-Guru” means “O
Enlightener 104 ”). He is called by many popular names describing His
qualities e.g. Ik Onkar (The One Creator), Akal Purakh (The
Timeless One) and Sat Kartar (the True Creator of everything). In
Guru Granth Sahib, God is called by many Islamic and Hindu names
also.
“Who can say all His Names; He is described only by those of His
qualities which are manifest through His creation.” (Guru Gobind
Singh) 105
For a Sikh, it does not matter which one of the countless names of
God are used to remember Him provided He is the God described in
the Mool Mantar (see above). Thus, while a human being may
reflect certain godly qualities, no being can ever be regarded as an
incarnation of God, for God is outside the cycle of birth and death.
However, the Guru did not accept certain names for God, which
would imply negative human traits such as “Al-Muzil” (The giver of
disgrace) 106 used in Islam
103 Sargun Nirgun Nirankar, sun samadhi Aap. Apan kia Nanaka, Aape hi fir jaap. (GGS 290)
104 Thus the word “Guru” used in Sikh Scriptures (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) refers to God as the
one who enlightens. In this sense the meaning of the word is different from the traditional
meaning which is “teacher”. See section 7.1 “Guru in Sikhism”.
105 Tav sarab naam kathe kavan, karam naam barnat sumat. (Jaap Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh)
106 “Whoever makes a prayer for protection after saying this name of Allah 75 times, Allah will
protect him from the harms of envious persons, oppressors and enemies”Al-hisnal Hasin
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Muhammad Al-Jazri 1993
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