Introductory - Global Sikh Studies

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Sayeth Nanak : “He, who Realiseth the Lord’s Will,
He (alone) knoweth the Mystery of his Lord, the God.” (5-9)
(Guru Granth,p. 885; trans. by Gopal Singh, Vol. iii, p. 842)
Sayeth Nanak : “The Guru hath rid me of my Doubt:
And now I See Allah and the Transcendent Brahma as one.”
(Guru Granth, 897; trans. by Gopal Singh, Vol. W, p. 855)
The temple and the mosque are the same; the Hindu worship and the
Musalman prayer are the same; all men are the same; it is through
error they appear different. Allah and Abhekh are the same; the Purans
and the Quran are the same; they are all alike; it is the one God who
created all.
(Macauliffe, Vol. V, pp. 275-276)
What is a Hindu or a Musalman to him
From whose heart doubt departeth?
The Muhammadans use tasbis, the Hindus malas:
The former read the Quran and the latter the Purans,
Fools have died over the discussion;
They were not imbued with God’s deep love. (Macauliffe, V, p. 308)
He whose doubt hath departed; for him there is no difference
between Hindu and Turk.
(Introduction to Chaubis Avtar, Dasam Granth)
3. Scriptural Authority
Beyond the ken of the Vedas and the Semitic Texts,
Yea, the whole world is He.
(Guru Granth, p. 397; trans. by Gopal Singh, ii, p. 393).
Entanglements are Veds, religious discussions, and pride.
(Macauliffe, i, p. 317).
Of no avail to Brahma was the study of the Vedas, for perfound
not the True Worth of the Lord.
(Guru Granth, p. 747; trans. by Gopal Singh Vol. ai, p. 715)
Many Shastras I searched through and Smritis too,
They equal not the Name of the Lord, for,
invaluable is the Lord’s Name.
(Guru Granth, p. 265; trans. by Gopal Singh, Vol. i, p. 256).
God’s secret is not found in the Veds or the books of the Musalmans;