Around 610 A. ... Muhammad began preaching the message of Islam, while in about 1480 A. ... Guru Nanak began preaching Sikhism. Islam has 971 million followers while on the other hand, Sikhism has only 20 million followers. ... Sikhism and Islam are two very diverse religions that have different views on many philosophical aspects of life. ...
Islam began around 610 with the teachings of Muhammad. ... Sikhism began in the late 1400s as Guru Nanak sought out to end oppression and bring Love, Peace, and Brotherhood. ... Because of this, Sikhism began to take a more aggressive approach to oppression and tyranny after the martyrdom of Guru Arjan. ... Islam takes a stand that degrade women. Islam says that women are distractions from men to achieve their goals. ... " (4:34, Quran)
However, Sikhism takes a more liberal stand. Sikhism preaches that men and women are both equal. ... Sikhism even also allows women to preach in the Gurudwara (Sikh house of worship). ... 473)
However the role of women is not the only place where Islam and Sikhism walk on different paths.
Islam and Sikhism differ on the aspect of “non-believers” in two major ways. ... Islam says explicitly that “non-believers” are not worthy to those who believe in Allah. ... " (48:29, Quran)
Sikhism is generally tolerant of people of other faiths although it does criticize some of their beliefs. In general Sikhism believes that there are many paths leading to one point, which is Salvation. Sikhism also preaches that all men are the same men. ... Islam takes a strong stand on this matter. ... This concludes that Sikhism and Islam are on opposite sides of the street.
Islam and Sikhism are different in two main aspects. ... Although, Sikhism is the 5th largest religion in the world, Sikhs are often thought of as being Muslims.
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