Children's Sikh Alphabet

A is for Guru Arjan (Sikh thinker, philosopher)
B is for Beard (Sikh men grow beards long)
C is Caste (Indian hereditary hierarchy)
D is for Disciples (followers)
E is for Equality (Everyone equal, no creed differences allowed)
F is for Founded (Sikhism began in the 15th century)
G is for Guru (spiritual teacher)
H is for Hair (lengthy beard, carry comb to keep it tidy)
I is for Impure (oppression of have-nots, cruelty)
J is for Jains (Hindu religious sect, much bloodshed between Hindu and Sikh factions)
K is for Knife (carry dagger for religious purposes)
L is for Last (10th and final Guru was Gobind Singh)
M is for Monotheism (belief in one God)
N is for Nanak (Guru Nanak: founder of Sikhism)
O is for Ones (initiation of 5 beloved ones, Baisakhi –Holy Day)
P is for Parbrahm (‘Allah and Parbrahm are the same’-Arjan)
Q is for al-Qaeda (Sikh terrorist groups have major links to al-Qaeda in Pakistan despite religious differences; i.e. Mastermind Gurpreet Singh)
R is for Religion
S is for Supreme Truth (creator, God)
T is for Turban (man’s headdress)
U is for Upanishads (series of Sanskrit scriptures. Vedas.
Sikh ‘member of Hindu community.’)
V is for Verses (Hymns, important religious songs)
W is for Worldwide Following
X is for Unexplained (Guru Nanak turned bread into blood and milk)
Y is for Yogi (ascetics)
Z is for zealot (Sikh extremists, armed struggle, Sikh bodyguards killed India PM Indira Gandhi)


By Raymond Enisuoh

Sikhnet
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