Author: Swinder Singh Uppal
Publisher: National Book Shop
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 280
ISBN/UPC (if available): 81-7116-475-7
Description
Mankind's religious future is obscure, yet one thing can be foreseen. The Sikh religion and the Scripture of the Adi Granth will have something of special value to say to the rest of the world.
This present venture in the form of this book on Sikhism in English augurs well. It opens with a chapter on Religion, giving its definition and describing its chief characteristics. It is followed by the second, Salient Features of Sikh Religion which also gives the title to the book and discuses some prominent aspects of Sikhism. The subsequent chapters no 3 to 12 are in a way separate articles dealing with some of its basic concepts, institutions, traditions, and contributions, such as its secular and liberal attitude, universal message and cosmopolitan approach; its system of apostleship and tradition of martyrdom; its capital city, central place of worship and sacred Scriptures; its concepts of Vairag and Anurag, Miri and Piri. Though they appear separate, yet are interconnect4ed and go a long way in elucidating the author's central theme regarding the salient features of Sikh religion.
Contents
Forward
Introduction
Religion
Salient Features of Sikh Religion
Mystery Shrouded Behind Guru's Birth
Secularism
Universalism
The Authenticity of Guru's Hymns
Mystery shrouded Behind Guru's Apostleship
Guru Nanak dev
Guru Angad Dev
Guru Amar Das
Guru Ram Das
Guru arjan Dev
Guru Hargobind
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Krishan
Guru Tegh Bahadur
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Granth Sahib
Spiritual Grandeur Conferred on Guru Granth Sahib
Concept of Anuraga in the Hymns of Guru Teg Bahadur
Political Succession
Golden Temple
Martyrdom
Semblance of Spiritualism and Valour
Bibliography