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SIx uestIons by HIndus

1. The SIkhs have orIgInated from HIndus.
If o call Sikh Hind, becae he ae cone fom Hind, hen h don' o call Chiian a Je ho came fom Je and
Molem ho oiginaed fom Qeehi Chiian and Je, ec? Wh he do no accep hemele a ch? In paicla hoe
(Chiian and Molem) ho ae cone fom Hind, h o do no call hem Hind?

2. SIkhs IntermIngIe wIth HIndus In respect of food and dInIng.

If o call Sikh, Hind becae he hae ocial elaion ih Hind, hen o hold kno ha Je, Chiian, Molem,
Bddhi, ec., alo hae hei ocial elaion. Wold o call hem he ame?
I ill be ohhile o gie he opinion of ome of o eligio book on hi bjec.
Fom hi o ill ndeand he diffeence beeen Hind and Sikh in epec of commnali of food haing.
(1) Do no ea fom he hand of a clean- haen (non-Sikh). (G Paap Sa)
(2) A o chef (kichen help) keep a Sikh. (Rahanama Bhai Chapa Singh)
(3) Thee i no diincion of Cae. The fo Vana ea ogehe. (G Paap Sa)

3. SIkhs Intermarry wIth HIndus.

If o conide Sikh a Hind becae he inema, hen do o conide Je,
Chiian, Bddhi, ec., no p o hei epecie eligion a he oo inema? Yo hold kno fom hio ha a one
ime Hind inemaied ih Mghal-- ho ee Mlim. I i alo knon ha Nahean a maied o Maice, daghe of a
Chiian King, and he daghe a maied o Hind Chaamni Rana of Udaip. Daghe of Silka, King of Bablon a
maied o Raja Chanda Gpa. Hiambi, Uloopi and ohe ho ee maied o pominen men of India ee no Hind.
Moeoe ha i enjoined on he Sikh ih epec o conacing elaion ih Hind and indiidal of ohe eligion ha i
aed hee:
1. Hae elaion ih a Sikh of he G. (Rehanama Bhai Chapa Singh)
2. Killing a daghe o o gie a daghe (in maiage) o a non-Sikh, ch a peon commi gea offence. Sikh hold gie hi
daghe (in maiage) o a Sikh. Th Gmkh mee a Gmkh. Giing a daghe o a Bhadni (non-Sikh) i like giing neca o a
nake. (Rehanama Bhai Dea Singh)
3. A Sikh gie (in maiage) hi daghe o a Sikh and doe no accep an mone in echange. He i m Sikh and ill each in m
peence. (G Paap Sa)
4. When he daghe come of age onl hen elaion hold be conaced, no fo a e ong gil. And he elaion hold be
Sikh of he G. (Pem Smaga)
B ell one hing. Afe Sikh-Hind maiage h doe a Sikh become a Hind and no he ohe a aond?

4. SIkhs are cItIzens of HIndustan (IndIa), then why do they say they are not HIndus!
If o call Sikh Hind becae he lie in Hindan (India), hen o hold conide Chiian, Molem a Hind oo. If on
accon of eidence he ae Hind e hae no objecion o be called Hind, i.e., Indian.

5. If you (SIkhs) do mInd, to be caIIed HIndus, because of the meanIng of the word "HIndu" In PersIan, It Is your Ignorance.
The word "HIndu" Is a SanskrIt word and It means, one who conquers the enemIes and Is brave; cf. Pam Kosh, her (u) Tantar
Prakash and KaIIka Purana.

12/14/11 Sikhi and Hinduism - Sikh Questions on Sikhism

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You have said that the word 'Hindu' has a sublime meaning. And there should not be any objection because it is not a Persian word.
You have quoted Merutantar Prakash and Kalika Purana to prove that 'Hindu' is a Sanskrit word.

To this we would say, "In Sikh religion no language is the language of gods and none is a prohibited language. There is no need to
object if a word is from a foreign language. And if according to your belief the Word 'Hindu' means supreme or sublime you are
welcome to that. We never say that Hindu is a bad name. Whatever the name of a religion, an individual of another religion should
have no objection to that. For example, one of the twelve sects of Yogis is called Pagal (mad) Panth. If we try to counsel them that
they should not call themselves by that name, this will be our mistake, nay, and stupidity.

The word Hindu is from Sanskrit or Persian; scholars of the world know it. In 1920 forty five Pundits of Kanshi gave the opinion
that Hindu is pseudo-name given by Moslems, therefore to be called Hindu is not appropriate.

So far journals like Bharto Dhark have always written that the Hindu name has been given by the Malechas (polluted and of bad
intellect). Therefore, the Aryas should never be called Hindus and neither Arya Varat (India) be called Hindustan. The word Hindu
has never been seen in Vedas, Shahstars, Simritis and epics like Ramayana and Mahabharta. This is strange that now it has been
found in the Kosh (dictionary). It would have been better if this effort had been done before the beginning of this dispute and
discussion. This effort seems to be without any reward. Having heard from Sanskrit we recall an essay by Bhartendu Babu Harish
Chandra, which is:

Whatever opinion, decision one wants one can get from a Pundit, provided one makes an appropriate offering. Example:
Question: Pundit Ji, can you by any means prove that Christians and Moslems are Hindus?
Answer by Pundit: Yes, make offerings. We will prove right now.
Question: In what way?
Pundit: Look brother. Kristan (Christians) and Musalmaan (Moslems) are pure Brahmins. In fact, the truth is like this. Yadavs had
two Prohits (priests). Lord Krishna went to one of them. That Prohit was called Kristan Manva. Musali (Balbhadar) brother of
Krishna went to the other; he was called Musal Manya. The two religions are descendents of those two Prohits. People do not
know the correct pronunciation of the Sanskrit language. Therefore, instead of Krishna Manya and Musal Manya people started
calling Christians and Moslems. Now bring offerings, so we can write this decision for you.

Dear Hindu brother, to us it appears that your proving of the Hindu word from Sanskrit is something of the same nature.

6. The od "Hind" eem o be deied fom Ind and Sindh.

This is your imagination. It is not proved from your old religious books, otherwise give some examples.

Ecep aken fom Hm Hind Nahin

Written by Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha
Translated by Dr. Jarnail Singh

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