Criticism of Sikhism from The Perspective of The Torah
Criticism of Sikhism from The Perspective of The Torah
Hashem Ekhad – Hashem is One.
A Jew should believe in the Oneness of G-d. Islam influenced Sikhism. Thus, Sikhism will appear Monotheistic.
A Sikh will claim to be a Monotheist. In fact, the first two words in their scripture translates verbatim as “Hashem Ekhad”. However, their attitude on Monotheism leans more towards Pantheism and also believe that their last Guru, the scripture itself, is a reincarnation of the G-d that they revere.
There is no theological reason why a Jew should accept upon himself the theology of Sikhism. Afterall, Sikhism is based on the spiritual experience of an individual…Meanwhile, Judaism was built on a National Testimony. Which one would make more sense to believe in?
Another critique is the belief in a theology that is not directly from the Torah. This is because they do not believe that the Torah is the absolute Divine Truth. Therefor, to claim that they are on the same level as a Ben Noakh does not make any logical sense.