Islam Practices: Sikhism Vs. Islam

Sikhism and islam are two of the largest religions in the world. They both have are similar but also have lots of differences. Sikhism is the right way to live life with God, while Islam is the perfect way to live life with god but with some strict rules.

Similarities: Some of the things that these two religions have in common are, they both are monotheism, both think that all religions are equal, and both have an place to worship. These religions belief of god is that their is only one God. Both practice in an similar way too. Islam practices in 5 pillars while sikhism practices in 3 pillars. Sikhisms 3 pillars are, 1.to remember god at all times which includes being thankful to god. 2. To live your life honestly with integrity. 3.
Some of the difference include how the religion was spread, place of origin, goals of religion, God’s role and life after death. Sikhism was spread throughout india by 10 gurus. The first guru, Guru Nanak dev ji was the founder is sikhism. He Went around india preaching to worship one god. Islam consisted of individuals who believes of Allah, a deity whose teachings its followers. Sikhism originated in Punjab. Islam originated in Arabian peninsula. The goals of Sikhism were to have the greatest relationship with God possible, to love and obey God and to not be afraid of God's wrath but instead be afraid of not receiving the full benefits of God's love. Islam’s goal was to fulfill gift and responsibility of this life through following the guidance of Holy Quran and Hadith, striving to serve mankind through compassion, justice, trustworthiness, and love for all of God's creation. God’s role in the islamic religion was, you were judged according to your efforts to do good and avoid sinful behaviours. God’s role in Sikhism was that God is generous and loving. Mankind will reincarnate until he becomes an Sikh and achieves paradise. Life after death for sikhs is that there is a constant cycle of reincarnation until enlightenment is reached. Life after death for Islam is that you will be rewarded for every atom’s of weight of good and punishment for evil.

Now my religion will always be sikhi but in the end all religions are equal. It doesn't matter if you’re Sikhi, Islamic, Christian, Hindu, etc. All religions are the same in the end. In this essay we discussed the similarities & differences between Sikhi and Islam. Even though there looks like there is more differences in these two religions than similarities, they actually have lots more in common. If i had put all of the similarities in this essay it would have been 2-3 pages