I learned about the symbolism of not cutting hair. I find it fascinating. And christians and some muslims have tales of the importance of not cutting hair (such as the story of Samson). So I decided to try it. Unfortunately it ...
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I want to learn to read the alphabet that it’s written in. The problem is that it looks a lot like Arabic. I can’t read Arabic for some reason. Like, at all. I can’t identify a single letter despite practicing. I ...
I know that sikhs celebrate the release of one of the gurus from prison around diwali. Do sikhs also celebrate diwali? What is the importance of diwali?
I have heard that some sikhs do meditation. So this seems a good place to ask my (slightly bizarre) question. I have searched for answers high and low but can’t find much to answer my question. So that’s why I ...
Why don’t sikhs eat kosher or halal food? Although I have heard that some sikhs eat kosher but not halal and some say absolutely not. Which one and why?
Hello. I am not a Sikh but I really like the idea of langar. I think that every religion should do something similar. Maybe they do but I don’t know. I obviously can’t feed everyone but I’m going to help with ...
In sikhism, reincarnation is what happens to people when they die until they become a piece of God, kind of like a puzzle piece being added to a puzzle according to my understanding. Please correct me if I have misunderstood. I ...
Hello I am going to visit a guarwara tomorrow. It is 600 miles away but I need to go to the city nearby it anyways. So I want to stop there on the way. But I converted to Islam recently ...
How do I explain to a family member with mild memory loss who knows very little about Sikhs why I am not cutting my hair? This very close family member keeps on announcing that they are going to trim my ...
I am wondering what steps to take to become a Sikh. I have stopped cutting my hair (I only cut it twice a year usually anyways). I am slowly reading some of the prayers. But I don’t know what to ...