COMPONENT 3 A Study of a World Faith

Option 6: Sikhism

1 hour exam

25%

Reference to relevant sources of wisdom and authority are expected, including scripture and/or sacred texts.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of beliefs, teachings and practices within a world faith.

Areas of Study • Ceremonies • Festivals • The Sangat • Amritsar

Area of Study: God

Areas of Study

• The Nature of God • God as Creator • God’s relationship with

human life

Area of Study: Central Concepts

Area of Study: Sikh Lifestyle

Area of Study: Central Practices

Areas of Study • The Oneness of Humanity • Gurmukh • The Afterlife • Sewa

Areas of Study • The Gurdwara • Worship

Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰ ੂਨਾਨਕ dyv ਜੀ

L.O To understand the beliefs and teachings about the nature of

God expressed in the Mool Mantra

GCSE NATURE OF GOD

Who? What? Where? When?

What do you already know about Guru Nanak?

What is a Guru?

Guru = Teacher

Gu = Darkness /

ignorance

Ru = Light

Guru is one that

removes Darkness

(Ignorance)

Watch The life of Guru Nanak 6.30 – 8.00

River Bein Sakhi (story)

Listen carefully to

the Sakhi....you will

be given a task

afterwards

TASK: Cut out all

the elements of

Sakhi and put into

the right order on

your desk.

Guru Nanak Dev Jee and the Mool Mantar

1. Guru Nanak Dev Jee worked as a store keeper in Sultanpur Lodhi. His daily routine would be to wake up

in the early hours of the morning and bathe in the River Bein. After their bath, they would spend many hours praying and meditating under a tree. Guru Jee would then go to work and even whilst working their focus would be on Vaheguru.

2. In the evenings Guru Jee would sit with the sangat and discuss the virtues of God. 3. One morning Guru Nanak Dev Jee went to bathe in the river as normal. Bhai Mardana Jee always

accompanied Guru Sahib and would wait for them to return after their bath. A few hours passed and this time Guru Jee did not return. Bhai Mardana Jee called out for Guru Jee but their was no reply.

4. Bhai Mardana Jee went back to the village and told the villagers about what had happened. The Newab

of Sultanpur loved Guru Jee dearly and sent out a search party to look for Him. Guru Jee was nowhere to be found.

5. Everyone gave up hope and thought that Guru Nanak Dev Jee had drowned. Bibi Nanaki Jee (Guru

Nanak Dev Jee’s elder sister) had complete faith in her brother and refused to believe that He had drowned. She recognised that He was the light that had come to guide people on to the true path and save the world.

6. After three days, Guru Nanak Dev Jee appeared from the river with a heavenly glow about them.

Everyone was very happy to see Guru Jee. 7. Guru Nanak Dev Jee spent the three days with Vaheguru. During this time Guru Jee asked Vaheguru how

to explain God and His qualities to the people of the world. Vaheguroo replied with the Mool Mantar.

Mool Mantar

The Mool Mantar (Mantra)

MIND MAP

Gur Parsaad

EK ONKAR

SAT NAAM

KARTA PURKH

NIR BHAU

NIR VAIR

AKAAL MOORAT

AJOONI

SAIBHANG

Fill in this sheet using the next few slides.

EK ONKAR : One God

One God

SAT NAAM : truth is his name

True, permanent and forever is God’s name .. It will never be destroyed.

It’s pointless meditating on one that is going to die him/herself, how can that person save us

KARTA PURKH: He is the creator

NIRBHAU: Waheguru is not scared of anything

TEXT GOES HERE

NIRVAIR: Waheguru is full of love (and doesn't hate anything)

Waheguru doesn’t hate anyone

Waheguru is full of Love

AKAAL MOORAT: he is immortal … God will not die.

AJOONEE: God wasn’t born and will never die

Waheguru is never born and can not die

SAIBHAN(G)

Waheguru doesn’t need anything or anyone and is self existent

The circle in the

middle means

that there is only

one God, never

beginning and

never ending.

TEXT GOES HERE

GURPRASAADH: with God’s blessings

JAP ~ this is a name of a prayer .. Meditate on it

The Mool Mantar (Mantra)

Use these mix and match word & picture cards to learn the Mool Mantra!

IK OANKAAR

There is and will only ever be one Waheguru

SAT NAAM

Waheguru cannot be destroyed. The name of Waheguru is well known

KARTAA PURAKH

Everything has been perfectly created by Waheguru - the sea, earth, universe and even you

NIRBHAU

Waheguru is not scared of anything or anybody

NIRVAIR

Waheguru is full of love and loves everything

AKAAL MOORAT

The form of Waheguru is always here and close by

AJOONEE

Waheguru is never born and can not die

SAIBHAN(G)

Waheguru is self existent

GUR PRASAADH Waheguru can only be found with the help of

Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Jee

JAP What are you waiting for? Start reciting the

Mool Mantar as much as you can!! The name of this bani is Jap Jee Sahib

AAD SACH Waheguru was here before you were even born

JUGAAD SACH

Waheguru has been with us throughout the ages (time)

HAI BHEE SACH

Waheguru is with you now

NAANAK HOSEE BHEE SACH Sri Guru Nanak Dev Jee says, Waheguru will

always be here, be real and remain true

IK OANKAAR SAT NAAM KARTAA PURAKH NIRBHAU NIRVAIR AKAAL MOORAT AJOONEE SAIBHAN(G) GURPRASAADH JAP AAD SACH JUGAAD SACH HAI BHEE SACH NAANAK HOSEE BHEE SACH

* Sikhs call God - WAHEGURU. Waheguru means Wonderful Lord. Vaheguroo gives light and knowledge to all *

The Mool Mantar (Mantra)

River Bein Sakhi (story)

River Bein Sakhi continued …

At last, after three days, Guru Nanak appeared. He was sitting outside on the village common. Everybody was surprised and people ran to see him. Nanak sat alone. He was very quiet. Nanak's wife, his parents and friends were very happy. Their eyes were wet with tears of joy. Soon there was a big crowd of people. An old man came out and asked, "Where have you been all these days, Nanak?" "Nowhere. Here. I was with God. Now I have to do a lot of work," said Guru Nanak. "A lot of work! For whom? For the Hindus or the Muslims?" asked the man. "For none of them. There is no Hindu and no Muslim," replied Nanak. "What! No Hindu and no Musalman (Muslim)? Aren't we Muslims? We say our Namaz (Prayer) five time a day don't we?" asked the old man angrily. "I am afraid you are wrong. You think yourselves as Hindus and Muslims first and last. You forget that you are men first and something else. We are the sons of the one GOD. We are all brothers. So there is no Hindu and no Muslim," said Nanak. "If you think so, are you ready to join us for prayer in the Mosque?" asked the man. "Yes, gladly. I am always ready to pray to God," replied Nanak. So they went to the Mosque and all the people went with them. In the mosque Daulat Khan, the chief of Sultanpur was also present. He was happy to see Nanak there and thought that Nanak had become a Muslim. The prayer started. All bowed and said words of prayer. But Nanak stood silent and only watched what they were doing. After the prayer, Daulat Khan asked Nanak angrily, "Why did you not follow us in the prayer? You were simply standing and doing nothing." "Ah, certainly I wanted to join the prayer but I found nobody in the mosque here," said Nanak. "No, you are lying. Couldn't you see the crowd of people here?" said Daulat Khan. "Certainly your bodies were here but your minds were far, far away. You were buying horses in Arabia far away from this prayer carpet. How then could I join you?" said Nanak with a smile. Daulat Khan was surprised that Nanak could know what he was thinking at the time of prayer. Guru Nanak said, "Words alone do not make a prayer. A prayer should come right from the heart. I am always ready to join such a prayer." At this Daulat Khan bowed before the Guru and promised to offer his prayers from the heart. All the people there accepted the Guru's way.

GURU GRANTH SAHIB 294 (the nature of God ~ what is God like?)

In the forests, fields and mountains, He is the Supreme Lord God. As He orders, so do His creatures act. He permeates the winds and the waters. He is pervading in the four corners and in the ten directions. Without Him, there is no place at all. By Guru's Grace, O Nanak, peace is obtained. See Him in the Vedas, the Puraanas and the Simritees. In the moon, the sun and the stars, He is the One. The Bani of God's Word is spoken by everyone. He Himself is unwavering - He never wavers. With absolute power, He plays His play. His value cannot be estimated; His virtues are invaluable. In all light, is His Light. The Lord and Master supports the weave of the fabric of the universe. … The entire creation came from God. As it pleases Him, He creates the expanse. As it pleases Him, He becomes the One and Only again. His powers are so numerous, they cannot be known. As it pleases Him, He merges us into Himself again. Who is near, and who is far away? He Himself is Himself pervading everywhere.

Read this through and

annotate this passage.

What does it tell us

about God?

GURU GRANTH SAHIB 921 (What is God’s relationship with human life?)

Guru Granth Sahib: 921 He Himself is the love, and He Himself is the embrace; the Gurmukh (Godly people) contemplates (think about) Him forever. Says Nanak, why forget such a Great Giver from the mind? … The Lord Himself is your mother, and He Himself is your father; He created the created beings, and revealed the world to them.

Read this through and

annotate this passage.

What does it tell us

about God and his

relationship with us?

The Punjabi word for a personal God

is SAGUNA.

What is the Sikh view of God? (5 marks)

Try and use KEY WORDS / phrases

either in Punjabi or English!

MAX WRITING TIME: 5 mins

(Half side of A4 minimum!)