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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
Mention the important teachings of Sant Kabir.
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Solution
Sant Kabir stressed the idea of one God. He taught that Ishwar, Allah, Ram, and Rahim were different names of one God. He spread the message of Hindu-Muslim unity, Universal brotherhood, tolerance, and banned idol worship, caste system, and rituals. Kabir preached his message through simple beautiful Hindi poems called Dohas.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Important Words: Dohas
Important Words: Khalsa
Fill in the blank:
Kabir’s couplets were known as ________.
Answer the following question:
Who was the founder of the Sikh religion? What are his main teachings?
Fill in the blanks:
The Sikhs worship in a _________ which means the door of the ______.
Match the following
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Bhakti | (a) Ishwar and Allah, Ram and Rahim were different names of the one true God |
| 2. Pir | (b) means the devotion of God |
| 3. Kabir | (c) a guru who will guide a person along the right spiritual path |
| 4. Meera Bai | (d) inspired by the philosophies of both Hinduism and Islam, he established an independent sect |
| 5. Guru Nanak | (e) a great devotee of Lord Krishna |
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What are dohas?
Why is the Sikh religion also referred to as Gurumat?
Assertion (A): After Guru Gobind Singh, the holy book Guru Granth Sahib came to be considered the guru.
Reason (R): Guru Gobind Singh was the compiler of Guru Granth Sahib.
Give an account of the growth of Sikhism after the period of Guru Nanak.
