Gurudwaras of World
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches
Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com
Gateway to Sikhism proudly launches Gurudwaras of World @ www.worldgurudwaras.com on auspicious day of Khalsa Sajna Divas , Vaisakhi April 14th 2012. Worldgurudwaras.com will strive to be most comprehensive directory of Historical Gurudwaras and Non Historical Gurudwaras around the world.
The etymology of the term 'gurdwara' is from the words 'Gur (ਗੁਰ)' (a reference to the Sikh Gurus) and 'Dwara (ਦੁਆਰਾ)' (gateway in Gurmukhi), together meaning 'the gateway through which the Guru could be reached'. Thereafter, all Sikh places of worship came to be known as gurdwaras.
It is a work in progress and We strongly urge the Sikh Cyber Community to contribute to this project by submitting contact information, details, images of Gurudwaras around the world to make this a comprehensive directory.
Sikhism FAQs
Sikhism FAQs:Did the Sikh Gurus perform miracles? If so, why?
Q36. Did the Sikh Gurus perform miracles? If so, why? |
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Prophets and saints have performed miracles. A miracle is an extraordinary event which reason or science cannot explain. Science has not yet advanced so far as to explain everything. According to the scientists, miracles have nothing to do with holiness or piety. Miracles are "not happening against the laws of God, but are the results of superior powers which God bestows on His servants." Men of God are able to do things which are beyond the understanding of the scientists' limited reason.
Sikhism accepts the possibility of supernatural powers, but like any
wordly possession, they should not be used for selfish ends. A Sikh should
not run after occultism, because the greatest gift is Nam and not supernatural
power.
According to Sikhism, occult powers come naturally through concentration
on "The Nam". Miracles should not be performed at the bidding
of a king or a leader or to prove the greatness of one's religion or to
confirm the faith of people in a spiritual guide. Guru Ramdas says: "The
desire to perform miracles is a wordly attachment and is an obstacle in
the way of 'The Nam' residing in our hearts."
The Sikh Gurus did perform miracles off and on, but they did so out
of compassion or to set an erring person right. Guru Nanak made the bitter
soap-nuts sweet near Pilibhit, to save Mardana from death by starvation.
The Guru condemned miracles performed for personal glory. Baba Atal who
performed a miracle had to give up his life as atonement for it. Guru
Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur were requested to perform miracles so that
their lives whould be spared. They refused to do so and welcomed the penalty
of death. The greatest miracle is not to perform a miracle, in spite of
having the capacity to do so. As Emerson puts it: "Self-sacrifice
is the real miracle out of which all the reported miracles flow."
Guru Nanak was asked by the Sikhs about his supernatural powers. He
answered: "I can do nothing against the law of God. It is only He
who can perform a miracle. The 'True Name' is the miracle of miracles.
I know of no other miracles." Saintly people do not like to interfere
with God's Will by performing miracles. The Sikh Gurus never performed
miracles to convince others about their faith or to save themselves from
calamities or penalities.
