Comparison Between Hinduism,Sikhism and Islam

The concept of God in Islam and advaitism (Hinduism) as preached by Shankaracharya is quite similar except for one thing that in former the Universe is created by God and is different from God whereas in later the universe (Brahmaan) and God are one, the creator and creation are not different. Sikhism, however, bridges this gap. 

Sikhism is a faith started by Gurunanak, promoted by eight other Gurus who followed him and finally completed by Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib contains the teachings of all the Gurus and other Muslim and Hindu saints of the era. The concept of God in Sikhism can be understood from Mul Mantra which defines the God clearly as the creator of the Universe and different from his creation. God is said to be far greater than anything and can't be measured in time and space and thus it was their before it created Universe and will remain even after this universe is distroyed. God is present in this universe and is outside it and his spiritual being is present everywhere and in this way it is omnipresent. This concept is almost exactly what the Islam preaches.

Sikhism is closer to Hinduism in many other concepts, however, like the reincarnation or the rebirth which the Islam denies. According to Islam a person comes to earth only ones and after his death goes to heaven or the hell according to his deeds. When it comes to practice, the Sikhism is similar to Islam in few things and to Hindusim in many others. Like in Sikhism they cremate the deads like Hindus rather than burying as in the Islam but they dont practice Idol workship and Yajanas (Yagya). They dont believe in cast system like Muslims and shunned many wrong practices of the period.

 Yasser Iqbal Kidwai