The Source Book On Sikhism

Evidence of Recorded Revelation

The Sikh religion is the only major religion of the world that has its recorded revelation available in the form of Kartarpuri Bir. In Judaism, their recorded revelation in the form of the Arc of the Covenant, is missing. In Christianity, there is no recorded revelation and all the Bibles, in the form of old and new testaments are history and culture-based. In Islam, the original recorded revelation on leaves per history, is not available. Both the Bible and Quran has been written after the death of their prophets. Many missionaries are very much jealous of this Sikh treasury and are making attempts to confuse it. Sikh scholars in the 21st century must continue their efforts to end any future controversies about Kartarpuri Bir.

Punjab Problem

There is enough evidence available that congress leaders, prior to 1947, made many promises to the Sikhs that after the British leave India, they would have a glow of freedom in North India. After 1947, all such commitments were violated. There is enough academic evidence available that the Punjab problem is an economic and political problem, which is being suppressed. Rather, the Punjab problem is being dubbed as a problem of fundamentalism. Such scholars usually quote, "Fundamentalism among the Sikhs today is apparently the basic cause of current political unrest in India...It is primarily a movement of resistance and a universe characterized by incoherence and disorder". There is no evidence to support this contention and the hard political and economic problems of the Punjab are not being presented in the proper perspective. This Academic Challenge for the Sikh scholars will continue into the next century. Sikh scholars must accept this challenge and highlight their economical and political problems in Punjab to the global community.