Core tenet of Sikhism
God is one, beyond form.
Ik Onkar — the opening word of the scripture and the whole theology in a syllable.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
The Mul Mantar — the opening of the Guru Granth Sahib and the compressed whole of Sikh theology. Ik Onkar: one reality, without form, beyond fear and enmity, outside time. Everything Sikh practice does — remembrance, service, honest work — is a way of keeping that One in mind.
From the sources — the passages this rests on; concise renderings, cited
One reality, truth by name, creative being, without fear, without enmity, timeless in form, unborn, self-existent — known by the Guru's grace.
Mul Mantar — Guru Granth Sahib, openingOur concise rendering of the credal opening.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
God is one, indivisible, and engaged with history.
Judaism
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There is no god but God.
Islam
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God's name is Jehovah, and he is one person.
Jehovah's Witnesses
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God is One, beyond every description.
The Druze Faith
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Shiva — a point of light that is never born.
The Brahma Kumaris · figure
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Shangdi is the one God, and the idols are demons.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
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