Letter from Malaysia

Published on SikhNet May 16, 2004

Dear beloved fellow Sikhs,

Of late much has been heard about such rules by the Highest Priests of Amritsar regarding the roles of women.

We must first look at the Sikhism that treats all humans as equal without discriminating gender and their beliefs. The only one such factor which will differ them is their faith in their Gurus and Waheguru Himself.

Browsing through Sikh history, all of the Gurus highly respected their mothers whom they adore for bringing them in this world.

Women too had stood side by side with their fellow countrymen to fight all evil during such holy wars to ensure the longevity of Sikhism. Every Sikh, man, woman or child is required to perform their dutiful sewa to Waheguru, their Gurus and not forgetting their Sikh brothers and sisters. Therefore there should be no rules or regulations to bar Sikh women from performing their Sikh duties. Why create such discrimination and class system rules when the Sikh religion has paid tribute to Sikh women as Kaurs.

If there was any such phrase in our Holy Granth Sahib that clearly bars Sikh women from performing their Sikh duties (sewa), then probably it is time for us all to think if we should continue to be Sikhs after all. Please remember that Sikhism was created to justify equality to mankind which differs it from other religions. There should be No Class Nor Caste Nor Discrimination.

To our High Priests, your responsibility on this earth is to guide all Sikhs the way to Waheguru. The Gurdwara belongs to everybody man, woman and child of any race ( The Home Of Waheguru is for all ) as The Gurdwara Is The True Route To Reach Waheguru.

My writing may seem harsh to some but let us ponder what Sikhism is truly about before we make any such regulations.

Please comment on my ideas and you may reach me at the said e-mail address: [email protected].

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Madanjit Singh
Malaysia.