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Summary of Question:	If I Shave And Cut My Beard, Does That Mean I Am Not A Sikh?
Category:	Hair
Date Posted:	Sunday, 1/14/2001 11:51 AM MST

hi! just a quick question, i shave my beard and cut my hair, does that mean i am not a sikh? please reply soon

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If you cut your hair and shave your beard you will be an "ice cream" Sikh. Seriously, the Guru called those people "manmukh"; one who follows their own mind rather than the Guru.

A Sikh is required not to cut or shave their hair on any part of the body. If you want to be accepted and recognized as a Sikh, keeping uncut hair is a requirement.