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Here is an excellent portrayal of the role of Sikh Women in history:
Additionally, after the 3rd Guru passing on Guruship to 4th Guru all following Guruship remained within the family. THere is a sakhi that states it was the request of one of the daughter's of the 3rd Guru. The fact is that All of the Guru's after the 4th Guru had only Son's.
Now people can blame inequality, but the facts of the matter are there is a 50/50 chance of a boy or girl being born, either XX, or XY. It just so happens that the Guruship remained in one house, one family at the request of 1 woman, and it just so happens that in passing the lineage of the Guru occurred due to the fact that only son's were born in this family.
Additionally, other's will point out the argument that due to the role of the Guru having to commit to the people of that time, it would have been difficult for a woman to be Guru and to have kids, meaning that up to over a year at a time would be taken out of Guruship duties. But again, the situation never arose because daughter's were not born.
In my opinion, the Sakhi of the 3rd Guru is the Truth, in that a woman (daughter of 3rd Guru) requested the Guruship to remain in the family, and subsequently son's were born and due to the request the Guruship was passed in this manner. So in actual fact it was a woman who determined the Guruship from 5th-10th Guru's.
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Why do Sikhism's worship?
The ten gurus
Who was responsible for the beginning of Sikhism?
Sikhism is a religion created by God through Sikh Gurus.
What are holy people of Sikhism called?
Sikh Gurus
What are Sikhism Guru's?
Gurus aren't Gods they are leaders of the Sikhism faith. They do not think themselves as Gods either. Sikhs believe in equality between both women and men. This belief came from the founder of the religion, Guru Nanak.
Did Guru Nanak found Sikhism?
Yes, Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism. However, all Gurus contributed equally to the religion.
Why do all the Sikhism gurus are men and have beards?
Why do Western Sikh women wear turbans, when most Indian women do not? Thus, all hair is maintained, uncut, and untrimmed and if necessary die in support of, the Teachings of the Sikh Gurus and the Siri Guru To put it simply, men have a beard to give a protective energy field around the face, women don't.
Does Sikhism have casts?
As a religion Sikhism is against Caste System and Sikh Gurus throughout condemns the practice of caste system. However, due to traditional and social influence as well the lack of Sikhs in understanding their Gurus teachings, it was never been taken out of Sikhism and as such caste distinction do exist no matter even if it exist at lesser level.
Gods and goddesses have in Sikhism?
There is only one God in Sikhism. However, you might be getting confused with the Gurus. The 10 Gurus were NOT Gods, but just prophets who were sent by God to teach us the perfect way of life.
Which people have been important to Sikh religion and why?
Guru nanak starter of Sikhism and 11 other gurus
Was there any female Gurus?
Sadly not - don't you think that's a little ironic considering they believe in men and women equality? Hope that was helpful :) Clarification: No, there were not any females Gurus. But during the period of Masand System, which was started by 3rd Sikh Gurus for the preaching of Sikhism as it was gaining growth. There were 8 women among the 24 masands who were given the authority to preach the teachings of Gurus. Please note, as for being sad for not having any female Sikh Guru, indeed it would have been great if there was one but then again succession of Guruship was not a political or social matter or economic condition. One can also say why Guru Nanak did not appoint his sons as his successor. And what is more important is that, regardless if we had female Sikh Gurus or not, if the Gurus have presented in their teachings the equality of men and women, then we should take it from there, rather wondering why were not there any female Sikh Gurus. Thank You
What is the scared book of the Sikhism?
The sacred book in Sikhism is called the 'Guru Granth Sahib.' It was written bu the 10 Gurus and contains all their teachings. It is written in the ancient languagee called 'Sanskrit.'
Which religion was founded by Guru Nanak and is based on his teachings and those of the nine gurus who followed him?
Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism.
