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Matha tek is what you call prostration and is carried out as a mark of respect in front of the Holy book Guru Granth.

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Why do we do matha tek --- bow to touch the ground with our forehead -- to the holy Sikh Bible ie. Guru Granth Sahib -- Is it not idol worship?

Shri Guru Granth Sahib not a idole, an idole cannot give your answer and cannot guide you, but Shri Guru Granth Sahib give Avery answer if you search (Jo khoje so pave). Shri Guru Granth Sahib guide you in every time as a true Guru guide u. "Bani Guru, Guru hai bani vich bani amrit sare, bani kahe sevak Jan mane partakh guru nistare". Meanwhile Guru Govind Singh order to all his Sikh that they considered their Guru to Shri Guru Granth Sahib.mail4u2dear ANS#2:Bowing before Guru Granth Sahib is not idol worship. The answer has been discussed earlier. It is to make us feel humble and reduce our ego, the cause of our all problems. To explain it further, culture plays a very important role in the rituals of a religion. We can find such examples all over the world. There are different methods of greeting your friend in different cultures. i) Folding hands in front of your chest and bending head slightly, ii) Bending your body at the waist with your head bending downwards and hands going backwards, as with the Japanese iii) Shaking right hands, the most common international custom iv) Embracing each other, particularly Panjabi women. v) Exchange of kisses, as among the people of the middle East.


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