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Table of Contents Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................... 1 OPINIONS ................................................................................................ 5 SIKH RELIGION AND HAIR ................................................................ 9 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 9 PREFACE ............................................................................................... 11 CHAPTER 1 ........................................................................................... 13 NATURE’S GIFT ................................................................................... 13 1.1 GROWTH OF HAIR ............................................................................. 14 1.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HAIR ...................................................... 16 1.3 FOOD OF THE HAIR: - ........................................................................ 16 1.4 THE STRUCTURE OF HAIR ................................................................. 17 1.5 TYPES OF HAIR .................................................................................. 18 1.6 FUNCTIONS OF HAIR .......................................................................... 18 1.7 COMMERCIAL USES OF HAIR ............................................................ 22 1.8 SHAVING ............................................................................................ 24 CHAPTER 2 ........................................................................................... 27 HAIR, FASHION AND CULTURE ............................................................... 27 2.1. BALDNESS ......................................................................................... 30 2.2 BEARDS AND MOUSTACHES .............................................................. 31 2.3 BEARD AND MOUSTACHE FASHIONS ................................................ 33 2.4 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS ..................................................... 34 (A) HAIR AND MALE CULTURE .................................................................. 34 (C) HAIR IN ARMY CULTURE ................................................................... 38 CHAPTER 3 ........................................................................................... 40 HAIR AND RELIGION ......................................................................... 40 3.1 HAIR IN HINDUISM ............................................................................ 40 3.2 HAIR IN BUDDHISM AND JAINISM ..................................................... 45 3.3 HAIR IN CHRISTIANITY ..................................................................... 46 3.4 HAIR IN JUDAISM ............................................................................... 52 3.5 HAIR IN ISLAM ................................................................................... 53 3.6 OTHER INSTANCES ............................................................................ 56 CHAPTER 4 ........................................................................................... 58 HEADGEARS ......................................................................................... 58 4.1 HEADGEARS IN THE WEST ................................................................ 60 4.2 HEADGEARS IN THE EAST ................................................................. 61 4.3 TURBAN IN CHRISTIANITY ................................................................ 62 4.4 TURBAN IN JUDAISM ......................................................................... 62 4.5 TURBAN IN ISLAM .............................................................................. 64 4.6 TURBAN IN HINDUISM ....................................................................... 66 4.7 TURBAN IN WORLD CULTURE ........................................................... 68 CHAPTER 5 ........................................................................................... 72 POLITICS OF THE HAIR AND HEADGEARS ............................................. 72 CHAPTER 6 ........................................................................................... 81 SIKH RELIGION AND HAIR .............................................................. 81 6.1 THE WILL OF GOD ............................................................................ 82 6.2 KESHAS AND THE SIKH GURUS ......................................................... 84 6.3 BAISAKHI ........................................................................................... 88 6.4 SACRIFICES FORTHE HAIR ................................................................ 89 6.5 KESHAS AND SIKH WOMEN .............................................................. 98 6.6 SEHAJ DHARI SIKHS .......................................................................... 99 6.7 THE SIKH TURBANS ........................................................................ 103 6.8 THE STYLES OF SIKH TURBANS ...................................................... 105 6.9 THE TURBAN AND THE SIKH GURUS .............................................. 107 6.10 TURBANS IN BRITAIN .................................................................... 109 6.11 APOSTASY ...................................................................................... 110 CHAPTER 7 ......................................................................................... 115 QUESTIONS ......................................................................................... 115 Q1. MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT HAIR IS A DEAD AND USELESS PART OF THE BODY. IT HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE BRAIN. HOW DO THE SIKHS JUSTIFY HAIR? ......................................................................................... 115 Q2 WHY DO THE SIKHS CUT THEIR NAILS BUT DO NOT LET THE SCISSORS TOUCH THEIR HAIR? ................................................................................ 119 Q3 WHY DO HAIRS ON THE HEAD GROW LONGER THAN THOSE ON THE OTHER PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY? ..................................................... 121 Q 4. ISN’T IT WISE TO REMOVE HAIR BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE INFECTIONS WHEN SURGERY IS PERFORMED? ............................................................ 123 Q5 HAIR IS SIMPLY WEIGHT ON THE HEAD AND HAS NO USEFUL FUNCTION. IT USUALLY ATTRACTS VERMIN INFECTION. ........................ 124 Q 6 THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT PREACHES THAT HAIR CONSUMES OXYGEN AND ENERGY AND HAMPERS BRAIN ACTIVITY BY TAKING OXYGEN AWAY FROM THE NERVES. WHAT IS THE POINT IN KEEPING LONG HAIR? .............................................................................. 126 Q7. ACCORDING TO DARWIN ONLY THE FITTEST SPECIES SURVIVE. WHO IS FITTER TO SURVIVE THE SHAVEN HUMANS OR THE UNSHAVEN ONES? ................................................................................................................ 129 Q8 IF HAIR ATTRACTS SUNLIGHT TO PROVIDE VITAMIN D WHY COVER IT WITH A TURBAN? .................................................................................... 131 CHAPTER 8 ......................................................................................... 134 HUMAN RIGHTS ..................................................................................... 134 Opinions I have gone through the contents of “Sikh Religion and Hair” written by Mr. G.S.Sidhu. The writer has taken great pains to take into account almost all aspects pertaining to ‘hair and turbans’ and has succeeded in clarifying the relevant issues with copious examples from history and scriptures. Examples from religions other than Sikhism lend great credibility to the topic in hand. In the end importance of Hair for the Sikhs has been ably and fully brought out. Ram Singh Kular (Principal) Akal Degree College Mastuana Sangrur (Pb) To accept divine order is to accept natural laws in entirety. The Sikhs are firm believers in God and, therefore, accept laws of nature in their totality. It is for this reason that their Guru directed them to accept the human figure as designed by God and not to find fault with nature. In this book Mr. Sidhu has tried to explain that most religions of the world started with this premise but then ignored it under the influence of mammon. This book can be very useful for the growing generation of the Sikhs and especially those living outside India. Dr. Jasbir Singh M.D Prof. & Head Dept. of Biochemistry MM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research M M University, Mullana Ambala (India) This small book on hair and related items is indeed a great source of accurate information on hair, turban and moustaches etc. The information has been presented clearly, convincingly and logically with authentic quotations from various sources. On reading the book one is left wondering why the Western culture ignored the natural human crown so beneficial to health. The book covers eight sequentially arranged chapters leading the reader through various aspects of the subject step by step. At the end is taken up the issue of its relationship with the Sikhs. The author’s knowledge of other religions and history is remarkable and they have been used judiciously to bring out the fact that the Sikhs are not the only people who value hair and turbans. The Sikhs should feel thankful to the writer for inducing in them a sense of pride by giving them a tool to prove that they are an example of “Complete natural Man”. I wish this book to grace libraries everywhere and I strongly recommend it to every Sikh. The author deserves the gratitude
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