Concept of God in Sikhism

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Sikhism enjoins on its followers strict monotheism.  Sikhism is also strongly against idol worship. It believes in only One Supreme God who is, in the unmanifest form called ‘Ek Omkara’. 
In the manifest form He is called as ‘Omkara’and has several attributes such as:
Kartar -The Creator 
Sahib -The Lord 
Akal -The Eternal
Sattanama -The Holy name 
Parvardigar -The Cherisher 
Rahim -The Merciful
Karim -The Benevolent 
He is also called ‘Wahe Guru’- the One true God.


It is mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Vol. 1, Japuji, the first verse:
“There exists but one God, who is called the True, the Creator, Free from fear and hate, Immortal, not begotten, self-existent, Great and Compassionate.” 
[Sri Guru Granth Sahib Vol. 1, Japuji, the first verse] (The sacred book of Sikhism is Sri Guru Granth Sahib also called as Adi Granth).


Guru Nanak was influenced by the sayings of Sant Kabir so much that several chapters of Sri Guru Granth Sahib contain couplets of Sant Kabir.

One of the famous couplets of Sant Kabir is

“Dukh mein sumiran sab kare sukh mein kare na koye Jo sukh mein sumiran kare to dukh kahe ko hoye”

“Everyone remembers God during trouble but no one remembers Him during peace and happiness. The one who remembers God during peace and happiness why should he have trouble?”

Compare this with the following verse of the Glorious Qur’an:
 “When some trouble toucheth man, he crieth unto his Lord, turning to Him in repentance: But when He bestoweth a favour upon him as from Himself, (man) doth forget what he cried and prayed for before, and he doth set up rivals unto Allah...”
 [Al Qur’an 39:8]



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