Sikhism was founded as a reaction against which religions?

Sikhism was founded as a reaction against which religions?

• A. Buddhism and Jainism
• B. Islam and Hinduism
• C. Judaism and Hinduism
• D. Christianity and Islam

Answer: (B)

Sikhism emerged as a reform movement in 15th‑century Punjab that challenged practices found in both Hinduism and Islam. Guru Nanak taught devotion to one formless God, equality of all people, and ethical living, while opposing caste distinctions and ritual excess in Hindu traditions and rigid orthodoxy in Muslim practices. This blending of critique from both Hindu and Muslim contexts is why the religion is said to have arisen in reaction to Islam and Hinduism, rather than to Buddhism and Jainism, Judaism and Hinduism, or Christianity and Islam.

Sikhism emerged as a reform movement in 15th‑century Punjab that challenged practices found in both Hinduism and Islam. Guru Nanak taught devotion to one formless God, equality of all people, and ethical living, while opposing caste distinctions and ritual excess in Hindu traditions and rigid orthodoxy in Muslim practices. This blending of critique from both Hindu and Muslim contexts is why the religion is said to have arisen in reaction to Islam and Hinduism, rather than to Buddhism and Jainism, Judaism and Hinduism, or Christianity and Islam.