Foreword To 'The Sikh And The Khalsa' By Prof. Surinder Singh Kohli

The idea for the present book has been given by a good Sikh of Coventry, who said that during his experience as an important office-bearer of a Gurdwara, he had come across many shades of Sikhs, who even did not know the exact definition of a Sikh. For such a work, besides the Sikh Scriptures including Vars of Bhai Gurdas, the great Sikh theologian contained very important material for this work. I hope, this small work will give a good guidance to the general Sikhs on the topic. Since a Sikh is not only concerned with the historical development of Sikhism, he has to understand the role of the Guru, the Sadh Sangat and the Name for a Sikh. He has also to grasp the characteristics of a Sikh and rise to greater spiritual heights with the help of the enlightened Sikhs in the congregation.

I am confident that the Sikhs living in foreign lands will be greatly benefited by this book. I shall, of course, welcome their suggestions for the other volumes that they want me to write and I shall seek the guidance of the True Guru in that connection.