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Readers Respond: Did Sikh Gurus Practice Polygamy?

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History indicates that Guru Har Gobind and Guru Gobind Singh each had three wives, and Guru Har Rai, seven or eight. Some 20th century scholar's opinion is that historians misunderstood Sikh culture, betrothal, marriage, and naming customs. However multiple sources citing wive's parentage is carefully and clearly documented, with dates provided, and no concrete evidence to the contrary. The fact that Maharaja Ranjit Singh had multiple wives seems to negate the argument of misconstrued customs. It seems disrespectful to deny the existence of the Gurus wives or the sanctity of their marriage. Please offer your insights. Share Your Insights

Poligamy and the Real man.

I have worshiped,eaten and prayed with the Sikh Faithful in many lifetimes. I have to say that as a History student of all of the Major religions,the one thing that fans of Cinderella love to believe most is that Guru's and all religious men get perfect one man one woman relationships when they believe in or meet G-D. The Muslim faith which is half of the Sikh Faith know that their are always more women then men..whether the women are treated as strong or frail. And because of this fact Sikh faith came into being to help end the Genocide of Middle Eastern and Far Eastern female babies at the hands of people that believed that male Children were more valuable. The whole idea was to help end the Genocide that so many East Indian Cults were believing and trusting in.The founder of Buddhism had wives before he became a Celibate Monastic,lord Bhagavan Krishna had wives called "Gopis" during his period of reign in India. ALLAH Brahma HASHEM (Buddha,YV)hates divorce not Polygamy.G-D bless you
—RevDaveBenEri

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