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I just looked through their rebuttal. I'm loving the personal insults - it sounds like someone's got their kachera in a twist. :-D Firstly, I notice that Niddar ill now be writing a book to prove his lineage claims. I'm sure that will be a great read unless his evidence is more unsubtantiated drivel from "oral transripts" that cannot be verified. Given the obvious errors in his rendering of the bani in the history section, it would have been more honourable for Niddar to admit his mistakes and change the offending pages. I will look at it a bit more carefully and respond after the bank holiday weekend. K. K.

Given that most of the responses from Niddar's chelay are things like "lol", "ner ner!", and "you should go and learn about Sikhi from the V & A Museum", I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for any kind of firm rebuttal. It's pretty clear also from Niddar's chelay on the SikhSangat website that their knowledge of Sikhi is confused at best. One claimed that if you add together Brahma, Mahesh and Vishnu in some kind of metaphysical sum you get Akal Putakh himself (the same person believes that Giani Gurbachan Singh Bhindrawale didn't know much about Sikhi). Another claimed that he is following Dharam only if he follows the traditions of his caste and his parents' will when it comes to marrying someone of the same caste. Presumably then, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was acting against Dharam when he refused to follow His family traditions of entering the Hindu fold and wearing a janeu, and it would be against Dharam to become a Gursikh if one's parents don't want you to follow Sikhi at all? It sounds like Niddar's so-called Sanatan Dharam is merely followng the status quo wrapped up in pretty Indian clothes. Anyway, I've already shown that Niddar's website contains errors and outright lies, and that it has a clear agenda to portray the Khalsa Fauj as merely another Saivite ascetic sect of warriors. It's also clear that he misquotes bani when it suits his agenda. The evidence is on his website for all to see, all I've done is provide the context for the panktis he quotes and the correct translations without Niddar's own colourful nonsense in parantheses. By the by, I'm not against Singhs learning Niddar's art from him if that is what they want to do. (Given the cult-like mentality of Niddar's followers on SikhSangat.com, it's not something I will do.) Just don't expect me or anyone with a working brain to buy the bullshit on the website simply because Niddar says it's true. K.

For any non-UK sangat who want to be kept up to date, there are regular postings about the issue on sikhsangat.com. Also the Sikh Riot Awareness facebook wall is updated every few minutes: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sikh-Riot-Awareness-UK/148955078520105 K.

Too old for facebook, think I'll just go out with a huge bucket of kfc and kidnap the first wouldbe mugger I come across. By the by, to any Singhs who are thinking that the police will help - they won't do anything. In fact, I would not be surprised if some naive Singh innocently approaches the police and gets a beatdown as a result. They have been watching idly the last few days, crapping themselves at the sight of large groups of youths. Some of them are going to get frustrated and take it out on innocent and harmless looking people because they know they can probably get away with it. K.

Best tumblr/tweets I've found on the riots if you want to keep up to date: http://birminghamriots2011.tumblr.com/ http://londonriots2011.tumblr.com/ Anyone know of any more? I'd really like access to the networks that these "yoof" are using. Seems like it would be a useful tool. Maybe I should kidnap the next wannabe gangsta I see with his mum's teatowel covering his face, lol. K.

To be honest, I think the poor vs. authority is just an excuse. There are plenty of poor people who are not breaking into their local mcdonalds and footlocker. I feel it has more to do with the worship of materialism and pure greed in some "urban" cultures. There definitely seems to be an element of race in the Birmingham riots with majority black youths targeting mostly Asian-owned businesses in the Handsworth area. In fact, it reminds me of the earlier Handsworth riots where exactly the same thing happened. K.

Ashwagandha is useful when recovering from illness (it's an adaptogen, the desi version of ginseng). ALCAR (acetyl l-carnitine) will reduce fatigue and provide a bit of a CNS boost too. And make sure you are taking the usual things like vitamin c, vitamin d3 and zinc. K.

I've read it, thanks, and it is very clear that it has nothing to do with Sufi belief in al-fanaa. All it says is that Allah creates stuff and then destroys stuff. Anyway, I give up arguing with you about this. You already made it clear in the avataars thread that amardeep quotes in this thread that you have difficulty believing in the unique status of our Gurus and the avataars, and wish to elevate mohammed and other prophets to the same level, out of some peculiar notion of political correctness applied to the spiritual sphere. As such, I am sure that you will continue to ignore any evidence which points to the utterly obvious fact that there is nothing in the semitic scriptures (or in our own) to support your beliefs. I'm just spiffing thanks. I hope all is well with you and yours. :-) K.

Are you serious? Your counterargument is that the word fanin is used in the quran? In a context which has nothing at all to do with the subject under discussion? K.

Amardeep wrote: Then you said: All you are really saying is that mukti is available to those who follow a religion like Sikhi, given that there is nothing like the idea of union with parabrahman in the Semitic religions and there is little emphasis on nirgun brahman in common hinduism. You certainly do not make any kind of case for Sikhi teaching that all religions lead to God. Sufi ideas like fanaa only entered islam much later through muslim scholars coming into contact with Indic philosophy - there is certainly no such thing in the quran. Even the definition of haqiqat varies for different Sufi sects (some do not even have haiqat as the final stage), so you cannot even say all Sufi sects lead one to God. K.

It's a lengthy and accurate description of Islam's violent history up to the present day mixed in with some fantasy Templar crap and the author's own megalomania. His discussion of the violent totalitarian ideals of Islam is accurate as his belief that a large influx of Muslims into a country eventually leads to attacks on the host country when Muslim numbers reach a large enough number. He was also a crazy murderous psychopath. What's funny is that as soon as the attacks happened, an Islamic organisation claimed responsibility for the attacks and there was widespread rejoicing on the internet by Muslims who believed one of their "brothers" had killed some Norwegian children as revenge for Norway's troops in Afghanistan. And then, when the truth came out about it being a homegrown terrorist, Muslims started whining that the press was "islamophobic" for daring to think that Muslims could be responsible for such an atrocity. K.

Sarbloh Kavach: http://www.manglacharan.com/2009/11/sarbloh-kavachan-translation.html Braham Kavach and Ram Kavach: http://www.manglacharan.com/2009/11/braham-kavich-translation.html Yep. Kavach is 'armour'. K.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Really intersting journal (mostly from a US perspective) on counter insurgency: http://coincentral.wordpress.com/ Regards, K.

Scientific research proves that taking ishnaan every day is more hygienic than trimming your short and curlies every 40 days instead. K.