5 Basic Books On Sikhism That One Should Read

There are so many things that make Sikhism Sikhism one of the most humane religions of the world. In fact, it’s not only one of the youngest religions. But, it also adopted some of the good practices of the other two major religions, Hinduism and  Islam, and discarded the bad practices that separate humans on the basis of caste, creed, gender and race. And to understand it we’ve to read, and these five books on Sikhism will tell us about the great soul who founded this religion, and his successors who carried forward his message of peace, acceptance, humanity and kindness.

Sikhism Books

1. The Sikhs by Khushwant Singh

2. Guru Nanak, The First Sikh Guru by Harish Dhillon

3. Walking with Nanak by Haroon Khalid

4. The Sikh Gurus by Harish Dhillon

5. The Sacred Sword, The Legend Of Guru Gobind Singh by Hindol Sengupta

Five must read books on Sikhism

The Sikhs by Khushwant Singh

The Sikhs by Khushwant Singh is a concisely written book about the origins, evolution, and the history of Sikhism. Within a few hundred pages the author has unravelled the story of one of the world’s youngest religions.

In fact, from this book we will get a glimpse of the life and times of the Sikh Gurus. And the Khalsa empire established by the Lion of Punjab, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and afterwards.

You can also order your copy of the book from here- The Sikhs Book

Guru Nanak, The First Sikh Guru by Harish Dhillon

This chaotic world of ours needs the guidance of enlightened Baba Nanak and his philosophy now than ever before. Guru Nanak, The First Sikh Guru is a brief description of the founder of the world’s youngest religion, The Sikhism.

It’s a good book and written in a layman’s language. That’s the USP of this book.

You can also read about this book from here- The First Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak

You can also order your copy of the book from here- Guru Nanak, The First Sikh Guru by Harish Dhillon

Walking with Nanak by Haroon Khalid

Guru Nanak Dev ji, spent most of his life and times in today’s Pakistan (then United Punjab, Hindustan). He was not only born there, but he also breathed his last there in Dera Baba Nanak. In fact, there are several places in Pakistan which are associated with Baba Nanak. And that’s why the author of this book went to explore that part of Pakistan and the result is this book.

Walking with Nanak is a travelogue. A must-read travelogue not only for Indians but also people of Indian Subcontinent should read this. And the author of this book is from Pakistan itself.

You can read about the book from here- Guru Nanak, The Spiritual Master

The Sikh Gurus by Harish Dhillon

The Sikh Gurus is a concisely written, and very elegantly narrated stories of the life and times of the ten Sikh Gurus. And within a few hundred pages the author of this book unravelled the history of Sikhism in front of his readers.

In this book we will learn about all the ten Sikh Gurus and the Holy book of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Granth Sahib.

You can also read about the from here- The Sikh Gurus

You can also order your copy of the book from here- The Sikh Gurus Book

The Sacred Sword, The Legend Of Guru Gobind Singh by Hindol Sengupta

The Sacred Sword, is a beautifully narrated book about the life and times of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh ji. In fact, I strongly recommend this book to readers.

You can read my review of the book from here- The Sacred Sword, The Legend Of Guru Gobind Singh

You can also order your copy of the book from here- The sacred sword book

I hope you like these books on Sikhism, and will gain knowledge about it. Thanks for reading. Jai Hind.