While others would argue that no, it is a completely independent religion, and any similarity is just coincidental. So let's tackle that central question. What elements of continuity does Sikhism represent? And in this video, we're gonna think about continuity in terms of religious continuity, and in particular, does it have elements from Islam or Hinduism in it? So we could first focus on some of the cultural trappings or some of the historical trappings of Sikhism, and think about the connections to both Hinduism and Islam. The first obvious connection is that Guru Nanak, the first guru, and many of the early gurus, grew up in Hindu families. But there are also cultural connections to Islam.