It is hard to say. At present many Sikhs do not wear turban. Turban is not associated with Sikhism but hairs are. Turban is to cover hairs. It does not have any shape or color. People who have cut their hairs, most of them comeback when they start reading Gurbani.
Unlike christians, Sikhs if even they split, they will be reading from same Guru Granth and they will be sharing same proud history.Will the Sikh religious community split - into progressive and fundamental groups?
KHALSA
Was created about 200 years later by the 10th Guru in 1699 to give Sikhs a unique identity and some more wonderful beliefs. The Guru's first 5 Khalsas were called Panj Pyaras. However this wonderful concept of Khalsa has been altered by Khalsas themselves.
Because almost every 'Khalsa' breaks his religious laws. Of the 5 K鈥檚 the Kesh ( hair and beard, eyebrows, body hair ) is shorn by a massive ( maybe 99 %, yes 99 % ) majority of the young 'Khalsa', weather they are in the UK or the fields of Punjab . Even the 'Khalsa's who keep the hair will reject 3 other physical symbols. For convenience sake - without batting an eyelid. Ask a religious 'Khalsa', - if you take so much trouble over maintaining your hair at the right length, do you keep 鈥榯he Kacha鈥?( large undergarment / drawers ) or do you wear a Calvein Klein brand of underwear. Do you keep 鈥榯he Kanga鈥?( comb ) of the right length or only a miniature Kanga 鈥?for convenience sake ? The 鈥楰ara鈥?is convenient so almost everyone ( including I ) wear it.
To answer your question - the Sikh community will not split - a dynamic religion will not lay too much emphasis on rituals - it will change, progress and become stronger with time. That is why Sikhism is a great religion today
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