Guru Nanak Dev

Guru Nanak Dev
Guru Nanak Dev
Office	The first Sikh guru
Date of birth	15 April 1469
Place of birth	Nankana Sahib (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Date of death	22 September 1539 (aged 70)
Place of death	Kartarpur (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Successor	Guru Angad Dev
Known for	Creator of Sikhism

Guru Nanak Dev (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was the founder of Sikhism and is regarded as its first Guru.

Life

Guru Nanak was born in Rāi Bhoi Dī Talvaṇḍī , in Punjab. This is now part of Pakistan.

Guru Nanak came from a Hindu landowning family, with his father known as Mehta Kalu and his mother as Mata Tripta. When Guru Nanak was a child he refused the upanayana (holy thread) to initiate him into the Hindu religion. Later in his life he married Mata Sulakhani with whom he had two sons. They were called Sri Chand and Lakshmi Das. According to the Sikh religion, one day he was bathing in the river and god took him up to heaven. His family members were very worried as they had thought he died. After three days, he returned with the message of god. He gave up his job to spread the message on how to be a good person.

Guru Nanak died in Kartarpur.

References

↑ McLeod, W. H. (1968). "The Influence of Islām upon the Thought of Gurū Nānak". History of Religions. 7 (4): 302–316. doi:10.1086/462568. ISSN 0018-2710. JSTOR 1061794.
↑ sikhinstitue.org. "Influence of Islam and Sufism on Sikhism". Influence of Islam and Sufism on Sikhism. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

Other websites

[1] McLeod, W. H. (1968). "The Influence of Islām upon the Thought of Gurū Nānak". History of Religions. 7 (4): 302–316. doi:10.1086/462568. ISSN 0018-2710. JSTOR 1061794.

[2] sikhinstitue.org. "Influence of Islam and Sufism on Sikhism". Influence of Islam and Sufism on Sikhism. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.