Guru Nanak Dev

First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism

Guru Nanak Dev (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was the founder of Sikhism and is regarded as its first Guru.[1][2]

Guru Nanak Dev
OfficeThe first Sikh gurus
Date of birth(1469-04-15)15 April 1469
Place of birthNankana Sahib (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Date of death22 September 1539(1539-09-22) (aged 70)
Place of deathKartarpur (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
SuccessorGuru Angad Dev
Known forCreator of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev
 

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

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  1. McLeod, W. H. (1968). "The Influence of Islām upon the Thought of Gurū Nānak". History of Religions. 7 (4): 302–316. ISSN 0018-2710.
  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.

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