Guru Nanak Dev
First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji or Baba Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 ā 22 September 1539) was a Punjabi philosopher, Sufi sage, and a mystic. He is considered a Sufi saint by Punjabi and Sindhi Muslims in Pakistan and as the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru by Sikhs.[1][2] Guru Nanak Dev ji came from a Hindu Khatri landowning family, with his father known as Mehta Kalu and his mother as Mata Tripta.
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Office | The first Sikh gurus |
Date of birth | (1469-04-15)15 April 1469 |
Place of birth | Nankana Sahib (Punjab, Pakistan) |
Date of death | 22 September 1539(1539-09-22) (aged 70) |
Place of death | Kartarpur (Punjab, Pakistan) |
Successor | Guru Angad Dev |
Known for | Creator of Sikhism |
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Before his passing, Guru Nanak Dev ji declared that there would be no more Gurus, and Sikhs would follow the teachings in the Sikh holy book, called Guru Granth Sahib, where "Guru" means "teacher" in Sanskrit and Punjabi.[3] Guru Nanak had a close connection with Baba Farid, another Sufi saint, known to the Sikhs as Sant Fariduddin.[4]