He spent the last 18 years of his life in Kartarpur working as a farmer and running a soup kitchen. He died in at the age of He was the only son of his Hindu parents who were merchants. Wanderer, holy book Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book of Sikhism, which is a compilation of teachings passed down from the first guru to the last.
The first copy of their holy book lies in a temple in Dhaka University, Bangladesh, he said. Like many saints of his times, he was a wanderer. His next journey was to present-day Sri Lanka for another seven years, some modern accounts say. Please contact us for subscription options. Pakistan urges world to save Afghanistan from economic collapse. Peter Owen-Jones explores the Sikh faith in India, travelling to a festival in Nanded and explaining the origins of Sikhism in the conflict between Hinduism and Islam years ago.
He visits the temple where Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated and joins worshippers honouring the institution of the Guru Granth Sahib as the living guru. Noting the display of weapons at the temple he comments on the martial prowess of the Sikhs and meets some Sikh soldiers. He discusses key beliefs in the one God and their rejection of caste.
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This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. Guru Nanak Last updated A brief overview of the life of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion.
But Nanak did perform miracles. His miracles were in his words. They were in his poetry. And they were in his humanism. I sat there at the shrine of Nanak, with my back now resting on a pillar. It was time for the evening prayer to end. One by one, devotees bowed in front of the Adi Granth. The Granthi then placed the Living Guru in its room, in a ritual that is repeated every day in every gurudwara of the world. Share your perspective on this article with a post on ScrollStack, and send it to your followers.
Contribute Now. Wikimedia Commons The hum of the Guru Granth Sahib being recited resonates across the tiny room in which Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, is said to have been born.
Inside the gurudwara complex. Simpler times This was of course before the institution of Sikh gurus, which began with Nanak, emerged as a feudal structure. Once, when asked if he could perform miracles, Nanak is believed to have sarcastically said: Dwell then in flame uninjured, Remain unharmed amid eternal ice, Make blocks of stone thy food, Spurn the solid earth before thee with thy foot, Weigh the heavens in a balance Then ask thou that Nanak perform wonders But Nanak did perform miracles.
Haroon Khalid is the author of three books, most recently, Walking with Nanak. Respond to this article with a post Share your perspective on this article with a post on ScrollStack, and send it to your followers.
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