Bhaktamal | Guru Nanak
Real Name - Nanak
Other Names - Baba Nanak
Born - 15 April 1469
Place of Birth - Nankana Sahib, Pakistan
Died - 22 September 1539, Kartarpur, Pakistan
Marital Status - Married
Language - Punjabi, Hindi
Father- Mehta Kalu
Mother - Mata Tripta
Wife - Mata Sulakhani
Founder - In Sikhism, he is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.
Literary works - Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Nanak is the founder of
Sikhism and one of the greatest religious innovators of all time. Guru Nanak believed in one omnipresent, formless God. Guru Nanak Dev Ji has said that God is One (Ik Onkar),
I am not a Hindu or a Muslim, but a follower of God. He stresses one thing very clearly: There is only one Giver, and we must never forget Him.
Guru Nanak's birthday is celebrated by Sikhs on 14 April according to the Nanakshahi calendar but
Vaisakhi or the
Sikh New Year is also celebrated on the same day. The philosophy of Sikhism is meditation and devotion to the Creator, true living and service to humanity. Sikhs are meant to uphold the values of honesty, compassion, generosity, humility, integrity, service and spirituality on a daily basis.
According to the Bhai Bala Janmasakhi, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of the Indian lunar month of Kartik. Sikhs have been celebrating the
Gurupurab of Guru Nanak around November for this reason and this is how it has been incorporated into Sikh traditions.
Nanak ji believed that the sacred duty of humanity is to serve others selflessly.