the founder of Sikhism: Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and the successor of the ten Gurus, was born on April 15, 1469. He was born at Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, now called Nankana Sahib, 65 km southwest of Lahore in Pakistan. His father, Mehta Kalyan Das Bedi, commonly known as Mehta Kalu, was a Bedi Khatri by caste and a Patwari (village accountant) in the service of Rai Bhullar, a local Muslim chief.

He was a worried child who asked questions about the purpose of life at the age of five, at the age of seven he was sent to learn the alphabet in a Pandit and two years later, he became a cleric - a Muslim teacher, Persian and Went to learn Arabic, he surprised his teacher by writing a deep philosophical and mystical puzzle poem, he was always absorbed in his thoughts,

At one point, he was given the task of caring for the animals. Later, they became absorbed in their worship. The cattle grazed in the farmer's fields and they ruined the crop. The disgruntled farmer took him to the village head, Rai Bhullar, for justice, and Rai Bhullar sent a man to assess the damage done by the cattle. But on his return, he said he had not caused any damage to the crops.

At one point, he distributed the money to a poor or ascetic, given by his father to buy a lucrative deal. They returned to Talwandi empty handed. His father came back to see this.

Her penitent tendencies worried her parents, so in order to bring about change and attract her to worldly affairs, they thought of marrying her, so, she got married to Sulkhani, daughter of Mool Chand, Pakhoki, Batala (district). Guru Nanak Dev Ji had two sons - Srichand and Lakhmi Das, a village accountant from Gurdaspur. Although this did not affect his mind and he still continued to do some paid work, he was always looking for a wandering sangat for guidance, his sister Nanaki and her husband Jai Ram took him to Sultanpur, where he met Nawab Daulat Khan. Lodhi got a job as a custodian of government treasury, Modi Khana. 

After some time, he performed his duty diligently and won the love of his master, a childhood friend joined him at Sultanpur, Mardana, where he sang hymns, distributed a common meal and introduced simplicity to the people. One day, Guru Nanak went to bathe in the river Bei and disappeared for three days and nights. His disappearance is said to be a meeting with the God who appointed him to preach his name. The first words Guru Ji reiterated: There are no Hindus, no Muslims. Realizing the inner urging, he abandoned his wife and children and preached the nature of God and saved people from sin and suffering. Long journeys with a single purpose. 

He spent almost twenty years on tour for his purpose, it is difficult to establish the exact route of Guru Nanak's journeys as there are some records, usually four long journeys to the east, south, north and west (Odyssey). He returned to Punjab at the end of each. He visited places like Jagannath Puri (Orissa), Banaras, Hardwar, Rameswaram, Kylon (Sri Lanka), Gaya, Kailash, Mecca, Medina, Baghdad. Returning to Punjab, he and Mardana were taken prisoner at Saidpur during Babar's invasion, but were soon released. At the end of the mourning, Guru Established. He spent his last year in this village, a group of disciples grew up in Kartarpur. He set up a 'langar' - a common kitchen where everyone was served without caste-free meals. And Onkar was composed and included in the Guru Granth Sahib. To reassure the group of his disciples, a constant witness of his preachers, Guru Nanak appointed a successor, Lehna, a disciple for his successor, Appointed Khatri of the caste. The Guru placed five copper coins and a coconut in front of him and bowed at his feet. Lehna, the faithful disciple, became the Guru. Before establishing him as Guru, Guru Nanak named Lehina Angad, Guru Angad thus became the second Guru of the Sikhs. On September 7, 1539, Guru Nanak left the body that morning. . Guru Nanak is still remembered as the king of saints, the Guru of Hindus and the saint of Muslims.