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Baba Nanak and Sufism

  • Dr. Fateh Muhammad Malik/
  • June 25, 2019
Keywords
Sikh, Religion, Poetry, Philosophy, Nanak, Saint, Baba Fareed, Iqbal, Scripture
Abstract

Baba Nanak was the pioneer of Sikh religion but he also wrote poetry and wrote certain other things. This article analyses the impact of Muslim philosophy and Muslim saints on Nanak and his works. Nanak had close and friendly ties with some Muslim Sufis and had befriended some Sufis and musicians who belonged to Baba Fareed’s ‘jamat khana’. Some of the verses by Baba Fareed are included in Sikh scripture as well. The author has also quoted some verses by Allama Iqbal eulogising Baba Nanak.

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References

1. Anna Suvorova, The Muslim Saints of South Asia, (Lahore: 2007), p.245.

2.  Syed Afzal Hyder, Baba Nanak (Urdu), (Islamabad: 2005), p.176.

3.  C. H. Loehlin, The Sikhs and Their Scriptures, (Lucknow: 1964), Pp.65-66.

4.  Translated from Persian by Arthur J. Arberry, (London: 1966).

 

Sources

1.  Arberry, Arthur J., translated from Persian, London: 1966.

2.  Hyder, Syed Afzal, Baba Nanak (Urdu), Islamabad: 2005.

3. Loehlin, C. H., The Sikhs and Their Scriptures, Lucknow: 1964.

4.  Suvorova, Anna, The Muslim Saints of South Asia, Lahore: 2007.

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Malik, D. F. M. (2020). Baba Nanak and Sufism. اردو, 95(1), 3–6. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5e1a213fb4783/page

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