Did You Know?
10 insightful facts about a shared Sikh and Muslim past and present
1. Did you know that according to Sikh literature, Guru Nanak’s long-time friend was Bhai Mardana? Mardana was a Muslim who accompanied Nanak on his extensive travels.
2. Did you know that some shabads (hymns, paragraphs, sections) in the Guru Granth Sahib (the Sikh holy book) have a strong Persian influence including the use Persian vocabulary and writing?
3. Did you know that according to Sikh literature, Guru Arjan invited the famous Muslim Sufi, Saint Hazrat Mian Mir, to lay the foundation stone of the Harimandir Sahib (The Golden Temple, Amritsar)?
4. Did you know a monument of Guru Nanak was discovered in Turkey in 1994?
5. Did you know that Pakistan preserved Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s memorial?
9. Did you know that both Sikhism and Islam are monotheistic? Both religions value the importance of charity and reject idol worship and the caste system