Guru Nanak ji has started a philosophy which later developed into sikhism. One does not call it sikhism when Guru Nanakji started his new philosphy as Sikhism because there were different people preaching different philosphies for realization of God like Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Madhwacharya, and so on. read more
Guru Nanak was the first to introduce concepts practiced in Sikhism, all eight intermediary Gurus added to it, and Guru Gobind Singh finalized it when he installed Sri Guru Granth Sahib. read more
Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was one of the greatest religious innovators of all time and the founder of the Sikh religion. Guru Nanak's birthday is celebrated by Sikhs on April 14th by the Nanakshahi calendar. read more
He decreed that the group whose flowers remained fresh the day after his death could have his body. Nanak took from Islam and Hinduism the elements he believed to be most important. read more