Nanak Shah Fakir Hindu da Guru, Musalman da Pir
Nanak, the King of Fakirs Guru of the Hindus, Pir of the Muslims
He had walked to the edges of the world. Now he came home — to live among his people, to work his fields, and to show that the truest spiritual life is not one of withdrawal, but of love.
The fourth udasi is over. Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana are on their way home.
But even the road back carries its miracles. At Hasan Abdal, Pir Wali Kandhari — jealous of the Guru's growing following — refuses to give water to Bhai Mardana and rolls a massive boulder down the hillside at Guru Nanak. The Guru raises his hand. The boulder stops. The spring flows. The place is now known as Panja Sahib — the imprint of Guru Nanak's hand in the rock endures to this day.
At Saidpur, Guru Nanak visits Bhai Lalo — his old friend, the humble carpenter — once more. And here he witnesses something that will demand to be heard: Babur and his murderous hordes sweeping through the land. Guru Nanak does not look away. He composes the Baburvani — verses of witness and moral courage that stand as one of history's earliest acts of speaking truth to power.
Then comes the most unexpected chapter of all. Guru Nanak returns to Kartarpur, takes off the robes of the travelling saint, and puts on the clothes of a householder. He works in his fields. He tends his cattle. He lives with his family. In doing so, he teaches his most radical lesson yet — that God is found not in caves or temples or pilgrimages alone, but in honest work, family life, and selfless service.
Hindus and Muslims flock to Kartarpur. A young man named Bura is renamed Baba Buddha. A carpenter's son named Taru becomes a devoted disciple. And then — from a distant village, drawn by a single verse of Gurbani he happened to hear — comes Bhai Lehna.
What follows between Guru Nanak and Bhai Lehna is one of the most moving relationships in the Sikh tradition. Test after test, Bhai Lehna's devotion never wavers. When the time comes, Guru Nanak does what the world did not expect — he passes the divine light, the jot, not to either of his sons, but to Bhai Lehna, who becomes Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru.
Bhai Mardana — Guru Nanak's oldest companion, the rabab player who had walked every step of every udasi — passes away with his head in the Guru's lap. His son takes his place.
And then, quietly, after a life that had stretched from the banks of the Bein River to the shores of Arabia and back, Guru Nanak leaves his mortal frame.
When he was gone, the Hindus wanted to cremate him according to their tradition. The Muslims wanted to bury him according to theirs. When they lifted the sheet that covered his body, there were only flowers underneath.
Hindu da Guru. Musalman da Pir. He had belonged to everyone. He had belonged to God alone.
What's inside:
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Panja Sahib: The boulder rolls — and Guru Nanak raises his hand. The imprint in the rock at Hasan Abdal endures to this day
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The Baburvani: At Saidpur, Guru Nanak witnesses Babur's invasion and composes verses of moral witness that have no parallel in history
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Kartarpur: The travelling saint becomes a householder — working his fields to show that God is found in honest daily life
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The Community: Hindus and Muslims embrace Sikhi at Kartarpur — Baba Buddha, Taru, and a growing Sangat gather around the Guru
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Bhai Lehna: A young man hears a single verse of Gurbani — and his life is never the same again
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The Tests: Bhai Lehna passes every trial Guru Nanak sets him — with a devotion that moves all who witness it
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The Succession: Guru Nanak passes the jot to Bhai Lehna — who becomes Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru
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The Departure: Guru Nanak leaves his mortal frame — and in the end, both Hindus and Muslims find only flowers
Perfect for:
- Children aged 7 and up (and the adults reading alongside them)
- Gurdwara Sunday school programs and Sikh Studies classes — especially as a closing volume to the complete Guru Nanak study
- Parents and grandparents completing Guru Nanak's journey across all five volumes with their children
- Every Sikh home — this is where the journey ends and the Panth begins
Book details:
32 Pages · Paperback · English · Published 2013 · Publisher: Sikh Comics
Volume 5 of 5 — the final chapter of Guru Nanak's extraordinary life, and the beginning of the Sikh Panth.
Also available as a complete five-volume set.
An illustrated Sikh children's book bringing the final sakhis and eternal teachings of Guru Nanak to vivid life.
Complete the journey with Volume 5. Begin with Volume 1 or collect all five — also available as a complete set.
Also available in Punjabi — ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ - ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ, ਭਾਗ ੫ (Guru Nanak Dev Ji — Pehle Sikh Guru, Bhaag 5)
