An Apologue Guru Nanak: Globetrotter or a Pio...

An Apologue Guru Nanak: Globetrotter or a Pioneer

Author Name : Dr. Daljit Kaur

ABSTRACT

With the advent of Arabs in Sind in the 8^thCentury A.D, an explicit culture waswelcomed by the people of Punjab.By the 13^thcentury, Sufism with its phenomenalideology was able to accomplish its goal through its impact on the social-religious fabric ofNorthern India. By 16^thcentury, people of Punjab, decided to assert themselves againstage old social order.

This was facilitated by Guru Nanak, who rejected in theory as well as inpractice the entire system of cast and ritualism. He disseminatedholy message of peace and compassion of the creator to all of humankind through spiritual pursuits,defined by scholars as Udasis, (Travels,Tours or Trips). Based on Persian,Sikh, and the secondary sources an attempt has beenmade to explore more about his mission, vision, philosophy, teachings and his legacy inspreading his ideology wherever he went on his travels.

The dissemination of his thought wasbased on egalitarian thought process which was theresult of the prevailing politico-socialprecondition, the long-distance trade relationships between different regions of the South-Asian continent, as was in the case of spread of Islam. Guru Nanak sometimes is presentedas a Globetrotter by some scholars,he did travel for about 28000 kms, but he was muchmore a “Pioneer” for centuries to come with his evergreen egalitarian philosophicallegacy for centuries to come.

Key Words: Explicit Culture,Guru Nanak, Punjab, Pioneer, Sikhism,Trade