Introduction to Sikhism

​Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak was the first of the Ten Gurus, the founder of Sikhism.

​ He was born in Punjab in 1469 and died in 1539.

​He was born into a Hindu family, attended a school where he studied Islamic.

His teachers said that he was an extraordinary student, whose knowledge was great.

​Guru Nanak married at 16 and had two sons. He then got a job as an accountant for a Muslim businessman in order to look after his family.

Every morning, he and his friend Mardana, a muslim, would bathe in the river.

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Who was the founder of Sikhism?

• Guru Ram Das

• Guru Har Krishan

• Guru Nanak

• Guru Granth Sahib

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How many gods do Sikhs worship?

• over 100

• 100

• 10

• 1

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The symbol for Sikhism is ...

• Kesh

• Khalsa

• Kangha

• Khanda

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What does the word guru mean?

• God

• Teacher

• Preacher

• holy

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Where was sikhism founded?

• Italy

• Punjab

• Jamaica

• Taiwan

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What was the main job of the Gurus?

• To write the Sikh holy book

• To teach others and spread the messages of God

• To punish people who didn't agree with them

• To make everyone change their religion to Sikhism

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How many sikhs are in the world?

• 20 million

• 60 million

• 10 thousand

• 90 thousand

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Which river banks did Guru Nanak finally settle where people would gather and pray?

• River Nile

• River Thames

• River Jordan

• River Ravi