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Guru Nanak versus Muhammad comparison chart
 | Guru Nanak | Muhammad |
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| Born | 15 April 1469, Nankana Sahib, (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
c. 26 April 570 |
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| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
Arab |
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| Died | 22 September 1539, Kartarpur,, (now in Pakistan) |
632 Yathrib, Arabia |
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| Born in | Punjab, India |
Makkah, Arabia |
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| Raised in | Punjab, India |
The Arabian Peninsula |
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| Birth mother | Mata Tripta |
Aminah bint Wahb |
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| Cause of death | Merged with God so the body was never recovered. |
Illness (High Fever) |
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| Language | Punjabi |
Arabic |
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| Parents | Father: Kalu Mehta, Mother: Mata Tripta |
Father: Abdullah, Mother: Amina. |
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| Foster mother | Unknown |
N/A |
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| Father | Kalu Mehta |
`Abd Allah ibn `Abd al-Muttalib |
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| Marriage | Mata Sulakhni |
Khadija, Aisha, Safiyah |
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| Known for | Founder of Sikhism |
Last Prophet of Islam |
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| Successor | Guru Angad |
Abu Bakr for the Sunnis, Ali for the Shiites |
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| Appears in | Guru Granth Sahib |
The Qur'an and Hadith |
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| Religious Symbol | Ik Onkaar |
The Crescent and Star |
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| Name of God | Vahiguru |
Allah |
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| Predecessor | 15 Bhagats |
Isa (Jesus) |
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| Foster father | Unknown |
Abu Talib |
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| Friends | Bhai Mardana and Bhai Balla, Bhai Lehna |
Omar, Uthman, Abraham, Daniel |
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| Companions | Bhai Mardana and Bhai Balla |
Uthman and Umar |
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| Seal of Gurus/ Prophets | 1st Guru, 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh |
Last Prophet |
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| Meditator | Vahiguru |
Allah |
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| Succession | Sikh Guru |
Islamic Prophet |
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| Orphanage | No |
Yes |
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| Religious Building | Nanakana Sahib |
The Holy Kaaba |
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| Son in Law | none |
Ali 'Ibn Kataba |
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| Religious Prilgimage | Traveled all around the known world |
Makkah Al' Mukaramah and Kabah |
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| Relationship with God | Prophet and (Revealer of the truth) |
Prophet |
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| Five Declarations | N/A Sikhs will eventually wear 5Ks latter on Kesh, Kangha, Kara, Kachera, Kirpan |
The Five Pillars |
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