Talk:Guru Nanak/Archive 1

message: Hi, I was thinking about something. Why add the word 'Dev'? Guru Nanak was not a god. Isn't that an Insult to Sikhs? 
--Street Scholar 18:09, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Erm, no it's definately not an insult to Sikhs.  It's the form used by many Sikhs even though they believe none of the Gurus were gods.  I can't explain why Dev is used, but it's the common way to refer to Guru Nanak's full name.  However, as ever, more information on the origin of the name would be appreciated.  Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 18:34, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't really agree with you, I think it should be edited out. From what I understand only Hindus who don't believe in monotheism use this title, i.e the Punjabi Hindus. Only Ignorant Sikhs would use this word.  --Street_Scholar 20:29, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Dev is not just used to mean a God.  For example, Tagore was just a writer but was known as GuruDev. also i dont think monotheism is thr right word for sikhi, rather monism.  what does everyone sle think?--Balvinder 23:19, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

text: No, I disagree :D  Do a Google search for "Guru Nanak Dev" and see just how many prominent Sikh sites use it.  Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 20:51, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry my bangrah dancing friend, but a majority opinion is not always a factual opinion. Maybe we can get some people to vote on this?  --Street Scholar 20:55, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm a bhangra dancer now? :/  And yes, in many cases such as this, majority opinion does rule.  Guru Angad Dev's real name was Lehna, so why not rename him too?  Ah, because most people call him Guru Angad Dev... :D Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 21:53, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sikhs do the Bngrah right? you're a Sikh? if not I do apologize.  Mate this is an encyclopedia, not a biography-page. I don't see the point in adding 'Dev' its not part of Guru Nanak's name. If you don't remove this I'll do it myself the next time I have a look at this article. and I also note the word 'ji' this is not acceptable for an encyclopedia article. Also the other Guru's who have the same titles need to be edited. --Street Scholar 14:26, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  urm hi.  i dont know if you were trying to be nasty or if you are just misinformed. if you think bhangra is something 'sikh' you are terribly misinformed.  do you then think it is wise for you to be editing this article?--Balvinder 23:17, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Yes I'm a Sikh, but it doesn't mean I do Bhangra.  'Guru Nanak Dev' was his name - whether you like what Dev means or not.  In regards to 'Ji' I agree with you.  In the body of the article there really shouldn't be 'Ji' or 'Sri' or 'Shaheed' or anything of the sort - feel free to remove them.  Many articles are littered with it, so feel free to remove them.  Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 15:13, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh you don't do the Bhangra? I know of many Jatt Sikhs who do the Bhangra.  OK I'll try to fix up the article and edit out the 3 words you listed. However I'll leave the word 'Dev' if you insist.--Street Scholar 16:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay - the rest of the Sikh Guru pages need the same treatment.  Also, the 'Sri' and 'Ji' bit in the Punjabi translation also needs removing.  Sri Chand is a special case.  He is always known as Sri Chand, not simply 'Chand'. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 16:38, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, you can do the Punjabi pages, my Punjabi sucks. --Street Scholar 19:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dev 

message: this article seems to take the perspective of the life of Guru Nanak, rather than a neutral, encyclopaedic perspective. Sentences such as "never did he ask anyone to follow him" sound like they've been taken out of a brochure promoting Guru Nanak. the idea here is to share knowledge instead of promoting a certain perspective.
:I am removing your NPOV tag. Just because one is not a native speaker of English does not make a statement biased. "Never did he ask anyone to follow him" is easy to rewite as "Guru Nanak never asked anyone to follow him". Neither statement is POV unless you have evidence that he recruited followers. — 12.74.168.214 21:09, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV tag 

message: this page reads like a brochure.  come on guys, we can do better than this.
i'm going to make an effort to make this a properly informed article.--Balvinder 23:22, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: hi.  just started on tthe changes.  so far i have cleared it out and put in more cohesive sections.  please only put in detailed information, not opinion or lecturing, there is now a seperate placxe for POVs at the bottom of the article--Balvinder 00:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Serious editing need

message: the picture was removed.  if you want to put up an image please state that it is an artists impression, the artists name and the date/ear of the painting.
here some suggestions ofr better images: 
1. early sikh art
2. photographs of historical sites
--Balvinder 00:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: note about images

message: I've added a NPOV banner and moved Balvinder's edits to Talk:Guru Nanak Dev/Rewrite.  Thanks. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 23:26, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV Banner & Rewrite

message: Its not proper style to use guru in the title. Just the name alone will be fine. -Ste|vertigo 03:24, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guru 

message: Guru Nanak was born during the high renaissance time when a number of amazing people were born all over the world and contributed brilliant new ideas to the humanity, some of them are DaVinci, Michaelangelo and Galileo to name a few.  When you compare all those amazing personalities with Guru Nanak then you ask a question... what were Guru Nanak's contributions to humanity... not very impressive...[Inder -May 2006]
:This article is a poor look at Guru Nanak's life.  Read a book about his life; then maybe you will understand how he ranks up there with people who have contributed greatly to humanity.  He is greatly revered by Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims alike on the Indian subcontinent. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 14:31, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interesting but not impressive 

message: All the debate of where he was leading to, well firstly , he was preaching the love of god. Thats it. The story of when he dissapeared into the waters, i think was a 'metaphor' . He was a curious human like all humans on earth. He just stumbled on a faith which would make the world a better place. His words and statements have been misinterpreted dramatically, thats why the Sikhs nowadays claim Hindus and Muslims are ' blinded'.He was a human being but a preacher of god, should he be named a saint? Why should the sihs bow down tho the 'HOLY BOOk' when the teachings were from a muslim poet and a hindu priest.Its all a form of respect to Guru Nanaks last wishes.Why in any marriage , the couple must make rounds the Holy Book? As Guru Nanak said"why must i wear a sacred thread when god is in my heart." Then why Treat the book as sacred? Why not pray like the Muslims and Devote like Hindus. I greatly respect  Guru Nanak for his journey and his visions for the world in a ' modern era'. Has his teachings taken another path? The 5 'k's is it really neccesary in todays day and age? All religion preach to love god and help others to love god. I guess the channel has diverted such as 'Sikhism today' into proving that which religion is 'realistic' and which are blind.-- 04:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  guru nanak  

message: I think this page is probably best moved to Nanak for neutrality reasons.  What do people think? Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:11, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would recommend not using honorifics such as dev and ji in the names of articles, but, IMHO, titles such a Guru belong with the personal name of historical figures when the title is of such historical significance to the identity of that person. It's a common practice in English encyclopedias (see, for instance, Pope John I, King Arthur, Saint George, & Kublai Khan). —OneMansOpinion 01:03, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page Move 

message: I've got "The Sikh Religion - Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors." which includes a good few hundred pages on the life of the Guru.  I've also got "The Adi Granth - or the Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs" which includes two different Janamsakhis.  Also Puratan Janamsakhi is available in Punjabi here: .
As most of Guru Nanak's history is based on the Janamsakhis, we must include a prefatory mark saying it's not known whether what they say is true. Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Some info on the Janamsakhis: http://www.globalsikhstudies.net/pdf/janamsakhi.pdf Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:40, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Useful resources 

message: I removed "During one of his travels...". This came in with  and has been eroded since. Apologies if this causes offence, but this section is surely better without it. Perhaps the original story could be reincorporated into the article in another place by someone who knows Sikhism better than I. AWhiteC 22:07, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of a para 

message: Noticed that at the top of the page it indicates Guru Nanak's birthday is the 20th of October. However, further down the page under "Background" it lists his actual birthday of 5th November. Can this please be corrected.
Someone put (gay) in brackets. How do you report vandalism? Dave the Brave 01:28, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  birthday wrong 

message: I have added some valuable content to this article, with citations, but when i opened this article without logging in ,the changes were not there! And when i logged in , the article opened with changes! What is this, something i haven't understood?How does it appear to first time visitors? The article needs to be more knowledgable and presentable.Guru Nanak is one of the major figures in World history.The article doesn't do justice to his Stature.Ajjay (talk) 05:23, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:   Content added..But.............. 

message: Did Nanak Dev ever claim to be a prophet and have divine revelations? Or was he just a man who wanted to incorporate pieces of Hinduism and Islam into one religion? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.100.160.21 (talk) 16:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revelations 

message: May be we should first decide on the main sub-sections that we should include in the article and then see how we can work on these sub-sections. My suggestion is:
:* 1. Background
:* 2. Philosophy
::* 	2a. The Three Pillars of Sikhism
::* 	2b. Other Beliefs and Contributions
::*	2c. Main Banis contributed to SGGS
:* 3. History
::*	3a. Childhood
::*	3b. Marriage and Early Adulthood
::*	3c. Four Journeys
::*     3d. Settlement in Kartarpur
::* 	3e. Death
:* 4. Impact on Society 
:* 5. What others have said about Guru Nanak
:* 6. Folklore - Sakhis
:* 7. See also – other internal Links
:* 8. External links
:* 9. References
Copied from . Sukh | ਸੁਖ | Talk 00:10, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hari Singh's layout suggestion 

message: What part of article is disputed? Please mention and elaborate on the objecton.I'm going to remove the disputed tag , if the person who put it cannot elaborate what he found objectionable? that too without any discussionAjjay (talk) 07:02, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  neutrality disputed 

message: Please don't make any major changes , like removal of paragraph or altering the nature of article wihthout any discussion. Help improve this article!Ajjay (talk) 06:56, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: REQUEST

message: :*Guru Nanak: His Life and Teachings - This article was written by Kirpal Singh at the request of the Indian Government on the five hundredth anniversary of Guru Nanak’s birth.
I would like to add this link, it is quite precious, but I don't dare because of the warning referring to excessive linking.
:Austerlitz -- 88.72.28.120 (talk) 09:39, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: though the article seems genuine, the source is way too pov. Guru Nanak and Sant mat???????Ajjay (talk) 16:44, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to be added? 

message: Ajjay please stop vandalising pages on Sikhism  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.3.244 (talk) 15:25, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Look who is talking, considering you recent contributions. You don't even have a proper username. what are you afraid of? I suspect that you were banned before, many times, for vandalism. now it is so easier to do hone your skills from a public computer, probably belonging to your school library. And i hear you are studying indology..My dear, why don't you explain, what are you studying? Seeing your contributions and the ref. you cite, i am afraid that you are being taken for a ride. Please don't lose your dad's hard earned money to frauds who brainwash innocents like you. Afterall you have a Nobel Prize waiting for you. Dave the Green NOBEL. Sounds good to me.Ajjay (talk) 16:53, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism by Ajjay

message: i've noticed that on all the guru pages it says '...of ten gurus' 
should it not be of eleven gurus?
Nanak is not the founder of Sikhism.Nanak never claimed that he is guru. So, he can not apoint 2nd guru.It was the Bhai Lehna who claimed that Nanak appointed him 2nd guru.Nanak condemn all the rituals of all religions. Therefore how can Nanak start new ritual. By bowing to Bhai Lehna and placing 5 paisa on his feet, is a ritual of Hindus.The history shows that there were struggels to get the guru ship for every guru. Seeker
Reply
History shows that their were 'attempts' by seekers and 'pakhandis' to get Guruship. As for saying Nanak never appointed Angad him as guru, i think you are mental (Angad means ones own part, it was given to him by guru Nanak). If you live in india, i suggest there is a mental hospital in Amritsar for people like you. Guru Nanak condemned "Vain rituals" and not "sincere practises". Go read his Bani where he specifically states that his utterings are as received by Supreme God.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.96.131.206 (talk) 05:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  number of gurus 

message: I know this will anger many Sikhs but shouldnt there be a section about those who believe in the unity of Hinduism & Sikhism? In other words those who condsider themself Hindu & Sikh? Or those who believe that the two arent meant to be seperate religions? Please dont get offended by what im saying, but there are some people (like me) who think this way that these religions should not be seperate and should unite as one. After all the Gurus didnt believe in religion (from what I understand) and believed in unity under god 71.105.82.152 (talk) 23:39, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is an article Agnostic. I think your views righly belong there.117.96.128.125 (talk) 05:49, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hindu/Sikh unity section? 

message: I fixed a lot of the grammar and capitalization issues, and added a few internal links (no external links! :)
If you see any other grammar problems, feel free to fix them yourself!
By the way, was this article translated from another Wikipedia? Intothewoods29 (talk) 21:12, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Grammar fixes

message: *Guru Nanak: His Life and Philosophy
:Austerlitz -- 88.75.199.112 (talk) 18:33, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Austerlitz -- 88.75.199.112 (talk) 18:38, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Austerlitz -- 88.75.199.112 (talk) 19:24, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Something new in here?

message: I think this article is very long and very text heavy- it's very daunting for someone who is just looking for more information on Sikhism and the life of Guru Nanak Dev. As I don't know much about the subject at hand, could someone please have a look at it and maybe try some major editing work, and perhaps create a couple of new articles if it is appropriate? The article itself isn't helpful as an encyclopaedic entry. Jess xx (talk) 19:10, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I completely agree with this.  It might be a good idea to use the article on Jesus as a model, since it constantly cites sources and does not bog down with tiny details and useless information as this article does.  It might be a good idea to move all the information on the Gurus journeys, besides a very short paragraph, to a separate article.  This biography, as it is currently written, is very poorly cited and almost impossible to read.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.92.61.175 (talk) 17:34, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Length

message: * Guru Nanak at Sikhiwiki, the Encyclomedia of the Sikhs  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekabhishek (talk • contribs) 04:49, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That link is very poor on the wiki scale. Its like using wikipedia to refrence another wikipedia article. Does not make sense. Thanks--Sikh-history (talk) 13:26, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Important link

message: I found some updates which was very logical in Nanak dev's teaching section, but somebody removed that. I am adding it again, because I have a copy of that. Because The Religion asks the Truth and answers the Truth itself, Religion is not bound to the society only, it should be of all well being for the mankind, free from sectarianism. Truth can not be many. What religion was there before Nanak Dev? Guruji spoke the Truth which was absolute and Truth is the Science which beholds the Universe. 
:Your changes constitute POV and WP:OR, and have been removed. Please do not add them again without properly cited references with ISBN numbers. Thanks--Sikh-history (talk) 13:28, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Teaching Section

message: In his Bani quoted from the Assa Di Vaar, "Guru Nanak says Balihari gur Apne Diyohari Sadh Vaar"....
I would like to know who was this guru that Guru Nanak is talking about.  All of Guru Nanak's predecessor guru's also highlighted the importance of having a guru and always praised their own guru for example, Guru Angad Dev praised Guru Nanak, Guru Amardas praised Guru Angad, Guru Gobind praised Guru Teg Bahadhur and so on.  So it is natural to think that Guru Nanak had a guru also.
Futhermore it is quoted in the Adh Sri Granth Sahib that "Gur Bin koe na utharas paar", so Im sure that this would apply to Guru Nanak and all of his followers.
Many people say that the Shabad (word) was Guru Nanaks Guru.  Shabad Guru is what a lot of people believe in today.  However if this was the case then it leads to many questions that need to be answered:
1) If it is true that 'shabad (word) is satguru nanak dev ji's guru then what word is it? It is the duty of the guru to point his followers on the right track, so what was the shabad that showed Guru nanak the way?
2)Who said this Sahabad?
3)The one who said this Shabad, why was he not guru himself, and why did only his shabad become guru?
4)If the Shabad was Guru Nanaks guru then how is Guru Nanak the 1st Sikh Guru? Should it not be the Shabad as the 1st?
5) if the word Shabad Guru means Guru Granth Sahib then how is it that Guru Granth Sahib is the last guru and not the 1st?
There are actually many more questions too but i would be interested to know if anyone would care to answer these 5 to begin with.
It is important to believe in your faith but as a historian and a researcher I am trying to get to the bottom of these answers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.190.3 (talk) 15:33, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Austerlitz -- 88.75.193.130 (talk) 21:19, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Guru? 

message: The article says "At Varanasi, Guru Nanak was found sleeping with his feet towards the Temple, Kazi Rukan-ud-din, who observed this, angrily objected. Guru Nanak replied with a request to turn his hands in a direction in which God or the House of God is not. The Pundit understood the meaning of what the Guru was saying 'God is everywhere'. This appears to be incorrect because it mentions a muslim Kazi worried about a Hindu temple, and in the next statement he is called as a Pundit, not a Kazi. This incident had actually happened in Mecca. Mayankeagle (talk) 10:27, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Varanasi/ Mecca Episode

message: DEar Sir/Madam
I realise that i did write that message a few times.  I am speaking on behalf of The Sikh Federation and The British Organisation of Sikh Students (BOSS), I kindly request that the photograph displaying Guru Nanak wearing a red cap, earings and other unappropriate clothing be removed at your earliest convenience as these photos are incorrect immoral and very degrading to the sikh community, it is offensive to even suggest that Guru Nanak would wear a cap when he renounces all rituals, renounces the wearing of jewellerly.  I look forward to your reply
(nakamura84@hotmail.co.uk)
:Why are you offended by classic works of Sikh art?  Just because it's not a Sobha Singh painting (which are also very good in my opinion) does not make it any less deserving of a place on Wikipedia.  It's from an 1800's manuscript currently stored in the British Library for god's sake.  Stop trying to sanatise Sikh history.  78.86.12.25 23:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, the guru is not wearing a hat - it's a turban (just a different style of turban).  What earings and other inappropriate clothing are you talking about?  Do you know for certain that Guru Nanak didn't dress like this?  Do you know how he dressed (please do provide a quotation from Nanak or his co--Sikh-history (talk) 13:31, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Nahamura your comment remind me of this article Talibanisation. Regards
I totally agree with that there is no need to change the photo of Baba Nanak wearing cap (What ever Baba Nanak is wearing in photo). From Ccomment (Incorrect Photo) I just remenber the words of OSHO ( Discourse by osho on Japuji Shahib) that this world is not suffering from naif's but world is suffering from pseudo intellectual's. Even Baba Nanak is not a sikh he is a preacher of humanity. I am a Sikh, what ever Nanak wear in photos etc I love him...
 
These sikh federations already done the damage and ruined the image of sikhisim and sikhs. Please find some meaning in your lifes and stop creating these federations. 
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.63.66.98 (talk) 09:59, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo Incorrect 

message: The first paragraph has disputatious material in the second sentence. Disputation is not the purpose of delivering information in the public domain. The disputation about the date of Guru Nanak's birth needs to be removed to somewhere else and a more timely introduction to Guru Nanak is needed. Whiteguru (talk) 16:48, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Opening Paragraph

message: The year of birth is different in the article and the infobox, and also in the article 'Sikh Gurus'
Can someone who knows either make the D.o.B. the same for both, or make it clear that the D.o.B. is ambiguous?
-m-i-k-e-y- 22:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: DATE OF BIRTH

message: I edited the opening paragraph to remove confusing structure and redundancy, without changing the contents. This leaves what appears to be sectarian argument about dates intact--and out of place.Ferren (talk) 04:44, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Early Life

message: This section is, in addition to being uncited and inclusive of a lengthy passage that does not relate to Guru Nanak's death, redundant, as his death is already described in the ==Last years== section of ==Biography==. I'll remove it and ask that anyone wishing to reinstate the story of flower garlands should integrate it into ==Biography== with proper citations.Spogelseforfatter (talk) 00:35, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Death

message: I spoke to a devout Sikh today, and he was telling me about Nanak and how he had visited Iran during his life time. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this topic, I am quite interested in it because I believe Sikh have Persian roots, or that their religious scripts were written in Persian, or the scripts of Nanak were Persian. I'll try and find a source.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.80.104.208 (talk) 07:07, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Nanak in Iran

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message: Guru Nanak Dev, The Founder of Sikhism and 1st Guru of Sikh people was born in Nankana Sahib, Punjab (Pakistan). He Travelled in Many Countries Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, [[Arabia]  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.99.116.203 (talk) 06:52, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: PLACE OF BIRTH

message: Why is article always showing Pakistan and in infobox there is pakistani flag, Pakistan never exist in this time so I have removed unnecessary flags and words. --Rajendra Singh (talk) 10:53, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  PAKISTAN 

message: Are any of these extensive travels documented in non-Sikh sources?
I mean, do we have some contemporary document telling a Punjabi preacher came to our city and talked about God or met with some priest or visited some place?
--Error (talk) 20:07, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Travels 

message: I think we should consider Guru Nanak as poet too as he is one the best poets in the history of punjabi language. Just for a reference see this --Satdeep gill (talk • contribs 18:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guru Nanak as a poet 

message: It states in the introductory paragraph that "Guru Granth Sahib" is a "living" Guru; however, this is clearly a violation of WP:NPOV. The "Guru Granth Sahib" may be "living" in a symbolic, religious sense; however, it is does not meet the actual, scientific criteria for what constitutes a living thing. Similarly, "Guru Nanak's Divine Journeys" are also a violation. Whether or not they were divine is highly subjective. JDiala (talk) 01:56, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't agree that describing Guru Granth Sahib as the living guru is a violation of the neutral pov.  However, the article is about Nanak, not about the Granth Sahib.  The clause does not belong in the lead section, so I have removed it.Whether or not the journeys were divine (adjective, small d) is subjective, but the Divine Journeys (capital D) is the common name for them. Apuldram (talk) 11:28, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  WP:NPOV 

message: "Naam Japna: Meditating on God's name to control your 5 evils to eliminate suffering and live a happy life."
First, "5" should be written out - "five",
Second, there is no mention in the article, of what these "five evils" are.
The article would be improved by correcting these two flaws.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.119.6 (talk) 03:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Apuldram (talk) 09:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion. 

message: No surname given for Nanack. Maybe that's a cultural norm, but the lack of a surname should be explained.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.147.119.6 (talk) 03:49, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: see WP:SINGLENAME.  Guru Nanak is the name in common use. Apuldram (talk) 09:59, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surname? 

message: Hi, This is the article of Sikh Gurus please I request you to Move the Existing page from Guru Nanak to Guru Nanak Dev. VPS 13:11, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: As per wikipedia policy, we do not use WP:HONORIFICS. We do not name articles like Lord Ganesha, Prophet Muhammad, Shri Manmohan Singh. We use WP:COMMONNAME. --Redtigerxyz  Talk  07:27, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please do Respect of Guru's. Move the Page from Guru Nanak to [[Guru Nanak Dev]] 

message: I request for the paintings on the Guru Nanak article to be changed because they are not in-line with the ideology of Guru Nanak and the Sikh faith. For example, in the photographs below, Guru Nanak is shown wearing something that looks like a hat with a ceremonial Hindu mark on the forehead. 
Regarding the Tilak (ceremonial mark on the forehead) Guru Nanak says,
ਧੋਤੀ ਟਿਕਾ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਮਾਲਿ ॥
Dhhothee Ttikaa Naam Samaal ||
So make the remembrance of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, your loin-cloth and the ceremonial mark on your forehead.
ਐਥੈ ਓਥੈ ਨਿਬਹੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
Aithhai Outhhai Nibehee Naal ||
Here and hereafter, the Name alone shall stand by you.
ਵਿਣੁ ਨਾਵੈ ਹੋਰਿ ਕਰਮ ਨ ਭਾਲਿ ॥੨॥
Vin Naavai Hor Karam N Bhaal ||2||
Do not seek any other actions, except the Name. ||2||
ਆਸਾ (ਮ: ੧) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੩੫੫ 
Raag Asa (M: 1) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 355
These verses were recited by Guru Nanak when he denounced the Hindu Jenau ceremony. In these verses he suggests that people should recite and remember Waheguru rather than practicing useless ceremonies such as applying marks on foreheads. 
Here is another Shabad from Guru Granth Sahib that denounces the Tilak.
ਪੂਜਾ ਵਰਤ ਤਿਲਕ ਇਸਨਾਨਾ ਪੁੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਬਹੁ ਦੈਨ ॥
Poojaa Varath Thilak Eisanaanaa Punn Dhaan Bahu Dhain ||
Worship, fasting, ceremonial marks on one's forehead, cleansing baths, generous donations to charities and self-mortification
ਕਹੂੰ ਨ ਭੀਜੈ ਸੰਜਮ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਬੋਲਹਿ ਮੀਠੇ ਬੈਨ ॥੧॥
Kehoon N Bheejai Sanjam Suaamee Bolehi Meethae Bain ||1||
- the Lord Master is not pleased with any of these rituals, no matter how sweetly one may speak. ||1||
ਧਨਾਸਰੀ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੬੭੪ 
Raag Dhanaasree Guru Granth Sahib : Page 674
According to Vaaran Bhai Gurdas, applying the tilak is a Hindu practice:
ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣ ਦੀ ਤਿਲਕ ਜੰਞੂ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਲੋਭਾਣੇ।
Sounnati Mousalamaan Dee Tilak Joon Hindoo Lobhaanay.
Circumcision is dear to the Muslims, sandal mark (tilak) and sacred thread to the Hindus.
ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ : ਵਾਰ ੧ ਪਉੜੀ ੨੧ 
Vaaran Bhai Gurdas : Vaar 1 Pauri 1
According to Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhs are not Hindus:
ਨਾ ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥
Naa Ham Hindhoo N Musalamaan ||
I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.
ਭੈਰਉ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੧੩੬ 
Raag Bhaira-o (M: 5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 1136
Regarding the hat,
Guru Granth Sahib says,
ਕਾਇਆ ਕਿਰਦਾਰ ਅਉਰਤ ਯਕੀਨਾ ॥
Kaaeiaa Kiradhaar Aourath Yakeenaa ||
Let good deeds be your body, and faith your bride.
ਰੰਗ ਤਮਾਸੇ ਮਾਣਿ ਹਕੀਨਾ ॥
Rang Thamaasae Maan Hakeenaa ||
Play and enjoy the Lord's love and delight.
ਨਾਪਾਕ ਪਾਕੁ ਕਰਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ਹਦੀਸਾ ਸਾਬਤ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਦਸਤਾਰ ਸਿਰਾ ॥੧੨॥
Naapaak Paak Kar Hadhoor Hadheesaa Saabath Soorath Dhasathaar Siraa ||12||
Purify what is impure, and let the Lord's Presence be your religious tradition. Let the turban on your head be your awareness . ||12||
ਮਾਰੂ ਸੋਲਹੇ (ਮ: ੫) ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ : ਅੰਗ ੧੦੮੪ 
Raag Maaroo (M: 5) Guru Granth Sahib : Page 1084
The turban is symbol given by the Gurus to the Sikhs to remind them of the path they have chosen. Along with preaching the principles of Sikhi, the Guru set the example by practicing the principles themselves, so I doubt they wore hats. 
These paintings were probably commissioned by the Hindu occupants of the Darbar Sahib during the British Punjab. Obviously, if the Hindu of 1900s could install idols in the Harmandir Sahib even though it is against Sikhi, they could have produced these Hinduised paintings. Sikh Historian  12:45, 23 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: Remove this or edit yuhh have to change the dates  Hghotra7 (talk) 20:00, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: @Hghotra7: Are some dates in error? Which ones, and what source do you have for corrections? —C.Fred (talk) 20:05, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove  

message: Welcome to wikipedia. I have reverted your edit that copy-pasted stuff from a website which claims to be copyrighted. Please don't repeat this copyvio violation here or any other wikipedia article. In this and other Sikhism-related articles, such copyvio, or adding undue non-RS content is inappropriate. Please see content policies and guidelines, particularly relating to WP:RS. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: While the original prose is no longer under copyright, the translations are copyright, so I have rev-deleted — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 04:12, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

text: @Peeta Singh: It is surprising that you know WP:BITE and mention WP:NPOV, but do not know WP:COPYVIO, WP:PRIMARY, WP:RS etc. The GGS and other historic Sikh texts are long, beautiful texts. No quote farming or undue content from it in this article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-RS, Copyvio and Undue 

message: 16th century Sikh historian, Bhai Gurdas documented the account of Guru Nanak's visit to Mecca, Baghdad and other parts of the world in his writings.
Peeta Singh (talk) 11:23, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vaaran Bhai Gurdas RS and No-Copyvio  

message: Change related to Guru Nanaks sister. She was married to Jai Ram not to Daulat Khan Lodi
When Guru Nanak Dev was only Six years old in 1475, Nanaki was married to Jai Ram, a revenue official of very good reputation, at Sultanpur, which is in the present native state of Kapurthala, and was then the capital of the Jalandhar Doab. Nanak continued to live at home.
reference - http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/bnanaki.html Rsdeosi (talk) 02:24, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2016 

message: Welcome to wikipedia. I have reverted your edit that copy-pasted stuff from a website which claims to be copyrighted. Please don't repeat this copyvio violation here or any other wikipedia article. In this and other Sikhism-related articles, such copyvio, or adding undue non-RS content is inappropriate. Please see content policies and guidelines, particularly relating to WP:RS. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:53, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: While the original prose is no longer under copyright, the translations are copyright, so I have rev-deleted — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 04:12, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

text: @Peeta Singh: It is surprising that you know WP:BITE and mention WP:NPOV, but do not know WP:COPYVIO, WP:PRIMARY, WP:RS etc. The GGS and other historic Sikh texts are long, beautiful texts. No quote farming or undue content from it in this article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:04, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-RS, Copyvio and Undue 

message: 16th century Sikh historian, Bhai Gurdas documented the account of Guru Nanak's visit to Mecca, Baghdad and other parts of the world in his writings.
Peeta Singh (talk) 11:23, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vaaran Bhai Gurdas RS and No-Copyvio  

message: Change related to Guru Nanaks sister. She was married to Jai Ram not to Daulat Khan Lodi
When Guru Nanak Dev was only Six years old in 1475, Nanaki was married to Jai Ram, a revenue official of very good reputation, at Sultanpur, which is in the present native state of Kapurthala, and was then the capital of the Jalandhar Doab. Nanak continued to live at home.
reference - http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/bnanaki.html Rsdeosi (talk) 02:24, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2016 

message: Guru Nanak were born on full moon in the month of Katak which falls on 27/28 November 1469, every year Guru Nanak Birthday had been celebrated exactly after 14 days after diwali (which is celebrated on no moon day). It had been celebrated for over 500 years. 
Diwali and Guru Nanak Ji's Gurpurab can be checked for each year it should have exactly 14 day difference. 101.161.150.223 (talk) 06:26, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: as you have not requested a specific change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".More importantly, you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 08:40, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2016 

message: change line "guru nanak died", to "guru nanak left for heavenly abode" Perminder2016 (talk) 04:18, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —Skyllfully (talk | contribs) 04:52, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
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message: Onion Banana juice was used by many gurus as it seemed to purify their bodies, please add this edit thanks: anonymous. 98.101.246.82 (talk) 13:09, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2017 

message: line stating ,"His parents were both Hindus and belonged to the merchant caste" is incorrect,source for the same is not reliable, 'Bedi' is a khatri (khatriya/warrior) caste as referenced,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachittar_Natak and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatri#Origin_and_varna_status ,the same needs to be rectified to ,"His parents were both Hindu Khatris and employed as merchants" wit reference,H. S Singha (2000). The encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1. and W. H. McLeod (2009). The A to Z of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-8108-6828-1.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.207.64.152 (talk) 20:54, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Fish+Karate 09:15, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 October 2018 

message: Guru nanak once went to a small village, there a rich man and a poor man asked him to taste their bread, he tasted the rich mans first and said "this is not the better bread, you have not done the work yourself. You got others to do it for you, rich and poor are equal, you should not use the poor to make your bread." After that the rich man offered his bread to the poor in return and became equal to the poor man. 2A02:C7D:26DE:B300:3170:3F6C:672D:5990 (talk) 19:48, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The better man