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Who were Bala and Mardana?
Bhai Bala (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ 1466–1544), born in Talvandi Rai Bhoi (now called Nankana Sahib in Pakistan), was a childhood friend and lifelong companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak.
Who were Nanak and Mardana?
Thus, while Nanak was the spiritual teacher, Mardana was the music teacher. And music played an instrumental role in the preaching and development of Sikhism. Nanak taught through his poetry, which he sung to Mardana playing the rubab.
What Guru Nanak respond to Mardana?
Nanak’s response was to tell Mardana, who was born Muslim, that he should strive to be a good Muslim. Likewise, a Hindu should become a good Hindu. That is how one could become Nanak’s ‘Sikh’, his disciple.
Where is Bhai Mardana buried?
old Baghdad railway station
Near the old Baghdad railway station is the burial place of Bhai Mardana – Muslim devotee of Guru Nanak — who had accompanied him to Hajj pilgrimage.
Who was mardana Why did he get puzzle?
Mardana was a disciple of Guru Nanak. He was puzzled because he could not understand why the Guru had wished for the bad people to remain in the village and good people to spread in the whole country.
Did Bhai Mardana become Sikh?
In 1534, Bhai Mardana breathed his last at Kartarpur. Bhai Mardana had all the qualities of a Gursikh. He was child-like and pure in his conduct. He was the first Sikh, the first Kirtania and the first Rababi of the Sikh religion.
Who was the first Sikh?
Guru Nanak
According to Sikh tradition, Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and subsequently led by a succession of nine other Gurus.
Why was mardana puzzled why shouldn’t good people stay at one place?
Mardana was puzzled because Guru Nanak prayed for the people of the first village to stay at one place. These people had forced them to stay in the open. Guru Nanak prayed for the gentle people of the second village to be scattered. But the people of the second village have such qualities which are needed everywhere.
Who presented Rabab to Bhai Mardana?
In 2005, Dr Gurnam Singh, then head of Gurmat Sangeet Chair, had reintroduced rabab by making some changes in its shape as firandia rabab – its name derived from Bhai Firanda, who, according to Sikh traditions, had presented the rabab to Guru Baba Nanak’s companion Bhai Mardana for kirtan.