Later Mughals v1.c6.s16.1

v1.c6.s16.1

Before we enter on the life of Tegh Bahadur's son Govind Singh, the tenth and last Guru, it will be well to state briefly the tenets of the sect both as originally established by Nanak the founder and as modified by his last successor in spiritual office. But in a work not dealing specially with moral or ethical questions, the chief point of interest is the outward manifestations of their religion and its effect upon them as members of society rather than as individuals. Looked at superficially, Nanak, by putting in the background the Hindu mythology and proclaiming the oneness of the Supreme Being, may be considered as having taken steps to a reconciliation between the Hindu and the Musalman faiths. On this ground some have even classed Nanak as the founder of a Muhammadan sect.