1. Guru Angad is remembered in Sikhism for adopting and formalising the Gurmukhi alphabet.
16 Facts About Guru Angad
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Guru Angad began the process of compiling the hymns of Nanak and contributed 62 or 63 Saloks of his own.
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Guru Angad was the son of a small but successful trader named Pheru Mal.
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Lehna in his late 20s sought out Guru Angad Nanak, became his disciple, and displayed deep and loyal service to his Guru Angad for about six to seven years in Kartarpur and renounced the Hindu way of life.
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One of these stories is about a jug which fell into mud, and Guru Angad Nanak asked his sons to pick it up.
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Guru Angad later left Kartarpur for the village of Khadur Sahib.
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Guru Angad focused on the teachings of Nanak, and building the community through charitable works such as langar.
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On his return, he heard Bibi Amro, the daughter of Guru Angad who had married his brother's son, singing a hymn by Nanak.
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Guru Angad is credited in the Sikh tradition with the Gurmukhi script, which is the standard writing script for Punjabi language in India, in contrast to Punjabi language in Pakistan where now a Perso-Arabic script called Shahmukhi is the standard.
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Rather than contribute hymns, Guru Angad's importance was as a consolidator of Nanak's hymns.
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Guru Angad is notable for systematising the institution of langar in all Sikh gurdwara premises, where visitors from near and far could get a free simple meal in a communal seating.
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Guru Angad set the rules and training method for volunteers who operated the kitchen, placing emphasis on treating it as a place of rest and refuge, being always polite and hospitable to all visitors.
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Guru Angad established new centres and thus strengthened its base.
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Guru Angad, being a great patron of wrestling, started a Mall Akhara system where physical exercises, martial arts, and wrestling was taught as well as health topics such as staying away from tobacco and other toxic substances.
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Guru Angad placed emphasis on keeping the body healthy and exercising daily.
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Guru Angad founded many such Mall Akharas in many villages including a few in Khandur.