After initial greetings, Sheikh Ibrahim questioned Nanak about his religious identity. Having grown up in an environment of institutionalised religion, he was not accustomed to the fluidity of religious distinctions that Nanak represented. ‘If I say I am a Hindu, I would be telling a lie. I am also not a Muslim. I don’t accept the differences between Hindus and Muslims. In fact, I do not accept any difference based on any creed, sect or religion. Isn’t the body of both Hindus and Muslims made out of the same elements? Doesn’t the spirit that pervades them belong to that One God who is also
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