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wrote poems about the unity of God and always talked about the One Almighty God, Parabrahman. The students of this Pundit usually took about five or six years to achieve proficiency with his teaching, but Nanak attained full command of this knowledge in just two year. Finally, the pundit told Guru Nanak's father, “Nanak is a fountain of spiritual knowledge and I have nothing left to instruct him. He asks deep philosophical questions about religion which can only be answered by an enlightened yogi.”
When Nanak was ten years old, Jagirdar Raibular, a local property owner, became quite fond of him. He called Nanak's father to suggest that his son must be taught Arabic and Persian languages. He assured Nanak's father that knowledge of these languages would help the child to secure a profession of high status. At that time, India was under Mughal rule. The language of the courts was Persian, and Islamic literature was primarily written in Arabic, so fluency in these languages was essential. Therefore, Nanak was sent to the school of Mullah Kutubudeen. In just two years, Nanak attained full proficiency in these very difficult languages.
It is said that Guru Nanak acquired his knowledge of Sufism and Islam from a Sufi dervish (ascetic), Sayad Hassan. Nanak's writings reflect his deep understanding of the foundational
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