Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 16
16 Nanak was now a changed man. He travelled far and wide and visited Muslim Shrines. It is said that he also undertook the long journey to Mecca and Medina and performed the Hajj. He also visited some other places that are sacred to Muslims. He composed verses in praise of Allah and the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw. As a vis- ible sign of his belief, he used to wear a cloak on which some verses of the Holy Quran were written. Another proof of his conversion to Islam is the fact that he mar- ried a Muslim girl. The Sikhs regard Nanak as the founder of Sikhism, and love him dearly. They collected his sayings and verses in the form of a book, called the Granth Sahib, and hold it in high esteem; but they do not consider him a Muslim, in spite of all his verses in praise of the Holy Prophet saw of Islam. The cholah (the cloak which Nanak wore) is reverently preserved at Dera Baba Nanak, in the Gurdaspur District. The cloak was made of cotton and had a certain number of writings worked into its fabric. The Sikh belief was that this cloak had been sent down from heaven by God Almighty as a mark of honour for Nanak, and as a means of providing security for him against all danger. When Hazrat Ahmad as learned of the cloak at Dera Baba Nanak and heard rumours about its divine origin,