Baba Dyal Singh
Baba Dyal Singh Nirankari | |
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Miniature painting thought to depict Baba Dyal Singh, circa 19th century | |
| Title | Leader of the Nirankari sect |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1783 Peshawar |
| Died | 1855 |
| Spouse | Mul Devi |
| Parent(s) | Ram Sahai (father) Ladikki (mother) |
| Known for | Founder of the Nirankari sect of Sikhism |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Sect | Nirankari Asli Nirankari |
| Religious career | |
| Based in | Dayalsar, Rawalpindi |
| Post | Nirankari Guru |
| Predecessor | none (position established) |
| Successor | Baba Darbara Singh |
Baba Dayal (17 May 1783 – 30 January 1855), also spelt as Baba Dyal, was a non-Khalsa, Sahajdhari Sikh reformer whose main mission was to bring Sikhs back to the Adi Granth and Simran. He was the founder of the Nirankari sect of Sikhism.