In the time of Sikander Lodi (1489–1517), an Iranian Sufi named Abdullah lived on the banks of the Yamuna. People called him Majnu, "the crazy one", because he ferried people across the river for free, believing it was a service to God. On 20 July 1505 Guru Nanak Dev Ji met him and stayed with him for ten days.
After that, the Sikh Gurus who came to Delhi stayed at the same spot, including the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji, and Ram Rai Ji. Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave donations for its upkeep, and in 1783 the Sikh leader Baba Baghel Singh built a small Gurudwara here. In 1950 the Sikh sangat of Delhi built the large Gurudwara you see today. It may well be the first Gurudwara of Delhi.
