Consider the following pairs:
Sufi Saint | Title | |
1. | Al-Hujwari | Data Ganj Baksh |
2. | Nizamuddin Auliya | Chirag-i-Dilli |
3. | Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya | Shaikhul Islam |
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
• The advent of Sufism in India is said to be in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. One of the early Sufis of eminence, who settled in India, was Al-Hujwari, who died in 1089. He was popularly known as Data Ganj Baksh (Distributor of Unlimited Treasure).
• Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud was popularly known as Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dilli (The Lamp of Delhi). Following his death in 1356 and the lack of a spiritual successor, the disciples of the Chishti silsilah moved out towards eastern and southern India.
• The Suhrawardi Silsilah was established in India by Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya (1182-1262). He set up a leading khanqah in Multan, which was visited by rulers, high government officials and rich merchants. Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya openly took Iltutmisht’s side in his struggle against Qabacha and received from him the title Shaikhul Islam (Leader of Islam).
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Consider the following statements about the Cabinet Mission: 1. Stafford Cripps was the Chairman of the Mission. 2. It supported the cause of Pakistan’s independence. 3. It recommended that provinces will have residuary powers. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
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