UPSC History Bhakti, Sufi Tradition Question Bank Religious Movements: Bhakti / Sufism/ Sikhism / Others

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    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below;
    List-I List-II
    A. Baba Farid 1.  Qadiriya order
    B.  Shaikh Hamiduddin Nagauri 2.  Chishtiya order
    C. Miyan Mir 3.  Suhrawardiya order
    D. Shah Waliullah 4.  Naqshbandiya order

    A)             A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4

    B)             A-2       B-3       C-1       D-4

    C)             A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1

    D)             A-4       B-1       C-2       D-3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Baba Farid founded chistiya order. Shaikh Hainiduddin Nagauri founded Suhrawardiya order. Miyan Mir founded Qadiriya order. Shah Waliullah founded Naqsh bandiya order. Baba Farid (1173- 1266) was a Punjabi poet and saint of the Chishti order of Sufism. He is among the first known Punjabi poets. He is also one of the fifteen Sikh Bhagats with in Sikhism and his selected works are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. Mian Mir, was a famous Sufi saint who resided in Lahore, specifically in the tow n of Dharampura (in present-day Pakistan). He was a direct descendant of Caliph Umar ibn al- Khattab. He belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism. Abu'l-Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami (January 14, 1551 - August 12, 1602) was the vizier of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, and author of the Akbarnama, the official history of Akbar's reign in three volumes.


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