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 (Sufi Order) List-II (Suh Saints)
    A. Qadiriya order 1.  Khwaja Nizamuddin
    B. Firdausiya order 2.   Shaikh Shahabuddin
    C. Chishtiya order 3.   Shaikh Sharfuddin Manairi
    D. Suharawardia order 4.  Shaikh Abdul Qadir

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

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

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

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

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani belongs to Qadiriya order. Shaikh Sharfuddin Manairi belongs to Firdausiya order. Khwaja Nizamuddin belongs to Chishtiya order. Shaikh Shahbuddin belongs to Suharawardia order. Sufi turuq orders may trace many of their original precepts from the Islamic Prophet Muhammad through his cousin and son-in- law Ali ibn Abi Talib, with the notable exception of die Naqshbandi who trace their origins through the first Caliph, Abu Bakr. Prominent orders include Ba 'Alawiyya, Chishti, Rifa'i, Khalwati, Mevlevi, Naqshbandi, Nimatullahi, Oveyssi, Qadiria Boutshishia, Qadiriyyah, Qalandariyya, Sarwari Qadiri, Shadhiliyya and Suhrawwdiyya.


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