Bhakti and Sufi Movement (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

21. Who among the following is called the 'Sadi of India' ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Amir Hasan
Solution:Amir Hasan-i-Dehlavi is called as the 'Sadi of India' (Sadi- i-Hind) for his great Ghazals.

The Qudiri Silsilah was famous in Punjab and was founded by Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani of Baghdad. Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gilani and his sons, Shaikh Niamatullah, Mukhdum Muhammad Gilani and Miyan Mir popularised the Qudiri Silsilah in India especially during the Mughal period.

Shah Badakhshahi was another famous pir of this order. Miyan Mir was the famous sufi saint of this order whose disciples were the Mughal princess Jahanara and her brother Dara Shikoh.

Qudiri Silsilah believed in the concept of Wahdat-al-Wajood meaning "Unity of Existence" or "Unity of Being", i.e. God and his creation are one and similar. The saints of this silsila dismissed orthodox elements.

22. Which one of the following Sultans of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya ? [44ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (b) Alauddin Khalji
Solution:Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya saw the regime of more than seven Sultans, but he never visited their court. Sultan Jalaluddin tried to meet Nizamuddin Auliya through Amir Khusrau but when Nizamuddin Auliya heard that the Sultan is about to come, he moved to Ajodhan.

When Alauddin asked him to meet, then Shaikh replied: "there are two doors in my home, if the Sultan comes from one door, I will go out by another." He was also known as 'Mehboob-i-lahi."

23. Which Sufi Saint was called "Mehboob-i-lahi" ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Solution:Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya saw the regime of more than seven Sultans, but he never visited their court. Sultan Jalaluddin tried to meet Nizamuddin Auliya through Amir Khusrau but when Nizamuddin Auliya heard that the Sultan is about to come, he moved to Ajodhan.

When Alauddin asked him to meet, then Shaikh replied: "there are two doors in my home, if the Sultan comes from one door, I will go out by another." He was also known as 'Mehboob-i-lahi."

24. Which of the following Sufi saints is known as Mahboob-i-Ilahi ? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Solution:Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya saw the regime of more than seven Sultans, but he never visited their court. Sultan Jalaluddin tried to meet Nizamuddin Auliya through Amir Khusrau but when Nizamuddin Auliya heard that the Sultan is about to come, he moved to Ajodhan.

When Alauddin asked him to meet, then Shaikh replied: "there are two doors in my home, if the Sultan comes from one door, I will go out by another." He was also known as 'Mehboob-i-lahi."

25. The most reputed disciple of Shaikh Farid who had seen the reign of as many as seven sultans of Delhi was [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (a) Nizamuddin Auliya
Solution:Nizamuddin Auliya, the disciple of Shaikh Farid, saw the reign of more than seven Sultans but he never visited their court. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya was also known as "Mehboob-i- Ilahi (Favourite of God) and Sultan-ul-Auliya (King of Saints).

26. The thought of which of the following Sufi saint have been incorporated in the religious book incorporated in the religious book Adi Granth of the Sikh ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (c) Fariduddin-Ganj-i-Shakar
Solution:Shaikh Fariduddin-Ganj-1-Shakar was a saint of Chishti order, who was also famous by the name of Baba Farid. He played an important role in promoting Chishti Silsila in India.

His most important contribution are his compositions which are compiled in Guru Granth Sahib. He was the son-in-law of Balban. Hansi and Ajodhan were the centres of his activities.

27. The famous saint Shaikh Salim Chishti lived in - [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (c) Fatehpur Sikri
Solution:The name of Shaikh Salim Chishti is noteworthy among the saints of Chishti Sufi order. He was the son of Shaikh Bahauddin. He lived in Arab for a long period and was awarded by the title of 'Shaikh-ul-Hind.

After returning from Arab, he started living in Sikri situated about 37 km away from Agra which was later developed as Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar. It is believed that Jahangir was born by the blessings of Shaikh Salim Chishti.

28. Who among the following was given the title of Shaikh-ul-Hind' ? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Shaikh Salim Chishti
Solution:The name of Shaikh Salim Chishti is noteworthy among the saints of Chishti Sufi order. He was the son of Shaikh Bahauddin. He lived in Arab for a long period and was awarded by the title of 'Shaikh-ul-Hind.

After returning from Arab, he started living in Sikri situated about 37 km away from Agra which was later developed as Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar. It is believed that Jahangir was born by the blessings of Shaikh Salim Chishti.

29. Who among the following Chisti Saints is known as 'Chirag-i-Delhi ? [U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) Nasiruddin
Solution:Shaikh Nasiruddin Mahmud was a disciple of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. He was given the title of Chirag-i-Delhi.

30. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya - Multan
Solution:Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya was a famous Sufi saint of the Chishti order. He was also called Mahbub-i-Ilahi. He was born in Badayun, UP. Initially, he lived with Baba Farid at Ajodhan (Pakistan) and later he shifted to Delhi. His, shrine the Nizamuddin Dargah, is located in Delhi and it is one of the most revered places in Sufi order.