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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2022General Studies
Question
Match the information given below with respective Sufi Saints: List I A. Bahauddin Zakariya B. Muinuddin Chishti C. Bande Nawz Gesu Garaz D. Nasiruddin Chirag List II 1. Gulbarga 2. Delhi 3. Ajmer 4. Founder, Suhrawardiyya Order
Options
- A A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
- B A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- C A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
- D A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
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A A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
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- Baha-ud-din Zakariya, also known as Baha-ul-Haq and Bahauddin Zakariya Multani, was a Sunni Muslim scholar saint and poet who founded the Suhrawardiyya order of Baghdad in Mediaeval South Asia.
- Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti: He was a well-known Sufi Saint who settled in Ajmer, which became the hub of his activity. He had several followers who are referred to as Sufis of the Chishti order.
- Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz was a Chishti Order Sufi saint from India. Due to Timur's siege on Delhi, he relocated to Daulatabad and brought the Chishti Order to South India. At Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah's request, the Bahmani Sultan, he ultimately made his home in Gulbarga.
- Nasiruddin Mahmud Chirag: Dehlavi was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order and a 14th-century mystic poet. He was Nizamuddin Auliya's student and eventually his successor. He was the last significant Sufi of the Delhi-based Chishti Order.