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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Consider the following pairs : Compilation | (is related) 1. Siyar-ul-Auliya | Tazkiras, meaning recollection of the biographies of Sufi saints. 2. Maktubat-e-Imam Rabbani | Maktubat, meaning collection of written letters. 3. Fawaid-al-Fu'ad | Mulfuzat, meaning conversations of Sufi saints. How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Options
- A Only one pair
- B Only two pairs
- C All the three pairs
- D None of the pairs
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Correct Answer
C All the three pairs
Model Answer
Siyar-ul-Auliya
- Written by Amir Khurd, it is the most important tazkira of the Chishti silsila. A tazkira is a biographical account of the Sufi saints. Hence, pair 1 is correctly matched.
Maktubat-e-Imam Rabbani
- Maktubat are collections of letters written by Sufi masters to their disciples and associates. The Maktubat of Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, known as Imam Rabbani or Mujaddid Alf-i-Sani, are a well known example. Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched.
Fawaid-al-Fu'ad
- Compiled by Amir Hasan Sijzi Dehlavi, it records the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya and is the earliest and the most celebrated work of the malfuzat genre. Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched.