Match the Sufi saints in Column I with their significant activities given in Column II and provide the correct answer from the options given below: Column I A. Nizam-ud-Din Auliya B. Bayazid Ansari C. Shah Muhammad Ghouse D. Nuruddin Noorani Column II 1. Tansen's spiritual and musical preceptor 2. Founded the Rishi order in Kashmir 3. Spiritual preceptor of Amir Khusrow 4. Founder of the Roshaniya Order

Nizamuddin Auliya

• Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin, and Mahbub-e-Ilahi was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, Sufi saint of the Chishti Order.
• Nizamuddin Auliya was born in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh, in 1238. He moved to Delhi at a young age, where he eventually became a disciple of Baba Farid (Fariduddin Ganjshakar)
• Nizamuddin Auliya’s khanqah (Sufi lodge) in Delhi became a major center for spiritual learning and social reform.
• Amir Khusrau, a celebrated poet, musician, and scholar, was one of Nizamuddin Auliya’s most devoted disciples.
• Khusrau’s works were heavily influenced by Nizamuddin Auliya’s teachings, and he is credited with developing the qawwali musical tradition.
• The dargah (shrine) of Nizamuddin Auliya is located in Delhi, near Humayun’s Tomb.

Bayazid Ansari

• Bayazid Ansari was an Afghan warrior, poet, Sufi, and revolutionary leader.
• He was also known as Pir Roshan or Pir Rokhan, was a Pashtun Sufi leader and the founder of the Roshaniyya movement.
• He belonged to the Ormur tribe, a small Pashtun tribe.
• Bayazid Ansari’s teachings focused on the concept of Nur-i-Ilahi (the Divine Light).
• He wrote several works, the most notable being "Khair-ul-Bayan", which outlined the principles of his movement. This book was written in multiple languages, including Pashto, Persian, and Arabic.

Shah Muhammad Ghouse

• Muhammad Ghawth was a 16th-century Sufi master of the Shattari order and Sufi saint, a musician, and the author of Jawahir-i Khams (Arabic: al-Jawahir al-Khams, The Five Jewels).
• He was a contemporary of the Mughal Emperor Babur and is believed to have had interactions with him.
• The tomb of Shah Muhammad Ghouse is located in Gwalior and he tomb complex also contains the graves of several other important figures, including the legendary musician Tansen, who was one of the "Navaratnas" (nine gems) in the court of Akbar. Tansen is believed to have been a disciple of Shah Muhammad Ghouse.

Nuruddin Noorani

• Nuruddin Noorani, also known as Nund Rishi, was born in 1377 CE in Kaimuh, a village in the Kashmir Valley.
• Nund Reshi was among the founders of the Rishi order, a Sufi tradition of the region.
• His shrine, located at Charar-e-Sharif in Kashmir, is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the region.