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Q30 (IAS/2002) History & Culture › Medieval India › Medieval religious movements Answer Verified

With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi 2. Shiakh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya 3. Aurangzeb was contemporary of Shaikh Salim Chisti 4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani Which of these statements are correct?

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Explanation

Statements 2 and 4 are correct. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Dehlvi was indeed a disciple in the Nizamuddin Auliya circle (chronological and biographical links are recorded) [1]. The Qadiri tariqa in the subcontinent traces its lineage to Abd'al Qadir Jilani and historical accounts attribute the early introduction of the Qadiri order in India to figures like Shaikh Niamatullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani, supporting statement 4 [2]. Statements 1 and 3 are incorrect: Ahmad Sirhindi (Mujaddid) belonged to the Mughal period after Ibrahim Lodi, and Salim Chishti was prominent in Akbar’s era, not Aurangzeb’s, so they were not contemporaries of those rulers as claimed.

Sources

  1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > MAJOR TEACHERS OF THE CHISHTI SILSILA > p. 154
  2. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > Names of silsilas > p. 153
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