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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Explanation
The pair Minhaj-us Siraj and 'Founder of Sufi order' is incorrectly matched. Minhaj-us Siraj (Juzjani) was a prominent 13th-century Persian historian and scholar, best known for his work 'Tabaqat-i-Nasiri' (1260), which provides a comprehensive history of the Islamic world and the Delhi Sultanate [c2][t1]. He was not a founder of a Sufi order. In contrast, Sheikh Shihabud-din (Umar al-Suhrawardi) was a famous Sufi saint who systematized the Suhrawardiyya order [t2][t3][t4]. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a renowned 16th-century Bhakti saint and the proponent of Gaudiya Vaishnavism [t1]. Lalleshwari (Lal Ded) was a 14th-century mystic and Bhakti saint from Kashmir known for her 'vakhs' or verses. Therefore, while options 1, 2, and 4 represent correct historical associations, option 3 incorrectly identifies a historian as a Sufi order founder.
Sources
- [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 10: Advent of Arabs and Turks > Sources for the Study of Delhi Sultanate > p. 136
- [2] https://fmuniversity.nic.in/getdata?dir=deptnotice&rid=notice2087_12620251749710563789.pdf
- [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shihab_al-Din_%27Umar_al-Suhrawardi