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Which one of the following was not a Chishti Sufi saint ?
Explanation
The Chishti Silsila was established in India by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti [1]. Its prominent successors included Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki, Baba Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar, and Nizamuddin Auliya [1]. Baba Farid was a pivotal figure whose hymns were later included in the Adi Granth [3], while Nizamuddin Auliya was a major 14th-century saint of this order [1]. In contrast, Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya was the leading Sufi saint of the Suhrawardi order in North-Western India. While the Chishti order was centered in Delhi and Ajmer, the Suhrawardi order, led by Bahauddin Zakariya, was centered in Multan [3]. Zakariya was a contemporary of Baba Farid but belonged to a distinct silsila known for its different approach to wealth and state patronage compared to the austere Chishti tradition [3].
Sources
- [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
- [3] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > 8.2 Baba Guru Nanak and the Sacred Wor d > p. 163
- [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 10: Advent of Arabs and Turks > Sufism > p. 150