Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Who is revered as Data Ganj Bakhsh or 'Giver who bestows treasures'?

Options:

Barani

Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri

Amir Khusrau

Abul Fazl

Correct Answer:

Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri

Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri is revered as Data Ganj Bakhsh or 'Giver who bestows treasures'.

In 1039 Abu’l Hasan al Hujwiri, a native of Hujwir near Ghazni in Afghanistan, was forced to cross the Indus as a captive of the invading Turkish army. He settled in Lahore and wrote a book in Persian called the Kashf ul-Mahjub (Unveiling of the Veiled) to explain the meaning of tasawwuf, and those who practised it, that is, the sufi. Hujwiri died in 1073 and was buried in Lahore. The grandson of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni constructed a tomb over his grave, and this tomb-shrine became a site of pilgrimage for his devotees, especially on his death anniversary. Even today Hujwiri is revered as Data Ganj Bakhsh or “Giver who bestows treasures” and his mausoleum is called Data Darbar or “Court of the Giver”