Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Which Chishti saint was also known as 'Gharib Nawaz'?

Options:

Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki

Khwaja Muinuddin

Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar

Correct Answer:

Khwaja Muinuddin

Explanation:

For more than seven centuries people of various creeds, classes, and social backgrounds have expressed their devotion to the dargahs of the five great Chishti saints (see chart on p.154). Amongst these, the most revered shrine is that of Khwaja Muinuddin, popularly known as “Gharib Nawaz” (comforter of the poor).