A Hyderabad painting shows Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya listening to music played by Hazrat Amir Khusrau. Who was Amir Khusrau in relation to the saint?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Disciple
Khusrau was the saint’s disciple, a renowned Indian poet and scholar. The saint was his pir, so option (2) reverses the relation. No patron or court painter is named in this account.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau This provincial painting in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, is from Hyderabad, Deccan. It depicts Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the revered Sufi saint of the thirteenth century, listening to music being played by his disciple, Hazrat Amir Khusrau, a renowned Indian poet and scholar. Even to this day, the dargah of Hazrat Nizamudin Auliya in New Delhi has qawwali by Khusrau in praise of his pir.” |