In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: The Kings in the 15th-16th centuries did not want any support from Sufis.
Reason: The piety and scholarship of Sufis and people’s belief in their miraculous powers made them popular among the masses.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
Assertion: The Kings in the 15th-16th centuries did not want any support from Sufis. (Incorrect)
Reason: The piety and scholarship of Sufis and people’s belief in their miraculous powers made them popular among the masses. (Correct)
The Chishtis accepted donations in cash and kind. Rather than accumulate donations, they preferred to use these fully on immediate requirements such as food, clothes, living quarters, and ritual necessities (such as sama‘ ). All this enhanced the moral authority of the shaikhs, which in turn attracted people from all walks of life. Further, their piety and scholarship, and people’s belief in their miraculous powers made Sufis popular among the masses, whose support kings wished to secure.