Which of the following is NOT a term used to denote the 'sufi' master teacher?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Murid
Murid means disciples.
Option 1- Pir
Option 2- Shaikh
Option 3- Murshid
Option 4- Murid (Answer)
By the eleventh century Sufism evolved into a well developed movement with a body of literature on Quranic studies and sufi practices. Institutionally, the sufis began to organise communities around the hospice or khanqah (Persian) controlled by a teaching master known as shaikh (in Arabic), pir or murshid (in Persian). He enrolled disciples (murids) and appointed a successor (khalifa). He established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates as well as between laypersons and the master.