Match the following terms in List 1 correctly with their meanings in List 2:
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List 1- Terms |
List 2- Meaning |
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(a) Murshid |
(i) Successor of Murshid |
|
(b) Murids |
(ii) Teaching master |
|
(c) Khalifa |
(iii) Place of gathering |
|
(d) Khanqah |
(iv) Disciples |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 - (a)- ii, (b)- iv, (c)- i, (d) iii
|
List 1- Terms |
List 2- Meaning |
|
(a) Murshid |
(ii) Teaching master |
|
(b) Murids |
(iv) Disciples |
|
(c) Khalifa |
(i) Successor of Murshid |
|
(d) Khanqah |
(iii) Place of gathering |
Explanation:
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 organize 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.