Of the groups of Sufis who migrated to India in the late twelfth century, the Chishtis were the most influential. This was because they adapted successfully to the local environment and adopted several features of Indian devotional traditions.

Which of the following statements is correct?

a- Shaikh Nizamuddin’s hospice was on the banks of the river Yamuna in Ghiyaspur.
b- Shaikh Nizamuddin appointed several spiritual successors and deputed them to set up hospices in various parts of the subcontinent.

Both statements are correct.

The khanqah was the center of social life. We know about Shaikh Nizamuddin’s hospice (c. fourteenth century) on the banks of the river Yamuna in Ghiyaspur, on the outskirts of what was then the city of Delhi.

Shaikh Nizamuddin appointed several spiritual successors and deputed them to set up hospices in various parts of the subcontinent. As a result the teachings, practices, and organization of the Chishtis, as well as the fame of the Shaikh, spread rapidly.