Match List-I (Visitor or patron of a sufi shrine) with List-II (Place linked with them).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Jahanara | (I) Lahore |
| (B) Dargah Quli Khan | (II) Malwa |
| (C) Ghiyasuddin Khalji | (III) Agra |
| (D) Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri | (IV) The Deccan |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jahanara | (III) Agra | Jahanara set out for Ajmer from the capital Agra with her father, Emperor Shah Jahan. |
| (B) Dargah Quli Khan | (IV) The Deccan | Dargah Quli Khan was an eighteenth-century visitor from the Deccan who wrote about Delhi's shrines. |
| (C) Ghiyasuddin Khalji | (II) Malwa | Ghiyasuddin Khalji was the Sultan of Malwa who funded the first building over Khwaja Muinuddin's tomb. |
| (D) Abu'l Hasan al Hujwiri | (I) Lahore | Hujwiri settled in Lahore, wrote there and was buried there. |
NCERT (2026-27): “7.2 Chishti devotionalism: ziyarat and qawwali … “Each sufi shrine was associated with distinctive features. This is what an eighteenth-century visitor from the Deccan, Dargah Quli Khan, wrote about the shrine of Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli in his Muraqqa-i Dehli (Album of Delhi): The Shaikh (in the grave) is not the lamp of Delhi but of the entire country. …” |