Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Who is the author of the treaties 'Kashf-ul-Mahjub'?
1. Ali Bin Usman Hujwiri
2. Amir Hasan Sijzi Dehlavi
3. Mir Khurd Kismani
4. Abdul Haqq Muhaddu Dehlavi

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

1

Explanation:

In 1039 Abu’l Hasan al Hujwiri, a native of Hujwir near Ghazni in Afghanistan, was forced to cross the Indus as a captive of the invading Turkish army. He settled in Lahore and wrote a book in Persian called the Kashf- ul-Mahjub (Unveiling of the Veiled) to explain the meaning of tasawwuf, and those who practised it, that is, the sufi. Hujwiri died in 1073 and was buried in Lahore. The grandson of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni constructed a tomb over his grave, and this tomb-shrine became a site of pilgrimage for his devotees, especially on his death anniversary.