Amir Khusrau, the great poet and musician, was the disciple of which Sufi saint? |
Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar |
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), the great poet, musician and disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, gave a unique form to the Chishti sama‘ by introducing the qaul (Arabic word meaning “saying”), a hymn sung at the opening or closing of qawwali. This was followed by sufi poetry in Persian, Hindavi or Urdu, and sometimes using words from all of these languages. Qawwals (those who sing these songs) at the shrine of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya always start their recital with the qaul. Today qawwali is performed in shrines all over the subcontinent. |