Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Persian Terms | List-II Meanings | ||
| (A) | Ziyarat | (I) | Pilgrimage |
| (B) | Murids | (II) | Tomb |
| (C) | Khalifa | (III) | Disciples |
| (D) | Dargah | (IV) | Successor |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Ziyarat — this matches (I) Pilgrimage. Followers made a pilgrimage or ziyarat to the grave of a sufi shaikh, particularly on his death anniversary or urs.
(B) Murids — this matches (III) Disciples. The teaching master of a khanqah enrolled disciples (murids).
(C) Khalifa — this matches (IV) Successor. The master also appointed a successor (khalifa).
(D) Dargah — this matches (II) Tomb. When the shaikh died, his tomb-shrine (dargah, a Persian term meaning court) became the centre of devotion for his followers.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.1 Khanqahs and silsilas … Institutionally, the sufis began to organise 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. Sufi silsilas began to crystallise in different parts of the Islamic world around the twelfth century. The word silsila literally means a chain, signifying a continuous link between master and disciple, stretching as an unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad. It was through this channel that spiritual power and blessings were transmitted to devotees. Special rituals of initiation were developed in which initiates took an oath of allegiance, wore a patched garment, and shaved their hair. When the shaikh died, his tomb-shrine (dargah, a Persian term meaning court) became the centre of devotion for his followers. This encouraged the practice of pilgrimage or ziyarat to his grave, particularly on his death anniversary or urs (or marriage, signifying the union of his soul with God).…” |