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Most sufi lineages were named after a founding figure. However, some were named after their place of origin. 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.
What was the centre of social life for the Sufis?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 - Khanqah
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.
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.