Which of the following statements is correct? A- Baba Farid composed verses in the local language. B- Baba Farid's verses were incorporated into the Holy Quran. |
Only statement A is correct. Only statement B is correct. Both statements are correct. None of the statements is correct. |
Only statement A is correct. |
The correct answer is Option 1 - Only statement A is correct. A- Baba Farid composed verses in the local language. (Correct) B- Baba Farid's verses were incorporated into the Holy Quran. (Incorrect) Correction in statement B: Baba Farid's verses were incorporated in the Guru Granth Sahib, not the Holy Quran. It was not just in sama‘ that the Chishtis adopted local languages. In Delhi, those associated with the Chishti silsila conversed in Hindavi, the language of the people. Other sufis such as Baba Farid composed verses in the local language, which were incorporated in the Guru Granth Sahib. Yet others composed long poems or masnavis to express ideas of divine love using human love as an allegory. For example, the prem-akhyan (love story) Padmavat composed by Malik Muhammad Jayasi revolved around the romance of Padmini and Ratansen, the king of Chittor. Their trials were symbolic of the soul’s journey to the divine. Such poetic compositions were often recited in hospices, usually during sama‘. |