Arrange the following teachers of the Chishti silsila in the order of their year of death, from the earliest to the latest:
(A) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(B) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(C) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli
(D) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → B, D, A, C
(B) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki — First. Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki died in 1235, the earliest of these four; his dargah is in Delhi.
(D) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar — Second. Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar died in 1265; his dargah is at Ajodhan in Pakistan.
(A) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya — Third. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya died in 1325; his hospice stood at Ghiyaspur near Delhi.
(C) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli — Fourth. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli died in 1356, the last of the four.
NCERT (2026-27): “7.1 Life in the Chishti khanqah … “Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i Dehli 1356 Delhi” |