Identify the terms used in 'Sikhism'.
A. Shabad
B. Auliya
C. Gurbani
D. Khalsa Panth
E. Futuh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C, D only
A. Shabad Correct. Baba Guru Nanak expressed his ideas through hymns called “shabad” in Punjabi, the language of the region.
B. Auliya Incorrect. Auliya is the plural of wali, or friend of God: a sufi who claimed proximity to Allah, acquiring His Grace to perform miracles. It is a term of the sufi tradition, not of Sikhism.
C. Gurbani Correct. Guru Arjan compiled the hymns of Baba Guru Nanak, his four successors and poets like Baba Farid, Ravidas and Kabir in the Adi Granth Sahib; these hymns are called “gurbani”.
D. Khalsa Panth Correct. Guru Gobind Singh laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth (army of the pure) and defined its five symbols.
E. Futuh Incorrect. Futuh means unasked-for charity; the open kitchen (langar) of the Chishti khanqah was run on it. It is a term of the sufi tradition, not of Sikhism.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.2 Baba Guru Nanak and the Sacred Word … For Baba Guru Nanak, the Absolute or ‘rab’ had no gender or form. He proposed a simple way to connect to the Divine by remembering and repeating the Divine Name, expressing his ideas through hymns called ‘shabad’ in Punjabi, the language of the region. Baba Guru Nanak would sing these compositions in various ragas while his attendant Mardana played the rabab.… 8.2 Baba Guru Nanak and the Sacred Word … The fifth preceptor, Guru Arjan, compiled Baba Guru Nanak’s hymns along with those of his four successors and other religious poets like Baba Farid, Ravidas (also known as Raidas) and Kabir in the Adi Granth Sahib. These hymns, called ‘gurbani’, are composed in various languages. In the late seventeenth century the tenth preceptor, Guru Gobind Singh, included the compositions of the ninth guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and this scripture was called the Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Gobind Singh also laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth (army of the pure) and defined its five symbols: uncut hair, a dagger, a pair of shorts, a comb and a steel bangle.… 6.1 Khanqahs and silsilas … Wali (plural auliya) or friend of God was a sufi who claimed proximity to Allah, acquiring His Grace (barakat) to perform miracles (karamat). 7.1 Life in the Chishti khanqah … There was an open kitchen (langar), run on futuh (unasked-for charity).…” |