The similarity between be-sharia and ba-sharia traditions is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both belonged to Sufi traditions
Option (1) Both belonged to Sufi traditions — Correct. The be-shari‘a mystics built their movements on a radical interpretation of sufi ideals, and the ba-shari‘a were sufis who complied with the shari‘a. Both were sufis.
Option (2) Both took to mendicancy and observed celibacy — Incorrect. Mendicancy and celibacy were the way of the be-shari‘a mystics only, many of whom scorned the khanqah.
Option (3) Both ignored rituals — Incorrect. It was the be-shari‘a who ignored rituals and observed extreme forms of asceticism.
Option (4) Both defied Sharia — Incorrect. The two differ on this very point: the be-shari‘a got their name from their deliberate defiance of the shari‘a, while the ba-shari‘a complied with it.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.2 Outside the khanqah … Some mystics initiated movements based on a radical interpretation of sufi ideals. Many scorned the khanqah and took to mendicancy and observed celibacy. They ignored rituals and observed extreme forms of asceticism. They were known by different names – Qalandars, Madaris, Malangs, Haidaris, etc. Because of their deliberate defiance of the shari‘a they were often referred to as be-shari‘a, in contrast to the ba-shari‘a sufis who complied with it.” |