Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:
The similarity between be-sharia and be-sharia traditions is:
 
(1) Both belonged to Sufi traditions
(2) Both took to mendicancy and observed celibacy
(3) Both ignored rituals
(4) Both defied Sharia
Options:
1
2

3

4

Correct Answer:
1
Explanation:

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.