Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:
The similarity between be-sharia and ba-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:

The correct answer is Option 1 - 1

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

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.

Both be-shari'a and ba-shari'a are subsets of the broader Sufi tradition. While be-shari'a Sufis defied the shari'a and ignored rituals, ba-shari'a Sufis complied with the shari'a. Despite their differences in practice and interpretation, they both are part of the Sufi tradition.