Who wrote a book in Persian called “Unveiling of the Veiled” to explain the meaning of ‘tasawwuf’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Abu’l Hasan al Hujwiri
In 1039 Abu’l Hasan al Hujwiri, a native of Hujwir near Ghazni in Afghanistan, was brought across the Indus as a captive of the invading Turkish army. He settled in Lahore and wrote a book in Persian, the Kashf-ul-Mahjub (Unveiling of the Veiled), to explain the meaning of tasawwuf and the sufis who practised it. He is revered even today as Data Ganj Bakhsh, ‘the giver who bestows treasures’, and his tomb in Lahore is called Data Darbar.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions (2025-26)
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