“God is called by many names: Names like Allah, Ram, Karim, Keshav, Hari, Hazarat. Distinctions are only words we invent... they are both mistaken”
To which poet-saint this composition attributed to?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Kabir
These lines are from a composition attributed to Kabir, which says that God is one though called by many names, and that the distinctions people draw are only words they invent.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.1 Weaving a divine fabric: Kabir … Also striking is the range of traditions Kabir drew on to describe the Ultimate Reality. These include Islam: he described the Ultimate Reality as Allah, Khuda, Hazrat and Pir. He also used terms drawn from Vedantic traditions, alakh (the unseen), nirakar (formless), Brahman, Atman, etc. Other terms with mystical connotations such as shabda (sound) or shunya (emptiness) were drawn from yogic traditions.…”
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