Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Meaning/ Characteristics | List-II Sufi-Terms | ||
| (A) | Sufi lineages | (I) | Ziyarat |
| (B) | Established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates/laypersons and the master | (II) | Langar |
| (C) | The practice of pilgrimage to the grave of the Shaikh | (III) | Silsila |
| (D) | Open kitchen which runs on futuh (unasked-for charity) | (IV) | Murshid |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Sufi lineages — this matches (III) Silsila. Silsila literally means a chain: an unbroken spiritual link from master to disciple, going back to the Prophet Muhammad.
(B) Established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates/laypersons and the master — this matches (IV) Murshid. The teaching master of a khanqah, called shaikh, pir or murshid, enrolled disciples, appointed a successor and laid down these rules.
(C) The practice of pilgrimage to the grave of the Shaikh — this matches (I) Ziyarat. After a shaikh died, his tomb-shrine became a centre of devotion, and followers made ziyarat to his grave, especially on his death anniversary.
(D) Open kitchen which runs on futuh (unasked-for charity) — this matches (II) Langar. The khanqah ran an open kitchen, the langar, on futuh, charity that was not asked for.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.1 Khanqahs and silsilas … Institutionally, the sufis began to organise communities around the hospice or khanqah (Persian) controlled by a teaching master known as shaikh (in Arabic), pir or murshid (in Persian). He enrolled disciples (murids) and appointed a successor (khalifa). He established rules for spiritual conduct and interaction between inmates as well as between laypersons and the master. Sufi silsilas began to crystallise in different parts of the Islamic world around the twelfth century. The word silsila literally means a chain, signifying a continuous link between master and disciple, stretching as an unbroken spiritual genealogy to the Prophet Muhammad.… 6.1 Khanqahs and silsilas … When the shaikh died, his tomb-shrine (dargah, a Persian term meaning court) became the centre of devotion for his followers. This encouraged the practice of pilgrimage or ziyarat to his grave, particularly on his death anniversary or urs (or marriage, signifying the union of his soul with God).… 7.1 Life in the Chishti khanqah … There was an open kitchen (langar), run on futuh (unasked-for charity). From morning till late night people from all walks of life – soldiers, slaves, singers, merchants, poets, travellers, rich and poor, Hindu jogis (yogi) and qalandars – came seeking discipleship, amulets for healing, and the intercession of the Shaikh in various matters.…” |