A Hyderabad painting shows Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the thirteenth-century Sufi saint. Who is shown playing music for him as his disciple?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Amir Khusrau
Option (1) Ibrahim Adil Shah II — Incorrect. This Sultan of Bijapur was an expert in Indian music and wrote the Nauras-nama, but he is not in this painting.
Option (2) Amir Khusrau — Correct. The saint listens to music played by his disciple, Hazrat Amir Khusrau, a renowned Indian poet and scholar.
Option (3) Farrukh Beg — Incorrect. He is the painter of Sultan Adil Shah II playing Tambura, from Bijapur. He is not in this painting.
Option (4) Yusuf — Incorrect. Yusuf is the scribe who signed a manuscript in the Bankipore Library, Patna. He is not in this painting.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Amir Khusrau This provincial painting in the collection of National Museum, New Delhi, is from Hyderabad, Deccan. It depicts Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the revered Sufi saint of the thirteenth century, listening to music being played by his disciple, Hazrat Amir Khusrau, a renowned Indian poet and scholar. Even to this day, the dargah of Hazrat Nizamudin Auliya in New Delhi has qawwali by Khusrau in praise of his pir.…”
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