Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

What was the term used by the disciples of Nizamuddin Auliya to address him?

Options:

Sultan-ul-mashaikh  

Sultan-ul-shaikh  

Kashf-ul-Mahjub  

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Sultan-ul-mashaikh  

Explanation:

Occasionally the sufi shaikh was addressed with high-sounding titles. For example, the disciples of Nizamuddin Auliya addressed him as sultan-ul-mashaikh (literally, Sultan amongst shaikhs)