Arrange the teachers of the 'Chishti Silsila' in chronological order.…

The correct answer is Option (2) → E, D, C, B, A

(E) Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi — died 1235; his dargah is at Ajmer.

(D) Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki — died 1235, in Delhi.

(C) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shaker — died 1265; his dargah is at Ajodhan, in present-day Pakistan.

(B) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya — died 1325, in Delhi.

(A) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh-i-Dehli — died 1356, in Delhi.

Note: The question is not properly framed, as the dates of E and D overlap. The book dates the deaths of both Shaikh Muinuddin Sijzi and Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki to 1235, so E does not come strictly before D. However, Muinuddin Sijzi heads the book’s list of major Chishti teachers, and only Option (2) places E and D before C, B and A in the order of their dates. Therefore, Option (2) is the most appropriate answer.