Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Read the passage and answer the questions :

After praising the one God … this lowly faqira (humble soul) Jahanara ... went from the capital Agra in the company of my great father (Emperor Shah Jahan) towards the pure region of incomparable Ajmer … I was committed to this idea, that every day in every station I would perform two cycles of optional prayer …

For several days ... I did not sleep on a leopard skin at night, I did not extend my feet in the direction of the blessed sanctuary of the revered saving master, and I did not turn my back towards him. I passed the days beneath the trees

On Thursday, the fourth of the blessed month of Ramzan, I attained the happiness of pilgrimage to the illuminated and the perfumed tomb … With an hour of daylight remaining, I went to the holy sanctuary and rubbed my pale face with the dust of that threshold. From the doorway to the blessed tomb I went barefoot, kissing the ground. Having entered the dome, I went around the light-filled tomb of my master seven times … Finally, with my own hand I put the finest quality of itar on the perfumed tomb of the revered one, and having taken off the rose scarf that I had on my head, I placed it on the top of the blessed tomb ...

The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti is titled as:

Options:

Munis-al-Arwah

Munis-al-Sama

Munis-al-Zikr

Ziyarat

Correct Answer:

Munis-al-Arwah

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 - Munis-al-Arwah

The biography of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti, the revered Sufi saint, is titled "Munis-al-Arwah." This title translates to "The Confidant of Spirits," depicting his esteemed position and influence as a spiritual guide.