Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Arrange the major Sufi-teachers of the Chishti-Silsila chronologically:

(A) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehli
(C) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
(D) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B), (C), (D)

(A), (C), (B), (D)

(A), (D), (C), (B)

(B), (D), (C), (A)

Correct Answer:

(A), (D), (C), (B)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (D), (C), (B) 

  • (A) Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki (Died in 1235): He was the spiritual successor of Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, the founder of the order in India. His dargah is in Mehrauli, Delhi.

  • (D) Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar (Died in 1265) : Known as Baba Farid, he was a disciple and successor of Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki. His dargah is in Ajodhan, Pakistan.

  • (C) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (Died in 1325): He was a disciple and successor of Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar and became the most famous Chishti saint in Delhi. His dargah is a major pilgrimage site in Delhi.

  • (B) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehli (Died in 1356): He was a disciple and successor of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya and is known as the "Lamp of Delhi," being the last major Chishti saint of Delhi.