The famous sufi saint Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya is associated with which city?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Delhi
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya was a Chishti sufi of the fourteenth century. His hospice (khanqah) stood on the banks of the Yamuna in Ghiyaspur, on the outskirts of what was then the city of Delhi. People of every kind came to it, and his dargah in Delhi is still a place of pilgrimage. Ajmer is linked with Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, and Ajodhan with Fariduddin Ganj-i Shakar.
NCERT (2025-26): “7.1 Life in the Chishti khanqah … We know about Shaikh Nizamuddin’s hospice (c. fourteenth century) on the banks of the river Yamuna in Ghiyaspur, on the outskirts of what was then the city of Delhi. It comprised several small rooms and a big hall ( jama’at khana) where the inmates and visitors lived and prayed. The inmates included family members of the Shaikh, his attendants and disciples. The Shaikh lived in a small room on the roof of the hall where he met visitors in the morning and evening. A veranda surrounded the courtyard, and a boundary wall ran around the complex. On one occasion, fearing a Mongol invasion, people from the neighbouring areas flocked into the khanqah to seek refuge. MAJOR TEACHERS OF THE CHISHTI SILSILA…”
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