Question

Who were the propagators of Sufism?

1. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
2. Guru Nanak
3. Chaitanya
4. Nizamuddin Auliya
5. Tukaram

• A. iii, iv
• B. iv only
• C. i, iv
• D. ii, iii

Answer 1

Answer:

C. i, iv

Sufism

• The Sufis rejected luxurious life and gave importance to spiritual life.

• The term Sufism was derived from the Arabic word

• Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti, Nizamuddin Auliya, etc. Were the propagators of Sufism.

• The Sufi Movement played a major role in the development of the Urdu language. Urdu was formed by the hybridization of Arabic, Persian and the Indian languages (Hindi and Sanskrit).

• Many Sanskrit texts including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata were translated into Persian during that period. Akbar had a department exclusively for this. It was Dara Shukoh, the son of Shah Jahan, who translated the Upanishads and the Atharva Veda into Persian