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UGC NET July 2016 History
Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to:
ASuhrawardi Silsilah ✓ Correct
BRishi Silsilah
CChishti Silsilah
DFirdausi Silsilah
Correct answer: (A) Suhrawardi Silsilah — Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to the Suhrawardi Silsilah, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Shaikh Bahauddin Zakaria belonged to the Suhrawardi Silsilah, so that is the answer.
★The Suhrawardi order was a Sufi order founded by Diya al-Din Abu Najib Suhrawardi.
★It was a strictly Sunni order.
★Bahauddin Zakaria spread it in the region of Multan.
★He was one of its leading saints in India.
★So he belonged to the Suhrawardi Silsilah.
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