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UGC NET December 2013 History
Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri belonged to the Sufi Silsilah of:
AFirdausi ✓ Correct
BChishti
CSuhrawardi
DNaqshbandi
Correct answer: (A) Firdausi — Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri belonged to the Firdausi Silsilah, so the answer is Firdausi.
Explanation
★Shaikh Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri belonged to the Firdausi Silsilah, so the answer is Firdausi.
★He became the disciple of Shaikh Najibuddin Firdausi of Mehrauli.
★From him he received the title of Firdausi.
★He settled at Bihar Sharif and became a famous saint there.
★Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq built a Khanqah for him.
★There he taught and trained disciples in the path of Sufism.
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