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UGC NET December 2012 History
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following Sufi saints? Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. Khwaja Ali Hujwiri
- 2. Shaikh Badruddin Samarkandi
- 3. Shah Nayamatullah Qadiri
- 4. Khwaja Baqi Billah
A1, 2, 3, 4 ✓ Correct
B2, 1, 4, 3
C3, 2, 1, 4
D4, 1, 2, 3
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2, 3, 4 — The correct order is 1, 2, 3, 4, that is Hujwiri, Badruddin Samarkandi, Shah Nayamatullah Qadiri, Khwaja Baqi Billah.
Explanation
★The correct order is 1, 2, 3, 4, that is Hujwiri, Badruddin Samarkandi, Shah Nayamatullah Qadiri, Khwaja Baqi Billah.
★Khwaja Ali Hujwiri, author of the Kashf-ul-Mahjub, was an early Sufi at Lahore.
★Shaikh Badruddin Samarkandi is linked with the Firdausi order.
★Shah Nayamatullah Qadiri is associated with the spread of the Qadiriya order.
★Khwaja Baqi Billah firmly established the Naqshbandi order in India.
★These saints trace the growth of the Sufi orders across the medieval centuries.
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