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UGC NET November 2017 History
Which of the following statements is not correct?
ASaiyyid Muhammad was the founder of the Nurbakhshiya sect.
BThe ideas of the Nurbakhshiya sect are contained in the work known as Fiqh-i Ahwat.
CThe Nurbakhshiyas did not celebrate Muharram. ✓ Correct
DThe Nurbakhshiyas suffered a setback in the time of Mirza Haider Dughlat, who persecuted them.
Correct answer: (C) The Nurbakhshiyas did not celebrate Muharram. — The statement that they did not celebrate Muharram is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement that they did not celebrate Muharram is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Nurbakhshiya was a Sufi tradition founded by Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani.
★Its doctrines are contained in three books, including the Fiqh-i Ahwat.
★The Nurbakhshiyas did in fact observe Muharram.
★So the claim that they did not celebrate Muharram is wrong.
★They suffered a setback under Mirza Haider Dughlat, who persecuted them.
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