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UGC NET December 2015 History
Who among the following Muslim scholars and reformers did not support orthodoxy?
AShah Wali-ullah
BHaji Shariat-ullah
CJamaluddin al-Afghani
DVikar-ul-Mulk ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Vikar-ul-Mulk — Vikar-ul-Mulk did not support orthodoxy, so the answer is Vikar-ul-Mulk.
Explanation
★Vikar-ul-Mulk did not support orthodoxy, so the answer is Vikar-ul-Mulk.
★He stood apart from the orthodox line among Muslim reformers.
★He was associated with the modern, Aligarh stream of reform.
★Shah Wali-ullah and Haji Shariat-ullah upheld orthodox traditions.
★Jamaluddin al-Afghani too is linked with a defence of Islam.
★So among these, it was Vikar-ul-Mulk who did not support orthodoxy.
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