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UGC NET June 2019 History
Who was the founder of the Rishi silsilah in Kashmir?
ASayyid Muhammad Hamdani
BSheikh Abdul Qadir
CSheikh Nuruddin ✓ Correct
DBaqi Billah
Correct answer: (C) Sheikh Nuruddin — The founder was Sheikh Nuruddin, so the answer is Sheikh Nuruddin.
Explanation
★The founder was Sheikh Nuruddin, so the answer is Sheikh Nuruddin.
★Sheikh Nuruddin Rishi is the most celebrated Kashmiri Sufi.
★He had a widespread reputation across the Kashmir valley.
★He founded the native order of Sufis of the valley, called the Rishi order.
★The order blended Sufi ideals with local Kashmiri traditions of asceticism.
★So the founder of the Rishi silsilah in Kashmir was Sheikh Nuruddin.
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