Sufism in South Asia MCQs with Answers

Baba Fareed was born in _?

• A.Multan
• B.Kothewal
• C.Ajodhan
• D.Delhi

Who is credited with spreading Islam in Kashmir?

• A.Mir Syed Ali Hamdani
• B.Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
• C.Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani
• D.Bahauddin Zakariya

Who was the disciple and spiritual successor of Moinuddin Chisti?

• A.Khwaja Syed Muhammad Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
• B.Nizamuddin Auliya
• C.Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar
• D.Khwaja Naseeruddin Chirag Dehlavi

Past Paper MCQ

In which year did Moinuddin Chishti migrate from Persia?

• A.1210
• B.1193
• C.1206
• D.1191

Why did Muin al-Din Chishti allow the use of music in Islamic rituals?

• A.To make Islam relatable to indigenous peoples
• B.To challenge orthodox Islamic scholars
• C.To gain patronage from Hindu rulers
• D.To replace Quranic recitation with devotional songs

Which of the following is known as "Data Ganj Bakhsh"?

• A.Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
• B.Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
• C.Shaikh Ali Bin Usman Al-Hajveri
• D.Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya

What is another title for Sultan-ul-Hind, Moinuddin Chishti?

• A.Qutb-ul-Aqtab
• B.Mujaddid Alf Sani
• C.Shaikh-ul-Islam
• D.Gharib Nawaz

Which century did Baba Farid, the Sufi preacher and saint, belong to?

• A.11th century
• B.12th century
• C.13th century
• D.14th century

In which year was Khwaja Syed Muhammad Qutuddin Bakhtiar Kaki born?

• A.1173
• B.1185
• C.1160
• D.1192

Who was Amir Khusro?

• A.A renowned Sufi poet and musician
• B.A courtier and chronicler of the Delhi Sultanate
• C.The inventor of the sitar and tabla
• D.All of these