Sufism

Question 1

Sufi is derived from Arabic word

Answer 1

Suf
Meaning wool

Question 2

Sufi also derived from word__________

Answer 2

Safa
Meaning purity

Question 3

Sufism is a ________ tradition of Islam.

Answer 3

Mystic

Question 4

Sufi path known as?

Answer 4

Tariqa

Question 5

Sufism emphasised on

Answer 5

Love and compassion towards everyone and personal devotion and love for God

Question 6

Followers of Sufism followed the tariqa under guidance of the…

Answer 6

Pir

Question 7

Hospice that was the centre of activities of Sufi order

Answer 7

Kanqah

Question 8

The pir imparted spiritual training to his disciples called…

Answer 8

Murids

Question 9

How were these kanqahs supported

Answer 9

Endowment and charity

Question 10

Earliest Sufi saint to settle in india

Answer 10

Al Huijiri

Question 11

Al huijiri was the author of…

Answer 11

Kashful Mahjoob
Book was Famous Persian treatise on Sufism

Question 12

Sufi silsilas became popular in India in the ______ period.

Answer 12

Sultanate

Question 13

Sufism was organised into various orders called

Answer 13

Silsilahs

Question 14

The major silsilas

Answer 14

Suhrawardi silsila
Chishti silsila

Question 15

The suhrawardi silsila was a major order of which period?

Answer 15

Sultanate

Question 16

Founder of suhrawardi silsila

Answer 16

Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya

Question 17

One of the oldest kanqahs were established by Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya in India at_______ during sultanate period.

Answer 17

Multan

Question 18

________ were the three imp centres of suhrawardi silsila

Answer 18

Punjab, Sindh and Bengal

Question 19

Who introduced Chishti silsila

Answer 19

Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti

Question 20

When did Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti come to India? Where he settle?

Answer 20

Time of Ghori conquest
Ajmer

Question 21

Which communities did Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti win the respect of?

Answer 21

Muslims AND non-Muslims

Question 22

Famous centre of pilgrimage in later centuries - Chishti silsila

Answer 22

Khwaja muinuddins tomb in Ajmer

Question 23

Indian silsila (almost)

Answer 23

Chishti silsila

Question 24

What made the chishti silsila sort of an indian silsila

Answer 24

The attitudes, rituals and practices

Question 25

How did the Chishti silsilas treat ppl

Answer 25

Treated rich and poor alike. Religious tolerance towards non-Muslim ppl of India.

Question 26

Name four OTHER Sufi silsila

Answer 26

Firdausi
Quadiri
Shattari
Qalandari

Question 27

How many Sufi silsilas are there

Answer 27

12

Question 28

How did sufis express love for God?

Answer 28

Thru poetry, music and prose.

Question 29

What was the role of the Chishti saints?

Answer 29

They helped creating situation in which ppl of diff religions, classes and communities could live in harmony.

Question 30

What was the role of kanqahs in society?

Answer 30

They promote peace and harmony
Economic role

Question 31

______ of Sufi saints became pilgrim centre for ppl of all castes and religions.

Answer 31

Dargahs (tombs)

Question 32

Economic role of kanqahs

Answer 32

Helped in cultivation of wastelands
Building construction- religious and public utilities
Plant garden

Question 33

Institution of the kanqah play imp role in process of __________.

Answer 33

Urbanisation

Question 34

Annual urs,commemorating death of spiritual master. How help economy bro?

Answer 34

Helped trade, commerce, local handicrafts production