Consider the following statements: I. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar. II. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Answer: Neither 1 nor 2. Neither statement 1 nor 2 is correct. Saint Nimbarkar was around 12 th -13 th cen. AD and Akbar reign was between 16 th and 17 th cen. AD. Kabir (15 th Cen. AD) and Sirhindi (17 th cen. AD) were from different eras. Also, Sirhindi was Islamic, Hanafi, scholar of Naqshbandi silsilah while Kabir was the follower of Nirgun bhakti.

Consider the following statements: I. Saint Nimbarka was a contemporary of Akbar. II. Saint Kabir was greatly influenced by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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