With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices? 1) Meditation and control of breath 2) Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place 3) Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3. Sufi believed that experiencing God can be achieved by meditation so they practiced Muraqaba makes statement 1 correct. Statement 2 is also correct as Sufis practised 40 days of ascetic exercise in some lonely place with head on ground and legs tied to branch of tree for meditation. Statement 3 is correct as Sufis recite holy songs in maintaining social equilibrium of medieval society, which makes D. as correct options.

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