The book 'Fawaid ul Fawad' is the record of the conversation of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was complied by

The correct answer is A) Amir Hasan Sijzi (spelt 'Sizzi' in the option). He was a senior disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya and compiled the Fawaid ul Fawad, the malfuzat, or recorded conversations, of his master.

• B) Amir Khusro is wrong. He was also a devoted disciple and a great poet, but his works are Khazain ul Futuh, Tughluq Nama and Qiran us Sadain, not this compilation.
• C) Ziauddin Barni is wrong. He wrote the political history Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi, a court-centred account of Sultanate politics.
• D) Hasan Nizami is wrong. He wrote Taj ul Maasir, a chronicle of the early Delhi Sultanate under Qutbuddin Aibak and Iltutmish.

The core concept is malfuzat literature in the Chishti silsila. Sufi teachings were transmitted through recorded discourses, which give historians a window into khanqah life, sama, and the relationship between Sufis and the Sultanate. For Mains GS-I, this links to the Bhakti-Sufi movement and the composite culture of medieval India.

Trap: Candidates often pick Amir Khusro because he is the most famous name from this circle. Remember that the malfuzat was compiled by Hasan Sijzi, while Khusro's works are poetry and political histories.