UPPSC PCS - 2020

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Year Asked: 2020

A
Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti - Ajmer
B
Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib - Daulatabad
C
Shaikh Mohammad Hussaini - Gulbarga
D
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya – Multan

Correct Answer

D. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya – Multan

Detailed Explanation

Option D is the mismatch. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, the Chishti saint, was based at Ghiyaspur in Delhi, where his dargah still stands near Hazrat Nizamuddin station. He was a disciple of Baba Farid (Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar) of Ajodhan (Pakpattan). Multan is associated with the Suhrawardi order, through Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya and Shah Rukn-e-Alam, not with Nizamuddin Auliya.

The other three are correct. Moinuddin Chishti's dargah is at Ajmer, the founding centre of the Chishti order in India. Burhanuddin Gharib, also a Chishti disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, is buried at Khuldabad near Daulatabad in Maharashtra. Mohammad Hussaini Gesudaraz is buried at Gulbarga in Karnataka, a major Chishti centre in the Deccan.

Core concept: Sufi silsilas (Chishti, Suhrawardi, Qadiri, Naqshbandi) and the geographical spread of their dargahs. This is a staple of Medieval History and Art and Culture. For Mains, connect it to the role of Sufism in composite culture and the Bhakti-Sufi interaction.

Trap: Candidates recognise the Delhi and Multan names but mix up which silsila is linked to which city. Multan belongs to the Suhrawardis, not the Chishtis.

This question appeared in UPPCS 2020 GS Paper 1.

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