Which of the following is NOT correctly matched (Sufi saint – place) ?

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Correct — D, 'Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya – Multan' is the mismatch. Nizamuddin Auliya (1238-1325), the great Chishti saint, was based at Delhi (Ghiyaspur), where his dargah stands — not Multan. Multan is the centre of the SUHRAWARDI order, associated with Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya. The other three pairs are correct, so the pair NOT correctly matched is (d).

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Correctly matched (so NOT the answer): Moinuddin Chishti founded the Chishti order in India and settled at Ajmer, site of his famous dargah (Ajmer Sharif).  (b) Correctly matched (so NOT the answer): Burhanuddin Gharib, a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, migrated to the Deccan and settled at Daulatabad/Khuldabad.  (c) Correctly matched (so NOT the answer): Muhammad Hussaini 'Gesu Daraz' (Banda Nawaz) settled at Gulbarga in the Deccan, where his dargah is.

Concept: Sufi saints are identified with the towns where they established their khanqahs and dargahs. The Chishti order spread from Ajmer (Moinuddin Chishti) to Delhi (Nizamuddin Auliya) and into the Deccan (Burhanuddin Gharib at Daulatabad, Gesu Daraz at Gulbarga). Multan, by contrast, was the seat of the SUHRAWARDI order under Bahauddin Zakariya.

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