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UPSC 2002: With reference to Sufism in Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi was a contemporary of Ibrahim Lodi 2. Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya 3. Aurangzeb was contemporary of Shaikh Salim Chisti 4. The Qadiri order of Sufis was first introduced in India by Shaikh Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani Which of these statements are correct?
(a)1 and 2
(b)1 and 3
(c)2 and 3
(d)2 and 4
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Statement 2 is correct: Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag-i-Dehlavi (d. 1356) was the foremost disciple and successor of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya. Statement 4 is correct: the Qadiri order was brought into India by pioneers such as Shaikh Niamtullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani in the 15-16 th centuries. Statement 1 is wrong because Shaikh Ahmad Sarhandi (1564-1624) lived a century after Ibrahim Lodi (r. 1517-26). Statement 3 is wrong because Shaikh Salim Chishti (d. 1572) was a contemporary of Akbar, not Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707). Hence only 2 and 4 are correct. ([scribd.com](https://www.scribd.com/document/819879928/2002-QP-AW))
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