(B) Authentic compilation of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad
(C) An Abridged commentary of the Qur’an
(D) Textual manual of Tasawwuf
Answer:
(B) Authentic compilation of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad
Explanation:
Al-Sihah al-Sittah (The Authentic Six) refers to the six major collections of Hadith universally accepted by Sunni Muslims as the most reliable and authentic compilations of the sayings and actions (Sunnah) of the Prophet Muhammad.
32. The Sufi who opposed the Sulh al-Kul of Mughal Emperor Akbar was :
(A) Bakhtiyar Kaki
(B) Nizam al-Din Awliya
(C) Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
(D) Amir Khusro
Answer:
(C) Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
Explanation:
Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi, a prominent Naqshbandi Sufi scholar, fiercely opposed Akbar’s syncretic religious policy of Sulh-i-Kul(universal peace) andDin-i-Ilahi , advocating for a strict orthodox revival of Islamic Sharia.
33. Guru Nanak was influenced by the teaching of the renowned Sufi :
(A) Farid al-Din Ganj-i-Shakkar
(B) Nizam al-Din Awliya
(C) Moin al-Din Chishti
(D) Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
Answer:
(A) Farid al-Din Ganj-i-Shakkar
Explanation:
Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, was deeply influenced by the spiritual poetry and egalitarian teachings of the 13th-century Chishti Sufi saint Baba Farid. In fact, many of Baba Farid’s hymns are incorporated directly into the Guru Granth Sahib.
34. ‘Armughan-i-Hijaz’ is a rendition of:
(A) Sayyid Ahmad
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Muhammad Iqbal
(D) Munshi Prem Chand
Answer:
(C) Muhammad Iqbal
Explanation:
Armughan-e-Hijaz is a profound philosophical poetry book in Persian and Urdu, authored by Allama Muhammad Iqbal and published posthumously in 1938.
35. Nawab Siraj al-Dawlah was defeated by the Britishers at the battle of:
(A) Panipat
(B) Plassey
(C) Chausa
(D) Kannauj
Answer:
(B) Plassey
Explanation:
Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, was decisively defeated by the British East India Company forces led by Robert Clive at the historic Battle of Plassey in 1757.
