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Suhrawardi Silsilah God was essential, and it can be achieved only
when a person treats all human beings as equal
The important Sufi saints of this order were Sheikh
Baha-ud-din Zakariya , Shah Alam Bukhari and and has compassion for them. According to them,
Sheikh Shihab-ud-din Suhrawardi . They have their the ostentatious rituals have no meaning and God
cannot be pleased with them.
dargahs in Multan (now in Pakistan), Gujarat and
Sylhet respectively. A Legend of a Sufi Saint
Two other famous Sufi saints were Nasir-ud-din Many legends are attributed to the Sufi saints.
Chirag-i-Dilli at Delhi and Saiyid Muhammad There is a legend about Nizam-ud-din Auliya. He
Gesudaraz at Gulbarga. was a contemporary of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq

Quiz Time who felt offended at the way the saint taught, so he
decide to persecute the saint on his return to Delhi
Write True or False :
as he was in Bengal at that time. When the saint
1. The Sufi saints formed many silsilahs. _______ was told about this, he remarked, “Hunuz dilli dur

2. Guru Ram Das founded the Khalsa. _______ ast.” (Delhi is far away.) This remark proved true
because Ghiyas-ud-din died on the way.
3. Guru Nanak was the first guru of Sikhs. _______

4. Kabir Das was not against of caste Activity
discrimination. _______ Ask your mother about the name of any one
5. The dargah of Baba Farid is in Ajmer. _______ Bhakti/Sufi saint and what his/her teachings are.
Write your findings in not more than 75 words.
Teachings of Sufi Saints
The Sufi saints taught that love and devotion for

v Different beliefs and religions interacted with one another in the medieval period giving rise to new ideas.
v The Bhakti movement started in the early medieval period in South India and spread in North India during
the later medieval period.
v Many Bhakti saints spread the message of love for God and compassion for the fellow beings.

v Kabir Das struck hard at all types of discrimination and absurdities of religions.
v Guru Nanak founded the Sikhism and he taught Nam-Japna, Kirt-Karna and Vand-Chakhana.
v The Sufi movement came from Persia and was similar to the Bhakti movement.
v Two important Silsilahs of the Sufi saints were the Chishti Silsilah and Suhrawardi Silsilah.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. Religion is concerned with ______________ of mind.
(a) peace (b) disharmony (c) none of these
2. The ______________ were devoted to Lord Shiva.
(a) Nayanars (b) Alvars (c) both of them

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