Which of the following Sufi ‘Silsilah’ is more popular in India?

Which of the following Sufi ‘Silsilah’ is more popular in India? Correct Answer Chishti

• The Sufis came to be organized into orders or “silsilas”. They were divided into “Be-shara” and “Ba-shara”.
• The Be-shara did not believe in sharia. They came to be called “Mast-kalandars/Malangs/Haidaris”.
• These wandering saints were commonly known as “babas”. They hardly left any written accounts.
• The Ba-shara Sufis followed Sharia and the silsilah (continuity) founded by one saint was continued by his disciples.

There were 12 such silsilahs.

• The Chishti silsilah was founded in India by Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti.
• The Suhrawardi Silsilah was established in India by Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya.
• The Qadariya Silsilah was established in India by Shah Namatullah.
• The Naqshbandi Silsilahwas established in India by Khwaja Bahauddin Naqshbandi.

Chishti 'Silsilah’ is more popular in India. The Chisti presence in Delhi was established by Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

The Chistis believed in:

• The simplicity of life, humility, and selfless devotion to God.
• The renunciation of worldly possessions was regarded by them as significant for the control of the senses that was necessary to maintain a spiritual life.
• Love is the bond between God and the individual soul and adopting an attitude of benevolence towards all.
• The tolerance between people of different faiths, and acceptance of disciples irrespective of their religious beliefs.
• Use of simple language and the refusal to accept any grant for their maintenance from the Sultans