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With respect to Sufi movement in India, the term 'khanqah' refers to?

With respect to Sufi movement in India, the term 'khanqah' refers to? Correct Answer A place for where Sufi mystics (or murshid) lived and gave spiritual discourses

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. A place for where Sufi mystics (or murshid) lived and gave spiritual discourses.

The word "Khanqah" is used to define a place of spiritual teaching through discourses on spirituality by a murshid (spiritual mentor, or guide).

  • The word finds its origins in the Persian language.
  • The place also served as a common place where the message of communal harmony is imparted.
  • It was a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood and was a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation.
  • Sama was the creation of mood to nearness to god by reciting music.

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