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History GK · Q74

Bhakti Movement

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 74

Q74

The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was

A.
Chisti
Answer
B.
Suhrawardy
C.
Qadiri
D.
Naqshbandi

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
It was the first of the four main Sufi orders (Chishti, Qadiriyya, Suhrawardiyya and Naqshbandi) to be established in this region. Moinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Order in Lahore (Punjab) and Ajmer (Rajasthan), sometime in the middle of the 12th century CE.