HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A form of music
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A form of veena
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The place where Sufi Mystics lived
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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).
Detailed explanation-2: -Khanqahs were houses of rest for travelers especially kept by a religious order. Sufi masters usually held their assemblies here. Devotees of all descriptions including members of the royalty and nobility, and ordinary people flocked to these Khanqahs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: khanqah is rest house for traveller where people could come and seek the blessing of sufi master. Sama is sufi ceremony performed as dhikr. Sama mean listening.
Detailed explanation-4: -Khanqah: A Sufi lodge often used as a rest house for travellers and a place where people come to discuss spiritual matters, get the blessings of saint, and hear Sufi music. Idgah: It is a place where an open prayer of Muslims takes place.