INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE FIRST ONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was-
A
Feroz Tughlaq
B
Alauddin Khilji
C
Akbar
D
Aurangzeb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Akbar. Akbar was the first Muslim ruler to coordinate the Haj Pilgrimage at the expense of the state and provide pilgrims with subsidies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Akbar was the first Indian ruler who started the Haj pilgrimage on state expenses. Hajj is a pilgrimage for people of the Muslim religion. Financially and physically capable people go to Mecca and complete their Hajj. Alauddin Khilji was the ll ruler of the Khilji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The present pattern of the Islamic Hajj was established by Islamic prophet Muhammad, around 632 CE, who reformed the existing pilgrimage tradition of the pagan Arabs.

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