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Which Muslim poet of Hindi literature in medieval period wrote poetry essentially on Hindu mythological heroes?
A
Qutban
B
Rasakhan
C
Amir Khusrau
D
Mulla Daud
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Syed Ibrahim Khan (1548-1628) was an Indian Sufi Muslim poet who became a devotee of the Hindu deity Krishna. He was either born in Pihani (Hardoi) or Amroha, in modern-day Uttar Pradesh, India. His original name was Saiyad Ibrahim and Raskhan was his takhallus (pen name) in Hindi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amid the forested lanes of Gokul in Mathura are the once forgotten tombs of Raskhan and Taj Bibi, arguably the two most famous Muslim devotees of Lord Krishna.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), the great poet, musician and disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, gave a unique form to the Chishti sama’ by introducing the qaul (Arabic word meaning “saying”), a hymn sung at the opening or closing of qawwali. He often called himself a ‘Parrot of India.

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