UPSC History Bhakti, Sufi Tradition Question Bank Religious Movements: Bhakti / Sufism/ Sikhism / Others

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    The Sufi saint who was supposed to be the greatest musician of the age was

    A)  Mansur Din Hallaj

    B)  Al-Gajjali

    C)  Pir Bodhan

    D)  Rabia

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The Sufi saint who was supposed to be the greatest musician of the age was Pir Bodhan. The Indian classical work Ragadarpan was translated into Persian during the reign of Firoz Tughlaq. Musical gatherings spread from the abodes of the Sufis to the places of the nobles. The Sufi saint, Pir Bodhan, is supposed to have been one of the great musicians of the age.


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