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Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2002
What to Study: What was Sufism, and within which religion did it arise? Remember where it is said to have originated and when it reached India. Who is named as an early Sufi preacher in India, and from which city? Understand why the tombs of Sufi saints draw both Hindus and Muslims.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 1996UPSC 1997UPSC 2002
What to Study: Remember the most famous Sufi saint of India and the town that became his centre. Which later saint belonged to the same order? You should be able to tell Chishti saints apart from Suhrawardi saints.
What to Study: Which Indian Sufi saint spread this order, and which mystic influenced him? Understand how the order is linked to the Suhrawardi name and how his branch of followers carried it forward.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2012
What to Study: Understand how Sufis saw love and devotion as the way to God, why love of God meant service to humanity, and why self-discipline mattered. Remember the role of the pir (guru) and the spirit of tolerance. Also know the other practices Sufism stressed, such as meditation, charity and fasting.
What to Study: On what two points did the Sufis differ from orthodox Muslims? Think about the main route to salvation and about what makes a person truly religious.
What to Study: Explain how Sufism influenced the Bhakti saints and Akbar's religious outlook. How did the Sufi and Bhakti movements, growing side by side, bring the two communities closer? Did this closeness last?