Sufism in the Subcontinent
Basic Concepts
Q1. The word “Sufi” is primarily derived from which Arabic word?
A. Safa
B. Suf ✅
C. Suffah
D. Sifat
Q2. “Safa” means:
A. Wisdom
B. Purity ✅
C. Brotherhood
D. Knowledge
Q3. Which book is often referred to for the study of Sufism in Pakistan Affairs?
A. Spirit of Islam
B. Emergence of Islam ✅
C. Islamic Culture
D. Muslim Civilization
Q4. Which of the following is NOT a basic teaching of Sufism?
A. Love of Allah
B. Purification of soul
C. Materialism ✅
D. Brotherhood
Q5. The concept of “Fana” in Sufism means:
A. Wealth
B. Self-negation ✅
C. Migration
D. Knowledge
Early Sufis
Q6. Who is known as Data Ganj Bakhsh?
A. Baba Farid
B. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
C. Ali Hujwiri ✅
D. Bahauddin Zakariya
Q7. Data Ganj Bakhsh settled in:
A. Multan
B. Lahore ✅
C. Uch Sharif
D. Pakpattan
Q8. Which famous book was written by Data Ganj Bakhsh?
A. Fawaid-ul-Fuad
B. Kashf al-Mahjub ✅
C. Ain-i-Akbari
D. Futuh-ul-Ghaib
Q9. Data Ganj Bakhsh belonged to which century?
A. 8th
B. 9th
C. 11th ✅
D. 15th
Chahar Yar (Four Friends)
Q10. How many saints are included in Chahar Yar?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four ✅
D. Five
Q11. Baba Farid’s shrine is located at:
A. Lahore
B. Multan
C. Pakpattan ✅
D. Sehwan
Q12. Bahauddin Zakariya’s shrine is located at:
A. Pakpattan
B. Multan ✅
C. Lahore
D. Uch Sharif
Q13. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar’s shrine is located at:
A. Sehwan Sharif ✅
B. Lahore
C. Karachi
D. Multan
Q14. Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari is associated with:
A. Uch Sharif ✅
B. Lahore
C. Peshawar
D. Karachi
Chishti Silsila
Q15. Founder of the Chishti Order was:
A. Abdul Qadir Jilani
B. Abu Ishaq Shami ✅
C. Shahabuddin Suhrawardi
D. Bahauddin Naqshband
Q16. Chishti Order was introduced in India by:
A. Nizamuddin Auliya
B. Baba Farid
C. Moinuddin Chishti ✅
D. Baqi Billah
Q17. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti is popularly known as:
A. Data Ganj Bakhsh
B. Mujaddid Alf Sani
C. Gharib Nawaz ✅
D. Ghaus-e-Azam
Q18. The center of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s activities was:
A. Delhi
B. Ajmer ✅
C. Lahore
D. Multan
Q19. Which Sufi order is most closely associated with Qawwali?
A. Naqshbandi
B. Qadiri
C. Chishti ✅
D. Suhrawardi
Suhrawardi Silsila
Q20. Founder of the Suhrawardi Order was:
A. Shahabuddin Suhrawardi ✅
B. Abdul Qadir Jilani
C. Abu Ishaq Shami
D. Ahmad Sirhindi
Q21. The Suhrawardi Order was spread in the subcontinent by:
A. Baba Farid
B. Bahauddin Zakariya ✅
C. Moinuddin Chishti
D. Baqi Billah
Q22. The major center of Suhrawardi Sufis was:
A. Lahore
B. Multan ✅
C. Delhi
D. Ajmer
Q23. Which Sufi order maintained close relations with rulers?
A. Chishti
B. Suhrawardi ✅
C. Naqshbandi
D. Qadiri
Qadiriyya Silsila
Q24. Founder of the Qadiriyya Order was:
A. Shahabuddin Suhrawardi
B. Abdul Qadir Jilani ✅
C. Abu Ishaq Shami
D. Ahmad Sirhindi
Q25. Abdul Qadir Jilani is popularly known as:
A. Gharib Nawaz
B. Data Ganj Bakhsh
C. Ghaus-e-Azam ✅
D. Mujaddid Alf Sani
Q26. The philosophy mainly associated with Qadiriyya is:
A. Wahdat-ul-Shuhood
B. Wahdat-al-Wujood ✅
C. Rationalism
D. Modernism
Naqshbandi Silsila
Q27. Founder of the Naqshbandi Order was:
A. Abdul Qadir Jilani
B. Shahabuddin Suhrawardi
C. Baha-ud-Din Naqshband ✅
D. Abu Ishaq Shami
Q28. The Naqshbandi Order was spread in India by:
A. Baqi Billah and Ahmad Sirhindi ✅
B. Baba Farid and Nizamuddin
C. Moinuddin Chishti and Qutbuddin Kaki
D. Bahauddin Zakariya and Jalaluddin Bukhari
Q29. Ahmad Sirhindi is known as:
A. Ghaus-e-Azam
B. Data Ganj Bakhsh
C. Mujaddid Alf Sani ✅
D. Gharib Nawaz
Q30. Ahmad Sirhindi opposed:
A. Shariah
B. Din-i-Ilahi ✅
C. Chishti Order
D. Qadiriyya
Q31. Ahmad Sirhindi supported:
A. Wahdat-al-Wujood
B. Wahdat-ul-Shuhood ✅
C. Secularism
D. Rationalism
Frequently Asked One-Liners
Q32. Islam entered the subcontinent through Sindh in:
A. 632 AD
B. 661 AD
C. 712 AD ✅
D. 750 AD
Q33. Who brought Islam to Sindh?
A. Mahmud Ghaznavi
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Muhammad bin Qasim ✅
D. Babur
Q34. Which Sufi saint is called the “Sweet Maker” (Ganj Shakar)?
A. Baba Farid ✅
B. Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
C. Data Ganj Bakhsh
D. Moinuddin Chishti
Q35. Which Sufi order emphasized strict adherence to Shariah?
A. Chishti
B. Qadiri
C. Naqshbandi ✅
D. Suhrawardi
Most Repeated MCQs in CSS/PMS/FPSC
- Author of Kashf al-Mahjub → Data Ganj Bakhsh
- Founder of Chishti Order → Abu Ishaq Shami
- Introduced Chishti Order in India → Moinuddin Chishti
- Founder of Qadiriyya → Abdul Qadir Jilani
- Founder of Suhrawardiyya → Shahabuddin Suhrawardi
- Founder of Naqshbandiyya → Baha-ud-Din Naqshband
- Mujaddid Alf Sani → Ahmad Sirhindi
- Ghaus-e-Azam → Abdul Qadir Jilani
- Data Ganj Bakhsh → Ali Hujwiri
- Chishti Silsila is associated with → Qawwali.