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Question
What is meant by Sufism? Name two Sufi saints.
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Solution
The word ‘Sufi’ has come from the Arabic word ‘Sufi meaning wool and was used for the mystics who used to wear only a coarse woolen garment some scholars say, it is derived from ‘Safa’, meaning purity. Sufis came to India with the Turkish invaders. Sufism is a sect of religion preaching tolerance, brotherhood, and oneness of God.
Two Sufi Saints were:
- Hazarat Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chisti.
- Hazarat Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Auliya of Delhi.
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