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Question
With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:
How did the Sufi and the Bhakti movements foster the growth of Indo-Islamic culture?
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Solution
Role of Sufism:
- It fostered the feelings of Hindu-Muslim unity.
- Sufism made its influence on the poets of the period, like Amir Khusro and Malik Muhammad Jayasi, who composed poems in Persian and Hindi in praise of Sufi principles.
Role of Bhakti Movement
- Bhakti saints preached universal brotherhood and emphasised the equality of all men.
- The Bhakti saints preached in the language of the people. Languages such as Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, and Oriya became popular. Among important literary works of this period were Ramcharit Manas by Tulsidas, Gurmukhi literature of the Sikh Gurus, and the Vaishnava literature in Bengal.
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