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Which of the following Sufi saints is famously known as 'Mahbub-i-Ilahi' (Beloved of God) and had his dargah located in Delhi?
A. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
B. Nizamuddin Auliya✓ Correct Answer
C. Baba Farid
D. Salim Chishti
💡 Solution & Explanation
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya was a prominent fourteenth-century Sufi saint of the Chishti order whose shrine in Delhi remains a major pilgrimage center. Other choices like Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti have their dargah located in Ajmer, whereas Baba Farid is associated with Pakpattan in modern-day Pakistan. Salim Chishti was another revered saint of the same order whose tomb is situated in Fatehpur Sikri.
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