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Which of the following Sufi saints of the Chisti order was popularly known as 'Chirag-i-Dehli' (Lamp of Delhi)?

A. Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
B. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
C. Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud✓ Correct Answer
D. Baba Farid

💡 Solution & Explanation

Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud, a prominent fourteenth-century Sufi saint of the Chisti order, was given the title Roshan Chirag-i-Dehli, meaning the illuminated lamp of Delhi. Other saints like Nizamuddin Auliya and Moinuddin Chishti held different titles and primary regional influences outside this specific moniker. Historical tests frequently ask about Sufi silsilas and their notable masters. Nasiruddin Mahmud was the spiritual successor of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya through Shaykh Nasiruddin's own teacher, Kutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki.

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