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The sufi hospice controlled by a shaikh was called a:

AKhanqah
BDargah
CSilsila
DLangar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Khanqah
1. The shaikh enrolled murids and named a khalifa. 2. Khanqah is Persian for hospice. 3. The dargah is the tomb-shrine. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 6, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts._
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