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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