Bihar Special GK PYQ 11 of 603 · Historical Scenario

Bihar's famous saint Sharfuddin Maneri is related to which Sufi sect he belonged to?

  1. AChishti
  2. BSuhrawardi
  3. CFirdausi
  4. DKubravi

40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995

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Correct answer: (c) Firdausi

Explanation

Sharfuddin Ahmad was born in 1263 AD at Maner Sharif (Patna), and he died in 1381 AD at Bihar Sharif. Sharfuddin Maneri was a Sufi saint of the Firdausia silsila. He wrote a commentary on the Arabic work Adab-ul-Muridin by Suhrawardi. His famous work is Maktubat-e-Sadi.

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