A conservation team studying the Qutb complex in Delhi has recorded the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutb Minar. Its report says that these buildings were...
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A conservation team studying the Qutb complex in Delhi has recorded the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutb Minar. Its report says that these buildings were constructed after the Turkish conquest and were visible statements of a new ruling power. The team asks which achievements of Qutb-ud-din Aibak were important in turning military conquest into the Delhi Sultanate.
(a) Identify the dynasty founded by Qutb-ud-din Aibak. [1]
(b) Describe two ways a mosque could strengthen a new Muslim state. [2]
(c) Explain why the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate was important for Islam in the subcontinent. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Slave dynasty / Mamluk dynasty [1] (b) Any two: provided a place for Muslim worship [1]; acted as a visible symbol of Muslim authority [1]; brought Muslims together as a community [1]; supported teaching and religious leadership [1] (c) It created a permanent Muslim government based in India [1]; later rulers could extend Muslim political, cultural and religious influence from Delhi [1]
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