A radio programme broadcast in 2022 asked listeners which developments between the eighth century and 1831 most shaped Muslim identity in the area that beca...
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A radio programme broadcast in 2022 asked listeners which developments between the eighth century and 1831 most shaped Muslim identity in the area that became Pakistan. Callers mentioned Arab rule in Sindh, Sufi saints, the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal emperors and revivalist movements. The presenter asks for a reasoned judgement, not a list of events, about the most important influence on Islam in the subcontinent.
(a) Identify one Muslim ruling dynasty, other than the Mughals, that governed part of India. [1]
(b) Explain two ways political rule helped the spread of Islam. [2]
(c) Assess whether Sufi saints were more important than Muslim emperors in spreading Islam in the subcontinent. [3]
Answer Details
(a) Delhi Sultanate / Slave dynasty / Khilji dynasty / Tughluq dynasty / Ghaznavids / Ghurids [1] (b) Any two: rulers built mosques and religious institutions [1]; Muslim officials, soldiers and traders settled in new areas [1]; secure routes aided travel and contact [1]; state patronage supported scholars and Sufis [1] (c) Sufis reached ordinary people through local languages, charity and personal example [1]; emperors provided security, institutions and patronage for Muslim communities [1]; a supported judgement, for example Sufis were more important for voluntary conversion while rulers were crucial for creating conditions for Islam to grow [1]
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