A university seminar in Pakistan uses letters attributed to Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi. The letters criticise some religious ideas promoted at Akbar's court and ...
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A university seminar in Pakistan uses letters attributed to Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi. The letters criticise some religious ideas promoted at Akbar's court and stress the importance of Islamic law and Sunni Muslim identity. The seminar leader asks students to explain why Sirhindi is regarded as an important revivalist, while recognising that he did not rule an empire himself.
(a) Identify the title by which Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi is widely known. [1]
(b) Describe two ideas supported by Sirhindi. [2]
(c) Explain why his writings influenced later Muslim reform movements in the subcontinent. [3]
Answer Details
(a) Mujaddid Alf Sani / renewer of the second millennium [1] (b) Any two: obedience to Sharia [1]; defence of Sunni Islam [1]; opposition to un-Islamic innovations [1]; rejection of religious mixing such as Din-i-Ilahi [1] (c) His letters circulated among nobles and religious leaders [1]; they gave Muslims arguments for preserving a distinct Islamic identity [1]; later reformers used similar ideas about reviving Islam and following Sharia [1]
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