Question

Find the odd one out from the following:

• A. Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti -- Ajmer
• B. Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki -- Delhi
• C. Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya -- Agra
• D. Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar -- Ajodhan

Hint:

To remember Sufi lineages: Muinuddin Chishti (Ajmer) $\rightarrow$ Bakhtiyar Kaki (Delhi) $\rightarrow$ Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar (Ajodhan) $\rightarrow$ Nizamuddin Auliya (Delhi) $\rightarrow$ siruddin Chirag-i-Delhi (Delhi).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Verifying Option (A):
Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti introduced the Chishti Sufi order in India. His fil resting place (Dargah) is located in Ajmer, Rajasthan, and is a major center of pilgrimage. This is a correct match.

Step 2: Verifying Option (B):
Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki was a prominent early disciple of Muinuddin Chishti. His dargah is located in Mehrauli, Delhi, close to the Qutub Mir. This is a correct match.

Step 3: Verifying Option (D):
Shaikh Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar (popularly known as Baba Farid) was a major Sufi saint whose teachings are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. His dargah is located in Ajodhan (modern Pakpattan, Pakistan). This is a correct match.

Step 4: Alyzing Option (C):
Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya (popularly known as Mahbub-e-Ilahi) was one of the most famous Sufi saints of the Chishti order in India. His dargah is located in Delhi (near Hazrat Nizamuddin station), not in Agra. Therefore, this pair is incorrectly matched and is the odd one out.