With respect to Sufi movement in India, the term 'khanqah' refers to?

  1. A place for where Sufi mystics (or murshid) lived and gave spiritual discourses
  2. The complied work of sufi teachings
  3. Creation of mood to nearness to god by reciting music
  4. A musical instrument

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Option 1 : A place for where Sufi mystics (or murshid) lived and gave spiritual discourses
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The correct answer is option 1, i.e. A place for where Sufi mystics (or murshid) lived and gave spiritual discourses.

The word "Khanqah" is used to define a place of spiritual teaching through discourses on spirituality by a murshid (spiritual mentor, or guide).

  • The word finds its origins in the Persian language.
  • The place also served as a common place where the message of communal harmony is imparted.
  • It was a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood and was a place for spiritual retreat and character reformation.
  • Sama was the creation of mood to nearness to god by reciting music.
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