Question
What is meant by Sufism? Name two Sufi saints.

Answer

The word ‘Sufi’ has come from the Arabic word ‘Sufi meaning wool and was used for the mystics who used to wear only a coarse woolen garment some scholars say, it is derived from ‘Safa’, meaning purity. Sufis came to India with the Turkish invaders. Sufism is a sect of religion preaching tolerance, brotherhood, and oneness of God.
Two Sufi Saints were:
  1. Hazarat Khwaja Muin-ud-Din Chisti.
  2. Hazarat Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Auliya of Delhi.

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