40th B.P.S.C. (Pre), 1995

Bihar's famous saint Sharfuddin Maneri is related to which Sufi sect he belonged to?

aChishti
bSuhrawardi
cFirdausi✓ Correct
dKubravi

Explanation

Sharfuddin Ahmad was born in 1263 AD at Maner Sharif (Patna), and he died in 1381 AD at Bihar Sharif. Sharfuddin Maneri was a Sufi saint of the Firdausia silsila. He wrote a commentary on the Arabic work Adab-ul-Muridin by Suhrawardi. His famous work is Maktubat-e-Sadi.

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