Why do thousands of devotees visit dargahs of Muslim saints?
Thousands of devotees or pilgrims visit the dargahs of Muslim saints to seek their spiritual blessings or grace. It is called ziyarat. It is prevalent in all the Muslim countries. These visits take them away from the materialistic society. They provide solace in the realm of asceticism.
On an outline map of India, plot three major sufi shrines, and three places associated with temples (one each of a form of Vishnu, Shiva and the goddess).
Choose any two of the religious teachers/thinkers/saints mentioned in this chapter, and find out more about their lives and teachings. Prepare a report
about the area and the times in which they lived their major ideas, how we know about them, and why you think they are important.
Find out more about practices of pilgrimage associated with the shrines mentioned in this chapter. Are these pilgrimages still undertaken? When are these shrines visited? Who visits these shrines? Why do they do so? What are the activities associated with these pilgrimages?
Mention the two earliest Bhakti Movements of Tamil Nadu, giving the main difference between them.
Mention two features of the protest movement started by Nayanars and Alvars.
Who led a new religious movement in Karnataka? What were his followers known as?
Give the meaning of Zimina. Who were Zimmis?
Why was Khwaja Muinuddin’s Dargah very popular? Give two reasons.
Why do thousands of devotees visit dargahs of Muslim saints?
Write the names of four Peeths established by Adi Sankaracharya.
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