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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 2 and 4
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi (1564–1624 CE) lived during the reigns of Akbar and Jahangir, not Ibrahim Lodi (who died in 1526).
- Statement 2 is correct: Sheikh Nasiruddin Mahmud (Chirag-i-Dehlavi) was the chief disciple and spiritual successor of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: Sheikh Salim Chishti was a contemporary of Emperor Akbar, not Aurangzeb.
- Statement 4 is correct: The Qadiri order was introduced to India in the 15th century by Sheikh Nimatullah and Makhdum Muhammad Jilani in Uch and the Deccan.
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