1. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was also known as _____.
Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi is widely known as Mujaddid Alf Thani, meaning the reformer of the second millennium.
2. The meaning of Mujaddid Alf Thani is _____.
The title refers to a reformer who revives Islamic teachings at the beginning of the second millennium.
3. Mujaddid Alf Thani was the reformer of _____.
He is known as the reviver of Islam in the second millennium according to the Hijri calendar.
4. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was awarded the title _____.
He was given the title Imam Rabbani for his spiritual influence and Islamic revival efforts.
5. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was born on _____.
His exact birth date is recorded as May 26, 1564.
6. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was born in _____.
He was born in Sirhind, located in present-day Indian Punjab.
7. The ancestral lineage of Mujaddid Alf Thani traces back to _____.
His lineage is believed to trace back to the second Caliph, Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA).
8. Shaikh Ahmad received his early education from _____.
His father, Sheikh Abdul Ahad, was his first teacher and a respected scholar.
9. Shaikh Ahmad joined the Naqshbandia order under _____.
He became a disciple of Khawaja Baqi Billah around 1595–96.
10. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi spent most of his life during the reign of Emperor _____.
Although he lived during multiple reigns, his major interactions and influence occurred during Jahangir’s rule.
11. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi opposed the concept of ______.
He strongly rejected Akbar’s syncretic religion Din-e-Elahi, calling it un-Islamic.
12. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi wrote hundreds of letters regarding ______.
His Maktubat focused on condemning religious mixing and urging Islamic revival.
13. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi refused ______.
He rejected Sajda-e-Tazeemi (prostration of respect), insisting it was against Islamic teachings.
14. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was imprisoned in 1619 due to ______.
Opponents plotted against him after his refusal to perform Tazeemi Sajdah to Emperor Jahangir.
15. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was imprisoned at ______.
He remained confined in Gwalior Fort for around 1–1.5 years.
16. After his release from Gwalior, he lived for a while ______.
The emperor monitored him closely before granting full freedom.
17. Emperor Jahangir eventually ______.
Jahangir later acknowledged his piety and freed him fully.
18. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi influenced the Mughal court toward ______.
His efforts helped reverse un-Islamic practices introduced during Akbar’s rule.
19. ______ was the spiritual master of Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.
He joined the Naqshbandi order under Baqi Billah.
20. Wahadat-ul-Wajood means ______.
It emphasizes a metaphysical unity between the Creator and creation.
21. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi presented the doctrine of _____.
Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi emphasized the doctrine of Wahdat-ul-Shahood, rejecting Wahdat-ul-Wajood as misunderstood.
22. Wahdat-ul-Shahood means _____.
Wahdat-ul-Shahood teaches that the worshipper perceives only Allah, yet Allah and creation remain distinct.
23. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi rejected Ibn Arabi’s idea in his book _____.
In Al-Muntakhabaat Min Al-Maktubaat, he refuted Ibn Arabi’s belief that creation could unite with the Creator.
24. According to Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, _____.
He stressed that Allah is completely separate from His creation and no unification can occur.
25. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi promoted the concept of _____.
He emphasized Ubudiyat, meaning servitude and obedience to Allah alone.
26. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was a saint of the _____ order.
He belonged to the Naqshbandia Sufi order, guided by his master Baqi Billah.
27. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi wrote the famous work called _____.
His Maktubat (letters) significantly shaped Islamic revivalist thought in the Mughal Empire.
28. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi wrote all of the following except ________.
Fatawa-e-Rizvia was written by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, not by Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi.
29. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi tried to influence the Mughal court with the help of his son _____.
His son Shaikh Masoom tutored Prince Aurangzeb, strengthening Sirhindi’s influence in the Mughal court.
30. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi died in _____.
He passed away in December 1624 in Sirhind.
31. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi refused to perform _____.
He rejected Sajda-e-Ta’zeemi (a bow of reverence), which caused tension with the Mughal court.
32. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi strongly opposed _______ effects during Jahangir’s time.
He worked to reverse Akbar’s religious innovations during Jahangir’s reign.
33. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi strongly fought against ______.
He opposed syncretism and promoted strict adherence to Islamic principles.
34. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi strongly fought against _____.
He criticized deviations in Sufi traditions and advocated Sharia-based Sufism.
35. Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi wrote against the ________.
He condemned non-Islamic customs that gained influence during Akbar’s era.
36. Scholars widely accepted him as the Reformer of the _____ Millennium (1000–2000 Hijri).
He was called Mujaddid Alf-Thani (Reformer of the Second Millennium).
37. The concept of Wahdat-ul-Wujood (Unity of Existence) was first given by ______.
Ibn Arabi systematized the doctrine of Wahdat-ul-Wujood.
38. Who was Ibn Arabi?
Ibn Arabi was a major Andalusian Sufi mystic and philosopher.
