Shaikh Ismail: First Sufi saint in India- Art & Culture

Q.  The  first Sufi saint in India was
- Published on 13 Aug 15

a. Nizamuddin Auliya
b. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti
c. Shaikh Ismail
d. Shihabuddin Suhrawardi

ANSWER: Shaikh Ismail
 
Sufism was a liberal reform movement within Islam. It had its origin in Persia and spread into India in the eleventh century. The first Sufi saint Shaikh Ismail of Lahore started preaching his ideas.

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