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MPSC Combined 2023 GS Paper 1 — Question 6

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सेतु माधवराव पगडी यांच्या मते, नाथ पंथातील कोणत्या संताने 'शहा रमजान' हे नाव धारण करून सुफी संत निजामुद्दीन यांच्या कडून इस्लाम धर्माची दिक्षा घेतली. हे महाराष्ट्राच्या सांस्कृतिक इतिहासातील एक गूढ आहे. According to Setu Madhavrao Pagadi, who of the following saint renamed himself as 'Shaha Ramjan' and got converted to Islam by a Sufi Saint Nizamuddin. It is a mystery of cultural history of Maharashtra.

a)गोरखनाथ / Gorakhnath
b)गहिनीनाथ / Gahininath
c)जालन्धरनाथ / Jalandharnath
d)कानिफनाथ / Kanifnath✓ Correct

According to renowned historian Setu Madhavrao Pagadi, a Nath panthi saint adopted the name 'Shaha Ramjan' and accepted Islam from Sufi saint Nizamuddin, representing syncretism.