The famous Sufi saint Baba Farid belonged to which order (Silsilah) of Sufism in India? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The famous Sufi saint Baba Farid belonged to which order (Silsilah) of Sufism in India?
A. Qadiri order
B. Chishti order
C. Naqshbandi order
D. Suhrawardi order
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Hazrat Ganjshakar (Baba Farid) was a core master of the Chishti Silsilah, studying under Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki and passing his spiritual lineage to Nizamuddin Auliya.

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