Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). [UPSC CSE Pre1997] **Assertion (A):** The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chishti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti. **Reason (R):** The Chishti order takes its name from a village Chishti in Ajmer. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
A. Both (A) and (R) is individually true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (R) is individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Option c is the correct answer.
Assertion (A) is correct: The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chishti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti. The Chishti order is a Sufi order or school within the mystical tradition of Sunni Islam that emphasizes love, tolerance, and openness. Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti was the eighth successor of Abu Ishaq Shami and the first to introduce the Chishti order in India in the 12th century. He settled in Ajmer, Rajasthan, where he established his khanqah (Sufi lodge) and attracted many disciples and devotees from different religions and backgrounds. Reason (R) is incorrect: The Chishti order does not take its name from a village Chishti in Ajmer, but from a village Chisht in Afghanistan, where Abu Ishaq Shami, the founder of the order, settled.