Correct answer: (d) Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya
Explanation
- A
Shaikh Moinuddin – Ajmer Chishti
(a) Shaikh Moinuddin Chishti – Ajmer. Correct: the Chishti founder in India is buried at Ajmer.
- B
Shaikh Burhanuddin – Daulatabad Gharib
(b) Shaikh Burhanuddin Gharib – Daulatabad. Correct: Burhanuddin Gharib carried Chishti practice to the Deccan, associated with Daulatabad/Khuldabad.
- C
Shaikh Mohammad – Gulbarga Hussaini
(c) Shaikh Mohammad Hussaini – Gulbarga. Correct: Gesu Daraz (Khwaja Banda Nawaz) is the Gulbarga Chishti saint.
- D
Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya
(d) Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya – Multan. Incorrect: Nizamuddin Auliya’s khanqah and tomb are at Ghiyaspur/Nizamuddin, Delhi. Multan is Bahauddin Zakariya’s Suhrawardi centre. Official key (NOT matched).
Summary. Official key is (d) Shaikh Nizamuddin – Multan Auliya. Three Chishti pairings are right; Nizamuddin Auliya belongs to Delhi, not Multan. The Multan trap is the Suhrawardi house of Zakariya. Ajmer, Daulatabad and Gulbarga keep their saints.