Correct Answer - Option 2 : Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi
Chandayan is one of the earliest love stories in Hindi composed by the Sufi poet Maulana Daud completed in 1379.
- It was later translated into Persian by Chisti Sufi Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi (1456-1537).
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Chandayan is the first Hindi Sufi love poem written by Maulana Daud during the rule of Feroze Shah Tughlaq between 1351 and 1388.
- It was based on the folklore of Lorik and Chanda which is a popular folktale in Chhattisgarh.
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The poem combines mythology and mysticism to tell the love story of Lorik and Chanda.
- The story of Chanda and Lorik was well-known in east India at the time, and it was likely performed and sung all the way from the deltas of Bengal to the jungles of Chhattisgarh.
- Daud rewrote the story in rhyme with significant Sufi overtones.
Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi was an Indian Sufi scholar who was born in what is now Uttar Pradesh.
- He is most remembered for his theological legacy as he is regarded as one of the most ardent Indian proponents of waḥdat al-wujūd.
- He also had great enthusiasm for Persian poetry and in his youth, he translated the Chandayan into Persian.
Thus, the correct answer is Shaikh Abdul Quddus Gangohi.
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- In the 15th century, Shaikh Abdullah Shattari founded the Shuttaria sect which was largely active in Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat.
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