Give long answers for the following questions. (50-60 words)
1. Write a short note on the Alvars and the Nayanars.
2. Write about Islam and its teachings.
3. Who was Ramanuja? What did he believe in?
4. What was the tariqa employed by the various Sufi silsilas?
5. Discuss the role of women saints in the Bhakti Movement.
Answers
Answer:
1.The Nayanars and Alvars led religious movements in south India during the seventh to ninth centuries. The Nayanars were devotees of Shiva while the Alvars were the devotees of Vishnu. ... There were 63 Nayanars who belonged to different caste backgrounds. There were 12 Alvars who came from equally divergent backgrounds.
2.All of its teachings and beliefs are written out in the Quran (also spelled Qur'an or Koran), the holy scripture of Islam. ... They believe that the Quran was spoken to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel, and that it is the word of God (or Allah). They view Muhammad as a prophet and messenger of God.
3.He organized temple worship and taught a monistic philosophy based on a doctrine of devotion to the incarnation of Vishnu. While in Mysore, he converted King Bittiveda of the Haysala dynasty. This act led to the founding of the town of Milukote (1099).
4.A tariqa (or tariqah; Arabic: طريقة ṭarīqah) is a school or order of Sufism, or specifically a concept for the mystical teaching and spiritual practices of such an order with the aim of seeking haqiqa, which translates as "ultimate truth".
5.Female poet-saints also played a significant role in the bhakti movement at large. ... Women bhaktas wrote of the obstacles of home, family tensions, the absent husband, meaningless household chores, and restrictions of married life, including their status as married women.