IMPORTANT TERMS OF HISTORY

BHAKTI-SUFI TRADITIONS

Hey students,these terminology matters a lot if you wanna score good in history class 12th.Many times question of 1 mark or 2 marks,so just go through these words that matter.

TERMINOLOGY

1)Alvar: Devotees of Vishnu in South India.

2) Avgat: Charitable trust.

3)Dakhani: Variant of Urdu language

4)Great Traditions: The cultural practices of dominant social categories.

5) Integration of cult: Modes of worship.

6)Jagannatha: The lord of the world.

7)Little Traditions: Those traditions which do not correspond with the great traditions.

8) Lurinama: Lullabies.

9) Maktubat: Letters written by sufi saints.

10) Nayanars: Devotees of Shiva in South India.

11)Nirguna Bhakti: Worshipping a shapeless or an abstract form of God.

12) Qawwals: Specially trained musicians.

13) Qual: Arabic word meaning saying. Refers to a hymn sung at the opening or closing.

14) Sagun Bhakti: Bhakti focussed on the worship of Shiva, Vishnu and Devi.

15) Sama: Literally means audition.

16) Sangat: Religious society-assembled in morning and evening to listen Guru serma.

17) Shadinam: Weddings songs.

18) Sharia: The law governing the muslim community. It is based on the Quran and Hadis.

19) Tavaram: Collection of poems in Tamil.

20) Tantricism: Worship of the form of Goddess.

21) Tazkiras: Biographical account of saints.

22) Wali: A sufi who claimed proximity to Allah, acquiring His grace to perform miracles.

23) Zikr: Divine names.