Question

The Sufi concept of Anal Haq was inspired by the following concept of Vedanta
A.Tat Twam Asi (that thou art)
B.Ekam Advaitam (one without the second)
C.Aham Brahmasmi (I am the supreme spirit)
D.All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:Sufism was a liberal and humanitarian reform movement in Islam. It started in Persia in reaction the constant feuds between Suni and Shia sects if Islam. The Sufis were Muslim saints, who believed n equality and brotherhood of man. They stood for simple living. They used to wear coarse woollen garments (known as Soof in Arabic). It is from this word that they came to be known as Sufis.

Complete answer:
Anal Haq is a short story based on the life of the renowned Sufi Mansur Al hallaj, he was indicted and killed on charges of heresy. It is a part of collection anargha nimisham which was written in Khalil gibran style. Basheer added a note which says that the story was written some forty years back. Now he believed that ordinary human beings who are just products of almighty saying things like I am God is a sin. He had claimed that the work is based on a real story but now he said that it is a fantasy. This is considered as a mark change from his earlier conventions and has become religious towards his later life. Therefore he criticised some of his earlier works. He had the humor in this note also as the note ended with Anal Haq similar to that of the protagonist of the story.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:They favoured religious toleration and were opposed to persecutions. They believed in personal devotion to God, who could be realised only through love and service to humanity. In all, Sufism was a humanitarian and liberal reform movement in Islam.