Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya witnessed the reign of seven Delhi Sultans but strictly refused to visit the court of any of them.
Reason (R): The Chishti philosophy firmly believed that interaction with the royal court and accepting state land grants (Jagirs) would corrupt their spiritual purity and make them subservient to the worldly ruler.
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Both statements are correct, and the reason perfectly explains the assertion. Nizamuddin Auliya, known as Mahbub-i-Ilahi (Beloved of God), strictly followed the Chishti tradition of keeping aloof from the state. He famously stated that if a Sultan entered through one door of his Khanqah, he would leave through the other.

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