10 Questions
Where was Kabir brought up?
Varanasi
Which religious traditions did Kabir vehemently reject?
Brahmanical Hinduism and Islam
What was the language of Kabir's poetry?
Spoken Hindi
What was the only path to salvation according to Kabir?
Devotion (bhakti)
Where was Guru Nanak born?
Nankana Sahib
What was the sacred space created by Guru Nanak known as?
Dharmasala
Why did Guru Nanak emphasize that his followers must adopt productive occupations?
To contribute to the general funds of the community
Who compiled the compositions of Guru Nanak and their own in a new script known as Gurmukhi?
Guru Angad
In what year did Guru Arjan authenticate the compilation of writings of figures like Shaikh Farid and Sant Kabir into Guru Granth Sahib?
1706
Which Mughal emperor ordered the execution of Guru Arjan in 1606?
Jahangir
Test your knowledge about Kabir, an influential saint who lived in the fifteenth-sixteenth centuries. Learn about his background as a weaver in Benares and his ideas through his collection of verses known as sakhis and pads.
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