Question

Which of the following statement describe the teaching of Kabir?

(i) To achieve inward spiritual bliss.

(ii) Condemnation of empty ritual.

(iii) To faster harmony between Hinduism and Islam.

Options

• iii only

• i and iii

• i, ii and iii

• i and ii

Answer 1

i, ii and iii

Explanation:

1. To attain inner spiritual happiness.
2. To condemn empty ritual.
3. To bring Hinduism and Islam closer together.
4. He believed in a single formless God.
5. He rejected both the Vedas and the Kuran, as well as the Brahmins' and Mulas' dominance.
6. He was anti-caste and anti-image worship.
7. He preached the doctrine of God's unity as well as the path of love and devotion.
8. In order to gain salvation or Moksha, he emphasised bhakti.