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The idea of ‘Farr-i Izadi’, on which the Mughal kingship was based, was first developed by which one of the following Sufi saints?

Shihabuddin Suhrawardi
Nizamuddin Auliya
Ibn al-Arabi
Bayazid Bistami

Correct Answer: Shihabuddin Suhrawardi

Explanation:

Abul Fazl placed Mughal kingship as the highest station in the hierarchy of objects receiving light emanating from God (farr-i izadi). Abul Fazl was inspired by a famous Iranian Sufi, Shihabuddin Suhrawardi who first developed this idea. According to this idea, there was a hierarchy in which the Divine Light was transmitted to the king who then became the source of spiritual guidance for his subjects.

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