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Religious Reform Movements — Syllabus

ICSE · Class 7 · History & Civics

What Religious Reform Movements covers in ICSE Class 7 History & Civics: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Topics include Background and Meaning.

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4 Topics · ICSE Class 7 History & Civics · 2026-27

Topics in Religious Reform Movements

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1. Background and Meaning

  • The advent of Islam in India brought many changes in society.
  • During the medieval period, a composite culture developed in India.
  • Sufism and the Bhakti movement were important parts of this change.
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2. The Sufi Movement

  • The word Sufi comes from the Arabic word Suf, meaning wool.
  • Sufis were Muslim ascetics and mystics.
  • They believed in love and devotion as the way to come closer to God.
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3. Important Sufi Saints

  • Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti came to India around 1192 and founded the Chishti order in India.
  • Bakhtiyar Kaki was a disciple of Shaikh Muinuddin Chishti.
  • Farid-ud-Din Ganj-i-Shakar was the disciple of Bakhtiyar Kaki.
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4. Main Ideas of Sufism

  • Sufism was a reform movement within Islam.
  • Its aim was to preserve and spread universal brotherhood and an egalitarian society.
  • Sufis expressed devotion to God through music and poetry.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Religious reform movements in medieval India

Sufi MovementBhakti MovementChishti saintsSuharwardi saintsNayanarsAlwarsOther Bhakti saintsCommon ideas

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Key topics in Religious Reform Movements include Background and Meaning, The Sufi Movement, Important Sufi Saints, Main Ideas of Sufism. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 7 exams.
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