Both the translation of Sanskrit music works into Persian and the practice of sama by Chisti Sufis were features of medieval India's cultural landscape, but one did not directly cause the other.
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Statement-I (Assertion A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period. Statement-II (Reason R): The early chisti sufis were fond of musical assemblies called, 'sama'. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2018 · Topic: Bhakti and Sufi Movement (Socio-Cultural and Syncretic Impact of Sufism on Indian Society)
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Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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