Multiple choice

Which of the contemporary Muslim writers criticized alauddin for his disregard of religion?

  1. Amir Khusro

  2. Barani

  3. Alberuni

  4. Minhaj siraj
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Explanation

Ziauddin Barani was a contemporary historian and writer who served under Alauddin Khalji and later Muhammad bin Tughlaq. In his work 'Tarikh-i-Firuz Shah', Barani criticized Alauddin for his disregard of Islamic orthodoxy and religious norms. Amir Khusrau was Alauddin's court poet who praised him, while Alberuni and Minhaj Siraj lived in different periods.

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