Q84
History of IndiaDelhi Sultanate
Khutba was
- a.a sermon read in the name of the ruler at Friday prayers.
- b.a royal order.
- c.a religious decree.
- d.a tax.
Answer: (A) a sermon read in the name of the ruler at Friday prayers.
The khutba is the sermon delivered at the Friday congregational (Jumma) and Eid prayers; in medieval India the reigning ruler's name was read in it, and this, together with striking coins in his name (sikka), was the accepted proof of sovereignty. A royal order was a farman, a religious decree or legal opinion is a fatwa, and the taxes were kharaj (land tax), jizya (on non-Muslims), zakat and khams. Example: Babur had the khutba read in his name at Delhi after the First Battle of Panipat (1526).