The historical reason for Sufi saints isolating themselves from society was that:

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The historical reason for Sufi saints isolating themselves from society was that: 

(a) Their mystical doctrine of union with God through love was regarded as heretical and attacked by orthodox Islam. 

(b) They preached escapism and worldly detachment. 

(c) They found a congenial atmosphere for naurturing their ideas in India, away from social surroundings. 

(d) Their views were unacceptable to the general masses.


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(a) Their mystical doctrine of union with God through love was regarded as heretical and attacked by orthodox Islam. 

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