Correct Answer:
A. Mulla Nizam-ud-Din
The school of Dars-e-Nizamia in Indo-Pak was founded by Mulla Nizam-ud-Din Sihalvi. Mulla Nizam-ud-Din (1677-1748) formalized and popularized this comprehensive curriculum of Islamic studies at Firangi Mahal in Lucknow. Dars-e-Nizamia became the standard educational framework for madrasas across the Indian subcontinent, integrating rational sciences like logic, philosophy, and mathematics with traditional Islamic subjects such as Quranic studies, Hadith, and Fiqh. Its influence shaped Islamic education for centuries.
- Sheikh Sirhindi was a prominent Sufi reformer from an earlier period, known for his efforts to purify Islam, not for founding Dars-e-Nizamia.
- Fareed-ud-din Atar was a Persian Sufi poet from the 12th-13th century, unrelated to this curriculum's development in Indo-Pak.