Furfura Sharif

Why in news?

• All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi visited Furfura Sharif.

About Furfura:

• Furfura Sharif is a village in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal.
• It is a holy place for Bengali Muslims.
• The pilgrimage site is the mazar (shrine) of Hazrat Abu Baqar Siddique (1846-1939), a prominent peer (holy person) of the town.
• He was the founder of the ""Silsila-e-Furfura Sharif", religious congregation.

PRELIMS QUESTION

”Furfura” is a pilgrim shrine located in :
(a)West Bengal
(b)Assam
(c)Uttar Pradesh
(d)Bihar

Answer to Prelims Question