Q. Who among the following was the author of Ashiqa?
Answer: Inayat Khan
Notes: The famous Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau was the author of the poem "Ashiqa", a tragic love story of Khizr Khan (son of Alauddin Khilji) and Deval Rani (Princess of Gujarat). Excerpts of the works done by him are Tughluq Nama, Wast-ul-Hayat, Nuh Sipihr, Laila Majnun, etc. He was the court poet of Alauddin Khilji and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, Delhi.

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