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Assertion (A): The Sufi mystics detached themselves from the ruling classes and orthodox elements.
Reason (R): They disapproved of the vulgar display of wealth and the degeneration of morals following the establishment of the Islamic empire.
- A is true, but R is false.
- R is the reason for A.
- A is false, but R is true.
- Both A and R are false.
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R is the reason for A.
Explanation — The Sufi mystics disapproved of the vulgar display of wealth and the degeneration of morals following the establishment of the Islamic empire, and therefore detached themselves from the ruling classes and orthodox elements. Hence, both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.
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