Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ArtsHISTORYMughal Age3 Marks
Question
Write a short note: Dine-Ilahi.
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Answer
The year $1575$ is of special significance in Akbar's religious policy.
This year he built a house of worship in Fatehpur Sikri.
Initially, Muslim gurus were called in.
Narrow and conservative ulema continued to accuse and counter$-$accuse each other instead of giving the true meaning of Islam.
As a result, after a while, Akbar started calling Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Christian Pandits every Friday.
Akbar respected him and listened to his teachings.
Pundits of every religion felt that Emperor Akbar had adopted their religion.
But Akbar did not accept any religion.
Akbar adopted the basic elements of every religion.
As a result of the discussion of the Ibadatkhana of Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar established a new religion with special elements of all religions and named it "Dine$-$Ilahi".
People called it "Sarvadohan" religion.
Akbar himself became the first caliph of this religion.
It is noteworthy that Akbar did not use any kind of pressure to propagate this religion.
Dine$-$Ilahi reflected all the religions prevalent in India at that time.
The purpose of its establishment was to put an end to religious strife and establish national unity in the country through religion and empower the empire.
The establishment of "Dineilahi" was the result of Akbar's policy of "Sarvadharma Sambhav".
After the death of Akbar, this religion became extinct.
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