Din-i Ilahi

Din-i Ilahi
دینِ الٰهی
Akbar
TypeAbrahamic and Dhārmic
LeaderAkbar
TypeSyncretic religion
RegionIndian subcontinent
FounderAkbar
Origin1582
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Mughal Empire
Separated fromIslam
DefunctLikely 1606
Members21; also there were several influenced followers

The Dīn-i Ilāhī (Persian: دین الهی, lit.'Religion of God'),[1] known during its time as Tawḥīd-i-Ilāhī ("Divine Monotheism", lit.'Oneness of God') or Divine Faith,[2] was a new syncretic religion or spiritual program propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582. According to Iqtidar Alam Khan, it was based on the Timurid concept of Yasa-i Changezi (Code of Genghis Khan), to consider all sects as one.[3] The elements were drawn from different religions.

  1. ^ "Din-i Ilahi - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  2. ^ Jackson, A. V. Williams. History of India. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Grolier society. p. 44. The truth is that Akbar was singularly sensitive to religious impressions of every kind, and that his new religion, the Din-i-Ilahi, or "divine faith" an eclectic pantheism, contained elements taken from very diverse creeds.
  3. ^ Frontline: Volume 14, Issues 20-26. S. Rangarajan for Kasturi & Sons. 1997. p. 74.

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