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Din-i Ilahi, the Glossary

The Dīn-i Ilāhī (دین الهی), known during its time as Tawḥīd-i-Ilāhī ("Divine Monotheism") or Divine Faith, was a new syncretic religion or spiritual program propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582.^[1]

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1580s establishments in India
Akbar
History of religion in India
Mughal Empire
Religion in India
Religions derived from Islam
Religious syncretism in Asia
Universalism

Abd al-Samad

'Abd al-Ṣamad or Khwaja 'Abd-us-Ṣamad was a 16th century painter of Persian miniatures who moved to India and became one of the founding masters of the Mughal miniature tradition, and later the holder of a number of senior administrative roles.

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Abrahamic religions

The Abrahamic religions are a grouping of three of the major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) together due to their historical coexistence and competition; it refers to Abraham, a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Bible, and the Quran, and is used to show similarities between these religions and put them in contrast to Indian religions, Iranian religions, and the East Asian religions (though other religions and belief systems may refer to Abraham as well).

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Abul Fazl

Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, also known as Abul Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami (14 January 1551 – 22 August 1602), was an Indian writer, historian, and politician who served as the grand vizier of the Mughal Empire from his appointment in 1579, until his death in 1602. Din-i Ilahi and Abul Fazl are Akbar.

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Agra

Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow.

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Ahimsa

(IAST) is the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence which applies to actions towards all living beings.

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Ahmad Sirhindi

Ahmad Sirhindi (1564 – 1624/1625) was an Indian Islamic scholar, Hanafi jurist, and member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order who lived during the era of Mughal Empire.

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Akbar

Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (–), popularly known as Akbar the Great, and also as Akbar I, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.

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Al-Andalus

Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Allopanishad

Allah-Upanishad or Allopanishad is a Sanskrit apocryphal text with many Arabic words generally argued and believed to be written in India in 16th century during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Din-i Ilahi and Allopanishad are Akbar and religious syncretism in Asia.

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Apostasy

Apostasy (defection, revolt) is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person.

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Arabic

Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.

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Aurangzeb

Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known as italics, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707.

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Bengal Subah

The Bengal Subah, also referred to as Mughal Bengal, was the largest subdivision of the Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal region, which includes modern-day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and some parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha between the 16th and 18th centuries.

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Birbal

Mahesh Das (1528 16 February 1586), popularly known by his title Raja Birbal, was an Indian minister and commander of the Mughal Empire. Din-i Ilahi and Birbal are Akbar.

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Birthday

A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution.

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Blasphemy

Blasphemy refers to an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverence concerning a deity, an object considered sacred, or something considered inviolable.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Dabestan-e Mazaheb

The Dabestan-e Mazaheb (دبستان مذاهب) "school of religions" is a Persian language work that examines and compares Abrahamic, Dharmic and other religions of the mid-17th century South Asia and the Middle East. Din-i Ilahi and Dabestan-e Mazaheb are history of religion in India.

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Dara Shikoh

Dara Shikoh, also transliterated as Dara Shukoh, (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

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Dhikr

(ذِكْر) is a form of Islamic worship in which phrases or prayers are repeatedly recited for the purpose of remembering God.

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Divine right of kings

In European Christianity, the divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandation, is a political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy of a monarchy.

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability ('learning difficulty' in the UK) that affects either reading or writing.

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Faizi

Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors were the Malik-ush-Shu'ara (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court.

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Fatawa 'Alamgiri

Fatawa 'Alamgiri, also known as Al-Fatawa al-'Alamgiriyya (الفتاوى العالمكيرية) or Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya (الفتاوى الهندية), is a 17th-century sharia based compilation on statecraft, general ethics, military strategy, economic policy, justice and punishment, that served as the law and principal regulating body of the Mughal Empire, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Muhiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir.

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Fatehpur Sikri

Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Din-i Ilahi and Fatehpur Sikri are Akbar.

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Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb

Ganga–Jamuni Tehzeeb (Hindustani for Ganges–Yamuna Culture), also spelled as Ganga-Jamni Tehzeeb or just Hindustani Tehzeeb, is the composite high culture of the central plains of northern India, especially the doab region of Ganges and Yamuna rivers, that is a syncretic fusion of Hindu cultural elements with Muslim cultural elements. Din-i Ilahi and Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb are culture of India.

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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Hindustani language

Hindustani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in North India, Pakistan and the Deccan and used as the official language of India and Pakistan. Hindustani is a pluricentric language with two standard registers, known as Hindi (written in Devanagari script and influenced by Sanskrit) and Urdu (written in Perso-Arabic script and influenced by Persian and Arabic).

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Ibadat Khana

The Ibādat Khāna (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual/religious leaders of different religious grounds (and beliefs) so as to conduct a discussion and debates on the teachings of the respective religious leaders (if any). Din-i Ilahi and Ibadat Khana are Akbar, Mughal Empire and religious pluralism.

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Ibn Arabi

Ibn ʿArabī (ابن عربي,; full name: أبو عبد الله محـمـد بن عربي الطائي الحاتمي,; 1165–1240) was an Andalusi Arab scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher, extremely influential within Islamic thought.

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Indian religions

Indian religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Din-i Ilahi and Indian religions are religion in India.

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Indian subcontinent

The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Jahangir

Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 till his death in 1627. Din-i Ilahi and Jahangir are Akbar.

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Jainism

Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Din-i Ilahi and Jainism are history of religion in India.

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Jesuits

The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.

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Jizya

Jizya (jizya), or jizyah, is a tax historically levied on dhimmis, that is, protected non-Muslim subjects of a state governed by Islamic law.

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Kashmiri language

Kashmiri or Koshur (Kashmiri) is a Dardic Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, over half the population of that territory.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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List of emperors of the Mughal Empire

The emperors of the Mughal Empire, styled the Emperors of Hindustan, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled over the empire from its inception in 1526 to its dissolution in 1857.

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Majma-ul-Bahrain

Majma-ul-Bahrain (مجمع البحرین, "The Confluence of the Two Seas" or "The Mingling of the Two Oceans") is a Sufi text on comparative religion authored by Mughal Shahzada Dara Shukoh as a short treatise in Persian, c. 1655. Din-i Ilahi and Majma-ul-Bahrain are culture of India, religious pluralism, religious syncretism in Asia and Universalism.

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Mobad

A mobed, mowbed, or mobad (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭢𐭥𐭯𐭲) is a Zoroastrian cleric of a particular rank.

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Mohsin Fani

Mohsin Fani was a noted Persian historian from Iran.

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Monotheism

Monotheism is the belief that one god is the only deity.

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Mubarak Ali

Mubarak Ali (مُبارَک علی; born 21 April 1941) is a Pakistani historian, activist and scholar.

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Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.

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Murad Mirza (son of Akbar)

Murad Mirza (Persian: مراد میرزا) (15 June 1570 – 12 May 1599) was a Mughal prince as the second surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar and his mother was a royal concubine. Din-i Ilahi and Murad Mirza (son of Akbar) are Akbar.

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Persian language

Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.

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Philip II of Spain

Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.

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Qadi

A qāḍī (Qāḍī; otherwise transliterated as qazi, kadi, kadhi, kazi, or gazi) is the magistrate or judge of a sharīʿa court, who also exercises extrajudicial functions such as mediation, guardianship over orphans and minors, and supervision and audition of public works.

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Religious policy of the Mughals after Akbar

The Mughal Empire, which was established following the defeat of Ibrahim Lodi in 1526 at the First Battle of Panipat and consolidated over the time with expansionist policy of its rulers, derived its strength from its nobility which was hypergamous and included the Indian muslims, Turks, Afghans, and even Hindu Rajputs and Khatris. Din-i Ilahi and Religious policy of the Mughals after Akbar are culture of India, Mughal Empire and religious pluralism.

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Religious tolerance

Religious tolerance or religious toleration may signify "no more than forbearance and the permission given by the adherents of a dominant religion for other religions to exist, even though the latter are looked on with disapproval as inferior, mistaken, or harmful".

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Rodolfo Acquaviva

Rodolfo Acquaviva, SJ (2 October 1550 – 25 July 1583) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and priest in India who served the court of Akbar the Great from 1580 to 1583.

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Shah Jahan

Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also known as Shah Jahan I, was the fifth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1628 until 1658.

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Sharia

Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.

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Sikhism

Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.

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Sirr-i-Akbar

The Sirr-i-Akbar (سرِ اکبر, “The Greatest Mystery” or “The Greatest Secret”) is a version of the Upanishads authored by the Mughal-Shahzada Dara Shukoh, translated from Sanskrit into Persian, c. 1657. Din-i Ilahi and Sirr-i-Akbar are Akbar, culture of India, religious pluralism, religious syncretism in Asia and Universalism.

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Sufism

Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.

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Surya

Surya (सूर्य) is the SunDalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism.

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Syncretism

Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought.

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Takbir

The takbīr (تَكْبِير) is the name for the Arabic phrase (اَللَّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ).Wensinck, A.J., "Takbīr", in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th.

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Tawhid

Tawhid (تَوْحِيد|translit.

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Tazkiyah

(تزكية) is an Arabic-Islamic term alluding to, meaning 'sanctification' or 'purification of the self'.

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Timur

Timur, also known as Tamerlane (8 April 133617–18 February 1405), was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. An undefeated commander, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders and tacticians in history, as well as one of the most brutal and deadly.

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Timurid dynasty

The Timurid dynasty, self-designated as Gurkani (گورکانیان|translit.

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Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal).

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World peace

World peace is the concept of an ideal state of peace within and among all people and nations on Planet Earth.

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Yasna

Yasna (𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's principal act of worship.

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Yoga

Yoga (lit) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (Chitta) and mundane suffering (Duḥkha). Din-i Ilahi and Yoga are culture of India.

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Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism (Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion. Din-i Ilahi and Zoroastrianism are religion in India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Din-i_Ilahi

Also known as Deen-i-Ilahi, Din Ilahi, Din i Ilahi, Din illahi, Din-E-Ilahi, Din-E-Illahi, Din-I-Ilahi, Din-I-Illahi, Din-Ilahi, Din-e Ilahi, Din-e-alahi, Din-i-lahi, Dinillahi, Divine Faith, Sulh-e-Kul, Sulh-i-kul, Tawhid-i-Ilāhī.

, Murad Mirza (son of Akbar), Persian language, Philip II of Spain, Qadi, Religious policy of the Mughals after Akbar, Religious tolerance, Rodolfo Acquaviva, Shah Jahan, Sharia, Sikhism, Sirr-i-Akbar, Sufism, Surya, Syncretism, Takbir, Tawhid, Tazkiyah, Timur, Timurid dynasty, Vegetarianism, World peace, Yasna, Yoga, Zoroastrianism.

Din-i Ilahi, the Glossary

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See also

1580s establishments in India

Akbar

History of religion in India

Mughal Empire

Religion in India

Religions derived from Islam

Religious syncretism in Asia

Universalism

References