The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.100

v4.c16.100

The organization of the adherents of the Dīn-i-Ilāhī was that of an Order rather than of a church. The creed, so far as there was one, inculcated monotheism with a tinge of pantheism, the practical deification of the emperor as the vicegerent of God, filled with a special grace; and the adoration of the sun, with subsidiary veneration of fire and artificial lights.... The whole gist of the regulations was to further the adoption of Hindu, Jain, and Pārsī practices, while discouraging or positively prohibiting essential Muslim rites. The policy of insult to and persecution of Islām, which was carried to greater extremes subsequently, was actively pursued, even in the period from 1582 to 1585.