The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.70
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c16.70
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The orthodox Badāūnī says that Akbar stammered and trembled, and had to be helped out by others in the recitation of the verses, and that he then descended from the pulpit and left the regular reciter of the *khutba* to complete the office; but other authors say that he acquitted himself of his task and then, descending from the pulpit, led the prayers. The innovation was generally unpopular. Many suspected that Akbar claimed to be prophet as well as king, and some even scented in the closing words (*Allahu Akbar*¹) of Faizī's verses a pretension to divinity.