[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950) › c19.12 # History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c19.12 History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c19.12 - **Language:** English ### [c19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950.c19.12) ‘Alāuddīn had great respect for contemporary saints. Although he did not personally meet Nizāmuddīn Aulia, he reposed great confidence in the Shaikh's supernatural powers and craved for his blessings through his nobles. During his last days he had become greatly devoted towards Shaikh Nizāmuddīn. Almost all the members of the royal household were disciples of the Shaikh. When ‘Alāuddīn came to know of the departure of Maulana Shamsuddīn Turk without meeting him, he was sorely disappointed.† According to Ziyāuddīn the sultan offered a large amount of money in charity after the death of Ulugh Khān. This may have been mere hypocrisy since, as shown above, Ulugh Khān had fallen a victim to the sultan's suspicions. Be it as it may, the above facts clearly show that the king behaved like a good Musalman in his private life. The orthodox and the almost bigoted historian Ziyāuddīn Barani's standard for a Musalman was almost impossible. If 'Alāuddīn could not come up to that standard it was not his fault. If he divorced religion from politics he had sufficient reasons for doing so. Most of the successful Muslim rulers of India divorced religion from politics. To Amīr Khusrau, 'Iṣāmī, and foreigners like Shamsuddīn Turk and Vaṣṣāf, 'Alāuddīn was a true Musalman. 'Iṣāmī goes as far as to assert that the sultan worked on the principles of the shari'at, and exhibited Islam in his actions.⁶ Comparing 'Alāuddīn with Muḥammad bin Tughluq, 'Iṣāmī says that in the time of 'Alāuddīn the empire became intact on account of his justice, the people were obedient to the king, and there was prosperity in the kingdom,—conditions lacking during Muḥammad's rule.⁷ - [Previous: c19.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950.c19.11) - [Next: c19.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950.c19.13) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950.c19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.lal-1950.c19.12) · Pramāṇa