Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s6.5

c18.s6.5

It gave the privilege of communion with God to all—high and low—without distinction and without the aid of the self-seeking priestly class. It checked excessive polytheism with its rituals, ceremonies and superstitions and their debasing effects. The masters taught the lowly not to surrender to insolent might just as they taught the strong that all human beings were the children of one God. Their convincing attacks on the caste system helped raise the status of millions of down-trodden people. Perhaps their greatest contribution was the uplifting of the common low-caste man. Besides, their teachings created an atmosphere which produced men like Bodhan Brahman, Dongar Mal, Mān Singh and Ahmad Khan.