History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c40.s5.2

v3.c40.s5.2

“So long as you held the reins of government, I never did anything without your permission, nor did I ever step beyond my jurisdiction. The Searcher of Hearts be my witness for this. During your illness Dara usurped all power, girt up his loins to promote Hinduism and destroy Islam, and acted as king, totally setting you aside. The government fell into disorder. None of your servants durst inform you of the true state of the realm......If, God forbid it, the aim of that infidel had succeeded, and the world had been obscured with the gloom of infidelity, and Islam had lost its lustre, it would have been hard [for us] to answer for it on the Last Day.” And, again, “My march on Agra was not due to a rebellious spirit, but to a desire to put an end to Dara’s usurpation, his lapse from Islam and his exaltation of idolatry throughout the empire......I was compelled, out of regard for the next world, to undertake the heavy load of this task and engage in looking after the interests of the populace and peasantry."