History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c45.s1.2

v3.c45.s1.2

Therefore, the toleration of any sect outside the fold of orthodox Islam is no better than compounding with sin. And the worst form of sin is polytheism, the belief that the one true God has partners in the form of other deities.∗ Such a belief is the rankest ingratitude (*kufr*)* to Him who gives us our life and daily bread.