Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s1.23

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c5.s1.23

This was obviously a very difficult position for the followers of Muhammad to reconcile with the Qur’an. Reference will be made later to the position of the theologians who compromised with the monarchy, and the puritans and Sufis who broke away from the monarchy, in fact from the whole Muslim of society. It suffices for the moment to say that the position was so safe that ‘Ala-ud-din Khilji contemplated founding a religion; Muhammad Tughlaq was credited with similar intentions; and Akbar actually founded a new faith.⁴

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