The Administration of the Sultanate of Dehli c12.267

c12.267

Muslims to join him in idol-worship but even induced a Muslim woman to denounce Islam.¹ No ruler, however, interfered with religious propaganda by the Hindus among their own people; the contact with Islam brought about a great Hindu revival headed by the leaders of the Bhakti movement who have left a legacy of beautiful poetry as well as of mystical devotion. Kabīr was not the only Muslim to be deeply affected by the teachings of the Bhakti schools; there is no mention of any attempt to prevent the preaching of this Hindu doctrine among the Muslims, some of whom even accepted it and became the disciples of Hindu religious teachers.² Muḥammad bin Tughluq invited yogīs to his private audience and took great interest in their practices.³ The sultan objected to the obnoxious sect of the Ibāḥatiyah.⁴