Mughal Administration c12.s3.4

c12.s3.4

Though illiterate, he secured his own recognition as the *mujtahid* or infallible interpreter of the Quran and of all disputed points of Islamic theology (1579). His coquetry with Hinduism, his long and secret conversations with famous Hindu sannyasis and pandits, his edict of toleration for all Hindu practices, and finally his adoption of several Hindu rules of conduct and ceremonies, led the Hindus to regard him as one of themselves. They styled him *Jagat-guru*, or the spiritual guide of the universe, while the coterie of his Muslim adorers (mostly Persians) called him the *Insan-i-kamil* and the *Sahib-i-zaman*.