Influences of Din-E-Ilahi
Din-E-Ilahi synthesized beliefs taken from religions like Sufism, Jainism, Hinduism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism. He took parts of religions and made them into an amalgamation of one. From Sufism, he took the yearning of God to purify the soul of human beings; people are lost in the love of God and yearn for Him to make their souls pure and free from sins. The sins to purge were lust, slander, sensuality, and pride, while the virtues of Din-E-Ilahi from Sufism included piety, prudence, the practice of abstinence, and showing kindness. Being celibate and actively practicing it was taken from Catholicism. Meaningless slaughter of animals came to be forbidden like in Jainism and Hinduism, and vegetarianism was also practiced. Din-E-Ilahi religion, started by Akbar, had no form of hierarchy like Islam and Sikhism. The religion also had no scriptures, since the foundation of the religion was started in Akbar’s House of Worship, where he discussed questions about faith with the religious members of the community.
Din-E-Ilahi
Din-E-Ilahi was a religion introduced by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and he founded it on the basis of many religions prevalent in our country. It was an amalgam of beliefs and practices from religions like Jainism, Islam, Hinduism, Sufism, and Zoroastrianism. The religion did not last long or have many followers. Still, Din-E-Ilahi did raise conflict between the Mughal emperor and the Indian Islamic community due to the Mughal emperor trying to become a figure like the Prophet by preaching his religion.