Divine Faith

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Divine Faith was a syncretic religious doctrine created by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the late 16th century that blended elements of Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Jainism, and other traditions to promote religious tolerance and imperial unity.

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Divine Faith canonical 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial cult ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
syncretic religious doctrine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Din-i-Ilahi ⓘ
linked to: Din-i Ilahi

Dīn-i Ilāhī ⓘ
linked to: Din-i Ilahi
associatedWith Mughal Empire ⓘ
coreTenet emperor as spiritual guide ⓘ
ethical conduct over ritual observance ⓘ
loyalty to Akbar as spiritual and temporal leader ⓘ
rejection of religious bigotry ⓘ
universalism in religion ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mughal Empire ⓘ
creator Akbar ⓘ
declineCause death of Akbar ⓘ
reversal of policies under later Mughal rulers ⓘ
dissolved early 17th century ⓘ
documentedIn Ain-i Akbari ⓘ
Akbarnama ⓘ
followedBy policies of religious tolerance under Akbar ⓘ
foundedBy Akbar ⓘ
foundedInPeriod late 16th century ⓘ
hasCharacteristic centered on the person of the emperor ⓘ
eclecticism ⓘ
imperial ideology ⓘ
limited number of adherents ⓘ
syncretism ⓘ
hasPurpose promote imperial unity ⓘ
promote religious tolerance ⓘ
strengthen loyalty to the emperor ⓘ
historicalPeriod reign of Akbar ⓘ
historicalRegion Indian subcontinent ⓘ
inception 1580s ⓘ
influencedBy Bhakti movement ⓘ
Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
Shi'a Islam ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam

Sufism ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
languageOfUse Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
opposedBy orthodox Sunni ulama ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Fatehpur Sikri ⓘ
placeOfPractice Mughal court ⓘ
practicedBy Akbar ⓘ
selected Mughal courtiers ⓘ
religiousLeader Akbar ⓘ
religiousText Ain-i Akbari (as a descriptive source) ⓘ
linked to: Ain-i Akbari

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Din-i Ilahi → alternativeName → Divine Faith ⓘ