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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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