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Din-i-ilahi Din I Ilahi Akbar was the first Mughal ruler who had a tolerant attitude towards religions other than Islam. He loved to hold philosophical and religious discussions. This led to the creation of Ibadatkhana or the Hall of Worship at Fatehpur Sikri. From the discussions held at Fatehpur Sikri, he concluded that no single religion could claim the monopoly of truth. After this thought he formed a new religious order called the Din-I-Ilahi in 1581.The word Din-i-Ilahi means Divine Faith. The Din-i-Ilahi, as propounded by Akbar, was a mixture of various religions. The new religion combined mysticism, philosophy and nature worship. It recognized no gods or prophets and the emperor was its chief exponent. All the followers of the religion had to greet each other by saying Allah-hu-Akbar. Sadly, the religion had few followers. The only person other than Akbar who was a Din-i-Ilahian till the end was Birbal, Akbar's minister.
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