Question

Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the “Din-i-illahi”. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of “Din-i-illahi”?
a. Remarriage of widows
b. Prohibition of child marriage
c. Monogamy
d. Rejection of Secularism of women

Answer 1

Hint:
The principle that was not included in “Din-i-iilahi” was related to the state of being private and stay away from people. The state of “Isolation” or “Shielding” can also define this principle.


Complete solution:
Akbar was born on 15th October 1542 in Pakistan. He is one of the navratna and is also known as “Akbar the great”. He was the third Mughal emperor who ruled between 1556 to 1605. He was born as “Jalal-ud-din-Muhammad”. He was passionate about literature and also had a library of 24,000 volumes written in different languages such as Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian, Kashmiri, and Arabic.
“Din-i-illahi” was a system of religious beliefs founded by Akbar in 1582. The elements of this belief were drawn from Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism. The term “Din-i-illahi” refers to “Religion of God”. During the period of Akbar, it was called “Tawhid-i-illahi” which refers to “Divine monotheism”.

Additional Information – The beliefs and faith of “Din-i-illahi’ include the unity of God, the absence of meat or non-veg foodstuff, the celebration of the birth anniversary party, and the practice of non-violence. The attempt to re-establish these beliefs was done by Dara Shikoh.The people who followed the principles of “Din-i-illahi” were Birbal, Azam Khan, Quasim Khan, Sufi Ahmad, Sadar Jahan, Sultan Khawaja, Shaikh faizi etc.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Some of the important battles fought by Akbar include the Battle of Chausa, the Second battle of Panipat, a battle of Thanesar, the battle of Tukaroi, Battle of Haldighati, Battle of Khajwa, Battle of Karnal, and the battle of Saraighat.