"No one can possibly underestimate the great influence exerted on the life and activities of Aurangzib by the orthodox reform movement in Indian Islam started by Mujaddid Alf-i-SanI Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi (1563-16241, the aims of which were regeneration and rejuvenation of Islam in strict accord with the shar'iyat and âthe establishment of a true Islamic State conforming to Islamic ideas and practices in all its activities. While a prince, Aurangzib came into contact with Khvaja Muhammad M'asum, -son of Mujaddid Ahmad Sirhindi. He held him in high esteem and sought his advice on important matters of Muslim theology. After his accession to the throne also, he maintained his contact with the Khvaja and his son Muhammad Saifuddin as well, and their influence had much to do in bringing him within the fold of the orthodox .school and shaping his puritanic state policy."
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The History and Culture of the Indian People, R.C. Majumdar editor, Volume 7: The Mughul Empire [1526-1707] VII (pp 233-36, 305-6)
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Ahmad Sirhindi
Ahmad al-FÄrĆ«qÄ« al-SirhindÄ« (26 June 1564 â 10 December 1624) was an Indian Islamic scholar, a Hanafi jurist, and a member of the NaqshbandÄ« Sufi order. He has been described by some followers as a Mujaddid, meaning a âreviver", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing the newly made religion of Din-i Ilahi and other problematic opinions of Mughal emperor Akbar. While early South Asian scholarship credited him for contributing to conservative trends in Indian Islam, more recent works, not
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