"In one respect alone Jahangir deviated from the policy of his father: he did not permit people to embrace Hinduism even of their own free will. He severely punished Kaukab, Sharif and Abdul Latif who, under the influence of a Sanyasi, showed inclination for Hinduism. This policy would have stopped any erosion of Muslim numbers. Besides, while on a visit to Kashmir, when he learnt that the Hindus and Muslims intermarried freely, âand both give and take girls (he ordered that) taking them is good but giving them, God Forbidâ. And any violation of this order was to be visited with capital punishment. This indeed was in accordance with the Islamic law. As per the Shariat law a Muslim may marry a Jewess, or a Christian, or a Sabean, but âa marriage between a Musalman and... a Hindu is invalidâ. Similarly, it âa female Muslim cannot under any circumstances marry a non-Muslimâ. May be it was because of this that Akbar discouraged all kinds of intercommunal marriages. ..."
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Jahangir
Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 â 28 October 1627) known by his imperial name, Jahangir (lit. ' Conqueror of the World'), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627.
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