"[Babur] is very liberal in citing appropriate verses from the Qur’ãn on the eve of his battle with Rãnã Sãñgã. In order to ensure his victory, he makes a covenant with Allãh by breaking the vessels containing wine as also the cups for drinking it, swearing at the same time that “he would break the idols of the idol-worshippers in a similar manner.” In the Fath-Nãma (prayer for victory) composed for him by Shykh Zain, Allah is described as “destroyer of idols from their foundations.” The language he uses for his Hindu adversaries is typically Islamic."