Dara Shikoh & The Meeting of Islam & Hinduism

This video explores the life and teachings of the Mughal prince and Sufi teacher Dara Shikoh.
Sources/Suggested Reading:
Gandhi, Supriya (2020). "The Emperor who never was: Dara Shukoh in Mughal India". Belknap Press.
Eaton, Richard M. (2020). "India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765". Penguin.
Moovsi, Shireen (2002). "The Mughal Encounter with Vedanta: Recovering the biography of 'Jadrup'". Social scientist, Vol. 30, Nos. 7-8.
Nair, Shankar (2020). "Translating Wisdom: Hindu-Muslim Intellectual Interactions in Early Modern South Asia". University of California Press.
Kugle, Scott (ed.) (2012). "Sufi Meditation and Contemplation: Timeless Wisdom from Mughal India". Omega Publications. (Includes a translation of the "Risala-i Haqqnuma"/Compass of Truth.
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[@anmolsinghbath9434]

Definitely. Although I'm disappointed the host didn't once mention Shahzada Dara Shikoh's relationship with the 7th Nanak of Sikhi Guru Har Rai Sahib. Although their meetings are not yet fully known, the Crown Prince and Guru were in fact acquaintances. Dara Shikoh when fleeing from Aurangzeb's Army after his loss at Samugarh requested his friend Guru Har Rai's assistance upon reaching the Beas River near Goindwal. Guru Har Rai placed his Sikh Army as a blockade which stopped Aurangzeb's forces for upwards of 6 hours yet only delaying the inevitable for his execution.

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Sikhism kinda has that connection between monotheism and dharmic traditions

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[@tianlonghong665]

He was a big talking point of my professor when I got into Islamic Studies in university, so I'm very excited for this. If only he had sat throne!

[@kamrulhasan3468]

He was very incompetent actually. He wasted his chance many times, the throne was spoonfed by his father as he was his favorite son. But unlike religious tolerance, grabbing onto opportunities wasn’t his strong suit.

[@Desi.Superman]

@@kamrulhasan3468 he lost a war with safavids and shah jahan still welcomed him like he would have been coming like a winner...

[@kamrulhasan3468]

@@Desi.Superman imagine the horror when aurangzeb presented his father the head of dara shikoh after beheading him

[@Desi.Superman]

@@kamrulhasan3468 actually aurangzeb never went to agra after putting shah jahan in the jail of agra... Dara was beheaded in delhi and aurangzeb even refused to see his head and exclaimed "unlucky" when he got the news the dara is successfully beheaded

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[@avpdallas]

So sad to hear about your choice of faith Maroko. Islam is an ideology not a religion. Ideologies on the premise of 'Death to Infidels' disguised under the vail of religious kindship need not apply to be referred to as such. Islam is a predatory ideology with violence as consequences. Hinduism is by far the winner here. I wish you love and good luck as you live life in those tyrannous cultural ways.

[@fh8047]

@@avpdallas every religion is based on some or the other ideology. And people of all faiths (including Hindudes) have been or are violent, it is not restricted to islam. You are blind sided or dimply ignore the atrocities hindudues have perpetrated.

[@avpdallas]

@@fh8047 You're right FH. No matter where we look historically, atrocities at the hands of whatever culture in its time were committed. The Myan's human scarifies, Egyptians Pharos slave trading, The Vikings brutal ways... I could type for hours. I agree with you on that front. What I will continue to challenge you is that today in 2022 we have an ideology on the premise of 'Death to Infidels' disguised under the vail of religious kindship. Can you name another similar ideology with violence as consequences in 2022?

[@fh8047]

@@avpdallas Hah! FH you are right but...blah blah blah. Reg. Myan's human scarifies, Egyptians Pharos slave trading, The Vikings brutal ways... I could type for hours...clearly lists everyone but conveniently omits Hindudes cuz Hindoodes never did/do anything wrong. 'Death to infidels' give me a reference where it says so. Another ideology is from your own Hindooism RSS, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Yuva Vahini, VHP who are lynching and killing Muslims in India.

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[@byron-ih2ge]

It was one of the greatest tragedies of indian history !! He had all the qualities of a utopian emperor, he could have been someone even greater than akbar. The reign of aurangazeb is what made native indians loose their faith in mughals this ultimately led to the mughal-maratha struggle which destroyed the mughal empire forever, the marathas by the time they conquered most of india had become really weak due to the constant afghan invasions and this paved way for a british india !!

[@bhaveshtochabbra6853]

Actually Maratha already won back india from mughal before british came here. Some people still believe that british helped and saved indians from mughal tyrants.

[@byron-ih2ge]

@@bhaveshtochabbra6853 lol who says that 😂 they surely dont have any knowledge of history . ofc marathas defeated mughals but poor guys didnt get the time to enjoy the fruits of their victory..

[@jonsnow1055]

Dara was a weak commander. Despite his tolerance and interest in native customs he would not have been able to hold the Empire together with his lack of military and political experience.

[@byron-ih2ge]

@@jonsnow1055 he wasnt a weak commander, the fact was he didnt display brute force!! Like his brother and was like akbar , using both diplomacy and military

[@jonsnow1055]

@@byron-ih2ge He was actually. Jalaluddin Akbar was an adept commander and shrewd politician. Dara was neither. And the fault partly lies with his father for not sending him out on military campaigns and training him in the art of politics. Akbar on the other hand had to fight battles from the early age of 13 and his father and Bairam Khan taught him well.

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[@penpithmind1941]

It's nothing but plagiarism by Elite class monks.

[@sudhiryadav8635]

If Dara Shikoh had become king instead of Aurangzeb than British or any force not able to create hatred among hindu and Muslims.

[@Saracen786]

@Religion is Poisonous you clearly don’t know what Islam is. Nor do you seem educated.

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Maratha had already won back india from mughal tyrants. British didn't defeat mughals. They fought indian kings.

[@abhimanyugupta9174]

@@Saracen786 I think the real Islam is Taliban's Islam and Muslims support Taliban. Dara shikoh is not orthodox that's why he seems liberal. The one who follow Islam seriously become extremist like Abu Al bakar bagadati

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IN THIS WORLD OF HATRED between Muslims and Hindus this recount of history in the not so distant past demonstrates, at least, that a combination of tolerance, mutual respect and understanding is the only way that peace and prosperity can once again return to the Indian sub-continent, indeed, the world.. WELL DONE & GREAT VIDEO. & THANKS!

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In one perspective yes it was a noble thing to bring Islam and Hinduism together. However on the other side, Islam was after all a foreign element to India, bringing everything under Islamic terms is at the end of day another form of tyranny.

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The fallacy of which was shown when his brother took power and started ethnic cleansing of Hindus and many atrocities from temple destruction to slavery. These leading to decades of warfare and suffering and ending in the restoration of Hindu Rule under the Marathas, and of course the fall of the Islamic Mughals. So… point is, it was a naive idea, though admirable. Also, even if he did last, and was syncretic in his approach, he’s still Islamic and puts that religion first. Why should any Hindu accept Islamic rule, even if the ruler tends to be more tolerant it’s still rule of a foreign religion and king.

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[@salahudheenayyoobi3674]

I came to understand for when I was wandering somewhere in researching about the real history of Mughal in India, Akbar and Dara shikoh where are the real heroes. But by the partisan attitude of Muslim historians in India they have been sidelined this history. Dhara Sikho formerly written some serious articles for regaining the mysterious and mystic realm of the world. Now very much thank you for this presentation.

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Who's hero? all of them were rapists and murders and justified it in the name of allah

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Akhbar killed lot of hindu you do not then itthash not history . History mean history his story

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@@nishantsrivastava2625 eh? kings killed people all the time. Akbar killed muslims too lol.

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@@nishantsrivastava2625 why blame the religions or races?? Back in the day, to expend their empire, all kings kill alot of peoples..

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@@nishantsrivastava2625 sorry i will correct it. You know that in ancient times the situation and culture was very different from today's? there could be something bad in your eyes there is a flip side that you can't understand in this day and age. thanks

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Excellent video! Very fascinating. I learned so much about Dara Shikoh and the religious landscape of seventeenth century Mughal India.

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So freaking tragic. Absolutely fascinating. That tradition of viciously rejecting the potential student is incomprehensible to me. Pushing thru it with persistence doesn't prove anything more than you're insensitive. Sensitive people want to study too, but they won't push thru that. Boggles me... Thank you, Filip. 💔

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The path to be taught is of such difficulty that mere willpower is insufficient to complete it successfully. The source of the student’s devotion must be a compulsion that neither (s)he nor the vicissitudes of fate can thwart. The refusal is necessary to ensure the master’s efforts are not wasted on someone for whom giving up is a viable option.

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It is common in Zen Buddhism to reject the pupil as a way of filtering out those who arent serious.

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If you're sensitive enough to be discouraged you may or may not deserve it but you're definitely not ready.

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Great as always. It has always fascinated me that the term "Mugols" which has such negative connotations in Iran, due to the ramifications of their attack and massacre, is on the other hand associated with culture, literature and art in India.

[@GaaraNous]

Personally I think the main difference between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb worldview are that Dara Shikoh, although a muslim through and through, try to put (Advaita Vedanta) Hinduism (along with hiddent truth within other religions) at the same level as Islam, while Aurangzeb seems to hold the supremacy of Islam over all religions. This may be the crux of why Aurangzeb was viewed later as some kind of champion of (comtemporary) orthodox Islam. And Dara Shikoh as champion of "liberal"-minded muslims. Ofcourse this is mere anachronistic projection, but as I said, the historical context fit well with our modern situation. Thank you for the great work as always!

[@LetsTalkReligion]

I don't know if I agree. It seems to me that Dara still definitely upheld Islam as the supreme religion, but that other religious traditions could also contain true teachings worth exploring. Aurangzeb, too, discussed and met with Hindu ascetics and held similar ideas, but it seems like Dara took this a bit further and more seriously.

[@GaaraNous]

​@@LetsTalkReligion I've read somewhere about Aurangzeb's unsavory interactions with Sikh community and its leader. What I think is that Dara and his predecessors, although muslim themselves, wouldn't want to coerce minority faith to such degree as Aurangzeb. That is what I mean be "supremacy". Still maybe this is because the main sources of this story was bias against Aurangzeb. For me, it seems that Dara's willingness to deeply explore and engage with other faiths to such a degree in his writings is one (or even several) steps more than other Islamic figure you've featured (with may be one except of Akbar).

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@GaaraNous sorry but in Islam God is not divided and cannot be so what hidden hidden truth that supposedly Islam holds in common with drahmic religions

[@MohamedRamadan-qi4hl]

@@LetsTalkReligion in Islam any truth that exists in other religions exists because that religion is a corruption of Islam

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@@GaaraNous yeah islamic fundamentalists usually have a superiority complex. Very tiring to be around them

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Pronunciation is exquisite. I'm impressed. Clear and easy to listen to. Thank you, whoever you are 😍.

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Wonderful presentation of The Mughals Empire in India with unification of Hindus & Islam... I always learn and update from you. Thanks 😊 🙏

[@171_indranildutta6]

nothing to be proud of all were raiders just looted her and her people and enjoyed lavish lifestyle

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Lol no they are just invaders

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Well... was it?

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All praise for the great teacher True Believer understand One who is present at Majmaulbahrain...is the righteous one.....

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Thank you for posting this excellent content. Believe it or not, today, quite out of the blue, I was talking about one of my favourite historical figures - Prince Dara Shikoh and his extraordinary depth of understanding of both Islamic tenets, Sufism, and The Vedanta. I have enjoyed visiting your channel ... a repository of much theological, religious and metaphysical knowledge, all simply explained. Just to say, in my newly released book, Re-imagining mathematics, (by Ashna Sen), I explore how the whole of mathematics can emerge from nature, the arts and even community; with a special emphasis on the intersection of religion (mysticism) and number.

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[@AnantaNow]

Based on your talk, Dara appears to have been a more spiritually open minded person and a seeker/practitioner. I have already heard of Aurangzeb’s atrocities and he will be remembered as a tyrant.

[@historyeditz8326]

Dara shikoh is liberal as his great grandfather Akbar on the other has Aurangzeb is ultra orthodox .

[@Maitatron]

@Vishnu Theagarajan Some of those royal members were certainly very old souls, it is even said that Shah Jahan is the past life of Mahatma Koot Hoomi Lal Singh, an ascended master who (with Mahatma El Morya) founded the Theosophical Society and wrote The Secret Doctrine through Helena P. Blavatsky. You may not know the Theosophical Society but it is the spiritual movement that is at the origin of New Age, it even influenced Gandhi as he was well acquainted with the Theosophical Society in England, South Africa, and India.

[@Maitatron]

@Vishnu Theagarajan It's true that it is also the Theosophical Society wich discovered Jiddu Krishnamurti, so i guess that in India we have heard of the Theosophical Society whose teaching is somehow the westernized version of Hinduism.

[@ravisekharreddy9783]

@@Maitatron thank you Akbar in his past life was according to. Swamy.Vivekananda Sai Baba of Shirdi --- one Mukund Brshmachari who did penance or ritual to extricate Islam from India but did a mistake YOGA BRASTA according to Swamiji..

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All of your content is of very high quality but this particular episode was truly inspiring.

[@michaeltayeby6242]

As an Iranian I hear purely Persian names on the dynasty. Before arrival of British, the whole region was in harmony and lots of wealth.

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No not really!

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our aryan vedic culture is way morre superior than your uncivilized islamic cult

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@@hrivaansahani1750 it is reality, no matter what you can not distort the reality.

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@@influencerapocalypse1376 Aryan race has nothing to do with you lot . Those your rullers in your area were Muslim persian rullers , reality can't be distorted by your dreams

[@hrivaansahani1750]

@@michaeltayeby6242 There was no harmony between our Religions and that of the religion of the Arabs (I$lam), it was a clear case of the "clash of civilizations" and India was already rich even before the advent of I&lam, let alone Iranian Invaders or any I$lamic invaders/occupiers. THAT'S HISTORY not distortions.

[@davidnotonstinnett]

India is such an interesting place. Centuries of interplay between inside and outside ideas.

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Basically every place in the old world.

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middle east and india. yes.

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Beautiful n enlightening video. Divine truth is not of one mighty. Showing off evil intention n deeds. Universal laws are for personal who live by might is right. Pray your channel grows. Proving people are great. Thank you all.

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The last 10 minute's commentary is what thats much needed in todays time.

[@SeekersofUnity]

Beautifully done Filip 👌🏻 a pleasure to watch and learn. Thank you. Loving the unity vibe 😉

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زیبائی 🤘

[@LetsTalkReligion]

Thank you Zevi!

[@GillianTindal]

Loved this . Have bought the book . I’ve been to Humayun’s tomb in Delhi so I guess I must’ve been close to Dara Shukoh. I like the way you think Dara Shukoh was more ‘Muslim’ . I would like to think he was a more adventurous seeker than what a single tradition would allow . What a sad end to his life and that is so regrettable even as you say India’s destiny may never have changed . Perhaps it may have . Who knows Had an enjoyable 41 minutes . Thank you again Sir . Regards

[@io6619]

Except the OP was right, Dara was more Muslim, just a bit of a mystic. No offense, but history doesn’t care about what you “would like to think”.

[@ArtfulDodger14]

Once again, great content!!

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I am absolutely enjoying your content. God bless!

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Lovely prince with deep understanding... soft, peacefull for a better world.. thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@byron-ih2ge]

It pains my heart till date that he ws excuted in the most brutal way possible🤧😭 and despite being the choosen sucessor he nvr became the nxt mughal emperor

[@mohamadjuju9087]

Soft knowledge gets hurt by sharp sword...

[@nsbd90now]

"Tawheed" is the heart of everything. "The Unity of Being"... "non-duality". This was all really, really interesting. Thanks! I like Dara Shikoh.

[@chitranjankumarkushwaha4259]

In hinduism it is Advait vedant

[@byron-ih2ge]

not tawheed lol tawwheed is a primitive concept

[@nsbd90now]

@@byron-ih2ge Do go on.

[@byron-ih2ge]

@@nsbd90now tawheed stresses that there is just one supreme allah and evrything else is fake and corrupt

[@byron-ih2ge]

@@nsbd90now vedanta says evry god is a manifestation of the same supreme supersoul!! They may feel same from the outer but in reality they r direct opposites of each other

[@nazuddin6346]

Many thanks for the history🧡

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@joshuaforster3097]

Impressive discourse on the historical narrative of that period of Mughal reign and dynasty. Very interesting indeed on ruling state of affairs during that century. Could you please comment and expand about Deen-E-Ilahi in another of your exposé next time? I once read that was a new concept, actually initiated by Emperor Akbar himself to bring about a synthesis of ideas, worship and practices, from both Islam and Hinduism, under one umbrella of faith and beliefs straddling both religions. My understanding is that after holding numerous Court discussions between scholars from respective religions, he wanted to conceptualise such idea whereby he proposed merging common elements, if not taking best bits of both religious practices, into a new one - thus named it as Deen-E-Ilahi. I learnt such idea raised strong opposition, particularly considered as innovative and strictly forbidden under Islam, and that it was subsequently rejected. I think his aim for such rapprochement was to unify his diverse subjects by following one set of faith and beliefs for better peaceful co-existence exponentially. I might be right or wrong, so please consider it as a future talk - unless, of course, you have touched upon this topic already somewhere else! Thanks and much appreciated.

[@staciwashington3212]

Wow. I'm speechless. This story is so familiar to me and associated with my childhood experiences...I don't know what to say but that most of my spiritual studies meditative practice was with a Sikh I believe of the more Hindu influence. We did meditate on Om and the mantra was "guru dev." At four I sat in the Lotus position. I don't know why and my parents encouraged me to meditate then although neither were interested in meditation. My mother was an inactive Mormon atheist and father a fairly religiously disinterested American, not Southern, Baptist. By fourteen I was learning yoga and meditation practices from a Sikh mother of a schoolgirl friend. Today after many years of study in philosophy as well as practice in a variety of both Eastern and Western or Abraham religious traditions, I have been working on writing a book on forbidden love during the period of 1100 through time period up to the Enlightenment or Early Modern period of Western philosophy. Specifically romantic love between Christians and Muslims or Jews, etc. Love poetry would be wonderful to read both written in English translation and Spanish. Could you recommend some Sufi and other texts. I am ordering texts by Lala Dad and the other female woman shoes name escapes me right now that you discussed. Anyway. Thank you so very much!!!

[@rizwanwadsaria2559]

Truly great video. I am really fascinated by your deep understanding and real study of different traditions I general and particularly Islamic with an unbiased approach. GREAT 👍 I would like to see some videos on Satpanthi Nizari Ismaili Muslim and their Pirs and their contributions towards these general homogeneous and liminal facet of Indo Muslim culture.. Also Pir such Shams, Sadruddin and Sayyids history and teachings

[@s10digital]

If He is in sight wherever you look, why cast a blind eye when it comes to yourself? The Real said to you 'I'm wherever you turn’ (2:115) So why don't you take a closer look at yourself? - Dara Shikoh Great video, thank you. Really enjoyed it.

[@an1rb]

Dara and Aurangzeb were in fact different in their religious beliefs: Aurangzeb commissioned the destruction of hundreds of temples all over India, Dara never did so. Aurangzeb writes in his personal journal when he was the governor of the Deccan: I had breakfast and rode up the hill with my guards and demolished the place of idolatry (Hindu temple). Islam has been victorious today.

[@zak992]

Not that different to what todays hindus are doing to muslims killing them, intimidating them and destroying their mosques. People like aurangzeb and hindutva ( hindu nationalism ) the same

[@sank4335]

This channel is one of the ones

[@Aiasmor]

What an amazing video. Thank you!

[@nowhereman6019]

I feel like Dara was onto something very significant, and that if his work was to continue we likely would have seen a potential philosophical and spiritual union and of Islam and Hinduism. We must continue his work.

[@riyadougla539]

I absolutely agree. That would be amazing. As a muslim I feel immense affinity with Hinduism.

[@mokkaveli]

Some of the artwork shown in this video is INCREDIBLE. You can tell from a glance that the artists managed to capture the person's whole demeanour and energy, even the little things of how they held themselves. Is this all examples of persianate art?

[@byron-ih2ge]

Its hindustani art !! Also known as indo- persiante art

[@Deepak_Dhakad]

It's indian art

[@ghg12374]

Mughal style art

[@prajwalsakhare7850]

Great work. I am sad for India, I am Indian, i am sad that there are no Indian KZbinrs who make great videos on this type of topics.

[@sparks8087]

There’s an episode on Dara sukoh in upanishad Ganga. It’s available on KZbin.

[@SuperKarthik2000]

Nobody would want to talk about Dara Shikoh, both sides. Its not politically useful for them. People have forgotten that religion is more than what they are fighting for

[@farhanhyder7304]

Thanks a lot. Loved your analysis.

[@shahdabkhan3782]

Well Dara Shikoh is that platform where both Muslims and Hindus exchange a dialogue of faith and spirituality, characteristics which our generation so much lacks...

[@culiohulio1]

Really enjoyed this video! If you are going to continue making videos on the Indian subcontinent, I’d suggest doing a video on Sikh religious history. The Sikh religion has many elements of both Islam and Hinduism; which is kinda what Dara was trying to emphasize is his pursuit for religious unity.

[@Haryad-11]

The Mughals were Mongol but they Turkified & spoke Turkic language they ruled India for nearly 3 centuries during their rule they Persianised India

[@okayysam]

You're right but just to add to it , with each successive generation they were more and more mixed as Mughals mainly took Iranian and Indian princesses as wives. (Eg. Akbar's & Aurangzeb's mothers were Iranian while Jahangir and Shah Jahan's were Indian) . Also, while the persian influence exerted on India is undeniable the Mughal Culture,as we know today is a beautiful amalgamation of Indian-Persian cultures.

[@vivektiwari5982]

@Sohrab The Socialist there existed the idea of it!! the whole bhakti movement integrated common gods across the regions, Sanskrit had also influenced Tamil literature and vice versa .... also Chanakya in his works had alluded to an integrated region between the Himalayas and the Indian ocean, these are only but a few examples of how the idea of India always existed

[@okayysam]

I know that, the term used for their Iranian wives is 'Persian' but in modern context they could be called Iranians, similarly the Hindustanis/Rajputs in present context are Indians.

[@MrDbate]

Have always been so interested and at the same time confused by Sufism and its seemingly disruptive presence in Islam. But it's starting to come clear, thanks to your beautifully crafted videos ... Just ordered "The Emperor Who Never Was" based on your recommendation. Bottomless interest!, and much to learn/say.

[@sayantandas1164]

I would like a follow up video on what impact darasuko's work created in middle East and western world

[@amatrasen6086]

Really a great informative video....I am very happy that the nuance of the situation comparing Dara Shukoh and Aurangzeb was so well discussed... In some cases, this shows that Dara was much more religious than Alamgir himself, but Dara's religion as the result of 400 years of islamic revisionism and influenced by the indigenous sufi order's of the subcontinent..After the devastating turkic invasions, the general populace of the subcontinent saw the emergence of less clashing religious Ideas...Bhakti movement started its second run and Sufism adopted Indic ideas which were very much soothing for the political scenario....The issue then comes that, Alamgir, wasn't religious according to those principles...citing the Fatwa-i-alamgiri it can be clearly seen how his principles for the common muslim folk differed from the then contemporary subcontinental Islam... He created the basis of a different house which for the first time in 5 centuries didn't come in the Sufi umbrella...His disregard for the local Hindu traditions and Ideas is the reason why he is still hated( apart from the brutal demolition of the two most sacred temples of Hindus)... Its like he threw away the 1000 years of experience islam have had in different lands and adopted the initial doctrines that were drawn to govern ancient Arabia...Fatwa-i- Alamgir is still a huge influence for subcontinental muslims and is a basis for lots of schools of islam..

[@LetsTalkReligion]

I also think we should step back and take a more neutral look at Aurangzeb as less different from his predecessors than what appears at first glance. He too was deeply involved with Sufism. Just like Dara, Aurangzeb also discussed with Hindu ascetics and held many similar ideas. It's interesting that it seems like Aurangzeb's later, more 'strict' enforcement of what be believed was 'Islamic principles' comes from a personal anxiety about his previous sins. When we look at his biography, we can see that Aurangzeb wasn't exactly God's best child, and that he appears almost neurotically anxious abuot this later in life.

[@amatrasen6086]

@@LetsTalkReligion Yes...this is perfectly true...but documents of other hindu and sikh kings of the time prove the growing conflict among them and the Mughal emerged from his repeated persecution...Chattrapati Shivaji even tried to reason with him...even quoting a verse from the Holy Qur'an..that how Allah is of all not only the Alamgir's...As the persecution and conflict didn't stop...Alamgir's paranoia completely took over him...and more he went away from his Sufi mystic principles..Now..as a Resident of India in a liberal Hindu family...let me tell you that from an Early age our school teachers and parents tell us the stories of Dara and Aurangzeb...and the next thing that we get to know is that desecration of Hindu temples as though done even by other kings (both Hindu and Muslim) ...there were some sacred places which were out of bounds...two of those were the kashi Vishwanath and Krishna Janmabhoomi temple....both of them had been broken numerous times before...started by the Mahmud of Ghazni... But it is that a farman of Aurangzeb that stings...after the Krishna temple was demolished he ordered the Krishna Idol to be buried under the stairs of the mosque that was built in its place...and this thing stung..for centuries and generations the broken remains of the kashi and Krishna temples were shown by parents to their children and told the tale ... If you visit these places it will feel like "The temple Mount" of the Hindus... On the broken remains of the ancient temples you will see islamic tombs... This thing was new for the Hindu population... Dara Patronised the Hindu temples of Kashi and Mathura( 2 of the 3 most important Hindu pilgrimage places) and Aurangzeb did the opposite...however much we try to see Aurangzeb and Dara with nuance, this Black and White differences will never be unseen and that memory will survive through the populace for generations to come ..

[@infinitysumitter5357]

@@LetsTalkReligion Can you provide PRIMARY SOURCES of aurangzeb discussions with hindus, i would lake to shift ky position in the spectrum for aurangzeb (but i still consuder his association with sufism as a political move not as a religious unlike dara as sufis held a lot of of political influence back then)

[@abdulaleem9207]

@@LetsTalkReligion true. and akbar was the polar opposite.

[@muazzamshaikh2049]

@@LetsTalkReligion Aurangzeb was an orthodox Muslim before he became a king. Shah Jahan supported some of the wealthy Jain merchants and offered them land and other sort of assistance. Thus, Shantidas was granted land in Ahmedabad, where he built a beautiful Temple. No step was taken to prohibit him from doing so until Aurangzeb was posted as a governor of Gujarat and the Temple was forcibly converted into a Mosque. Later, on a complaint made by Shantidas and due to a decree of a leading Qazi that banishing someone from his personal possession is against the Islamic jurisprudence, Shah Jahan restored the Temple to him.

[@tirthshah1580]

Islam today needs a great reformer like Dara Shikoh.

[@hshx1n]

Maybe you will be one of them Tirth Shah

[@DrStrange234]

Islam is a reformed Religion and final revelation . Dara shikoh was a munafiq

[@tirthshah1580]

@@DrStrange234 So reformed that women not wearing hijab are given a life sentence.

[@DrStrange234]

@@tirthshah1580 Where? Before Islam people used to bury Female Kids alive ! Burned women on funeral pyre , shaved head of widows , no rights or property . Islam gave tem their rightful place , made them gems of our homes . Hijab is right of muslim women just as skull caps or turbans is ours .

[@Maxxedro]

I have no other words for this video other than the word "Beautiful"

[@sheikowi]

Brilliant presentation. Modulation kind of difficult, but message comes through. Perfect illustration. A.B.U.

[@konnektlive]

Dara Shikoh or Shokouh is a Persian name literally means "The Glory of the Darius or Dariush" as Dara is one of the shortened and modernized version of the common Persian name Darius or Dariush. Second of all, Jahanaara her sister's name is also Persian literally mean "the beauty of the world" or "that who is the order of the world". Their father Shah Jahan is also a Persian name literally means "The king of the world". If you're wondering, all the texts you see in this video are in Persian language and not Arabic. It's beyond me as to why the person responsible for these videos, seems to have an agenda to belittle or somehow ignore the importance and crucial role of the Persian language and huge Persian cultural influences. Anyhow, Dara Shikoh was writing mostly in Persian, and his magnum opuses are first the Majma Ul Bahrain (The Confluence of the Two Seas - between Sufi Islamic teachings and the Vedantic traditions), and also the FIRST translations of the 101 Upanishads into the Persian language. The fact is that his Persian translations of the Upanishads, became the very source for the later most European translations even up to our century. For example, the very Upanishads that the great German philosopher A. Schopenhauer was reading was the one that was translated directly from Persian. It should be said, that the Persian language was the official language of India for couple of hundred years up until the British invasion times. It was the language of sciences, poetry, literature and official documentations. For more accurate information, please refer to Dariush Shaygan, the Persian/French scholar who was the first person who translated the Majma Ul Bahraina into another language other than its native language, and the title was his PhD thesis as well. Also refer to Henry Corbin the scholar of Islamic history and cultures, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the well known Islamic scholar.

[@byron-ih2ge]

it was the official language of all sultunates that came to india

[@GNeves302]

Did you even watch the video before writing this complaint? He explicitly mentions that Dara is writing in persian, he even mentions his persian translation of the Upanishads were of crucial importance to the reception of Hindu thought in "the West". Your entire rant is completely pointless and leaves the impression the only reason you're complaining is the video doesn't prop your weird persian nationalism.

[@konnektlive]

@@GNeves302 Reducing all I said and way way more that I COULD add to just the mention of the name 'Dara' shows how wannabe intellectual, and quite frankly how insecure you must feel. I'm not even Persian to begin with if that is of any substance to what I just said. I am a university lecturer for the past 20 years in numerous EU universities in the Philosophy of Religion and I know five different languages of the ME region and travelled and lived in both India, Iran, Egypt and Syria for many years. Nationalism of any kind to me is just absurd as it does not have any place in our modern world to begin with. You must be very naive and in need of serious education to think that the desire to be truthful, and historically accurate can be equalled to such an absurd and outdated concepts such as nationalism. No offence but please do us all a favour and educate yourself so we could actually begin having serious and interesting dialogues instead.

[@subhanhasan990tsikfm]

@@byron-ih2ge nope, southern sultanates like bahmani, used local languages

[@byron-ih2ge]

@@subhanhasan990tsikfm the court language was still persian for all of them!! they used the local languages in addition to that

[@safeerjasim5863]

If Dara Shikoh became ruler instead of Aurangzeb..there will never be this much of polarization between Hindus and Muslims of India it seems. Anyhow let his history make a spark of unity...

[@madhavdeval]

Nahh Aurangzeb gave money to brahmins and Dara shikoh was an arrogant little man child- contemporary views on both those people don't have much to do with their actual actions and personalities

[@Raja-ff9ks]

@@madhavdeval in which Book it mention

[@RAIRADIO]

Unity comes from compatibility of doctrines. Not from specific personalities. Tagore and Gandhi and Netaji only spoke of Unity. Tagore started Hindu Muslim Raksha Bandhan. But still the Muslims voted for Muslim League, joined Khilafati movement, did Direct Action Day and displaced Hindus from their ancestral lands. Even now Bauls are attacked in Bangladesh, temples are destroyed in Pakistan. Atheism is a crime in 13 Muslim countries. It's the doctrine, the inbuilt supremacist expansionist attitude that wont let Muslims be. Without that, Muslims would be as peaceful as anyone else.

[@omkardhakephalkar2737]

Excellent work sir!

[@sugatabose3691]

Grand narration and analysis. Revealing.

[@MarcoWilkinson1]

So interesting. Thank you! I would love to learn about the meeting points of Buddhism and Islam.

[@abdulaleem9207]

yes.

[@bass9351]

All false religions except the Catholic faith is of satan it all leads 2 death and emptyness and traps u from the real TRUTH of Jesus Christ our Lord and GOD

[@chamicels]

@@bass9351 I bet you're fun at parties.

[@bass9351]

@@chamicels u still insecure

[@chamicels]

@@bass9351 I need a strong man like you papa

[@onejerlo]

Yesss! Please do more videos on Indian schools of thought. There are so many! Sufism is also still active in India. Would love to know more about syncretism in that vein of thought

[@itsmoshalawi]

I 2nd your request for Syncretism! 😍👌🏼

[@hrithik5274]

I doubt his facts since he glorified Mughals and entitled them as great and secular in some of his videos.

[@sandeep8724]

@@hrithik5274 i think he is muslim,so maybe he have biases

[@sandeep8724]

@@hrithik5274 yeah bruh,like he said nothing is black white. Dara was more liberal than aurangzeb under him india may became more stable like akbar. Last part of video was not convincing

[@MIbra96]

@@sandeep8724 No he is not muslim. He already clarified that in a previous Q&A.

[@yashkumarjha5082]

This is masterpiece man ❤

[@advocateshahabrarhussain573]

Your work is appreciable.