Question

The impact of Bhakti and Sufi movement is best visual during Akbar's reason explain

Answer 1

Akbar was a ruler who practiced religious tolerance and patronized all religions.Infact, the religion he founded Din-i-lahi had aspects of all the major religions.He patronized all those alternate paths that preached religious harmony and brotherhood.Bhakti and Sufi saints preached righteousness and simple religious beliefs in a simple manner to appeal to the common man.Sufi saints were revered by Hindus and Muslims and thus, promoted religious harmony and brotherhood.Akbar himself was a devotee of the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer.Most Bhakti and Sufi saints like Kabir,Ramananda,Ravidas,Tulsidas,Surdas,Chaitanya,Mira Bai and Guru Nanak preached and popularized the movement in the 16th century i.e, during Akbar's reign in various parts of North India.The dargahs and sisilas of the Sufi saints became popular and attracted devotees from all background in the 16th century.Thus, Akbar's reign was the high point of the Bhakti and Sufi movements.