Questions for today on (mainly because I've been reading about him recently): Akbar. Let's do it--I'll take the first five.

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@audreytruschke was akbar Muslim in classical sende

@wasimsf Q: Was Akbar a Muslim in a classical sense?

A: I don't think there is a classical sense in which one can be Muslim. Islam has always been a religion of considerable diversity, and Akbar was part of that. Akbar rejected certain strands of Islamic thought, for sure (as did many other Muslims in his day), but he never renounced Islam.