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Among the following which is a composition of Dara Shikoh?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: D
Concept
Prince Dara Shikoh was a philosopher-prince who sought to find a common ground between Islamic Sufism and Hindu Vedantic philosophy. His work is the peak of the 'syncretic' intellectual movement of the Mughals.Explanation
Dara Shikoh authored the Majma-ul-Bahrain (written in the options as Mazzmaul Bahainna). The title translates to 'The Confluence of the Two Oceans'. In this treatise, he argued that the fundamental truths of the Upanishads and the Quran are essentially the same and lead to the same God.Logical Breakup
Logic 1: Tabakat-e-Nasiri and Kitab-ul-Hind belong to much earlier historians (Minhaj-us-Siraj and Al-Biruni).
Logic 2: Dara Shikoh’s focus was on spiritual synthesis, making Majma-ul-Bahrain a unique bridge between Indian and Persian religious thought.