Badauni tells us about specific bans brought in to protect the beliefs of the Hindus at this time: ‘He prohibited the slaughter of cows, and the eating of their flesh, because the Hindus devoutly worship them.’ Anyone accused of cow slaughter or of having killed a peacock was punished by state authorities, long beards were frowned upon, dogs were allowed into the harem, and the hajj pilgrimage and five-times-namaaz were deemed unnecessary.
