He said that Akbar ‘decided to explore the reason for the hostility that divided the Muslims, Jews and Hindus and in doing so realized that their denial of one another was all too obvious’. Once Akbar had understood this problem, ‘he decided to translate the authentic books of the different groups into another language, so that both groups could have the pleasure of benefitting from the perfect knowledge; thus forgetting their enmity and hostility and seeking the divine truth…

