Post 91: Thanks Naresh Ji. Good to know.
Is MF Hussein Shia or Sunni?
Do Shia-Sunni inter-marry at all?
Is there any trend of conversion from one to the other?
I remember reading how thousands of Mugals were first converted after much bloodshed from Pagans to Sunni, during Khilji sultanate of delhi.
What I remember (maybe wrong in parts, please correct):
After Babar, Humayun converted to Shia as a condition to get shelter and support from the Sultan of Persia against the Sunni rivals. Humayun remained Shia, and so did Akbar in his early days. Akbar can be said to have stopped being a muslim during later part of his life, and died religion-less. Jahangir remained Shia. But Shahjahan onwards they went back to being Sunni, though Dara his eldest son became a Sufi. Awrangzeb onwards, they became strict Sunni, with occasional inclination towards Sufi.
Is MF Hussein Shia or Sunni?
Do Shia-Sunni inter-marry at all?
Is there any trend of conversion from one to the other?
I remember reading how thousands of Mugals were first converted after much bloodshed from Pagans to Sunni, during Khilji sultanate of delhi.
What I remember (maybe wrong in parts, please correct):
After Babar, Humayun converted to Shia as a condition to get shelter and support from the Sultan of Persia against the Sunni rivals. Humayun remained Shia, and so did Akbar in his early days. Akbar can be said to have stopped being a muslim during later part of his life, and died religion-less. Jahangir remained Shia. But Shahjahan onwards they went back to being Sunni, though Dara his eldest son became a Sufi. Awrangzeb onwards, they became strict Sunni, with occasional inclination towards Sufi.