Sirhindi's World View
Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi's preaching and revival was a reaction to what he saw as the 'anti-Islamic' policies of Mughal emperor Akbar. He denounced Akbar's policy of sull-i kul (total peace), and Akbar's reign as one where "the sun of guidance was hidden behind the veil of error." Sirhindi believed that "what is outside the path shown by the prophet (Sharia) is forbidden."Yohanan Friedmann has argued that there is no evidence that Sirhindi or his disciples spread "anti-Hindu sentiments wherever they went."
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