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Islam and Jainism interacted with each other in the Indian subcontinent following the frequent Islamic incursions, and later the Islamic conquest and rule of the subcontinent from twelfth century AD onwards, when much of northwest, north and central India came under the rule of the Delhi Sultanate, and later the Moghuls (Mughal people) of Turko-Mongol origin.
Jainism and Islam have different theological premises,[1] and their interaction has been mixed ranging from religious persecution to mutual acceptance. Jains faced persecution during and after the Muslim conquests on the Indian subcontinent.[2][3] There were significant exceptions, such as Emperor Akbar (1542–1605) whose supposed religious tolerance, out of respect for Jains, ordered release of caged birds and banned killing of animals on the Jain festival of Paryusan.[4]
- ^ von Glasenapp 1925, pp. 241–242.
- ^ Dundas 2002, pp. 145–146, 124, 220–221.
- ^ von Glasenapp 1925, pp. 74–75.
- ^ Dundas 2002, p. 146.