Dabestan-e Mazaheb
An 1875 reproduction of the Dabestan-e Mazaheb at the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad | |
| Author | Mir Du'lfiqar Ardestani |
|---|---|
| Language | Persian |
| Subject | Comparative religion |
| Published | 1645 – 1658 |
| Publication place | Mughal India |
The Dabestan-e Mazaheb (Persian: دبستان مذاهب; lit. 'school of religions') is a Persian language work on Comparative religion, written between 1645 and 1658, that examines and compares Abrahamic, Dharmic and other religions of the mid-17th century South Asia and the Middle East. Additionally, it has information on various Hellenic philosophical traditions, such as Aristotelianism and Neoplatonism. The work, composed in the mid-17th century, is of uncertain authorship. The text's title is also transliterated as Dabistān-i Mazāhib, Dabistan-e Madahib, or Dabestan-e Madaheb.
The text is best known for its dedication of an entire chapter to Din-i Ilahi, the syncretic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Jalāl ud-Dīn Muḥammad Akbar after 1581 and is possibly the most reliable account of the Ibādat Khāna discussions that led up to this. It is also one of the first works in history to make any mention of Sikhism.