Aurangzeb:

■ The most important work during the period was ‘Fatwa-i-Alamgiri’—also

considered as "the greatest digest of Muslim law made in India" one of the most
well organised works in the field of Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh)

■ was drafted by Aurangzeb himself alongside the contributions of famous Islamic

scholars from all around the world.

■ Fatawa-i-alamgiri , provides an important insight into Muslim law at the end of

17th century. is a sharia based compilation on statecraft, general ethics, military
strategy, economic policy, justice and punishment, that serves as a complete code of
law of the Mughal Empire

■ The collection comprises verses from the Quran, supplemented by Hadiths

narratives, including those of Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood
and Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

■ Many new Arabic commentaries on the Quran and works on Quranic recitation
appeared in Aurangz;eb’s time.

■ More so Arabic prayer books ,as well as an index to the Quran ; Nujum al-
furqan(1691) was composed

■ Finally towards the end of Aurangzeb’s era Urdu became the classic literary language
of Indian Muslims.

■ At the court of Aurangzeb, there were so many great poets and writers who
contributed significantly for growth of the Persian language and literature, including
his daughter Zaibun- Nisa who was an ablest Persian poet in his Court. She
composed poems under the pen name of Mukhfi
 Fatwa-i-Alamgiri’

Originally drafted by Aurangzeb alongside famous Islamic scholars from all around the
world.

is a sharia based compilation on statecraft, general ethics, military strategy, economic

policy, justice and punishment, that served as the law and principal regulating body of the
Mughal Empire, during the reign of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

Heralded as "the greatest digest of Muslim law made in India", the compilation has been
widely regarded to be one of the most well organised works in the field of Islamic
jurisprudence (Fiqh)

The collection comprises verses from the Quran, supplemented by Hadiths narratives,
including those of Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood and Jami` at-
Tirmidhi.
The Mughal period produced a vast literature. This was possible because the Mughal
emperors were great patrons of literature.

Apart from Persian and Hindi literature, Bengali and Punjabi literature also made strides.

AURANGZEB AND LITERARY ACTIVITIES:

The most important work during the period was ‘Fatwa-i-Alamgiri’—a digest of Muslim law.
Other works were ‘Muntakhab-ul ‘-a famous history by Khafi Khan and ‘Nuskho-i- Dilkusha’
by Bhimsen.
Also noteworthy is the great collection of legal precedents, Fatawa-yi alamgiri ,which was
compiled for Aurangzeb and which provides an important insight into Muslim law at the end
of 17th century.Many new Arabic commentaries on the Quran and works on Quranic
recitation,appeared in Aurengzeb’s time ,also Arabic prayer books ,as well as an index to
the Quran,Nujum al-furqan(1691).

Finally towards the end of Aurangzeb’s era Urdu became the quintessential literary language of
Indian Muslims.