Political Science · Indian Political Thought
UGC NET October 2022 Political Science
Which of the following works is NOT related to Barani?
AFatwa-i-Jahandari
BTarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
CZawabit
DAkbarnama ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Akbarnama — The Akbarnama is not related to Barani; it was written by Abul Fazl, so it is the odd one out.
Explanation
★The Akbarnama is not related to Barani; it was written by Abul Fazl, so it is the odd one out.
★The Akbarnama is the official chronicle of the Mughal emperor Akbar, composed in Persian by Abul Fazl, his court historian.
★Ziauddin Barani (1285-1357) was a political thinker of the Delhi Sultanate who served under Sultans from Balban to Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
★His 'Fatwa-i-Jahandari' offers twenty-four pieces of advice to the ruler on building an ideal, Shari'ah-based government.
★His 'Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi' is a major history of the Delhi Sultanate covering its sultans' reigns.
★'Zawabit' refers to the state-made regulations Barani discusses, which he distinguishes from the divine Shari'ah, allowing rulers practical laws for governance.
★Barani regarded the Sultan as zillallah, the shadow of God on earth, blending religious sanction with practical statecraft.
★Barani divided law into Zawabit, the ruler's regulations, and Shariat, permitting Zawabit where Shariat could not be applied.
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