Majma-ul-Bahrain

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Majma-ul-Bahrain is a 17th-century comparative religious treatise by Mughal prince Dara Shikoh that explores the philosophical and mystical common ground between Islam (especially Sufism) and Hindu Vedanta.

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instanceOf book
comparative religious treatise
philosophical work
aim to demonstrate harmony between Quranic and Upanishadic ideas
to reconcile Islamic Sufism and Hindu Vedanta
alternativeName Majma al-Bahrain NERFINISHED
Majma‘ al-Baḥrayn NERFINISHED
associatedConcept Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED
wahdat al-wujud NERFINISHED
associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedFigure Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED
author Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED
circulation Mughal court intellectual circles
contains comparative analysis of Quranic and Upanishadic ideas
terminological parallels between Sufi and Vedantic concepts
focusWithinHinduism Vedanta NERFINISHED
focusWithinIslam Sufism
form prose treatise
genre comparative religion
mystical philosophy
historicalContext Mughal Empire NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early systematic comparison of Islamic and Hindu thought
influencedBy Hindu Vedanta philosophy
Islamic mysticism
Sufi metaphysics
keyConcept equivalence of Sufi and Vedantic metaphysics
oneness of God
unity of being
language Persian
laterReception important text in Indo-Islamic intellectual history
studied in modern comparative religion scholarship
philosophicalTheme mystical common ground between religions
unity of religious truth
publicationCentury 17th century
regionOfOrigin Indian subcontinent
relatedWorkByAuthor Sirr-i-Akbar NERFINISHED
religiousPerspective syncretic
universalist
religiousTraditionCompared Hinduism NERFINISHED
Islam NERFINISHED
subject Islam–Hinduism relations NERFINISHED
comparative mysticism
interfaith dialogue
timeOfComposition reign of Shah Jahan
titleTranslation The Mingling of the Two Oceans NERFINISHED
writtenByRole Mughal prince
Sufi thinker

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Dara Shikoh notableWork Majma-ul-Bahrain