NOTE 75 Das not joined Akbar, they would have passed un-noticed in the history. Their relation with the Muslims proved beneficial to them as the Muslims were highly cultured and refined people. Therefore, these relations liberated the Rajputs from their backwardness.6 And, on these results some of the authors lament: That the political awareness; experience in warfare and competency . ••10 handle administrative matters, later on, converted the collaborators into formidable foes. In the words of I.H. Qureshi: In the beginning they saw with satisfaction and even pride that the Hindu had started "wielding the Sword of Islam", they soon learnt that the Sword would not always be wielded in the interest of Islam.7 Shaikh A. Rashid in A Short History of Pakistan written by eminent historians under the auspice of government, after analysing Akbar's policies writes: And in the final analysis, if the Muslims were to forget their uniqueness and come to absorb, as Akbar did, contradictory tendencies and beliefs from other religions, could the Muslim nation continue to exist as a separate entity? Akbar's policies created dangers not only for the Muslim Empire but also for the continued existence of the Muslim nation in the Sub-Continent.8 The same arguments are repeated in different textbooks. For example, Muhammad Saeed Chaudhary in the Tarikh-i-Pak-wa-Hind published by Azim Academy Lahore (n.d.) criticizes Akbar's religious policy. He writes: The only way to save the Kingdom was to strengthen the Muslims, because they were the backbone of the Mughal Rule. Like others, Akbar also failed to create one Indian Nation.9 M. Abdullah Malik, the author of the Tarikh-i-Pak-wa-Hind, after paying tribute to Akbar's military victories and administrative reforms, gives his judgement: According to the Islamic point of view, Akbar's Rajput policy was not correct. This stopped the spread of Islam.10 Muhammad Raza Khan, the author of the Tarikh-i'Musalmanan-i-Alam, writes: The result of his Rajput policy was that the Rajputs, after becoming members of the royal family, involved in intrigues and made attempts to usurp power by supporting their favourite candidates for throne. This created anarchy in the country.11