Alauddin Khalji once contemplated founding a new religion of his own, drawing an analogy with the Prophet’s four caliphs and his own four powerful Khans. The Ulema and advisers like Alaul Mulk strongly opposed this idea, arguing that only divine revelation could justify a new religion, so Alauddin abandoned the plan. ANSWER: (D) Alauddin Khalji
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During his reign, “Alauddin Khalji” achieved great military and political success and began to see himself as capable of creating a new religious order. Influenced by the model of the Prophet Muhammad and the four Rashidun caliphs, he imagined that, with the help of his four trusted Khans, he could establish a new faith or at least a new religious system supporting his absolute authority. The Ulema and senior nobles, especially Alaul Mulk, firmly opposed this, insisting that religion must rest on divine revelation and warning that people would revolt. As a result, Alauddin dropped the idea.