Today we often think of Hindus and Muslims as diametrically opposed, but has it always been so? 

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"How Vaishnavas and Muslims Worked Together in Early Modern Bengal"
with Professor Tony Stewart
Today we often think of Hindus and Muslims as diametrically opposed, but has it always been so? In early modern Bengal, the figure of Satya Pīr combined elements of Vaishnavism and Sufi theology and practice. Believed to be an avatāra of Nārāyaṇa fused with Allāh, Satya Pīr taught that penury was the root cause of immorality and he was worshipped to gain wealth and family health. He is still widely worshipped today. This compatibility can also be found in the figure of the Sufi Jaban Haridās, a close associate of Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, who taught the most effective ways to chant the names of God.
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