An act of kindness of Maharana Pratap :
Abdul Rahim , the son of Bairam Khan
Bhavani
A kindness act of Maharana Pratap : Abdul Rahim was born in Delhi , the son of Bairam Khan , Akbar ' s trusted guardian and mentor , who was of Turkic ancestry . Rahim was a commander of Akbar ' s army . He was sent by Akbar to capture Maharana , abduct womens and destroy temples .
Before Rahim could reach his destination , Maharana ' s eldest son Amar Singh found an opportunity and captured Rahim ' s contingent and their women .
MaharanaPratap seeing this became angry and ordered Amar Singh to set the women free and return them back to their camp with respect .
When Rahim heard of this , his entire attitude towards his enemy changed . He had a genuine change of heart . He praised Maharana and Mewar . He also began exploring Hinduism and India . He began writing poems in praise of Krishna . He became more Hindu than Muslim . All the Rahim ' s Dohas were penned by him . This is the impact of the Maharana . How an act of kindness could change the heart of an enemy is well illustrated by this episode .
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