Muhammad-Hadi (1999). Preface to The Jahangirnama. Oxford University Press. p.4. ISBN978-0-19-512718-8. «A dervish named Shaykh Salim [Chisti] ... lived in the town of Sikri ... If His Majesty [Akbar]'s wish were divulged to him, there was hope that it would be granted through his prayers. Consequently His Majesty went to the shaykh's house ... Because there had been true intention and firmness of belief, in a short while the tree of hope bore fruit ... For the well-being of this offspring ... he was given the name Sultan Salim.»
Father Pierre Du Jarric, S. J. (1926). Akbar And The Jesuits. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
Pletcher, Kenneth (2010). The history of India (1st ed edición). Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services. p.170. ISBN978-1-61530-201-7. OCLC650825999. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
Khan, Iqtidar Alam; Indian Council of Historical Research; International Seminar on Akbar and His Age (1999). Akbar and his age. Northern Book Centre. p.218. ISBN81-7211-108-8. OCLC45328558. Consultado el 15 de mayo de 2021.
Sen, Amartya (2005). The argumentative Indian: writings on Indian history, culture and identity. Allen Lane. ISBN0-7139-9687-0. OCLC57750786. Consultado el 25 de junio de 2021. «Akbar organizó discusiones... que involucraban no solo a los principales filósofos hindúes y musulmanes [sino a los jainistas y otros]... Al discutir con los jainistas, Akbar se mantendría escéptico de sus rituales y, sin embargo, se convencería por su argumento a favor del vegetarianismo y terminaría deplorando la comiendo de toda la carne».