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Aurangzeb was neither secular nor religious but he...

2011-04-14T13:21:17.580-07:00

Aurangzeb was neither secular nor religious
but he is often portrayed as a typical tyrant Muslim ruler killing Hindus and destroying temples

in a book "Kuldayvat" published by gov of Maharashtra, Aurangzeb often visited the temple of tuljabhavani and even had bestowed many rewards on the temple.also he even worshiped khandoba and used to called him zhallu khan.

When in delhi he brutally murdered sufi saint sufisarmast.

point to be taken is that he merely wanted to rule his empire and all his actions were not like a Hindu killing ugly Muslim ruler .he was tyrant but to everyone, even to his own blood relatives.

Thanks a GREAT lot to the Anonymous who posted abo...

2011-04-02T08:54:29.460-07:00

Thanks a GREAT lot to the Anonymous who posted about the Hindu king of Kashmir, Harsha Deva. A fitting reply to the other anonymous who posted about Ibrahim Lone stuff. Right on target!

How conveniently history is left out in India when Hindus are the terrorists. I've been hearing this "Aurangazeb is a bigot" stuff for years. Harsha Deva was pure devil incarnation who raped (violated?) his own cousin sister.

Read more about him here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsha_of_Kashmir

William Dalrymple in a review of The Buddha and the Sahibs by Charles Allen published in The Guardian[1] writes:

"It was because of this persecution, several centuries before the arrival of Islam, that the philosophy of the Buddha, once a serious rival to Hinduism, virtually disappeared from India: Harsha Deva, a single Kashmiri raja, for example boasted that he had destroyed no less than 4,000 Buddhist shrines."

Bottomline is this: you can't pick and choose atrocities by earlier kings. If you must scrutinize the conduct of earlier Muslim rulers, you must bring the conduct of Hindu rulers also under the scanner. No other ways about it.

Lets assume for the sake of argument that Aurangze...

2010-09-27T08:39:38.707-07:00

Lets assume for the sake of argument that Aurangzeb was a bigot,what would you call ''chandasoka ''the great'' who butchered lakhs of innocents in kalinga? Furthermore lets assume that aurangzeb destroyed temples, what about ''lingayats'' who demolished many jain and bhudist monasteries in tamilnadu and karnataka? What about Harsha whom kalhana in rajtaringini describes as ''yavana''?

@ Anon 2: Dear, Indian Muslims have nothing to do...

2010-09-14T12:10:39.038-07:00

@ Anon 2:

Dear, Indian Muslims have nothing to do with what Aurangzeb did, neither present-day-Muslims have to be apologetic about Aurangzeb.

But this seem unfortunate that some people are 'trying' to paint Aurangzeb as 'secular' by citing odd incidents [not caring about authenticity of these citations]
It is well established that Aurangzeb was a bigot; and had done plenty of 'harm' to non-muslims of those days. [This is well established by a variety of historians]

Let history be as 'undistorted' as possible. There is no need to gloss over the mis-deeds of past days rulers.

इस विषय पर और अधिक जानने के लिये पढें तफसीली पूर्व...

2010-01-14T23:34:26.923-08:00

इस विषय पर और अधिक जानने के लिये पढें तफसीली पूर्व गवर्नर का लेख ''औरंगज़ेब ने मन्दिर तोडा तो मस्जिद भी तोडी लेकिन क्यूँ?''
http://islaminhindi.blogspot.com/2009/07/aurangzeb.html
डायरेक्‍ट लिंक

Islam is not what muslims or muslim rulers do...wa...

2009-12-17T21:12:38.548-08:00

Islam is not what muslims or muslim rulers do...wars or conquests in any part of the world resulted in same kind of plunder...if u want to know islam..the best example is the life of Prophet Muhammad.

Dear Sir

I had posted two comments on this ...

2008-12-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

Dear Sir

I had posted two comments on this blog but were not published. Were they offensive in nature ??? If yes kindly let me know.

Dear Anonymous

I sure those freedom fighter...

2008-12-08T02:28:00.000-08:00

Dear Anonymous

I sure those freedom fighters will not cosider aurangzeb as hero.
I am not seeing all muslims in same way, my complaint is with those who consider these acts as acts of heroism to spread Islam.
It is very common to see that even educated muslim celebrates on winning of pakistan against India in cricket match

Dear Anonymous,

Good research, great job! B...

2008-12-06T12:31:00.000-08:00

Dear Anonymous,

Good research, great job! But does that justifies the rise of Hindu anger in India? What do you expect from the present day Indian Muslim whose previous generation has fought for India's independence and decided to stay back in a Secular India when the facist Pakistani state took birth???

Demystification of the Islamic Rule in India, Part...

2008-12-03T05:31:00.000-08:00

Demystification of the Islamic Rule in India, Part III
by Ibrahim Lone

In the second part of my presentation I gave on the numerous atrocities on the native Indians by the Muslim Warlords and iconoclasts. In the third part of the series of these articles I will be giving you a few more examples where Muslim Rulers prove what true Islam is all about. Far from being the religion of Peace Islam is the epitome of tyranny and oppression. This is proved by the action of Muslim rulers who act with hate in their hearts while implementing the Sharia and the Quran down to the letter and spirit.
However I would like to remind you that History does not record all the misdeeds of Tyrants. I have merely been able to touch the tip of the iceberg in so far as Islamic tyranny is in India is concerned. We have to remember that Islamic rule bled the Indian subcontinent for a period of 700 years. Hence it is not possible for anyone to ascertain the actual damage caused by the Islamic invasions and the Islamic rule in India.
All we can do here is merely guess the tremendous atrocities that native Indians must have faced during the times of the Islamic rule.

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Name of the Book: Nuh Siphir

Name of the Historian: Amir Khusru
About the Author: The above mentioned book is the fourth historical mathnavi which Amir Khusru wrote when he was 67 years old. It celebrates the reign of Sultan Mubarak Shah Khalji.

The Muslim Rulers he wrote about:

1. Sultan Mubarak Shah Khalji (AD 1315-1320)

Warrangal (Andhra Pradesh)

"They pursued the enemy to the gates and set everything on fire. They burnt down all those gardens and groves. That paradise of idol-worshippers became like hell. The fire-worshippers of "Bud" were in alarm and flocked round their idols...”

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Name of the Book: Siyaru'l-Auliya
Name of the Historian: Sayyed Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Muhammad
About the Author: He was the grandson of an Iranian merchant who traded between Kirman in Iran and Lahore. The family traveled to Delhi after Shykh Farid's death and became devoted to Shykh Nizamu'd-din Auliya.

The Muslim Rulers he wrote about:

1. Shykh Mu'in al-Din Chisti Ajmer (AD 1236)

Ajmer (Rajasthan)

"...Because of his Sword, instead of idols and temples in the land of unbelief now there are mosques, mihrab amd mimbar. In the land where there were the sayings of the idol-worshippers, there is the sound of 'Allahu Akbar'...The descendants of those who were converted to Islam in this land will live until Day of Judgment; so too will those who bring others into the fold of Islam by the sword of Islam. Until the Day of Judgment these converts will be in debt of Shaykh al-Islam Mu'in al-din Hasam Sijzi..."

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Name of the Book: Masalik'ul Absar fi Mamalik'ul Amsar

Name of the Historian: Shihabu'd-Din 'Abu'l Abbas Ahmed bin Yahya

About the Author: He was born in AD 1301. He was educated in Damascus and Cairo. He is considered to be a great man scholar of his time and author of many books. He occupied high positions in Syria and Egypt.

The Muslim Rulers he wrote about:

1. Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq (AD 1325-1351)

"The Sultan is not slack in Jihad. He never lets go of his spear or bridle in pursuing jihad by land and sea routes. This is his main occupation which engages his eyes and ears. Five temples have been destroyed and the images and idols of "Budd" have been broken, and the lands have been freed from those who were not included in the daru'l Islam that is, those who had refused to become dhimmis. Thereafter he got mosques and places of worship erected, and music replaced by call to prayers to Allah... The Sultan who is ruling at present has achieved that which had not been achieved so far by any king. He has achieved victory, supremacy, conquest of countries, destruction of the infidels, and exposure of magicians. He has destroyed idols by which the people of Hindustan were deceived in vain..."

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Name of the Book: Rehala of Ibn Battuta

Name of the Historian: Shykh Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim al-Lawatt at-Tanji al-Maruf be Ibn Battuta.

About the Author: He belonged to an Arab family which was settled in Spain since AD 1312. His grandfather and father enjoyed the reputation of scholars and theologians. He himself was a great scholar who traveled extensively and over many lands. He came to India in 1325 and visited many places. He was very fond of sampling Hindu girls from different parts of India. They were presented to him by the Sultan Mohammed bin-Tughlaq with whom Ibn Battuta came in close contact. He also married Muslim women wherever he stayed and divorced them before his departure.

His Travel description:

Delhi

"Near the eastern gate of the mosque, lie two very big idols of copper connected together by stones. Every one who comes in and goes out of the mosque treads over them. On the site of this mosque was a Budhkhana that is an idol-house. After the conquest of Delhi, it was turned into a mosque..."

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Name of the Book: Tarikh-i-Firuz

Name of the Historian: Shams Siraj Alif

About the Author: The author became a courtier of Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq and undertook to complete the aforementioned history of Barani who had stopped at the sixth year of Firuz Shah's reign.

The Muslim Rulers he wrote about:

Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (AD 1351-1388)

Puri (Orissa)

"The Sultan left Banaras with the intention of pursuing the Rani of Jajnagar, who had fled to an island in the river...News was then brought that in the jangal were seven elephants, and one old shoe-elephant, which was very fierce. The Sultan resolved upon endeavoring to capture these elephants before continuing the pursuit of the Rai... After the hunt was over, the Sultan directed his attention to the Rai of Jajnagar, and entering the palace where he dwelt he found many fine buildings. It is reported that inside the Rai's fort, there was a stone idol which the infidels called Jagannath, and to which they paid their devotions. Sultan Firoz, in emulation of Mahmud Subuktign, having rooted up the idol, carried it away to Delhi where he placed it in an ignominious position."

Nagarkot Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

"...Sultan Muhammad Shah bin Tughlaq and Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq were sovereigns especially chosen by Almighty from among the faithful, and in their whole course of their reigns, wherever they took an idol temple they broke and destroyed it.."

Delhi

"A report was brought to the Sultan that there was in Delhi an old Brahmin who persisted in publicly performing the worship of idols in his house; and that people of the city, both Musalmans and Hindus, used to resort to his house to worship the idol. The Brahmin had constructed a wooden tablet which was covered within and without with paintings of demons and other objects. An order was accordingly given that the Brahmin, with his tablet, should be brought into the presence of the Sultan at Firozabad. The judges and doctors and elders and lawyers were summoned, and the case of the Brahman was submitted for their opinion. Their reply was that the provisions of the Law were clear: the Brahmin must either become a Musalman or be burned. The true faith was declared to the Brahmin, and the right course pointed out, but he refused to accept it. Orders were given for raising a pile of faggots before the door of the durbar (court). The Brahmin was tied hand and foot and cast into it; the tablet was thrown on top and the pile was lighted. The writer of this book was present at the durbar and witnessed the execution. The tablet of the Brahmin was lighted in two places, at his head and at his feet; the wood was dry and the fire first reached his feet, and drew him a cry, but the flames quickly enveloped his head and consumed him. Behold the Sultan's strict adherence to law and rectitude, how he would not deviate in the least from its decrees!"

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Here Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq glorifies his own criminal acts in Bharat as sanctioned by the "holy" Koran.

Name of the Book: Futuhat-i-Firuz Shahi

Name of the Historian: Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq

About the Author: Sultan had got the eight chapters of his work inscribed on eight slabs of stone which were fixed on eight sides of the octagonal dome of a building near the Jami Masjid at Firuzabad.

Prayers of Temple-destroyers in this Book

"The next matter which by God's help I accomplished was the repetition of names and titles of former sovereigns which had been omitted from the prayers of Sabbaths and Feasts. The names of those sovereigns of Islam, under whose happy fortune and favor infidel countries had been conquered, whose banners had waved over many a land, under whom idol-temples had been demolished, and mosques and pulpits built and exalted..."

Delhi and Environs

"The Hindus and idol-worshippers had agreed to pay the money for toleration (zar-i zimmiya) and had consented to the poll-tax (jiziya) in return for which they and their families enjoyed security. These people now erected new idol-temples in the city and the environs in opposition to the law of the Prophet which declares that such temples are not to be tolerated. Under divine guidance I destroyed these edifices and I killed those leaders of infidelity who seduced others into error, and the lower orders I subjected to stripes and chastisement, until this abuse was entirely abolished. The following is an instance: In the village of Maluh, there is a tank which they call kund (tank). Here they had built idol-temples and on certain days the Hindus were accustomed to proceed thither on horseback and wearing arms. Their women and children also went out in palanquins and carts. Then they assembled in thousands and performed idol-worship....when intelligence of this came to my ears my religious feelings prompted me at once to put a stop to this scandal and offence to the religion of Islam. On the day of the assembly I went there in person and I ordered that the leaders of these people and the promoters of these abominations should be put to death. I destroyed their idol-temples and instead thereof raised mosques."

Gohana (Haryana)

"Some Hindus had erected a new idol-temple in the village of Kohana and the idolaters used to assemble there and perform their idolatrous rites. These people were seized and brought before me. I ordered that the perverse conduct of the leaders of this wickedness should be publicly proclaimed, and that they should be put to death before the gate of the palace. I also ordered that the infidel books, the idols and the vessels used in their worship, which had been taken with idols, should all be publicly burnt. The others were restrained by threats and punishments, as a warning to all men, that no zimmi could follow such wicked practices in a Muslaman country."

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Name of the Book: Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi

Name of the Historian: Yahya Ammad bin Abdullah Sirhindi

About the Author: The author lived in the reign of Sultan Muizu'd-Din Abu'l Fath Mubarak Shah (AD 1421-1434) of the Sayyid dynasty which ruled at Delhi from AD 1414-1451.

The Muslim Rulers he wrote about:

Sultan Shamsu'd-Din Iltutmish (AD 1210-1236)

Vidisha and Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

"In AH 631 he invaded Malwa, and after suppressing the rebels of that place, he destroyed that idol-temple which had existed there for the past three hundred years. Next he turned towards Ujjain and conquered it, and after demolishing the idol-temple of Mahakal, he uprooted the statue of Bikramajit together with all other statues and images which were placed on pedestals, and brought them to the capital where they were laid before the Jami Masjid for being trodden under foot by the people."

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Name of the Book: Tarikh-i-Muhammadi
Name of the Historian: Muhammad Bihamad Khani
About the Author: The author was the son of the governor of Irich in Bundelkhand. He was a soldier who participated in several wars. His history covers a long period - from Prophet Mohammed to AD 1438-39

The Muslim Rulers he wrote about:

Sultan Ghiyasu'd-Din Tughlaq Shah II (AD 1388-89)

Kalpi (Uttar Pradesh)

"In the meanwhile Delhi received news of the defeat of the armies of Islam which were with Malikzada Mahmud bin Firuz Khan...This Malikzada reached the bank of the Yamuna via Shahpur and renamed Kalpi which was the abode and center of the infidels and the wicked, as Muhammadabad, after the name of Prophet Muhammed. He got mosques erected for the worship of Allah in places occupied by temples, and made that city his capital. "

Sultan Nasiru'd-Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq (AD 1389-1412)

Prayag and Kara (Uttar Pradesh)

"The Sultan moved with the armies of Islam towards Prayag and Arail with the aim of destroying the infidels, and he laid waste both those places. The vast crowd which had collected at Prayag for worshipping false gods was made captive. The inhabitants of Kara were freed from the mischief of rebels on account of this aid from King and the name of this king of Islam became famous by this reason."

Another Moghul ruler by the name of Babur who was in love with a young boy named Baburi glorifies his lecherously Islamic deeds in the Babur-Nama.

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Name of the Book: Babur-Nama

Name of the Author: Zahiru'd-Din Muhammed Babur

About the Author: The author of this book was the founder of Mughal dynasty in India who proclaimed himself a Padshah (Ruler) after his victory in the First Battle of Panipat (AD 1526), and a Ghazi (killer of kafirs) after the defeat of Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa (AD 1528) While presenting himself as an indefatigable warrior and drug-addict he does not hide the cruelties he committed on the defeated people, particularly his fondness for building towers of the heads of those he captured as prisoners of war or killed in battle. He is very liberal in citing appropriate verses from the Quran on the eve of the battle with Rana Sanga. In order to ensure his victory, he makes a covenant with Allah by breaking the vessels containing wine as also the cups for drinking it, swearing at the same time that "he would break the idols of the idol-worshippers in a similar manner". In the Fath-Nama (prayer for victory) composed for him by Shykh Zain, Allah is described as "destroyers of idols from their foundations" The language he uses for his Hindu adversaries is typically Islamic.

Zahirud-Din Muhammed Babur Padshah Ghazi (AD 1526-1530)

Chanderi (Madhya Pradesh)

"In AH 934 (AD 1528), I attacked Chanderi and, by the grace of Allah, captured it in a few hours. We got the infidels slaughtered and the place which had been a daru'l-harb for years was made into daru'l-Islam."

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

"Next day, at the time of the noon prayer, we went out for seeing those places in Gwalior which we had not seen yet. Going out of the Hathipole Gate of the fort, we arrived at a place called Urwa... Urwa is not a bad place it is an enclosed space. Its biggest blemish is its statues. I ordered that they should be destroyed..."

Assalaamualaikum (May peace be on you all)

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2008-10-26T01:07:00.000-07:00

Assalaamualaikum (May peace be on you all)

It's pretty sad that people, specially in our times, make their opinions just on hearsay and religion is no exception. They never try to get into the meaning and reality of it. Therefore its the duty of those who stand by the truth to propogate it to the best of their ability. Anyways...

I know that what is commonly known about Aurangzeb is all misrepresentation. I have been wanting for sometime to bring the true picture of Aurangzeb before people in whatever little way I can, but due to my laziness and some other reasons, I have not been able to do so. It would be kind of you, if you could provide me with some information about Aurangzeb, specially his dealings with temples with some proofs and evidences.

Jazakumullah.

Always at your service
Hasan Muhammad Ali
http://loventruth.blogspot.com/

I've read many academic articles that state this v...

2008-10-13T23:55:00.000-07:00

I've read many academic articles that state this very notion. That Aurangzeb is, in fact, misunderstood. The temples he burned were not because they were Temples, but b/c Temples were the central political and ideological centers of Indian villages and cities at the time (much like Mosques). Aurangzeb would, in fact, destroy what he did, on a political basis.

What people who spew anti-Aurangzeb propaganda neglect the fact that Aurangzeb also had the most Hindu's in his advisory, and was even instructed under a Sufi Pir, during his youth (who were notorious for their attempts to reconcile both Islam and Hinduism)

http://islamoblog.blogspot.com

Have a look at "Aurangzeb, as he was according to ...

2008-06-29T00:13:00.000-07:00

Have a look at "Aurangzeb, as he was according to Mughal Records"

This exhibition is based on Historical research and documents provided by BIKANER MUSEUM ARCHIVES.

click http://according-to-mughal-records.blogspot.com/

Read about the compulsions Aurangzeb had in making...

2007-01-14T05:39:00.000-08:00

Read about the compulsions Aurangzeb had in making that temple.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1897154,00360004.htm

about media only how it flashes stories of terror ...

2007-01-12T04:29:00.000-08:00

about media only how it flashes stories of terror attacks.... - I don't think that'll happen that soon, since ULFA does not have Muslims inside their organization.

...not written about their strategy...my concern i...

2007-01-11T23:33:00.000-08:00

...not written about their strategy...my concern is only about terming most terror suspects as 'Islamic' terrorist....about media only how it flashes stories of terror attacks....

2007-01-11T23:32:00.000-08:00

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ULFA consists of uppercaste Hindus originally form...

2007-01-11T20:37:00.000-08:00

ULFA consists of uppercaste Hindus originally formed to drive out Bangladeshi Muslims but now bankrolled by ISI and used by them to drive out non-Assamese Indians out so Bangladesh Muslims can take their place in Assam. - How can somebody change their strategy 180 degrees? Especially a terrorist org? It's highly likely that ULFA is trained by some ISI agents but they did not shift out of their plans to drive out Muslims out of Assam. If you think ISI cares for Indian Muslims, then please think again.

ISI is mostly consists of Punjabi Pakistanis and t...

2007-01-11T19:54:00.000-08:00

ISI is mostly consists of Punjabi Pakistanis and they hate Bengalis to death and I know that hatred is mutual. I think logic don’t buy this connection. Its like Hindu Indians and Pakistanis working together for a cause. Just for the record Pakistan too have lot of illegal Bangladeshis but mostly are concentrated in Karachi (non Punjabi domain). They do the work which locals think too lowly (whatever that means) and live in ghettos. With their hard work and cooking skills upper class hire them as cooks and often help to acquire travel documents so they can move too and fro.

...HDWK,how can I dare moderate a valuable comment...

2007-01-11T10:04:00.000-08:00

...HDWK,how can I dare moderate a valuable comment! ...may be I am quite biased or emotional or just as RS said 'suffering from siege mentality'...so that reflects my ordinariness...it is better for me to be what I feel and write that...my frustrations also...without being political that what I should not write 'in order to sound more sensible'...ab jo hain so hain yaar...dil mein jo aaye voh kahna theek hai... what's your opinion. Regarding the 'trying to be less biased thing'...yes that helps me introspect....

I used to come to your blog bcs u said u tried to ...

2007-01-11T09:27:00.000-08:00

I used to come to your blog bcs u said u tried to be as less biased as possible. In all these months, i have not seen even a single instance of that "trying".

At the end of the day, one is just deeply dissapointed.

You may choose to not approve this comment. It is not intended for mass consumption anyway, just wanted to communicate my dissapointment for the last time.

given the reports that are appearing in press t...

2007-01-11T08:23:00.000-08:00
given the reports that are appearing in press that ISI is training ULFA in Bangladesh, one might find ULFA also being branded Islamist-backed Militiancy or quasi-Islamic terrorism

What is the problem with you? Are you too suffering from seige mentality that Indian Muslims now a days suffer?

FYI ULFA consists of uppercaste Hindus originally formed to drive out Bangladeshi Muslims but now bankrolled by ISI and used by them to drive out non-Assamese Indians out so Bangladesh Muslims can take their place in Assam.

For more info read this article by Raman:

http://in.rediff.com/news/2007/jan/09raman.htm