We were living together like brothers but each one of us had separate identity.
Spare me this brotherhood lecture please.
That is the reason that even the British failed to interfere in the Indian subcontinent states.
What are you talking about. They ruled it all for a century.
The British propaganda was so powerful that the reign of Emperor Aurengzeb Alamgir, which was golden period of Hindu Muslim unity was painted as worse. Aurengzeb had Hindu Ministers and commanders of Army and Navy.
Lets get a taste of original firmans (persian edicts) issued by sickular Aurangzeb, that are preserved in the Bikaner State Museum, India.
Ordered (13th October 1666) removal of the carved railing, which Prince Dara Shukoh had presented to Keshava Rai temple at Mathura, he had observed 'In the religion of the Musalmans it is improper even to look at a temple', and that it was totally unbecoming of a Muslim to act like Dara Shukoh.
Ordered (12th September 1667) destruction of the famous Kalka temple in Delhi.
Ordered (Akhbarat 16th April 1667) exemption of the Muslims from the taxes and ban on atishbazi and restriction on Diwali.
Ordered a ban on ziyarat and gathering of the Hindus at religious shrines, such as of Shitla Mata and folk Gods like Pir Pabu (Exhibit No. 35, Akhbarat 16th September 1667),
General Order (9th April 1669) for the demolition of temples and established schools of the Hindus throughout the empire and banning public worship.
Reimposed Jizyah on the Hindus on 2nd April 1679.
Ordered (Sept 1669) the destruction of Viswanath temple in Benares.
Ordered (Akhbarat 23rd December 1679) during Rajputana war, the destruction of temples in Marwar and at the bank of lakes in Mewar.
Total 175 temples destroyed in Mewar alone including the famous Someshwar temple.
Ordered (Jan.-Feb. 1670) destruction of Temple of Keshava Rai and Somanatha. In Keshava Rai temple's place a lofty mosque was erected.
"In this month of Ramzan, the religious-minded emperor ordered the demolition of the temple at Mathura known as the Dehra of Keshav Rai. His officers accomplished it in a short time. A grand mosque was built on its site at a vast expenditure.
The idols were carried to Agra and buried under the steps of the mosque built by Begum Jahanara in order to be continually trodden upon, and the name of Mathura was changed to Islamabad."
~ Maasir-i-Alamgiri
To save the idol of Shri Nathji from being desecrated, the Gosain of Somanath carried it to Rajputana, where Maharana Raj Singh received it formally at Sihad village, assuring the priest that Aurangzeb would have to trample over the bodies of one lakh of his brave Rajputs, before he could even touch the idol.
Ordered during Chittor fort visit, the demolition of 63 temples there which included some of the finest temples built during Maharana Kumbha's time (15th century).
Ordered ( June 1681) the demolition of the highly venerated Jagannath Temple in Orissa.
Ordered (Sept 1682 - Akhbarat, Julus 26, Ramzan 20) the famous Bindu-Madhav temple in Banaras to be demolished.
Ordered (Akhbarat, 28th March and 14th May 1680) the famous temple of Jagdish at Goner near Amber to be demolished.
Ordered (March 1695) another ban on Hindus travelling in Palkis, or riding elephants and Arab-Iraqi horses, as Hindus should not carry themselves with the same dignity as the Muslims!
Dismissed all Hindu clerks from his office and custome duties on Muslims were exempted, on Hindus were doubled.
Normally the old age brings wisdom to people; but instead Aurangzeb even in his old age remained an obstinate and bigoted fool while his empire was crumbling around him.
Ordered (Akhbarat 49-7, 1st January 1705) that the temple of Pandharpur be demolished and the butchers of the camp be sent to slaughter cows in the temple precincts.
He left behind a corrupt and inefficient administration, a demoralized army, a discredited government facing public bankruptcy and alienated subjects.
He used terms like 'ghul-i-bayAbAni' (corpse eating demons) and 'bAtil mazhabAn' (misbelievers) for Shias.
Shaikh-ul-Islam (son of the chief Qazi Abdul Wahhab and one of the most respected muslim characters of the age), tried to dissuade Aurangzeb when he turned against Shia rulers of Bijapur and Golkonda. He appealed to the Emperor against 'wars amongst muslims' as being against Islam. Aurangzeb was displeased, the Shaikh resigned from his post and never returned.
Would you like to know the most cruel maner in which he put to death Shivaji's son Sambhaji? The insane act which made Sambhaji a martyr and Aurangzeb the villain without parallels in the history of India.
I'd be most pleased to bring more but believe me, you don't want me to dig this filth out.
You would be surprised to know that it is being claimed that Aurengzeb had no Navy whereas it is on record that Navy of Aurengzeb chased British ships and destroyed the whole fleet.
I am surprised to know the delusion you're fed with and how confidently you're spraying it here
We need to understand that the people of India and Pakistan were so educated during the British intrusion that we were only English speaking servants and even today we are unable to change this. We in Pakistan have Harappa and Mohenjodaro ruins. The discovery of priest King and a mosque in Harappa indicated that Muslim faith, which started with first man on the earth ie Hazrat Adam Alhe Salam, existed in Indian sub continent.
The British buried the Harappa civilization in Punjab and excavated majority of bricks to develop Railways lines and buildings in Indian subcontinent. There is no doubt that these civilizations which existed over 3500 BC had traces of earlier Prophets (there is a need of research on the topic).
He was a man. Plain and simple. No religions existed then. Tum log har cheez mein mazhab kyu dhoondhne lag jate ho?? What obsession is this ?
Don't juxtapose articles of faith as historical facts.
And if their is a God who runs the entire show, believe me he is not so handicapped that he'll need one specific human dwelling on the Earth to spread his messages and teach mankind how to live.
Do you now realize why pakistanis are called 'deluded' here and laughed upon? Because some of them are full of hot air and make claims just like yours.
Regards,
Virendra
.. a matter of human faith. Period
