Francois Gautier should visit India and meet the dawoodi bohras and ask the history of Aurangzeb's tyranny in his time to know the facts. The truth is very much alive to this day
RE:Aurangzeb was and is at fault
by chaitanya kumar on Mar 07, 2007 05:11 PM Permalink
yeah like the mosques in Mathura, Kashi etc. Truth is very much alive.
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by Mike Gandhi on Mar 07, 2007 05:34 PM Permalink
Some of the Hindu historians have accused Aurangzeb of demolishing Hindu Temples. How factual is this accusation against a man, who has been known to be a saintly man, a strict adherent of Islam? The Qur'an prohibits any Muslim to impose his will on a non-Muslim by stating that "There is no compulsion in religion." (surah al-Baqarah 2:256). The surah al-Kafirun clearly states: "To you is your religion and to me is mine." It would be totally unbecoming of a learned scholar of Islam of his caliber, as Aurangzeb was known to be, to do things that are contrary to the dictates of the Qur'an.
Interestingly, the 1946 edition of the history textbook Etihash Parichaya (Introduction to History) used in Bengal for the 5th and 6th graders states: "If Aurangzeb had the intention of demolishing temples to make way for mosques, there would not have been a single temple standing erect in India. On the contrary, Aurangzeb donated huge estates for use as Temple sites and support thereof in Benares, Kashmir and elsewhere. The official documentations for these land grants are still extant."
A stone inscription in the historic Balaji or Vishnu Temple, located north of Chitrakut Balaghat, still shows that it was commissioned by the Emperor himself. The proof of Aurangzeb's land grant for famous Hindu religious sites in Kasi, Varanasi can easily be verified from the deed records extant at those sites. The same textbook reads: "During the fifty year reign of Aurangzeb, not a single Hindu was forced to embrace Islam. He did not interfere with any Hindu religious activities." (p. 138) Alexander Hamilton, a British historian, toured India towards the end of Aurangzeb's fifty year reign and observed that every one was free to serve and worship God in his own way.
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by Secular Indian on Mar 07, 2007 05:57 PM Permalink
Alexander Hamilton was not a British Historian he was a Scottish seaman and he wrote a work of fiction based on the events around Aurangzebs time.
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by chaitanya kumar on Mar 07, 2007 05:43 PM Permalink
you are the guy who said something about Ayyappa as a gay god and something on shiv langam and dick. now your talking about saintliness of Aurangzeb. Good that people like you are not hiding your thoughts. But expressing it here. What else do you believe. That Hindus in India must kiss your ass for saying such things?
RE:RE:RE:Aurangzeb was and is at fault
by Secular Indian on Mar 07, 2007 05:52 PM Permalink
What about Guru Tegh Bahadur ? Where do you get this crap from ?
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by Krishna on Mar 07, 2007 05:53 PM Permalink
u r re-writing the history of india. i congratulate you. Tommorrow u might say Hitler was a saint and he did not order to kill jews and he was not the cause of World war 2.
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by Krishna on Mar 07, 2007 05:54 PM Permalink
u r in an illusion or became insane. i pray God to help u GET WELL SOON!
