The general policy of most of the rulers during the 700 years of Muslim occupation of India was to systematically replace the fabric of Hindu society and culture with a Muslim culture. They tried to destroy Indian religions, language and places of knowledge (universities e.g Nalanda were totally destroyed by Muslims). They destroyed and desecrated places of thousands of temples including Somnath, Mathura, Benaras, Ayodhaya, Kannauj, Thaneswar and in other places. There was wholesale slaughter of the monks and priests and innocent Hindus with the aim to wipe out the intellectual bedrock of the people they overran.
The Muslims could not subjugate India with ease and were never able to rule it entirely. There was a valiant and ceaseless struggle for independence by Hindus to deliver India from Muslim tyranny. The Rajputs, Jats, Marathas and Sikhs led this struggle in North India. In the South this struggle was embodied in the Vijayanagar Empire. This struggle culminated when the Marathas ended the Muslim domination of India.
RE:Policy of Muslim rulers in India
by fahad on Feb 28, 2008 09:20 PM Permalink
brother, i usually surprized when i hear people saying that "mughals converted millions of hindus to muslims and lakhs of temples destroyed". --give a simple answere to this simple question..why are there more hindus in india at present compared to muslims?if in these 700 years,if what u r saying is true then now not even single hindu would have exist...am i right? second ...you will find thousands of authentic temples existing in india before the time of mughals....why do they exist?we of them will be in the marathas,sikh and south area as u said...but still u will find temples where even mughals had control on..... regarding those temples which were actually broken and those people whom u r calling saints were killed,trust me brother i don't won't to answere that question..just because it will hurt u'r feelings and also u will never beleive me too..... pay attention to my first two question and think... i'm sure u will get the answere by u'rself. take care god bless
RE:Policy of Muslim rulers in India
by JGN on Feb 29, 2008 02:00 PM Permalink
Dear fahad, first of all there is no need to be proud of the legacy of muslim rulers. They were just like the politicins of our time. Once having established, they were interested in amassing wealth, filling up their harems with beautiful women, building monuments, etc.
Had they cared for the muslims, there was no need for Sachar Commission and things like that. All Indians were not cowards to to be converted at the point of sword. As always, only the poorest of the poor and indenfensible get affected. Most of those who were converted to Islam were the poor and as such the conditin of muslims are also not different from that of the Dalits and lower castes from other religions.
RE:RE:Policy of Muslim rulers in India
by JGN on Feb 29, 2008 02:07 PM Permalink
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>you will find thousands of authentic temples existing in india before the time of mughals.............there are no temples older than 300 years anywhere in North India!!!!!!!!!!!!!
