He was good ruler and is Hero among Indians.Yes he was pious man. WE love him adhore him. It is compeltely false that he destroys HIndus. If it were true all the Hindus hav not prevaail. Infact he has themajority of Hindus in the Army and even generals. he was a self disciplinary mand and a broadminded. Yes he killed is brohters for not following Islam not for personal gains.Why u dont highlights his efficiencies and skills. He is our Hero and will be in the future.unus
RE:Truth of Aurangzeb
by chaitanya kumar on Mar 07, 2007 04:44 PM Permalink
If he is your hero, you are another newsense guy. I would really appreciate if people with such mindset who heroworship the guy come and express their views here. I want to make the head count.
RE:Truth of Aurangzeb
by Kamlesh Desai on Mar 07, 2007 05:01 PM Permalink
U want find any person in history, happy with Aurangzeb. He used his power and intellect to rule the country in cruel way. He did nothing creative in his entire tenure. Just kept expanding his teritorry. He put all his energy and efforts to convert maximum possible hindus to muslims and killed thousands who showed resistance.
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by Mike Gandhi on Mar 07, 2007 05:35 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 05:58 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.
