During islamic rule in India, many Hindu Indians were slaughtered by the soldiers of Aurangzeb as they did not convert to Islam.
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Aurangzeb slaughtered Hindus in India
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worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
At the outset, we wish
to declare that neither is the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb an example to the
muslims, nor whatever he did or did not do a guide to being a good muslim, nor
do we have any knowledge of his intentions, nor do we know any more than what
is recorded in history by those who came after him! Without an iota of a doubt, the Emperor
Aurangzeb like all human beings will on One Inevitable Day be raised to life
again and gathered in the Just and Supreme Court of Allah Subhanah to give a
full accounting of his deeds and acts.
If Emperor Aurangzeb
ordered the slaughter of many disbelievers only because they would not accept
Islam, he alone will be responsible and will have to answer for his deeds in
the Presence of the All-Knowing, All-Just Lord.
As is the Principle of Justice laid by Allah Subhanah in His Glorious
Quran, every person will be responsible for his deeds and no one else!
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 141: That was a people who have passed away. They will be responsible for the deeds they
did, and you for what you do. You will not be asked for the deeds done by them!
If the Emperor Aurangzeb
did indeed order the slaughter or genocide of disbelievers only because they
refused to accept Islam as their way of life, then indeed he would be guilty of
his sin in the Court of Allah, for the guidance of Islam does not allow the
believers to kill others simply because they chose not to believe!
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 256: Let there be no compulsion in
religion.
History records that
muslim rulers ruled the major part of the Indian sub-continent for almost a
thousand years, and the reign of the last recognized Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
lasted almost 49 years until his death in 1707.
If indeed Aurangzeb (or other muslim rulers) as is claimed by historians
slaughtered disbelievers only because they did not believe, it is indeed
surprising that the population of modern day
As was the norm in those
medieval times, it is very possible that revolts from various parts of
Some modern day
historians have gone out of their way to spread the misconception that ‘Islam
was spread by the sword’! The best reply to this misconception is given by the
noted (non-muslim) historian De Lacy O'Leary in the acclaimed book "Islam
at the Cross-Road" (Page 8):
"History makes
it clear however, that the legend of fanatical Muslims sweeping through the
world and forcing Islam at the point of the sword upon conquered races is one
of the most fantastically absurd myths that historians have ever repeated!"
Whatever might have been
the case, if Emperor Aurangzeb (or anyone else for that matter) did indeed
slaughter disbelievers only because they exercised their God-given right to
choose their way of life, he would be guilty of breaking a clear Command of the
Quran, and thus held guilty for genocide in the Just Court of Allah Subhanah on
the Day of Judgment.
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