By: Nasir

Nasir — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:50 +0000

Strange and interesting account. Wonder what’s the truth! The accent is more on the slave markets during Ghazni’s rule.
The most contrary account of Mahmud Ghazni is his sufistic attitude, which is not found in te above article. In fact, the Panj Sura Books published in India and Pakistan, we find a durood shareef called Durood-e-Lakhi, attributed to Mahmud Ghazni. Also, during his time, there was a great Auliya-Allah, Hazrat Abul Hasan Kharkhani. Mentions are also made in the Tazkiratul Auliya of Hazrat Fareeduddin Attar, translated into English as Mystic Saints of Islam and other English Translations.
As for Romila Thapar, I had read some of her accounts in the Mid-Day Afternoon news some years back from which I got some very new perspective on Indian History, not taught in the school or college text-books.
All said and done, it’s sad to read about slaves, the Jiziya, the conversion and the corruption of Muslim rulers and their courtiers.
Nasir

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