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Ghaznavid's attack on Somnath, what is the reality?

In this article, a small attempt has been made to present the fact of the demolition of the Somnath temple. The question of what is the reality of the Ghaznavid attack on Somnath is still important today.

                                          Ghaznavid's attack on Somnath, what is the reality?

Indian Hindu extremist leaders and journalists have been criticized on social media over images of Taliban leader Anas Haqqani visiting the shrine of 10th-century ruler Sultan Mehmood Ghaznavi, which was recently shared on social media.

 Even liberal journalists like Rajdeep Sardesai started criticizing him. He called Mahmud Ghaznavi a tyrant and a ruler who demolished temples. So was Sultan Mahmood of Ghazni really a tyrant? And did they really demolish the temple of Somnath or is it a myth?

Mahmud Ghaznavi's opinion that he demolished the temple of Somnath due to hatred of idol worship or prejudice against Hindus is wrong. Indian author Romela Thapar writes in her book Somnath that the British removed the door from Ghaznavi's mausoleum in the 19th century at the request of Hindus and saved it in Agra fort saying that it was stolen from Somnath temple.

 In fact, the gates were not only made of sandalwood but also of the cedar wood found in Afghanistan.

According to Romela, the story may have been fabricated by the British to spread hatred between Hindus and Muslims. Because at that time the East India Company was trying its best to gain complete control over India.

And for that, they were adopting the strategy of "divide and rule". There is also weight in Romola's case because if Mahmud Ghaznavi really hated mandates, he would not only target the temple of Somnath but would adopt the same attitude all over India.

Another example is that if Mahmud Ghaznavi hated Hindus or demolished temples, he would have demolished the first Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Which he did not do during his reign nor did the Muslim rulers who came after him.

 On the contrary, the statue was demolished by the Taliban in 2001 following the same philosophy that the British had set up to divide Hindus and Muslims. Besides, in the famous book on the history of Punjab written in the history of Punjab, Syed Muhammad Latif writes that Mahmud Ghaznavi had thousands of Hindu soldiers in his army.

If he had attacked the Somnath temple on the basis of faith, his own Hindu soldiers would not have sided with him but would have revolted. An objective analysis reveals that the Ghaznavid attack on the Somnath Temple was based on access to the hidden wealth and not on hatred of idolatry.

                                         Ghaznavid's attack on Somnath, what is the reality?

In India, both the Hindu extremist organizations and the Taliban are distorting the facts and presenting Mahmood Ghaznavi as the Messiah and the negative character. Their goal may be to strengthen their political reputation at the local level.

The Taliban government is currently battling a dangerous terrorist organization like ISIS. Public support is needed to defeat them. Hindu extremist parties BJP and RSS need anti-Muslim hate material for UP elections.

 That is why the Taliban and the BJP have unknowingly helped each other. Therefore, whether the political objectives are met or not, it is certain that the loss of this hateful politics will be borne by the Muslim minorities of India.

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