Even Babur’s Ancestors Worshiped Hindu Culture

Even Babur’s ancestors worshiped Hindu culture

The Babri structure was demolished on December 6, 1992.  Besides India, Muslims from many countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Iran expressed resentment. Muslim nations see Babur as a victorious Islamic invader who paved the path to Islam in India. He laid the foundation of a huge Mughal empire. Babur has a major role in the Minimization of India.

Babur originally lived in the Fergana valley of Afghanistan. His father was a Turkish and mother was a Mongol. Meaning, he had qualities of Taimur and Chengiz Khan. He was inhuman and brutal. Muslims of Central Asia also consider him as their hero.

Central Asia was also attacked by Arab invaders in the seventh century. People of Central Asia were forced to adopt Islam. Had the Arab invaders not gone to Central Asia, this chain of invasions into India would not have happened. Genocide of Hindus would not have occurred. Destruction of Indian temples and Hindu deities would not have been possible. Coercive conversion of millions of Hindus would not have happened. Moreover, the Babri structure would not have been demolished to rebuild the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.

Worshipers of Shiva and Buddha

Muslim countries of today like Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan followed Indian culture and value systems before the Islamic invasions. Kings of Afghanistan were followers of Shaivism, even though they belonged to a Turkic dynasty. The city of Kabul is located near a river famously known as Kabul. This river is widely known as Kubha in Sanskrit literature. Hundreds of Shiva temples were there near this river. Remnants of these temples can be found in the museums of Afghanistan. We all know about the colossal Buddhist statues in Bamiyan which were destroyed recently by Talibanis. Many of the masters – Achaaryas – who went to China to share the Indian knowledge systems were from Kabul. Places like Udyan, Swat, Gandhar and Balkh were important centers of Indian knowledge. Even Arabs and Europeans knew about Nav-Vihar,  a buddhist monastery in Balkh.

Tashkent was conquered by Arab invaders in the eighth century. Turkistan was called “Shulik” in the Puranas. This area included the cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Kokand, and Kashgar. Indian scholars traveled to Tashkent to paint the interiors of Hindu temples. Before Islamic invasions happened, the Turkish language had many Sanskrit words. A large number of Sanskrit texts like Suvarnaprabhasa-sutra, Buddha Charita, and Tantra Shastra have been found there. Eminent scholars from Japan, Germany, France, and Russia have discovered a rich heritage of Sanskrit texts. Messengers of Indian culture who went to China had their roots in this region. For example, Acharya Kumarajiva was from Kucha and the mother of Acharya Vraj was from Samarkand. Sacred idols were traded in Samarkand until the thirteenth century. The biggest mosque of Samarkand is called “Bibi Khanum Masjid”. The doors of this mosque still bear an engraving of a divine goddess – Devi.

Muslim Propaganda

In the year 988, a Muslim Turk named Subuktgin attacked the Hindu king Samrat Jaypal and captured Kabul. After that, Muslim rule was established in places like Ghazni and Kandhaar. Ghazni was a centre of Hinduism. Its Muslim ruler, Mehmood, attacked India in the year 999. He looted and destroyed Hindu temples on his way to the temple of Somnath. From there he came back with huge amounts of gold, silver, and precious stones. Hindu idols were placed on the stairs so the believers could step on them before entering a mosque.

Once blooming with Indian cultural values, Turkistan (Shulik) became a danger to Indian culture. Indian culture was treasured by the native people of this land. They went to India on a pilgrimage. They saw India as a divine land. Taking a holy dip in the Ganga, smearing the soil of Bharat on their foreheads, donating gold and money to the temples and schools of India were merit-making for them. These expressions of love and respect for India were taken pride in.

Alas, the same land of Turkistan started bearing such brutal Jihadists who took their swords to those places where the Hindu culture was a rich way of living.

Late Dr.Kailash Chandra

New Delh