Oldest Monastery in Iraq Razed

[CrusaderFrank]

The plan to wipe out everything that isn't Islamoterrorist approved appears to be going swimmingly.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.

For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ's name, were carved near the entrance.

Now satellite photos obtained exclusively by The Associated Press confirm the worst fears of church authorities and preservationists — St. Elijah's Monastery of Mosul has been completely wiped out.

Now, St. Elijah's has joined a growing list of more than 100 demolished religious and historic sites, including mosques, tombs, shrines and churches in Syria and Iraq. The extremists have defaced or ruined ancient monuments in Nineveh, Palmyra and Hatra. Museums and libraries have been looted, books burned, artwork crushed — or trafficked.

The monastery, called Dair Mar Elia, is named for the Assyrian Christian monk — St. Elijah — who built it between 582 and 590 A.C. It was a holy site for Iraqi Christians for centuries, part of the Mideast's Chaldean Catholic community.

full article here
Islamic State Destroys Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq

Well, now we know, if you go to war in a foreign land, and then you COMPLETELY fuck up the post war period, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

Will we make the same mistake again? You bet your fucking ass we'll make the same mistake again, and you can bet it'll be some right wing nut who thinks going around invading people makes everyone feel good. The only problem is, it does make some right wing people feel good, not sure why, it sure as hell doesn't improve their life.

Yeah. Pretty outrageous to go and try to stop Islamo terrorists from killing and conquering.

Er.... who went into Iraq to try and stop "Islamo terrorists from killing"? Not Bush, that's for certain. Or are you re-writing history now?

^ Bush's Iraq

^ Obama's Iraq.

Any fucking questions?

The problem is that all those people with purple fingers elected representatives that wanted us the hell of their country. And the ones that wanted us to stay wanted American armed service members to stand trial in Iraqi court instead. That's a deal breaker to me.

That's not even true.

To pretend he'd "won" Iraq, Obama decided he needed to leave

 

[mdk]

That's not even true.

To pretend he'd "won" Iraq, Obama decided he needed to leave

No, it is true:

Throughout the discussions, Iraqi leaders have adamantly refused to give U.S. troops immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts, and the Americans have refused to stay without it. Iraq's leadership has been split on whether it wanted American forces to stay.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has told U.S. military officials that he does not have the votes in parliament to provide immunity to the American trainers, the U.S. military official said.

U.S. Said to Have Abandoned Plans to Keep Troops in Iraq Next Year | Fox News

Officials had been discussing with Iraqi leaders the possibility of several thousand U.S. troops staying beyond 2011 to train Iraqi security forces. However, Iraqi leaders had refused to give U.S. troops immunity from prosecution, something that was seen as a deal-breaker.

Obama Announces Complete Withdrawal of U.S. Forces From Iraq by End of 2011 | Fox News

"We have serious security problems in this country and serious political problems," he said in an interview late last month at his heavily guarded compound in Baghdad. "Keeping Americans in Iraq longer isn't the answer to the problems of Iraq. It may be an answer to the problems of the U.S., but it's definitely not the solution to the problems of my country."
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/w...expected-troops-would-have-to-leave.html?_r=0


Maliki himself said in a recent Reuters interview that U.S. troops could only remain in Iraq if they had no immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts, an absolute non-starter with the Pentagon.

U.S. Troops Are Leaving Because Iraq Doesn't Want Them There

Al-Maliki declared a public holiday and proclaimed June 30 as "National Sovereignty Day."

Fireworks over Baghdad as U.S. troops leave

The Iraqi government no longer wanted us there, they wanted to strip immunity from our armed service members, and, they celebrated our departure with fireworks as well as declaring it a national holiday. I am not anywhere near an Obama supporter but what you do with these aforementioned facts is entirely up to you.

 

[ogibillm]

The plan to wipe out everything that isn't Islamoterrorist approved appears to be going swimmingly.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.

For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ's name, were carved near the entrance.

Now satellite photos obtained exclusively by The Associated Press confirm the worst fears of church authorities and preservationists — St. Elijah's Monastery of Mosul has been completely wiped out.

Now, St. Elijah's has joined a growing list of more than 100 demolished religious and historic sites, including mosques, tombs, shrines and churches in Syria and Iraq. The extremists have defaced or ruined ancient monuments in Nineveh, Palmyra and Hatra. Museums and libraries have been looted, books burned, artwork crushed — or trafficked.

The monastery, called Dair Mar Elia, is named for the Assyrian Christian monk — St. Elijah — who built it between 582 and 590 A.C. It was a holy site for Iraqi Christians for centuries, part of the Mideast's Chaldean Catholic community.

full article here
Islamic State Destroys Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq

Well, now we know, if you go to war in a foreign land, and then you COMPLETELY fuck up the post war period, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

Will we make the same mistake again? You bet your fucking ass we'll make the same mistake again, and you can bet it'll be some right wing nut who thinks going around invading people makes everyone feel good. The only problem is, it does make some right wing people feel good, not sure why, it sure as hell doesn't improve their life.

Yeah. Pretty outrageous to go and try to stop Islamo terrorists from killing and conquering.

Er.... who went into Iraq to try and stop "Islamo terrorists from killing"? Not Bush, that's for certain. Or are you re-writing history now?

^ Bush's Iraq

^ Obama's Iraq.

Any fucking questions?

please. bush's iraq was a sham that couldnt be bothered to protect itself

 

[Iceweasel]

I have one. Was it worth killing hundreds of thousands so this woman can have a purple finger? We made a bad place worse and even Gomer`s partner in crime Tony Blair admitted so. He and Bush gave the world ISIS.

ISIS wasn't around then, nice try. But what's your source on hundreds of thousands?

 

[Iceweasel]

Yours is a retarded assertion. You show us examples where Americans destroyed historical sites revered by civilized humanity.

I didn't ask for that.
I claimed ALL attacks on ancient sites since 1945 have happened after American interference in that country (Except Israel's destruction of various things), with none before America "helped" the country in question..
I didn't claim America did it, just they caused it.

To prove me wrong is simple. Provide post 1945 examples of destructions by Islamic extremists in a place that America hadn't interfered in.

In other words, the deranged Muslim is responsible for nothing. You're insane.

 

[koshergrl]

The plan to wipe out everything that isn't Islamoterrorist approved appears to be going swimmingly.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.

For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ's name, were carved near the entrance.

Now satellite photos obtained exclusively by The Associated Press confirm the worst fears of church authorities and preservationists — St. Elijah's Monastery of Mosul has been completely wiped out.

Now, St. Elijah's has joined a growing list of more than 100 demolished religious and historic sites, including mosques, tombs, shrines and churches in Syria and Iraq. The extremists have defaced or ruined ancient monuments in Nineveh, Palmyra and Hatra. Museums and libraries have been looted, books burned, artwork crushed — or trafficked.

The monastery, called Dair Mar Elia, is named for the Assyrian Christian monk — St. Elijah — who built it between 582 and 590 A.C. It was a holy site for Iraqi Christians for centuries, part of the Mideast's Chaldean Catholic community.

full article here
Islamic State Destroys Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq

Well, now we know, if you go to war in a foreign land, and then you COMPLETELY fuck up the post war period, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

Will we make the same mistake again? You bet your fucking ass we'll make the same mistake again, and you can bet it'll be some right wing nut who thinks going around invading people makes everyone feel good. The only problem is, it does make some right wing people feel good, not sure why, it sure as hell doesn't improve their life.

So because we didn't take out every fucking Muslim on the planet, we are to blame for their disgusting behavior.....

Hmm. You see how that makes no sense..well, anyway, a normally intelligent person sees how that doesn't follow.

 

[guno]

The plan to wipe out everything that isn't Islamoterrorist approved appears to be going swimmingly.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.

For 1,400 years the compound survived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recently for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. The Greek letters chi and rho, representing the first two letters of Christ's name, were carved near the entrance.

Now satellite photos obtained exclusively by The Associated Press confirm the worst fears of church authorities and preservationists — St. Elijah's Monastery of Mosul has been completely wiped out.

Now, St. Elijah's has joined a growing list of more than 100 demolished religious and historic sites, including mosques, tombs, shrines and churches in Syria and Iraq. The extremists have defaced or ruined ancient monuments in Nineveh, Palmyra and Hatra. Museums and libraries have been looted, books burned, artwork crushed — or trafficked.

The monastery, called Dair Mar Elia, is named for the Assyrian Christian monk — St. Elijah — who built it between 582 and 590 A.C. It was a holy site for Iraqi Christians for centuries, part of the Mideast's Chaldean Catholic community.

full article here
Islamic State Destroys Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq

Well, now we know, if you go to war in a foreign land, and then you COMPLETELY fuck up the post war period, THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

Will we make the same mistake again? You bet your fucking ass we'll make the same mistake again, and you can bet it'll be some right wing nut who thinks going around invading people makes everyone feel good. The only problem is, it does make some right wing people feel good, not sure why, it sure as hell doesn't improve their life.

Yeah. Pretty outrageous to go and try to stop Islamo terrorists from killing and conquering.

too bad the christers weren't stopped before they destroyed native cultures

Be Christian or die.” There’s no sense in pretending this was an exceptional missionary tactic; for many centuries, it was the method of choice among Christian rulers and missionaries. The conversion of much of Europe and of Latin America is unimaginable without the sword.

Christian History Institute

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

These animals have been fighting everyone including their own since at least the 7th century so why is ANYONE defending them or arguing about this?
They are out to wipe all human history from the map. Your home, the World Trade Center or ancient historical sites, they don't care.

 

[August West]

I have one. Was it worth killing hundreds of thousands so this woman can have a purple finger? We made a bad place worse and even Gomer`s partner in crime Tony Blair admitted so. He and Bush gave the world ISIS.

ISIS wasn't around then, nice try. But what's your source on hundreds of thousands?

Who said that ISIS killed these people? This was our work.
Iraq Body Count

 

[Iceweasel]

I have one. Was it worth killing hundreds of thousands so this woman can have a purple finger? We made a bad place worse and even Gomer`s partner in crime Tony Blair admitted so. He and Bush gave the world ISIS.

ISIS wasn't around then, nice try. But what's your source on hundreds of thousands?

Who said that ISIS killed these people? This was our work.
Iraq Body Count

I didn't say you said ISIS killed them, try reading. Your source lumps all violent civilian deaths in together. What's your source that the US killed hundreds of thousands of civilians? And try posting the content, not just the laziest thing possible.

 

[Indofred]

Yours is a retarded assertion. You show us examples where Americans destroyed historical sites revered by civilized humanity.

I didn't ask for that.
I claimed ALL attacks on ancient sites since 1945 have happened after American interference in that country (Except Israel's destruction of various things), with none before America "helped" the country in question..
I didn't claim America did it, just they caused it.

To prove me wrong is simple. Provide post 1945 examples of destructions by Islamic extremists in a place that America hadn't interfered in.

In other words, the deranged Muslim is responsible for nothing. You're insane.

Not at all. These deranged extremists are absolutely guilty of this crime (and being daft bastards), but I say American interference created the instability that allowed fucking idiots like this to gain power.
Of course, America isn't alone in its guilt; Russia (USSR) started the problems in Afghanistan.
That country was part of the hippy trail until the commies went it.

If I'm wrong - prove it by showing similar destructions post 1945 that were not in a country America (or other countries attacked), invaded or interfered in.

 

[Iceweasel]

Yours is a retarded assertion. You show us examples where Americans destroyed historical sites revered by civilized humanity.

I didn't ask for that.
I claimed ALL attacks on ancient sites since 1945 have happened after American interference in that country (Except Israel's destruction of various things), with none before America "helped" the country in question..
I didn't claim America did it, just they caused it.

To prove me wrong is simple. Provide post 1945 examples of destructions by Islamic extremists in a place that America hadn't interfered in.

In other words, the deranged Muslim is responsible for nothing. You're insane.

Not at all. These deranged extremists are absolutely guilty of this crime (and being daft bastards), but I say American interference created the instability that allowed fucking idiots like this to gain power.
Of course, America isn't alone in its guilt; Russia (USSR) started the problems in Afghanistan.
That country was part of the hippy trail until the commies went it.

If I'm wrong - prove it by showing similar destructions post 1945 that were not in a country America (or other countries attacked), invaded or interfered in.

I would like to take the opportunity to unite you with the fact that Muslims have been fighting each other since the Earth cooled.

 

[Indofred]

Yours is a retarded assertion. You show us examples where Americans destroyed historical sites revered by civilized humanity.

I didn't ask for that.
I claimed ALL attacks on ancient sites since 1945 have happened after American interference in that country (Except Israel's destruction of various things), with none before America "helped" the country in question..
I didn't claim America did it, just they caused it.

To prove me wrong is simple. Provide post 1945 examples of destructions by Islamic extremists in a place that America hadn't interfered in.

In other words, the deranged Muslim is responsible for nothing. You're insane.

Not at all. These deranged extremists are absolutely guilty of this crime (and being daft bastards), but I say American interference created the instability that allowed fucking idiots like this to gain power.
Of course, America isn't alone in its guilt; Russia (USSR) started the problems in Afghanistan.
That country was part of the hippy trail until the commies went it.

If I'm wrong - prove it by showing similar destructions post 1945 that were not in a country America (or other countries attacked), invaded or interfered in.

I would like to take the opportunity to unite you with the fact that Muslims have been fighting each other since the Earth cooled.

But you can't provide a single example of what I asked for.
PS - So have Christians - look at the American funded IRA's attacks.

 

[Iceweasel]

Yours is a retarded assertion. You show us examples where Americans destroyed historical sites revered by civilized humanity.

I didn't ask for that.
I claimed ALL attacks on ancient sites since 1945 have happened after American interference in that country (Except Israel's destruction of various things), with none before America "helped" the country in question..
I didn't claim America did it, just they caused it.

To prove me wrong is simple. Provide post 1945 examples of destructions by Islamic extremists in a place that America hadn't interfered in.

In other words, the deranged Muslim is responsible for nothing. You're insane.

Not at all. These deranged extremists are absolutely guilty of this crime (and being daft bastards), but I say American interference created the instability that allowed fucking idiots like this to gain power.
Of course, America isn't alone in its guilt; Russia (USSR) started the problems in Afghanistan.
That country was part of the hippy trail until the commies went it.

If I'm wrong - prove it by showing similar destructions post 1945 that were not in a country America (or other countries attacked), invaded or interfered in.

I would like to take the opportunity to unite you with the fact that Muslims have been fighting each other since the Earth cooled.

But you can't provide a single example of what I asked for.
PS - So have Christians - look at the American funded IRA's attacks.

American funded? that's long over with though, the Muslims are still going at it and picking up steam. If you need evidence that Muslims have been waring with each other you're just too stupid to talk to.

 

[Indofred]

If you need evidence that Muslims have been waring with each other you're just too stupid to talk to.

That isn't what I said, and you know it.
You're simply trying to avoid my question, so I'll ask again.

PLEASE NAME A POST 1945 ACT OF DESTROYING AN ANCIENT MONUMENT THAT WASN'T PRECEDED BY A FOREIGN INVASION, ATTACK OR INTERFERENCE, USUALLY BY AMERICA, ONE BY RUSSIA (USSR).

You don't want to answer because you can't find one, and you can't find one because there were none.
Semi naked hippy women used to walk the street of Afghanistan and Iran before foreign cuntries messed about there.

NOW - THAT EXAMPLE, PLEASE

 

[Iceweasel]

If you need evidence that Muslims have been waring with each other you're just too stupid to talk to.

That isn't what I said, and you know it.
You're simply trying to avoid my question, so I'll ask again.

PLEASE NAME A POST 1945 ACT OF DESTROYING AN ANCIENT MONUMENT THAT WASN'T PRECEDED BY A FOREIGN INVASION, ATTACK OR INTERFERENCE, USUALLY BY AMERICA, ONE BY RUSSIA (USSR).

You don't want to answer because you can't find one, and you can't find one because there were none.
Semi naked hippy women used to walk the street of Afghanistan and Iran before foreign cuntries messed about there.

NOW - THAT EXAMPLE, PLEASE

Now you're moved the goal posts. You're an ill informed idiot or a liar. Here's a start for you: (I copied only the first small portion)

Islamic Destruction of Hindu Temples

Islamic Destruction of Hindu Temples​

For those who don’t believe or do not know of the amount of destruction that took place in India at the hands of the Muslim invaders and Islamic rulers who established themselves in parts of India, we can review the Islamic chronicles of the deeds of these rulers of the day, as written by the Muslim contemporary writers or historians. So what follows is a review of some of the books and their authors who recorded the histories of the Islamic rulers, and quotes from some of the descriptions within them about the cities they attacked and the temples they destroyed. It really shows how demoniac and cruel these rulers were.

The evidence of destruction of thousands of Hindu temples can be primarily found from two different sources:
1. Literary Evidence from the work of renowned Islamic historians
2. Epigraphic Evidence from the inscriptions on numerous Mosques all over India.
This article deals with only the literary evidence.

a. Qawwat al-Islam Mosque at Delhi: “According to my findings the first mosque of Delhi is Qubbat al-Islam or Quwwat al-Islam which, Qutubud-Din Aibak constructed in H. 587 after demolishing the Hindu temple built by Prithvi Raj and leaving certain parts of the temple outside the mosque proper; and when he returned from Ghazni in H. 592 he started building, under orders from Shihabud-Din Ghori, a huge mosque of inimitable red stones, and certain parts of the temple were included in the mosque…”
b. The Mosque at Jaunpur: “This was built by Sultan Ibrahim Sharqi with chiseled stones. Originally it was a Hindu temple after demolishing which he constructed the mosque. It is known as the Atala Masjid.”
c. The Mosque at Qanauj: “It is well known that this mosque was built on the foundations of some Hindu temple that stood here. The mosque was built by Ibrahim Sharqi in H. 809 as is recorded in Gharbat Nigar.”
d. Jami Masjid at Etwah: “This mosque stands on the bank of the Jamuna at Etawah. There was a Hindu temple at this place, on the site of which this mosque was constructed. .”
e. Babri Masjid at Ayodhya: “This mosque was constructed by Babar at Ayodhya which Hindus call the birth place of Ramchandraji… Sita had a temple here in which she lived and cooked for her husband. On that very site Babar constructed this mosque in H.963 ”
f. Mosque at Benaras: “Mosque of Benares was built by Alamgir Aurangzeb on the site of Bisheshwar Temple. That temple was very tall and held as holy among Hindus. On this very site and with those very stones he constructed a lofty mosque, and its ancient stones were rearranged after being embedded in the walls of the mosque. It is one of the renowned mosques of Hindustan.”
g. Mosque at Mathura: “Alamgir Aurangzeb built a mosque at Mathura. This mosque was built on site of the Govind Dev Temple which was very strong and beautiful as well as exquisite.”
2. Name Of The Book: Futuhu’l-Buldan
Name Of The Historian: Ahmed bin Yahya bin Jabir
About The Author: This author is also known as al-Biladhuri. He lived at the court of Khalifa Al-Mutawakkal (AD 847-861) and died in AD 893. His history is one of the major Arab chronicles.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Ibn Samurah (AD 653)
Siestan (Iran)
“On reaching Dawar, he surrounded the enemy in the mountain of Zur, where there was a famous Hindu temple.” “…Their idol of Zur was of gold, and its eyes were two rubies. The zealous Musalmans cut off its hands and plucked out its eyes, and then remarked to the Marzaban how powerless was his idol…”
b. Qutaibah bin Muslim al-Bahili (AD 705-715)
Samarkand (Farghana)
“Other authorities say that Kutaibah granted peace for 700,000 dirhams and entertainment for the Moslems for three days. The terms of surrender included also the houses of the idols and the fire temples. The idols were thrown out, plundered of their ornaments and burned…”
c. Mohammed bin Qasim (AD 712-715)
Debal (Sindh)
“…The town was thus taken by assault, and the carnage endured for three days. The governor of the town, appointed by Dahir, fled and the priests of the temple were massacred. Muhammad marked a place for the Musalmans to dwell in, built a mosque, and left 4,000 Musalmans to garrison the place…”
“…Ambissa son of Ishak Az Zabbi, the governor of Sindh, in the Khilafat of Mu’tasim billah knocked down the upper part of the minaret of the temple and converted it into a prison…”
Multan (Punjab)
“…He then crossed the Biyas, and went towards Multan…Muhammad destroyed the water-course; upon which the inhabitants, oppressed with thirst, surrendered at discretion. He massacred the men capable of bearing arms, but the children were taken captive, as well as ministers of the temple, to the number of 6,000. The Musalmans found there much gold in a chamber ten cubits long by eight broad…”
d. Hasham bin ‘Amru al-Taghlabi
Khandahar (Maharashtra)
“He then went to Khandahar in boats and conquered it. He destroyed the Budd (idol) there, and built in its place a mosque.”
3. Name Of The Book: Tarikh-i-Tabari
Name Of The Historian: Abu Ja’far Muhammad bin Jarir at-Tabari
About The Author: This author is considered to be the foremost historian of Islam. The above mentioned book written by him is regarded as the mother of histories.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Qutaibah bin Muslim al-Bahili (AD 705-715)
Beykund (Khurasan)
“The ultimate capture of Beykund (in AD 706) rewarded him with an incalculable booty; even more than had hitherto fallen into the hands of the Mohammedans by the conquest of the entire province of Khorassaun; and the unfortunate merchants of the town, having been absent on a trading excursion while their country was assailed by the enemy, and finding their habitations desolate on their return contributed further to enrich the invaders, by the ransom which they paid for the recovery of their wives and children. The ornaments alone, of which these women had been plundered, being melted down, produce, in gold, 150,000 meskals; of a dram and a half each. Among the articles of the booty, is also described an image of gold, of 50,000 meskals, of which the eyes were two pearls, the exquisite beauty and magnitude of which excited the surprise and admiration of Kateibah. They were transmitted by him, with a fifth of the spoil to Hejauje, together with a request that he might be permitted to distribute, to the troops, the arms which had been found in the palace in great profusion.”
Samarkand (Farghana)
“A breach was, however, at last effected in the walls of the city in AD 712 by the warlike machines of Kateibah; and some of the most daring of its defenders having fallen by the skill of his archers, the besieged demanded a cessation of arms to the following day, when they promised to capitulate. The request was acceded to the Kateibah; and a treaty was the next day accordingly concluded between him and the prince of Samarkand, by which the latter engaged for the annual payment of ten million of dhirems, and a supply of three thousand slaves; of whom it was particularly stipulated, that none should either be in a state of infancy, or ineffective from old age and debility. He further contracted that the ministers of his religion should be expelled from their temples and their idols destroyed and burnt; that Kateibah should be allowed to establish a mosque in the place of the principal temple….”
“…Kateibah accordingly set set fire to the whole collection with his own hands; it was soon consumed to ashes, and 50,000 meskals of gold and silver, collected from the nails which had been used in the workmanship of the images.”
b.. Yaqub bin Laith (AD 870-871)
Balkh and Kabul (Afghanistan)
“He took Bamian, which he probably reached by way of Herat, and then marched on Balkh where he ruined (the temple) Naushad. On his way back from Balkh he attacked Kabul…”
“Starting from Panjhir, the place he is known to have visited, he must have passed through the capital city of the Hindu Sahis to rob the sacred temple — the reputed place of coronation of the Sahi rulers — of its sculptural wealth…”
“The exact details of the spoil collected from Kabul valley are lacking. The Tarikh [-i-Sistan] records 50 idols of gold and silver and Mas’udi mentions elephants. The wonder excited in Baghdad by baghdad by elephants and pagan idols forwarded to the Caliph by Ya’qub also speaks for their high value.”
4. Name Of The Book: Tarikhu’l-Hind
Name Of The Historian: Abu Rihan Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Biruni al-Khwarizmi.
About The Author: This author spent 40 years in India during the reign of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (AD 997 – 1030). His history treats of the literature and learning of the Hindus at the commencement of the 11th century.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Jalam ibn Shaiban (9th century AD)
Multan (Punjab)
“A famous idol of theirs was that of Multan, dedicated to the sun, and therefore called Aditya. It was of wood and covered with red Cordovan leather; in its two eyes were two red rubies. It is said to have been made in the last Kritayuga …..When Muhammad Ibn Alkasim Ibn Almunaibh conquered Multan, he inquired how the town had become so very flourishing and so many treasures had there been accumulated, and then he found out that this idol was the cause, for there came pilgrims from all sides to visit it. Therefore he thought it best to have the idol where it was, but he hung a piece of cow’s flesh on its neck by way of mockery. On the same place a mosque was built. When the Karmatians occupied Multan, Jalam Ibn Shaiban, the usurper, broke the idol into pieces and killed its priests…”
b. Sultan Mahmud of Gazni (AD 997-1030)
Thanesar (Haryana)
“The city of Taneshar is highly venerated by Hindus. The idol of that place is called Cakrasvamin, i.e. the owner of the chakra, a weapon which we have already described. It is of bronze, and is nearly the size of a man. It is now lying in the hippodrome in Ghazna, together with the Lord of Somnath, which is a representation of the penis of the Mahadeva, called Linga.”
Somnath (Gujrat)
“The linga he raised was the stone of Somnath, for soma means the moon and natan means master, so that the whole word means master of the moon. The image was destroyed by the Prince Mahmud, may God be merciful to him! –AH 416. He ordered the upper part to be broken and the remainder to be transported to his residence, Ghaznin, with all its coverings and trappings of gold, jewels, and embroidered garments. Part of it has been thrown into the hippodrome of the town, together with Cakrasvamin, an idol of bronze, that had been brought from Taneshar. Another part of the idol from Somnath lies before the door of the mosque of Ghaznin, on which people rub their feet to clean them from dirt and wet.”
5. Name Of The Book: Kitabu’l-Yamini
Name Of The Historian: Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Muhammad al Jabbaru’l-Utbi.
About The Author: This author’s work comprises the whole of the reign of Subuktigin and that of Sultan Mahmud down to the year AD 1020.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Amir Sbuktigin Of Ghazni
Lamghan (Afghanistan)
“The Amir marched out towards Lamghan, which is a city celebrated for its great strength and abounding wealth. He conquered it and set fire to the places in its vicinity which were inhabited by infidels, and demolishing idol temples, he established Islam in them. He marched and captured other cities and killed the polluted wretches, destroying the idolaters and gratifying the Musulmans.”
b. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (AD 997-1030)
Narain (Rajasthan)
“The Sultan again resolved on an expedition to Hind, and marched towards Narain, urging his horses and moving over ground, hard and soft, until he came to the middle of Hind, where he reduced chiefs, who, up to that time obeyed no master, overturned their idols, put to the sword the vagabonds of that country, and with delay and circumspection proceeded to accomplish his design…”
Nardin (Punjab)
“After the Sultan had purified Hind from idolatry, and raised mosques therein, he determined to invade the capital of Hind to punish those who kept idols and would not acknowledge the unity of God…He marched with a large army in the year AH 404 (AD 1013) during a dark night…”
“A stone was found there in the temple of the great Budda on which an inscription was written purporting that the temple had been founded 50,000 years ago. The Sultan was surprised at the ignorance of these people, because those who believe in the true faith represent that only seven hundred years have elapsed since the creation of the world, and the signs of resurrection are even now approaching. The Sultan asked his wise men the meaning of this inscription and they all concurred in saying that it was false, and no faith was to be put in the evidence of a stone.”
Thanesar (Haryana)
“The chief of Tanesar was…obstinate in his infidelity and denial of God. So the Sultan marched against him with his valiant warriors, for the purpose of planting the standards of Islam and extirpating idolatry..”
“The blood of the infidels flowed so copiously, that the stream was discoloured, not withstanding its purity, and people were unable to drink it…The victory gained by God’s grace, who has established Islam for ever as the best religions, notwithstanding that idolaters revolt against it…Praise be to God, the protector of the world, for the honour he bestows upon Islam and Musulmans.”
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
“The Sultan then departed from the environs of the city, in which was a temple of the Hindus. The name of this place was Mahartul Hind… On both sides of the city there were a thousand houses, to which idol temples were attached, all strengthened from top to bottom by rivets of iron, and all made of masonry work…”
“In the middle of the city there was a temple larger and firmer than the rest, which can neither be described nor painted. The Sultan thus wrote respecting it: –‘If any should wish to construct a building equal to this, he would not be able to do it without expending an 100,000,000 red dinars, and it would occupy 200 years even though the most experience and able workmen were employed’… The Sultan gave orders that all temples should be burnt with naptha and fire, and levelled with the ground.”
Kanauj (Uttar Pradesh)
“In Kanauj there were nearly 10,000 temples, which the idolaters falsely and absurdly represented to have been founded by their ancestors two or three hundred thousand years ago…Many of the inhabitants of the place fled and were scattered abroad like so many wretched widows and orphans, from the fear which oppressed them, in consequence of witnessing the fate of their deaf and dumb idols. Many of them thus effected their escape, and those who did not fly were put to death.”
6. Name Of The Book: Diwan-i-Salman
Name Of The Historian: Khawajah Masud bin Sa’d bin Salman
About The Author: Khawajah Masud bin Sa’d bin Salman was a poet. He wrote poems in praise of the Ghaznavid Sultans-Masu’d, Ibrahim and Bahram Shah. He died sometime between AD 1126 and 1131.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Sultan Abu’l Muzaffar Ibrahim (AD 1059-1099)
“As power and the strength of a lion was bestowed upon Ibrahim by the Almighty, he made over to him the well-populated country of Hindustan and gave him 40,000 valiant horsemen to take the country, in which there were more than 1000 rais…The army of the king destroyed at one time a thousand temples of idols, which had each been built for more than a thousand years. How can I describe the victories of the King…”
Jalandhar (Punjab)
“The narrative of any battles eclipses the stories of Rustam and Isfandiyar… By morning meal, not one soldier, not one Brahmin remained unkilled or uncaptured. Their heads were levelled with the ground with flaming fire… Thou has secured the victory to the country and to religion, for amongst the Hindus this achievement will be remembered till the day of resurrection. ”
Malwa (Madhya Pradesh)
“…On this journey, the army destroyed a thousand idol-temples and thy elephants trampled over more than a hundred strongholds. Thou didst march thy army to Ujjain… The lip of infidelity became dry through fear of thee, the eye of plural-worship became blind…”
7. Name Of The Book: Chach-Namah
Name Of The Historian: Mohammed Al bin Hamid bin Abu Bakr Kufi
About The Author: The Persian history was translated from Arabic by the above mentioned author in the time of Nasiruddin Qabacha, a slave of Mohammed Ghori.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Mohammed bin Qasim (AD 712-715)
Siwistan and Sisam (Sindh)
Mohammed bin Qasem wrote to al-Hajjaj, the governor of Iraq:
“The forts of Siwistan and Sism have been already taken. The nephew of Dahir, his warriors and principal officers have been dispatched, and infidels converted to Islam or destroyed. Instead of idol temples, mosques and other places of worship have been built, pulpits have been erected, the Khutba is read, the call to prayers is raised so that devotions are performed at sacred hours.”
Multan (Punjab)
“Mohammed Qasem arose and with his counselors, guards and attendants, went to the temple. He saw there an idol made of gold, and its two eye were bright red rubies… Muhammed Qasem ordered the idol to be taken up. Two hundred and thirty ‘mans’ of gold were brought to the treasury together with the gems and pearls and treasures which were obtained from the plunder of Multan.”
8. Name Of The Book: Jamiu’l-Hikayat
Name Of The Historian: Maulana Nuruddin Muhammed `Ufi
About The Author: The author was born in or near the city of Bukhara in Transoxiana. He came to India and lived in Delhi for some time in the reign of Shamsu’d-Din Iltutmish (AD 1210-1236)
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Amru bin Laith (AD 879-900)
Sakawand (Afghanistan)
“It is related that Amru Lais conferred the governorship of Zabulistan on Fardaghan and sent him there at the head of four thousand horses. There was a large Hindu place of worship in that country, which was called Sakawand and people used to come on pilgrimage from the most remote parts of Hindustan to the idols of that place. When Fardaghan arrived in Zabulistan he led his army against it, took the temple, broke the idols in pieces and overthrew the idolaters… ”
9. Name Of The Book: Taju’l-Ma’sir
Name Of The Historian: Sadru’d-Din Muhammed Hasan Nizamii
About The Author: The author was born at Nishapur in Khurusan. He had to leave his ancestral place because of the Mongol invasion. He came to India and started writing his history in AD 1205.
The Muslim Rulers He Wrote About:
a. Sultan Muhammed Ghuri (AD 1175-1206)
Ajmer (Rajasthan)
“He destroyed the pillars and foundations of the idol temples and built in their stead mosques and colleges, and the precepts of Islam, and the customs of the law were divulged and established. ..”
Kuhram and Samana (Punjab)
“The Government of the fort of Kohram and Samana were made over by the Sultan to Kutuu-din. He purged by his sword the land of Hind from the filth of infidelity and vice, and freed it from the thorn of God-plurality, and the impurity of idol-worship and by his royal vigor and intrepidity, left not one temple standing…”
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
“Kutub-d din marched from Kohran and when he arrived at Meerut which is one of the celebrated forts of the country of Hind, for the strength of its foundations and superstructure, and its ditch, which was as broad as the ocean and fathomless- an army joined him, sent by the dependent chiefs of the country. The fort was captured, and a Kotwal was appointed to take up his station in the fort, and all the idol temples were converted into mosques.”
Delhi
“He then marched and encamped under the fort of Delhi…The city and its vicinity were freed from idols and idol-worship, and in the sanctuaries of the images of the Gods, nosques were raised by the worshippers of one God. Kutub-d din built the Jami Masjid at Delhi and adorned it with stones and gold obtained from the temples which had been demolished by the elephants, and covered it with inscriptions in Toghra, containing the divine commands.”
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
“From that place (Asni) the royal armi proceeded towards Benares which is the center of the country of Hind and here they destroyed nearly 1000 temples, and raised mosques on their foundations and the knowledge of the law became promulgated, and the foundations of religion were established. .”
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)
“There was a certain tribe in the neighbourhood of Kol which had occasioned much trouble. Three bastions were raised as high as heaven with their heads, and their carcasses became the food of beasts of prey. That tract was freed from idols and idol-worship and the foundation of infidelity were destroyed.

 

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Khalifa Al-Mutawakkal (AD 847-861) and died in AD 893

Is that after 1945 as I asked?

 

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Khalifa Al-Mutawakkal (AD 847-861) and died in AD 893

Is that after 1945 as I asked?

You were blaming the destruction by Muslims on everyone else. They've always done it, it's what they do. what's magical about 1945? Every country has been invaded at some point. You make no sense.

 

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Just admit you can't find an example.

 

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Just admit you can't find an example.

I'm sure there are plenty of examples, have you bothered to even look?

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