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Distorted History of Qutb Minar:
The
Qutb Minar (also spelled
Qutab or
Qutub), a tower in
Delhi,
India, is the world's tallest
minaret, made of red sandstone. It is 72.5 metres (238 ft) tall with 379 steps leading to the top. The diameter of the base is 14.3 meters wide while the top floor measures 2.75 meters in diameter. The authorship of this magnificent piece of architecture is attributed to the Muslim invader Qutb-ud-din Aibok and the Indian as well as the Western historians write, "
Inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan and wishing to surpass it, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced construction of the Qutb Minar in 1193, but could only complete its base. His successor, Iltutmish, added three more stories and, in 1386, Firuz Shah Tughluq constructed the fifth and the last story."[
1], [2]
According to another version,
Qutb-ud-din Aibak came to India in 1193 AD, as the ruler of Delhi and laid the foundation of the Qutb Minar in 1206 AD. Before his death in 1210 AD, he could complete the construction of only the first storey of the monument. Later on his son in law Iltutmish (or Altamash) took up the job and added three more stories, and the topmost storey of the minaret was completed in 1386 by
Firuz Shah Tughluq. But, after going through all these narrations, following suspicions crops up in an inquisitive mind. [2 ]
Firstly,
all the barbaric Muslims invaders, like Muhammaf Ghori, Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Firuz Shah Tughluq and their lot, came to India to plunder its wealth and not to erect a minaret, like the Qutb Minar, by spending money. Though the so called secular historians are projecting these barbaric invaders as great builders and great admirers of art, sculpture and architecture,
it becomes hard to believe that those cruel killers and lecherous vandals had any affinity for art and culture. Thirdly,
Hasan Nizami, the court chroniclers and biographer of Qutb-ud-din, has narrated so many events of the times of Qutb-ud-din, in his
Taj-ul-masir.
Then how it comes that he forgot to mention erecting a splendid and magnificent exhibit of architecture like Qutb Minar by his master, in his Taj-ul-masir?
Another Muslim chronicler,
Minhaj-us-Siraj, has also narrated lives of Qutb-ud-din and Iltutmish and their times in
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri.
He also never mentioned in the said work that Qutb-ud-din had begun to build a minaret in Delhi which Altamash had subsequently finished.
So, a group of historians are convinced that
the minaret, now known as Qutb Minar, was built centuries before the arrival of the Muslim invaders in India and it is an excellent exhibit of Hindu architecture.[3] We may now turn to these historians to see what evidence they have to establish their claim.
The locality of Delhi where the so called Qutb Minar stands, with its head high penetrating the sky, is known as Meherauli. Where from the name Meherauli has been derived? The reader will be amazed to know that
Meherauli is the corrupt of Hindi Mihirwali (Followers of Mihir), and a further investigation would reveal that Hindi Mihirwali was derived Sanskrit Mihiravali. So, it becomes evident that the place was once upon a time linked to a renowned personality called Mihir. Most of the scholars agree that this Mihir was no other than
Varaha Mihira, the great mathematician and astronomer who used to grace the Royal Court of
Emperor Vikramaditya Chandragupta-II and was one of the nine luminaries (Navaratna), called jewels, of his Court.
In this regard, Wikipedia Encyclopedia writes, "
Daivajna Varāhamihira (505 - 587), also called Varaha, or Mihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain . He is considered to be one of the nine jewels (Navaratnas) of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya (thought to be the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II Vikramaditya). Though little is known about his life, he supposedly hailed from South Bengal, where in the ruins of Chandraketugarh there is a mound called the mound of Khana and Mihir. Khana was the daughter-in-law of Varaha and a famous astrologer herself.." [4]. It should be mentioned here that, Chandraketugarh is a place nearly 30 Km away from Kolkata, and it is in the district of 24-Parganas North.
It should also be mentioned here that Varaha Mihira was the author of the famous astronomical treatise
Pancha-Siddhantika (dated 575 AD) and the
originator of the Hora System of time reckoning where 24 Horas make one day and night (or 24 hours), the system which is now universally used. It should also be noted that the English "Hour" is nothing but a corrupt of Sanskrit "Hora" [5]
Real History Minaret, Now called Qutb Minar:
Qutb Minar
According to Hindu records, the place now known as the Qutb Complex,
which has now been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, was a seat of learning or a university, where students used to come from far away places to learn and do research on mathematics, astronomy and astrology. There were several residential buildings for the students and the teachers and 27 temples dedicated to 27 asterisms. In Indian astronomy there was a practice of
dividing the ecliptic into 27 equal parts with the help of these 27 asterisms and each part covering 13 degrees and 20 minutes of the ecliptic (the practice is still being used today by Indian astrologers).
The names of these 27 asterisms are
Aśvinī (b and
g Arietis),
Bharaņī (35, 39 and 41 Arietis),
Kŗttikā (h Tauri).
Rohiņī (a, q,
g, d, e Tauri),
Mŗgaśira (λ,φ, Orionis).
Ārdrā (α Orionis),
Punarvasu (b and a Geminorum),
Puşyā (q.d,
g, Cancri),
Aśleşā (ε, δ, η, σ Hydrae),
Maghā (α, η, γ, ζ, μ, ε Leonis),
Pūrva-Fālgunī (δ, θ Leonis),
Uttara-Fālgunī (b, 93 Leonis),
Hastā (δ, γ, ε, α, β Corvi),
Citrā (a Virginis),
Svātī (a Bootis).
Viśākhā, (
g, b,α Librae),
Anurādhā(δ, β, π Scorpionis),
Jyeşthā(α, σ, τ Scorpionis),
Mūlā(λ,ν,χ,θ,η,ζ,μ,ε Scorpionis),
Pūrvaşādhā(δ,ε Sagittarii),
Uttaraşādhā (σ,ζ Sagittarii),
Abhijit (α,ε,ζ Lyrae),
Śravaņā (a, b,
g Aquilae),
Śrāvişthā (β,α,γ,δ Delphini), a.k.a.
Dhanişthā, Śatabhişā (
l Aquarii),
Pūrva-Bhādrapada (a, b Pegasi) and
Uttara-Bhādrapada (
g Pegasi and
a Andromadae). [6]
The pillar or the minaret, now called Qutb Minar, was used by the researchers as the astronomical observation tower and at that time, it was known as Meru (pole) Stambha (pillar). According to another group of scholars, the other name of this pillar was
Vishnu Dhwaj (Banner of Lord Vishnu) and the scholars agree that it was
authored by the great astronomer Varaha Mihira. Confusion may arise in the reader's mind - How such a tall pillar did serve the purpose of an astronomical observatory? So, it needs some explanation. Suppose one wants to know the exact altitude of the sun in the sky.
He has to measure the length of the shadow of the pillar and dividing it by the height of the pillar, one obtains the tangent of the altitude of the sun. One should notice that, taller the pillar, more accurate would be the results of his measurements.
The reader should notice that
this could be done for any heavenly body. In that case, the observer is to move away from the pillar until the tip of the pillar and heavenly body is on a straight line. One should also notice that by measuring the length of the shadow of pillar under midday sun, it is possible to
ascertain into which Zodiacal Sign the sun happens to be and thus to ascertain the beginning of a solar month which coincides, according to Hindu system, with the entry of the sun into a new Zodiacal Sign. It has been pointed out above that accuracy of such measurements would increase with the height of the pillar. The reader should also notice that
by measuring the length of the shadow, the other parameters of the annual motion of the sun, like ascertaining the days of summer and winter solstice, and vernal and autumnal equinoxes, could also be accurately done.
For example, on 22
nd June, or the day of Summer Solstice, when the sun rests on the Tropic of Cancer, it will be inclined by 5.0 degrees to the south in Delhi, as the latitude of Delhi is 28.5 degrees North and that of the Tropic of Cancer is 23.5 degrees North. So, on that day, the length of the
shadow of the Qutb Minar at midday would be 19.7 ft. While on 22
nd December, or on the day of Winter Solstice, the sun will be inclined by 52 degrees towards north in Delhi and the length of the
shadow of Qutb Minar, at midday, would be nearly 288. 0 ft. Hence the difference between the longest (on 22
nd December) and the shortest (on 22
nd June) shadows would be
268.3 ft. and this facilitates the observer to determine comfortably in which Zodiac the sun is lying.
It should be mentioned here that, like the Meru Stambha in Delhi ,
Varaha Mihir built a similar pillar in Ghazni , Afghanistan , but with bricks, in stead of sandstone. So, it becomes evident that both the
Qutb Minar and the minaret at Ghazni were built nearly seven centuries before the arrival of the Muslim invaders and hence they were superb examples of Hindu architecture. But the renowned historian John Marshall, in his
Monuments of Muslim India, wrote, "
The whole conception of the minar and almost every detail of its construction and ornamentations is essentially Islamic. Towers of this kind were unknown to the Indians, but to the Muhammadans they had long been familiar, whether as mazinas attached to mosques or as free standing towers like those at Ghazni." [7] It should be mentioned here that the said comment of John Marshall is now being profusely used by the so called secular historians of India to attribute the authorship of the Qutb Minar to Qutb-ud-din Aibak.
In this context, it would be relevant to mention the opinion of another historian, A K Saraswati, who wrote, "
Arthur Upham Pope has ably demonstrated how Indian (or Hindu) ideas in art and architecture migrated to Western Asia and reached concrete forms under the technical ingenuity of the Persian builders. Indeed, many of the fundamental forms of Persian architecture, such as the pointed and trefoil arches, the transverse vault, the octagonal form of building, the dome etc. were originated in India . ... It is through such cultural contacts that art in the West acquired substance and individuality which the establishment of Islam could hardly change or alter." [8] So, it becomes evident from the above comment of Arthur Upham Pope that the form and style of architecture, which are now being projected as Islamic or Saracenic, are basically Indian or Hindu architecture.
In this connection, it should be mentioned that the famous
Tajmahal at Agra is an octagonal edifice and the so called secular historians highlight this feature to show that the Tajmahal is an example of saracenic architecture, which makes it easier for them to attribute its authorship to Shah Jahan. But, according to Arthur Upham Pope, it is undoubtedly a Hindu style.
It should also be mentioned here that,
according to John Marshall, Qutb-ud-din built the Qutb Minar as a part of the Qutb-ul-Islam mosque for giving call to prayer or azan.[7] But this argument is not tenable due to two reasons. Firstly, the Muslims build a minaret as a part of every mosque for giving call to prayers and sighting the moon during Eid-ul-fitr.
But the distance in between the Qutb-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutb Minar renders the above argument not only absurd but ridiculous.
Secondly, considering the dimensions of the Qutb-ul-Islam mosque and the Qutb Minar, perhaps no one would be ready to accept that the latter is a part of the former because
in that case, the chip would be tougher than the old block. Thirdly, according to the Muslim chroniclers,
Qutb-ud-din built the Qutb-ul-Islam mosque with the raw materials collected from the demolished 27 temples of the Qutb Complex. So, it becomes really difficult to believe that Qutb-ud-din built the main structure, the Qutb-ul-Islam mosque, with the raw materials of the demolished temples while
he built the auxiliary structure, the Qutb Minar, with fresh raw materials by spending so much money.
It should be mentioned here that,
Sir Syed Ahmed, the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University, used to believe that Qutb Minar had been authored by the Hindus and not by the Muslim rulers. In this context, it should also be noted that
General Cunningham, the first Director of Archaeological Survey of India, used to hold the same view. [3]
References:
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutb_Minar
[2] R. C. Majumdar (Gen Ed), History & Culture of the Indian People (in 12 Volumes), Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai (1996), VI, 668.
[3] Acharya Bapu Vankar,
Itihas Darpan, New Delhi,
III (1996), ii, 57.
[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varahamihira
[5]
http://www..scribd.com/doc/507671/Hora-System
[6] Radhasyam Brahmachari, System of Time Reckoning in Ancient India, Journa of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta,
XLIII(2001), i, 20 (co-author B Basu)
[7] R. C. Majumdar, (ibid), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai (1996), VI, 669.
[8] R. C. Majumdar, (ibid), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai (1996), VI, 661.
(To be continued) ........................
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You are perfectly right Prof.
You are perfectly right Prof. Radhasyam. The Indian textbooks of history are the most doctored works in the world. And all these lies for just a few lakhs of muslim votes !
In every country the majority is listened to by the govt. The minority adjusts with the majority and is in turn helped by the peace brought by such co-operation. Only in India the miniroty dictates to the majority and the majority goes out of its way to pander to the minority.
Democracy is the will of the majority. Only in India there is a stunted democracy and secularism which means the minority walks roughshod over the majority. A clear case of the tail wagging the dog !
All this indicates a defeatist attitude of the Hindus, even to tell the truth ! All this defeatism and negation of muslim atrocities, even when the works of the muslim historians themselves speak frankly and in fact, gleefully of the muslim atrocities as islamic victories !
The Hindus must have a hundred Vivekanandas, a hundred Sankaras, a hundred Sardar Patels and a hundred Madhvacharyas to fight minoritysm in general and islamic belligerence in particular. Truth always triumphs (in fact, this is the Indian national motto) and definitely the defenders of Hinduism will be available, and Hinduism will rule the world. Only, if it happens in our lifetime, we can die happy.
respected sir thank u very
respected sir
thank u very much for bringing the truth before us-i am a student of history in patana university, and i thank u on behalf of students of mediuval history.
NEGATIONISM and DISTORTION of our history by so callled SECULAR HISTORIANS has taken away our pride as well as the sense of dignity.
i raised this question before one of my peofessor and TACITLY it WAS accpeted that our HISTORY NEEDS TO BE RE-WRITTEN.
I my self have visited so many historical sites and have found many things contrary to the explanation of POLETICALY RIGHT HISTORIANS.
FALSE HISTORY IN A SECULAR-DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY--WHAT A
MOCARY OF OUR FREE THINKING-hte spirit for which india is known.
MERA BHARAT MAHAN---99 HISTORIANS BEIMAN!!!
MY INDIA IS GREAT-99% OF
MY INDIA IS GREAT-99% OF HISTORIANS ARE DISHONEST!!!
JAI HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Its important to understand
Its important to understand this" a country that forgets history is likely to repeat the same mistakes of the past" India is on the verge of islamisation and the only thing resisting the islamisation efforts is the catholic rome and jai ho to the roman catholic widow. Jai ho to the absolutely stupid hindus.The only other reason why islam is unable to complete the job is t because the converts are also absolutely stupid and clueless, stupidier than hindoos.
Absolutely true story.The
Absolutely true story.The name qutub minar itself is a translation of sanskrut word Dhruva Stambha (The original name at the time of Varahmihira).
The Jama masjid at old Delhi is temple of lord Vishnu(Vishnu Mandir)
The red fort in Delhi was constructed by Anangpal(King of Delhi at 11th century)
The Tajmahal is Lord Shiva Temple originally known as Tejo mahalaya (Teja is the name of lord Shiva).
Agra red fort is constructed in 11th century by Rajput kings as mentioned by archeological survey of India on a plate still present in the fort.
Fatehpur sikri, Lucknow's Bhulbhullaya,Imamwada are all hindu structures.
All the ancient structures which are shown as Islamic origins were actually preislamic constructions all over India,Afganistan,Iran,Iraq,Israel,Jorden,Turkey,Egypt and so many contries.
The invedors(destructors) were wrongly called as constructors.
Even todays Islamic contries can not construct mass structures without forgien help(non islamic) then in those days when only looting&robbery was the aim of those peoples,how can they construct such huge structures.
Prof Bramachari should have
Prof Bramachari should have mentioned about the famous iron pillar built by King Vikramaditya 375-415AD which lies within the Qutab Complex. It too served an atronomical purpose. This 10 ton, 7 meter iron pillar was built at Udaygiri the center of astronomical studies in ancient India and was transferred to Delhi by a later king. It does seem that the Qutab Minar existed centuries before Qutab ud din Aibak arrived.
Awake stupid hindoos.Islam
Awake stupid hindoos.Islam will annhilate you . The Stupidity and inaction of hindus is paralleled only by destructive stupidity of moslems
Brahmachari has published
Brahmachari has published another "Distortion of Indian history for Hindu appeasement" - or manufactured Hindutva history. It just shows how clueless these Hindu fanatics are about their own history. They still believe by writing fantasies and writing history are the same!
Excellent article. All the so
Excellent article. All the so called Islamic buildings lack any mention of the said Islamic builders building them in their own Islamic literature.
There are some fools who do not question at all. They do not question the historians as to how these people know that such and such builder built that structure and then there are raisin heads who keep posting crap. Best ignire them.
Excellent article.
Excellent article.
#9 Thank you for your comment
#9 Thank you for your comment about me. Well I will still say Indians are a beautiful people physically and like other people racist and uneducated about others. i think the building they built are fabulous and the Muslims who invaded and took them over were bullies.
I have always said that the Indians created algebra and many others things Muslims stole and took credit for. However, I will never stop telling the fact that not until the Brits came was the Untouchable evil exposed. The unjust caste system which was a part of Hinduism for 4000 yrs. Name one Untouchable Brahmin.
Why ignore the truth. I will never say Africans did not engage in slavery or FGM, because it is a lie. Africans were slavers and slaves. TELL THE TRUTH.
well,i have doubts about
well,i have doubts about caste system itself,caste is Portuguese word,slaves..their sons and daughter's were salves..
but in indian context..4 varnas..some 5000 jatis..all having their own occupation.were they treated as slaves?
how did the brits actually solve the plbm?on what basis they classified people in sc's st's obc's fc's?did they actually takes study on castes..the answer is no..
treating others lowly is bad,but each caste had its own function in the society..din they?
din,d the fuedal brits have class system?people have last name such a wood,bush,stone etc..does that mean class system is equal to slave system?
yes there were people exploiting caste system,i accept..but now this is extreamly exploited to get votes by politicians..and by communists to denigrate hinduism....caste system is used as a stick to cow down hindus.(hahaa)
one more thing thats
one more thing thats intresting to me is ,india was under islam for 700 yrs..meaning all hindus were enslaved themselves..ie needed to pay tax for following their religion,300 yrs under brits..still peopel followed caste system(wow)
do you think any group of people who are enslaved or subjugated for 5000 yrs will happily follow caste system,where there any historical records of revolt?
we need to understand that in feudal ages all over the world there was not a school system or college system...the only way to impart skills was father teaching his son....
brits had their own intention to spread christianity?din they,so they belittled caste system of hindus and said christians have no such thing..whats funny is people who convert form hindus to christians take their caste along with them..there are dalit christans,nadar christians and so on..(hahaa)
Very Good Article. Not to
Very Good Article. Not to mention, Muslims have mostly been involved in Destruction not in Construction, even now. Here one Point should also be noticed that these Distorted Converted Muslims in south Asia are really the true Muslims. According to Some Muslim Scholars, Islam is a Peaceful Religion and does not advocate forced conversion. My Point is the ancestor of a Converted Muslim had to convert into Islam to save his life as he could not afford to Pay Poll Tax (Jazia), will he be also called a true Muslim. As his conversion was a result of Financial Constrained which force him see the divinity of Islam and could not be termed as voluntary. Before the Islam India was a very open society I would say better than west, females had very high degree of freedom like their men counterpart in choosing the Profession, Marriage etc. Mughal has not only destroyed the monuments but they pushed back the Indian society towards the Arab Culture as one could still see that Females in rural area practice the Veil.
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Dr. Brahmachari Just curious
Dr. Brahmachari
Just curious to know as to why have you not included ibn batuta's record on the qutub minar ?
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=_XlbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA111#v=onepage&q=&f=...
"Its mosque is very large ; and, in the beauty and extent of its building, it has no equal. Before the taking of Dehli it had been a HINDOO TEMPLE, which the Hindoos call !El Bur Khana (But Khanaf) ; but, after that event, it was used as a mosque. In its court-yard is a 'cell, to which there is no equal in the cities of the Mohammedans ; its height is such, that men appear from the top of it like little children. In its court, too, there is an immense pillar, which they say, is composed of stones from seven different quarries. Its length is "thirty cubits ; its circumference eight: which is truly miraculous."
this clearly shows that Qutub Minar is a hindu construction along with the ashoka pillar in it's courtyard !