Gilgit-Baltistan is seeing Islamic persecution from hundreds of years. Why every inch of Gilgit-Baltistan belongs to Hindustan?
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Shamsu'd-Din Muhammad Araki was a Muslim missionary who visited Kashmir, Gilgit and Baltistan in 15th-16th century. His biography ‘Tohfatu'l-Ahbab’ was written by Muhammad Ali Kashmiri, which is being quoted ahead.
“Close to the spring in the village of Ver, there existed a big temple. This was also demolished and a mosque was raised in its place. Again, a mulla was appointed to conduct prayers, give call for the prayer and deliver sermons.”
“After the demolition of this temple, bands of dervishes and sufis came to every place in the village and along the road where there were temples. They destroyed not only the temples of the infidels but also uprooted their customs and traditions.”
“They wiped out all signs of idols and their remains so that the banner of Islamic religion and the shariía (law) began fluttering all over that region. Thus all infidels, apostates and polytheists became Musulman.”
“No person was left without circumcision or reciting the Kalima. Infidels in villages and rural areas were also converted in the same manner. Only a very small group did not convert.”
“Their fathers and forefathers had fled to Nagarkot during the reign of Sikandar Butshikan. Some of them had settled in Kishtwar and others had fled to Jammu.”
Source: A Muslim missionary in Medieval Kashmir, AK Muhammad & KN Pandit [English translation of Tohfatu'l-ahbab]
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