Was #Shivajis leadership Anti-Muslim? Lets use facts to answer the question in this thread.
Many anti-Muslim historians of India have portrayed him as an anti-Muslim and anti-Islamic, and this concept was used by some politicians of India, especially from #Maharashtra ...
Many anti-Muslim historians of India have portrayed him as an anti-Muslim and anti-Islamic, and this concept was used by some politicians of India, especially from #Maharashtra ...
for their anti-Muslim propaganda. Haji Mateen Bagban, President of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Muslim Brigade said that he was a secular Maratha king. He never hurt Muslims or tried to defame Islam…in fact, nearly 30% of his soldiers including 11 personal bodyguards were Muslims.
Some faction of Hindu society championed him as an “important part of #Hindu nationalist ideology”, but the truth is that his relationship with Islam and #Muslims is not so black and white.
Lamenting "distortion" of historical facts, Sharad Pawar said that the Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji was never against Muslims as has been "imposed upon" people.
He was a secular Maratha king. He never hurt Muslims or tried to defame Islam…in fact, nearly 30% of his soldiers including 11 personal bodyguards were Muslims. #ShivajiMaharaj had unwavering faith in his #Muslimsoldiers.
He had appointed #Muslims on the highest posts in many departments, including his Navy and Artillery. Many of his bodyguards were from Muslim community.
The king had ordered his Hindu soldiers, that #MuslimWomen and children should not be maltreated, mosques should be given a protection and if they find a copy of Quran while the mission, they should handover it to their Muslim colleagues respectfully.
The well known instance of recruiting Muslims in the king’s army was the batch of 700 Pathans, who left the army of Adilshah of Vijapur and joined the king. Today the rivalry between Shivaji and Afzal Khan is presented as a story of Hindu-Muslim tension.
Shivaji killed Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan not because of his religion but because he was the enemy of "swarajya". The truth is after Afzal Khan died, Shivaji Maharaj ordered that his body be buried with Islamic rites.
Haji Mateen Bagban, President of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Muslim Brigade said that he was a secular Maratha king. He respected Saints, Peer Auliyas, and all religions for this reason, when he established Swaraj, along with Marathas, a large number of Muslims also supported him.
Thousands of Muslims participated in the battles he fought; his administration also had Mawle. That is why even today #Muslims of Kolhapur, Satara take part in #ShivajiJayanti processions with great fanfare.
When Shivaji Maharaj was under house arrest in #AgraFort, a Muslim man named Madari Mehtar played the most important role in his escape from prison.
Qazi Haider was a scholar of Persian language. #ShivajiMaharaj had appointed him as his lawyer.
Qazi Haider was a scholar of Persian language. #ShivajiMaharaj had appointed him as his lawyer.
They used to have a major role in the administration's correspondence and agreements and secret plans. Once a #Hindu Sardar expressed doubts about Qazi Haider and advised Maharaj to be careful. On this, Shivaji Maharaj immediately said to him,....
...."Honesty is not tested by looking at someone's caste (religion), it depends on that person's deeds".
Ibrahim Khan was the chief gunner; Shama Khan and Ibrahim Khan were the head of the Cavalry squad. Siddi Ibrahim was one of Shivaji's bodyguards.
Ibrahim Khan was the chief gunner; Shama Khan and Ibrahim Khan were the head of the Cavalry squad. Siddi Ibrahim was one of Shivaji's bodyguards.
All these incidents of history prove that there was no war of religious supremacy between #ShivajiMaharaj and the #Muslims. It is very important for all of us to be aware of the administration and lifestyle of #ShivajiMahara.
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