CRIMINALS CALLED SUFIS - AMIR KHUSRO

Trying to show that Islam is a 'religion of peace' is a recent phenomena. It gained currency in last seven decades. Prior to that, the protagonists of Islam were honest and straight forward. They never felt the need to hide behind the smoke screen of 'peace' or 'love' because they had the might of sword with them. Exactly like Christianity, which has re-branded and re-packaged itself as 'religion of love'.

One aspect of this 'image building exercise' is 'advertising' the sufi tradition of Islam with the message that sufis were some nice and gentle people who loved all, irrespective of religion or dharm. Like all advertisers, these apologists of Islam know that people, by and large, can be herded like sheep because humans are intellectually lazy (most of them). Most of the Hindus, have taken the bait, hook, line and sinker.

One of such 'great' poet, sufi and artist was Amir Khusro. Full name Muhammad Hassan Yaminuddin. Born in 1253 and died in 1325.

He is said to be a great human being because, he was the father of Kawwali, he invented (sic) Sitar, he invented (sic) tabla, he loved Hindustan, and of course, he was not a fundamentalist. In fact, he was someone, who was above the bigotry, typical of Islam.

Let us look at the truth, in his own words.

First of all, let us look at his love for Hindustan and the reasons for it. The following excerpt is from his poem Ashiqa, written in Persian.

"Happy Hindustan, the splendour of Religion, where the Law finds perfect honour and security. In learning Dehli can now compete with Bokhara, for Islam has been made manifest by its kings.

The Hindustan that he finds happy is one in which Islam was prevalent. Established by its kings. 

What about Hinduism ? It comes in the next line.

The whole country, by means of the sword of our holy warriors, has become like a forest denuded of its thorns by fire. The land has been saturated with the water of the sword, and the vapours of infidelity have been dispersed. The strong men of Hind have been trodden under foot, and all are ready to pay Jizya.

The holy warriors means Jihadis, 
forest denuded of its thorns by fire is for Hindus which have been killed.
water of the sword means Blood of Hindus and 
vapors of infidelity refers to हिन्दू धर्म. 
Jizya was a tax which Hindus paid in those centuries, just to live. They hand to buy the right to live as a Hindu by paying this tax. Its mode of payment was designed to humiliate Hindus, which I will explain after finishing this paragraph from the pen of Sufi. 


The 'kind sufi' further says:

Islam is triumphant, idolatry is subdued. Had not the law granted exemption from death by the payment of poll-tax, the very name of Hind, root and branch, would have been extinguished. From Ghazni to the shore of the ocean you see all under the dominion of Islam.  

The system of Islamic code, used in Hindustan was Hanafi. This is the only code, out of the four Islamic codes, which gave the option of letting Hindus live in Islamic rule. The other three say that idolators have either to be converted to Muslims or killed. Here, the 'sufi saint' is lamenting the fact that it is due to Hanafi law that Hindus are alive, otherwise they would have been finished off. Further he adds:

Cawing crows see no arrows pointed at them ; nor is the Tarsa (Christian) there, who does not fear (taras) to render the servant equal with God ; nor the Jew who dares to exalt the Pentateuch to a level with the Kuran; nor the Magli who is delighted with the worship of fire, but of whom the fire complains with its hundred tongues. The four sects of Musulmans are at amity, and the very fish are Sunnis."

Cawing crows 'काले कव्वे' was his favorite term for Hindus. 

I hope that gives us an insight into the mind of a bigot, who is being paraded as a 'gentle sufi'. As one reads the true history of the Sufis, one finds that Amir Khusro was one of the lesser psychopaths. Others were far more monstrous. Killing and raping Hindus was mundane for them. About one more such sufi, मोइनुद्दीन चिश्ती, read here. All this is in accordance with कुरआन and life style of पैगम्बर मोहम्मद.

The era in which Khusro lived was a nightmare for Hindus as wave after wave of Islamic invaders was coming to plunder the 'golden sparrow'. The wealth and women of Hindus were raped and these hapless raped Hindu women gave birth to more bigots in the Harems of Muslims. Amir Khusro was one such product. He was fathered by a turkish soldeir to a Hindu Rajput woman. 

Now coming to Jizya. It was in accordance to Quran (9:29) :

Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

Look at the last three words - 'feel themselves subdued'. It has been translated differently by different scholars of Islam. The above mentioned translation is by 'Hilali and Khan'. It is said to be (link)

Now the most widely disseminated Qur'an in most Islamic bookstores and Sunni mosques throughout the English-speaking world

Its हिंदी translation by Farooq Khan and Nadwi (link) says it like:

वह लोग ज़लील होकर (अपने) हाथ से जज़िया दे 

Ziauddeen Barani, a close friend of Amir Khusro, has recorded a conversation between Allauddeen khilji and a Qazi Mughisuddeen regarding Hindus and payment of Jizya. Here it is:

The Sultan then asked, " How are Hindus designated in the law, as payers of tribute (Kharaj guzar) or givers of tribute {kharaj-deh) ?" The Kazi replied, "They are called payers of tribute (ज़िम्मी), and when the revenue officer demands silver from them, they should, without question and with all humility and respect, tender gold. If the officer throws dirt into their mouths, they must without reluctance open their mouths wide to receive it. By doing so they show their respect for the officer. The due subordination of the zimmi (tribute-payer) is exhibited in this humble payment and by this throwing of dirt into their mouths. The glorification of Islam is a duty, and contempt of the Religion is vain. God holds them in contempt, for he says, 'Keep them under in subjection.' To keep the Hindus in abasement is especially a religious duty, because they are the most inveterate enemies of the Prophet, and because the Prophet has commanded us to slay them, plunder them, and make them captive, saying, ' Convert them to Islam or kill them, enslave them and spoil their wealth and property.' No doctor but the great doctor (Hanifa), to whose school we belong, has assented to the imposition of the jizya (poll tax) on Hindus. Doctors of other schools allow no other alternative (to Hindus) but 'Death or Islam.'"

That is the kind of 'Happy Hindustan' that Amir Khusro loved. When Mullahs talk about imposing Sharia in our country, they are drooling at the prospect of raping Hindu women as they did in those dark ages, all sanctioned by Quran. Here it is (Quran - chapter4, Verse 3) :

And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan-girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three, or four but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (the captives and the slaves) that your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.

The euphemism - 'your right hand possess' is better explained in the Hindi translation (link) which tells the true meaning

या उस स्त्री (लौंड़ी) पर जो तुम्हारे क़ब्ज़े में आई हो

Anyway, let us get back to our loving poet, who represents a 'composite culture', which teaches tolerance. Here is more of his love for Hindustan (his poems describe the fun he had) :

The lightning of Mughal fury penetrated even to those parts, and smoke arose from the burning towns of Hindustan, and the people, flying from their flaming houses, threw themselves into the rivers and torrents.

Although Northern Africa was converted to Islam in a short span of time, Hindus fought Islam for more then a thousand years. During many such wars, Khusro accompanied the Islamic Ganglords. Following are some such descriptions in which he poetically talks about the sorry state of Hindus and Hinduism.

When the bank of the entrenchment had reached the height of the western bastion of the fortress, the Royal Westerns, shot large earthen balls against that infidel fort, so that the hearts of the Hindus began to quail."

These translations have been taken from 'History of India as told by its own historians' written by Elliot and Dowson in eight volumes. Let me go through the other volumes to share more about this sufi.

On the same topic, more exposure of :


Moin-ud-deen Chishti
Sufi Muhammad Ghaus
Sufi Sayyid Ali Hamdani