Reappraisal of the role of Sufis working as Missionaries of Islam
R.K. Ohri, IPS (Retd)
For centuries the
Sufi creed and Sufi music have been tom-tomed as great symbols of spiritualism
and promoters of peace and harmony between the Hindus and the Muslims. The
cleverly marketed concept of Sufi spiritualism has been unquestioningly
accepted as the hallmark of Hindu-Muslim unity.
It is time we studied the
history of Sufis, tried to track the narrative of their coming to India and
analyzed their explicit missionary role in promoting conversions to Islam. More
importantly, it needs to be assessed how did the Sufis conduct themselves
during reckless killings and plunders by the Muslim invaders? Did they object
to the senseless mass killings and try to prevent unremitting plunder of Hindu
temples and innocent masses? Did the Sufis ever object to the capture of
helpless men and women as slaves and the use of the latter as objects of carnal
pleasure? These are some of the questions to which answers have to be found by
every genuine student of Indian history.
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