Raj_ind,
Though my knowledge is academic as I already said. One question is bothering me regarding attacks of Ghaznavi on temple of Somnat. He attacked 16 times could not succeed but was succesful on 17th time. When he broke the biggest stutue he found lots of ornaments and precious stones. According to Mohammad Hussain Azad, the statue was made of Gold. He dispatched half of the statue to Macca and rest half he himself took away. His attacks seemed to be only getting treasure hidden inside the statue. In a way it looked like he was an adventurer theif rather than role model for Muslims.
One off the record question. Is the carachter Ghajini in Bollywood movie is actually Ghazni (or Ghaznavi) showing a Muslim villian in the move?:)
So Much for ur academic knowledge...
Have u ever looked at the map of Indo-Pak, have you thought that what would it take to reach somnat from Ghazni? What is the distance? now thief will ever take that risk.
Most importantly, and just for your info, Somnaat was attacked once only, and that was his 16th Attack on India, and with all the might Indian Raja of that time had, they were not able to defeat a Warrrior who was thousand miles away from his homeland...
Anyway, you are free to think whatever you like to think about others, most nations who disown their national heroes are normally disowned by the history as well..