Re: Mohammad Iqbal
Some muslims general or commander or ruler might have forced his non-muslim people to convert and that got recorded in history. So what.
And with due respect, these actions, as they appeared bad, can only be brought forward from the writers/authors of different faith. Sometime it might have been a propganda but there might be an element of truth, sometimes
This is really offensive. Please give a proof of a commander/general who forced his non-Muslim subjects to convert? And when I say sources I don't mean some random hindu scholar with an ax to grind. I mean sources like Mahmud Ghazni attacking Somnath, something that Hindus, Muslims etc all agree on.
If any Indian of that period was converted to Islam by force he/she wouldve returned to the old faith or atleast passed it down to the next generation in secret. Although a bit off topic, Sikhs were heavily persecuted by some Mughals however they did not convert to Islam out of fear. Same can be said about many other groups.
By the way, I am not disparaging hinduism when I say that many Indians left it for Islam. Religion is something we can choose if there desire is there. That is why there are Hindus in Bali, Guyana and white american converts. No hate, just reality.