Muhammad in eyes of Non-Muslims

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Muhammad in eyes of Non-Muslims

@calypsodc

Nobody replaced Buddhists in Afghanistan, they were the majority when Islam arrived there and so was sindh. Islamic conquest of North India was one of the bloodiest in History.

An estimate of the number of people killed, based on the Muslim chronicles and demographic calculations, was done by K.S. Lal in his book Growth of Muslim Population in Medieval India, who claimed that between 1000 CE and 1500 CE, the population of Hindus decreased by 80 million. His work has come under criticism by historians such as Simon Digby (School of Oriental and African Studies) and Irfan Habib for its agenda and lack of accurate data in pre-census times. Western Historians such as Will Durant contend that Islam spread through violence.[SUP][4]](Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia)[/SUP][SUP][7]](Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Sir Jadunath Sarkar contends that that several Muslim invaders were waging a systematic jihad against Hindus in India to the effect that “Every device short of massacre in cold blood was resorted to in order to convert heathen subjects.”[SUP][8]](Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia)[/SUP] In particular the records kept by al-Utbi, Mahmud al-Ghazni’s secretary, in the Tarikh-i-Yamini document several episodes of bloody military campaigns.[SUP]citation needed][/SUP] Hindus who converted to Islam however were not completely immune to persecution due to the Caste system among South Asian Muslims in India established by Ziauddin al-Barani in the Fatawa-i Jahandari.,[SUP][9]](Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia)[/SUP] where they were regarded as an “Ajlaf” caste and subjected to discrimination by the “Ashraf” castes[SUP][10]](Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia)[/SUP]Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

Contrast that to South India where Islam spread through trade in most cases. The 2NT did not gain popularity in S India like it was in the north.

From where has he got the figures? Are there any census reports available between 1000 AD and 1500 AD? Besides how many of these ex hindus were converts and how many were killed?