In 1861 the British government launched a campaign against the Qur’ān. 300 000 copies of the Noble Qur’ān were set alight by the government. Thereafter, they made a resolution to eradicate the ulemā’. An English historian, Mr. Thompson writes in his memoirs: “From 1864 to 1867, the British government firmly resolved to eradicate all the ulemā’ of India. These 3 years are one of the most heart-wrenching periods of Indian history. The British hanged 14 000 ulemā’ to death. From Chandi Chowk of Delhi up to Khaibar, not a single tree was spared the neck of the ulemā’.The ulemā’ were wrapped in pig-skin & hurled alive into blazing furnaces. Their bodies were branded with hot copper rods. They used to be made to stand on the backs of elephants & tied to high trees. The elephants would then be driven away & they would be left hanging by their necks. A makeshift gallow was set up in the courtyard of the Shāhī Mosque of Lahore & each day up to 80 ulemā’ were hanged. The ulemā’ were at times wrapped up in sacks & dumped into the Rawi river of Lahore after which a hail of bullets would be pumped into each sack.” Thompson writes further: “As I got into my camp at Delhi, I perceived a stench of putrefied flesh. As I stepped out & went behind my camp, I saw a blazing fire of live coals. I saw a group of 40 naked ulemā’ being led into the fire. As I was witnessing this scene, another group of 40 ulemā’ were brought onto the field. Right before my eyes, their clothes were taken off their bodies. The English commander addressed them thus: ‘O Molvies! Just as these ulemā’ are being roasted over this fire, u will also be roasted. To save urselves, just one of u must proclaim that u were not part of the 1857 uprising of freedom. I will release all of u the moment I hear just one of u affirming this.” Thompson writes: “By the Lord who has created me! Not one of the ulemā’ said any such thing. All of them were roasted over the fire & another group was also brought & roasted over the blazing fire. Not a single ālim surrendered to the demands of the British.” By 1867 not a single Islamic institute remained. One would be quite astonished to realize that in 1601 when the British arrived in India for trade, there were a thousand Islamic institutes in Delhi alone. (Ulama of Deoband, p 7-8, 2011) May اللّه Subhana Taala accept the sacrifices of these roohani fathers of ours, give them the highest ranks in jannah & give us all the ability to follow their footsteps. May اللّه Subhana Taala protect our Madaaris & ulema ikraam. @>--. @>--. @>--. @>--. @>--. @>--. @>--
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:26:59 +0000
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