Today we tell you the story of such a great lover of the Prophet ﷺ. You must have heard the name of the great
Mughal emperor "Aurangzeb Alamgir".
He ruled for 50 years in undivided India (whose borders stretched from
Afghanistan to Bengal and from Kashmir to South India). There were many
uprisings by the Marathts in his reign led by Shivaji. Aurangzeb, like every
revolt, had crushed his revolt. After Shivaji's death, his son "Shambo
Ji" caused a great uproar and carried out massacres in many areas.
On top of that,
he himself had given shelter to "Akbar", a rebellious son of
Aurangzeb. Due to all this, Aurangzeb's commander "Muqrarab Khan"
attacked him and arrested him and his associates including "Kavi
Kailash". And with great humiliation and disgrace they were all sent
to the Noble Court of Auranzeb.
According to historian Aslam Rahi, "Aurangzeb was also
informed on this occasion that Shamboji had on many occasions not only
insulted Aurangzeb but also used very insulting words in honor of the Holy
Prophet ﷺ. When he was presented to Aurangzeb,
Aurangzeb, while enduring his abuse, was probably the one Forgive both. But
since he had insulted the honor of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and at least Aurangzeb was not going to forgive this insult. So
both of them were sentenced to be killed."
(Reference: Aurangzeb Alamgir, pg. 49-50)
Some extremists have misrepresented the incident, while
Aurangzeb has never made a decision other than justice, as exemplified by the
kind treatment meted out to Shivaji and Shambhuji's family after the incident. You
can see how he treated them with great respect and care for their well-being
when they were taken prisoner.
We have to learn from this that a Muslim can never tolerate any
kind of blasphemy in the name of his Prophet ﷺand
this has been the practice of our forefathers and rulers. We have to guard the
honor of the Prophetﷺ again so that we can be
successful both in this world and hereafter.
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