Hindu Temple Destruction By Tughluq

Firoz Shah Tugluq, Sultan of Delhi, 1309 – 20 September 1388 says the following: Futuhat-I Firoz Shahi: “Hindus now erected idol temples in the city and in the environs in opposition the Law of the Prophet which declares that such temples are not to be tolerated. Under Divine guidance, I destroyed these edifices and killed those leaders of infidelity who seduced others into error, and lower orders I subjected to stirpes and chastisement, until this abuse was entirely abolished….”. About the Temple in the village of Kohona he said, “Hindus had erected a new idol-temple in the village of Kohona; they assembled in it and performed their religious rites. He records, “I ordered that the perverse conduct of the leader of this wickedness should be publicly proclaimed and that they should be put to the death before the gate of the palace. I also ordered that the infidel books, the idols, and the vessels used in their worship… should all be publicly burned. The others were restrained by threats and punishment, as a warning to all men, that no zimmi (dhimmi)could follow such wicked practices in a Musalman country” (Eliot & Dawson, Vol III).