भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

359A. At last in A.D. 732, the valiant King of France, Charles Martel,
gave a mortal blow to the Muslim aggression and repelled them for ever. It
is this monumental triumph of Charles Martel, that saved the whole of
Europe! In their triumphant march, the Muslims not only subdued the
kingdoms in Western Asia and Northern Africa politically, but with the
sharp edge of their sword, they also forced them all to embrace Islam. Even
Portugal and Spain were forcibly converted to Islamic faith. Their
womenfolk, too, were abducted and violently defiled. But both these nations
freed themselves from the Muslim yoke some centuries afterwards. How
they did so will be described a little later. Still the fact remains that the
nations on the north coast of Africa are even today Muslims.
360. Well, it is not that during the years A.D. 700 to 1000 the Muslims did
not try to march out of Sindh and attack the neighbouring Hindu States with
the same devilish bigotry. They did try to force themselves on through
Sourashtra and Gandhar many times. But every time, they were routed by
the Hindus.
361. At that time from the eastern boundary of Sindh to the northern most
boundary of north India, there was an unbroken chain of valiant Rajput
Rajas which, like a mountain range, very difficult, though not quite
impossible to cross, kept on resisting stoutly the Muslim onslaught.
Consequently, in Sourashtra and in the north-west provinces, the attacking
Muslim armies were put to rout again and again, by the staunch resistance
of the Hindus. On the other hand, the mighty Bapa Raval of Chittod once
attacked Sindh and after driving the Muslims clean out, annexed it to his
own Kingdom. The Arabs did, no doubt, capture it once again, but
ultimately, the Sumra Rajputs firmly established their rule over Sindh.
362. If the fanatic Arabs could trample under the horses’ hoofs, the whole
northern coast of Africa and two major nations of Europe, why could they
not force their way out of Sindh? Thus, put in sharp contrast with
contemporary history of the west, the heroism of the Hindus shines out all
the more clearly and brightly.
363. Why couldn’t another Chandragupta Maurya or a Vikramaditya
channel out the whole of the Indian might, and drive the Arabian Muslims
back right into the heart of Arabia, is a fact that disturbs us not a little.
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