Deccan India, mid 1500s:
When a disagreement rose regarding 'whose name the khutbah should be read' between the Chinese, Zenjis, Makranis, Ferghanis and Rumis; "the tree of discord gave the fruit of hate and the time hate increased swords were unsheathed"

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The matter was eventually brought before the Hindu Brahmans. The Hindu priests promptly issued a fatwa: "whoever owns the town of the prayer direction (Mecca) in his name the khutba should be read". That's sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The ruling was a hardly a surprise...
The Rumis (wealthy expat Ottomans in India) declared: "like elements of a truce the sword of eloquence brought the language of hate to silence."

The Hindu Brahmans deciding a sensitive Muslim issue in favor of the Rumis had less to do w/fairness & more to do w/the Rumis' wealth.
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