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#Inscription at Eastern Entrance of Quwwat ul Izlam Masjid (in #Qutub_Minar complex) mentions:
"...Materials from 27 idol temples, each of which cost twice thousand into thousand Diliwals, have been used in Masjid. May God send mercy on him, who prays for rest of the builder."
"...Materials from 27 idol temples, each of which cost twice thousand into thousand Diliwals, have been used in Masjid. May God send mercy on him, who prays for rest of the builder."
This is the full Translation of the #Inscription which is talked-about in the above tweet.
This is the exact spot of inscription talked-about in above tweets i.e under the the arch of the Eastern Entrance of Quwwat-ul-Mosque in Qutub Minar Complex.
Hasan Nizami was a Persian historian (12th-13th centuries) wrote Tajul-Ma'asir, the first official history of Delhi Sultanate.
He wrote that Qutbuddin built Jami Masjid ( #Quwwat_ul_Islam Mosque) at Delhi & adorned it with stones & gold obtained from #temples.
He wrote that Qutbuddin built Jami Masjid ( #Quwwat_ul_Islam Mosque) at Delhi & adorned it with stones & gold obtained from #temples.
These Temples were destroyed by using elephants. The newly built mosque at temple sites were covered with inscriptions in Toghra "containing Divine Commands"
Source: Elliot and Dowson, Vol. II
Source: Elliot and Dowson, Vol. II
