The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India c8.s2.14

c8.s2.14

So that, in the Islamic state, Delhi was not the capital of the empire; it was *Quwwat-ul-Islam*. The king was not the ruler of the people; he was *Amir-ul-Mauminin*, the conqueror of infidels and shelterer of Islam. The army was not the royal army; it was *Lashkar-i-Islam*. The soldier was not a cavalry man or infantry man; he was *Ahl-i-Jihad*. The law of the state was not any secular or humanitarian law; it was *Shariat*, the law of Islam. The state was not an end in itself, like the Creek state, but a means of subserving the interests of Islam. Conquests were made, shrines were broken, captives were taken, converts were made - all in the name of Islam. The *raison detre* of the regime was to disseminate the Islamic faith.⁷⁶