Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them v2.c19.s3.18
Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them v2.c19.s3.18
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v2.c19.s3.18
That in itself was objectionable enough for a subject of the Hindu king of Gujarat or a resident alien doing business in Gujarat. The mosque was erected at Prabhas Patan which was situated in the kingdom of Gujarat and not at a place in the kingdom of Hormuz. But the builder went much farther as, after extolling the king of Hormuz as the source of glory for Islam and the Muslims, he prayed fervently that may his affair and prestige be high in the city of Somnat, may Allah make it one of the cities of Islam, and [banish?] infidelity and idols from it. In other words, he was praying for and looking forward to another Islamic invasion of Gujarat.