6_Glorious_Epochs_of_Indian_History

5TH GLORIOUS EPOCH 313
revolt. The one reason why the Hindu Society failed to
attempt the establishment of a Hindu Empire at this most
opportune moment, was that the Hindus harboured serious
doubts whether this undreamt of revolution would succeed!
If that revolution were to fail, they feared, the followers
would never escape complete annihilation. So the Hindu
community only waited. Secondly, the entire Hindu society
never approved of the mass-conversion of Muslims to Hindu­
ism that was effected in and around Delhi as a sound
religious practice ! The Hindu Dharma of the day meant
ban on reconversion, not reconversion ! 'Religious tolerance
had been their religion because of their perverted sense of
values; their religion never brooked either the demolishing
of Masjids or converting the Muslims to Hinduism. This sort
of reactionary measure was considered by the Hindus as the
greatest sin ! So, who could have predicted that jhe Hindu
society itself would not oppose tooth and nail this religious
revolution ? That possibility could not be ruled out alto­
gether ! Muslim opposition to this revolutionary change,
however, in the imperial government and religion was quite
natural.
792. Under these circumstances Dharmarakshak (Nasir-
ud-din) refrained from any further atrocities or revenge
upon the Muslims in Delhi or elsewhere in the empire, consi­
dering that his religious and political revolution in Delni
was in itself so daring as to put the Muslim power to shame
and so he was satisfied that the Hindu society had now
become strong enough to relish and digest such a revolution!
And this was not a small achievement I The next step could
be deferred be a later date ! The next favourable opportunity
would most certainly to availed of. He did not, therefore,
think it wise to stretch things too far so as to cause a
complete break.
793. On the other hand, as has already been told (in
Paragraph 784) he allowed the Muslim soldiers and peasants
and civilians equal rights to the new facilities and exemption
from taxes which he did in the case of Hindus. Moreover, he