Glories of India

QUTUB MINAR – A VISHNU TEMPLE DISGUISED AS A MINAR! HISTORY’S GREATEST ARCHITECTURAL DECEPTION?

QUTUB MINAR: A SYMBOL OF FAITH, NOT CONQUEST

Generations of Indians and tourists have admired the towering 73-meter structure of Qutub Minar, believing it to be a symbol of Muslim victory, built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak in 1192 AD. But history, like architecture, has layers. Peel those layers, and you will find a glorious Hindu past beneath the sandstone.

The truth may shake the very foundations of mainstream Indian history—the Qutub Minar was not built by Aibak, but was a pre-existing Hindu monument, most likely a tower of a Vishnu temple, now buried under Islamic inscriptions and political convenience.

ARCHITECTURE NEVER LIES

Let the structure speak:

  • Lotus carvings, kalash motifs, garlands, and floral belts—these are found all over Qutub Minar and nearby pillars. These are not Islamic elements; they are unmistakably Vedic-Hindu.
  • No Arabic inscription from Aibak’s time exists at the Minar’s base. The earliest inscriptions were added much later.
  • The Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque beside the Minar was constructed from the rubble of 27 demolished Hindu and Jain temples—a fact acknowledged in the mosque’s own inscriptions!

🛕 WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE?

Based on ancient records, local traditions, and interpretations by independent historians:

  • The tower was known as Vishnu Stambha, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
  • It was part of a grand temple complex likely built by the Tomar or Chauhan rulers before the Islamic invasions.
  • The tower may have served both as a spiritual signal and a dhwaja stambha (flagpole tower) common in ancient temple architecture.

📜 THE MISSING SANSKRIT EVIDENCE

A 1147 AD Sanskrit inscription found nearby speaks of a Vishnu temple built in this region—long before Qutb-ud-din Aibak arrived. Additionally:

  • The Iron Pillar, standing next to the Minar, contains an inscription from Gupta King Chandragupta II, dating to the 4th century.
  • This pillar is associated with Lord Vishnu and speaks of the king’s victories and dharma—proving this was a Hindu holy site for centuries.

🔥 THE PATTERN OF DESTRUCTION

The Mughal and Sultanate regimes followed a clear method:

  1. Capture Hindu temples.
  2. Demolish idols and mandaps.
  3. Use existing stones and structures to build Islamic monuments.
  4. Inscribe Quranic verses to legitimize the takeover.

This pattern is evident in:

  • Kashi Vishwanath → Gyanvapi Mosque
  • Mathura → Shahi Idgah
  • Ram Janmabhoomi → Babri Masjid
  • Taj Mahal → Tejo Mahalaya
  • And now: Qutub Minar → Vishnu Stambha

🛑 WHY THE COVER-UP?

The British colonial historians, following Macaulay’s agenda, distorted Indian history to:

  • Glorify invaders,
  • Suppress India’s civilizational pride,
  • Create religious divisions.

Post-Independence, the narrative remained unchanged under Nehruvian secularism—where even questioning the origin of Islamic monuments is labelled as “communal”.

But truth doesn’t fade—it waits to be rediscovered.

🧪 WHY NOT A SCIENTIFIC EXCAVATION?

If the Qutub Minar is truly Islamic:

  • Why no excavation is allowed at its base?
  • Why Iron Pillar tests are quietly ignored?
  • Why is there resistance to carbon dating, ground radar scans, or even open debate?

Because the system knows—what lies beneath will rewrite Indian history.

🧭 RECLAIMING THE GLORY

This is not about religion, it’s about truth and national pride.

The Vishnu Stambha, an ancient spiritual pillar, was hijacked and its identity buried under 800 years of conquest and cowardice. It’s time to:

  • Demand archaeological re-examination of the Qutub Complex.
  • Restore original names to ancient sites.
  • Educate the youth with unfiltered history.

🇮🇳 CALL TO ACTION

India must rise to reclaim:

  • Its true heritage,
  • Its spiritual roots,
  • And the stories of resilience our ancestors left behind in stone.

The Qutub Minar is not a victory tower of foreign invaders—it’s a Vishnu temple tower that still stands tall, resisting centuries of distortion.

Let the world know what was stolen.