Somnath Mandir Attack / Controversial statement of Maulana Sajid Rashidi, rightly told the attack on Somnath temple

Somnath Temple Attack: Muslim religious leader Maulana Sajid Rashidi is often in discussion about his controversial statements and now he has once again created controversy with his statement. Maulana Sajid Rashidi, president of the All India Imam Association, has justified the attack on the Somnath temple and said that women were being made to disappear in the Somnath temple.

The attack prevented wrongdoing in the temple: Sajid Rashidi

Maulana Sajid Rashidi said during an interview that women were being made to disappear in the Somnath temple, which was stopped. He said that by attacking the wrong work in the temple was stopped. Please tell that Maulana Sajid Rashidi is the president of All India Imam Association.

Somnath temple was attacked several times

Let us tell you that the Somnath temple was attacked several times and the temple was repeatedly destroyed and renovated. It is said that this temple came into existence before Christ and at the same place in the seventh century the Maitrak kings of Vallabhi rebuilt the temple for the second time. After this, in the eighth century, Junayd, the Arab governor of Sindh sent an army and attacked. After this Pratihara king Nagabhatta rebuilt it for the third time in 815 AD. After this, Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked and destroyed the temple, after which King Bhima of Gujarat and King Bhoj of Malwa got it rebuilt. After this, the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb again demolished this temple in the year 1706. After this, former Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel got the temple constructed and it is present in the present time.

Maulana Sajid Rashidi has already given controversial statements

This is not the first time that Maulana Sajid Rashidi has given a controversial statement. Rashidi has earlier threatened to demolish the Ram temple being built in Ayodhya. He had said, 'The history of this country will be written. On the basis of that history, our future generations will demolish the Ram temple and build a mosque.

Somnath temple has special importance in Hinduism

Somnath Temple is situated on the seashore in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat and is a revered temple of Lord Shiva. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and every year lakhs of devotees visit the temple to have darshan of Lord Bholnath. According to the scriptures, all the sins are destroyed and all the wishes are fulfilled by just seeing the Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva in this temple.