“When in 1716 Banda Bahadur with his 740 followers was given by Farrukh Siyar the choice between Islam and death, they all died to a man rather than become Musalman.”

— Banda Singh Bahadur

Lal, K. S. (1990). Indian muslims: Who are they.

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