List of Genocides, Cultural Genocides and Ethnic Cleansings under Islam: Difference between revisions

|  || Jains || || {{nameandflag|India}} || Various Muslim invaders || 1100s-1600s ||The Jains are a non-violent religion. Muslims killed many Jains, destroyed many of their temples and idols, looted their treasures, and burnt books. This persecution was frequent till the 17th century.<ref>von Glasenapp, Helmuth (1925), [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=WzEzXDk0v6sC&q=74#v=snippet&q=74&f=false ''Jainism: An Indian Religion of Salvation''] [Der Jainismus: Eine Indische Erlosungsreligion], Shridhar B. Shrotri (trans.), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass (Reprinted: 1999), ISBN 81-208-1376-6 pp.73-74 p.81.</ref><ref>Dundas, Paul (2002) [1992], ''The Jains'' (Second ed.), London and New York City: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-26605-X pp. 145-146, 83, 124, p.163, pp. 220-221</ref><ref>{{cite web|quote=The rich body of medieval Jain literature is notable for its strident assertion of the power of the faith and images to withstand the Islamic onslaught. Images that had retreated or gone into exile reappear more powerful than ever, and even those mutilated reveal increased ability to perform miracles. Jain literature discusses the entire gamut of problems related to image worship in the medieval era, including the appropriate medium in which to fashion icons in times of Muslim threat, the sufferings of the true faith in an age of declining virtue, the necessity of hiding images for safety, the divine order to unearth images and resume their worship, the smashing of images by “those wicked Muslims” and their final restitution through the agency of a devotee. ||first=Meenakshi  | last=Jain| url=http://hindureview.com/2004/04/20/review-romila-thapar%C2%92s-%C2%93somanatha-many-voices-history/ |title=Review of Romila Thapar’s Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History |work=The Pioneer | date=21 March 2004}}</ref>