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Persecution of Zoroastrians increased significantly under the Abbasids. Their temples and sacred fire shrines were destroyed. | Persecution of Zoroastrians increased significantly under the Abbasids. Their temples and sacred fire shrines were destroyed. | ||
al-Baldahuri writes, under the reign of Caliph al-Mansur, Hisham bin 'Amr al-Taghlibi after conquering Kandahar, destroyed its idol temple and built a mosque in its place.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Israel Oriental Studies|volume=2|title= A note on early Muslim attitudes to idolatry|publisher=Faculty of Humanities, [[Tel Aviv University]]|author=[[Yohanan Friedmann]]|page=177|year=1972}}</ref> | |||
==What about the spared monuments?== | |||
If the Caliphs have spared some famous monuments and artworks of non-Muslims, it does not mean they can be forgiven for the destruction many other monuments. | |||