God Arises
Review
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Minar, a tower, known to have been built by Sultan
Qutbuddin Abek, was originally ‘Vishnu Dhwaj’, a
symbol of Lord Vishnu built by Samudra Gupta
2300 years ago. ‘Qutb Minar’ was a misnomer, the
brainchild of Muslim historians of a later period.
The main argument in support of the claim was that
the stones used in the construction of the Qutb
Minar were very ancient and that their carvings had
been done centuries before the period of Qutbuddin
Abek. Prima facie, the argument is scientific in that
such ancient stones are to be found in the structure
of the Qutb Minar. But the study of the Qutb Minar
with reference only to its stones cannot give support
to any truly scientific argument. Over and above
this, several other aspects of the question have to be
borne in mind, the most important one being that
old stones from the ruins of ancient buildings were
often used in new structures by subsequent
builders, including the Muslims. This, together with
the Qutb Minar’s architectural design, the technique
of placing the stones in position, the incomplete
mosque in the vicinity of the tower, the remaining
traces of the parallel tower, plus other pieces of
similar historical evidence, points to Sultan
Qutbuddin as being the actual builder, and shows
