This is an extract from Indian express article New Delhi, 15 August 1994 By K. R. Malkani
" Hindu-Muslim interaction over the centuries gives hope for a harmonious solution in the fullness of time. But for the British interregnum, with its ��Divide and Rule�� games, Hindus and Muslims would, by now, have worked out an abiding and mutually satisfactory system of peaceful coexistence, just as Catholics and Protestants have done in Europe is spite of long and bloody religious wars. Let us not forget that Hindus and Muslims jointly fought the British in 1857.
Nor was this a one-time exception. The Hindu-Muslim interaction has produced gems like Kabir and Khusrau, Akbar and Dara Shikoh, Jaisi and Rahiman. Mughal rule was basically a Mughal-Rajput coalition. And Safdarjang was busy putting together a Mughal-Maratha coalition when the tragedy of 1761 struck the country.1 After Ghazni and Ghori invasions, there were no wholly Muslim or wholly Hindu armies in India.
As per ancient Indian royal practice, the Mughal monarchs drank only Gangajal. They celebrated Basant and Holi, Dussehra and Divali. Jahangir used to have Shraadh ceremony for his late father Akbar. While the polity was basically in Muslim hands, the economy was in Hindu hands. Muslim kings and nawabs invariably had Hindu accountants. And Aurangzeb trusted only Rajputs to guard his harem. Apart from the loot by Ghazni, Nadirshah and Abdali, there was no drain on wealth from India Even after centuries of Muslim rule, the ��Wealth of Ind�� was known the world over. Notwithstanding Islamic injunctions, the Indian Muslims gave themselves ��Pirs�� - on the model of ��Gurus��. The Rath evolved into the ��Tazia��. And even the Lord of the Seven Hills of Tirupati was given a Turkish wife, ��Thuluka Nachiyar��. Sir Syed Ahmed, founder of the Aligarh movement, initially regarded himself a ��Hindu��. Even the East India Company referred to Indian Muslims as ��Hindu Musalmans��. The word ��Indian�� was rightly translated as ��Hindu��. That should happen again. "
First time I am reading Tirupathi god is given a turkish wife. I vaguely remember there is a "Thulaka Nachiyar" saniethi in Sri- rangam temple as well.God Naganathar in Nayinaar kovil in ramnad district is worshiped my muslims..Any other temple associated with muslims or prayer methods?