Reborn In 17th century India with Black Technology

Chapter 175  Dharmic Islam And Christianity Part: 2

Vijay decided to isolate himself in a palace on the outskirts of the capital. Even his wife did not know what he was doing. Vijay didn't allow a single guard to come close to him in a 100-meter radius. He ordered a few prisoners to serve him food and water during his stay. Vijay did not feel threatened by the prisoners around him because all the prisoners he recruited to assist in his daily life were handicapped and were promised freedom after completing this task. Also, to ensure that these prisoners did not play any tricks during the day, they were also threatened that their families would be killed if any funny moves were to be discovered. For this same reason, only the prisoners with families were selected.

The prisoners, seeing hope at the end of the tunnel along with the threat of their families' deaths, decided to serve Vijay wholeheartedly. Vijay first focused on working on the Holy Book Of Islam. He identified the core similarities between the Dharmic philosophy and the Holy Book Of Islam and decided to place more emphasis on that part. Vijay then removed all elements of bigotry, such as jihadism, seeking the destruction of idol worshippers solely for worshipping idols, the grand goal of conquering the world through Islam, and the acceptance of polygamy. References to paedophilia were also eliminated. For instance, in Vijay's version, Aisha got married to Mohammed at 16 and stayed in her parents' home until 19, after which their love was consolidated, similar to the original narrative. Vijay simply added 10 years to the girl's age.

In Vijay's version, Mohammad is portrayed as a loving and peaceful soul who does not wish for any kind of war and advocates for peace, embodying a "live and let live" philosophy.

After removing the Holy Book Of Islam's disdain for idol worshippers, which might be understandable for Southeast European, Western Asian, and North African audiences given their experiences with lunatic idol worshippers and gods associated with flaws and sins like Zeus, Ares, Dionysus, Venus, Freyr, Freya, Hathor, Bastet, Mokosh, Dazhbog, who, although as a whole on the good side, still had some flaws and encompassed the sins directly as stated in this new holy book of Islam. For a binary society that, until the 21st century, struggles to consider the fact that there could be shades of grey between absolute right and wrong, The old gods seemed completely unacceptable compared to what Islam and Christianity proposed, fully adhered to their philosophy quite a bit with its seemingly perfect in all aspects protagonists who state what the absolute right and wrong is, which ended up building the moral compass of the indicated audiences for the era they were in. But they just could not understand how the Hindu philosophy could be different from what they have experienced in their region, pigeonholing Hinduism with the other polytheistic faith systems.

Now that the original reason for the spread of Islam and Christianity is resolved, Vijay will have it no more as it is time for the religion to keep up with society. So, he transformed the book into a more acceptable narrative, in which Muhammad condemns anyone who wages war in the name of God. For such people, he sternly advocated their conversion and urged them to embrace his teachings—an antithesis of the Islam and Christian faiths, one could say.

This is a trick used by Vijay because he could not find a way to completely eliminate the conversion of faith in both the Islam and Christianity, as they are deeply rooted in the core of the belief. So, Vijay came up with a clever solution. The new Dharmic Muslims will not go around converting followers of other religions. Instead, they will focus on converting those Muslims and Christians whom they believe are bringing a bad name to the lord, spreading evil in the name of God. According to the Dharmic Muslim philosophy, the spread of Islam and Christianity was brought about by opportunists who wanted to conquer the world in the name of a benevolent God.

It took an entire week to make alterations to the Holy Book Of Islam . Following that, Vijay undertook similar modifications to the Holy Book Of Cristianity . In Vijay's version, he used Jesus's original name, Yeshua, steering the text more towards the Dharmic faith. Similar to Islam, conversion was now intended only for believers in the "false God" Jesus and " The Prophit ". According to the new Christian perspective, Western countries had hijacked Yeshua's story to control the common people, propagating that they had to do certain things to get rid of the sins they committed, which was ridiculous. It was deemed necessary to return to the original kingdom of God, as God would not want His children to fight over which form of God is supreme or to do certain things to rid of their sins.

Yes, to make these religions more compatible with the Bharathiya philosophy, both the new Holy Book Of Islam and the new Holy Book Of Christianity now reference the protagonists as a representative/incarnation/avatar of an almighty energy—shapeless, formless, eternally existing, encompassing the universe and transcending the material realm. This portrayal aligns closely with the concept of The Brahman in the Sanatana Dharmic philosophy.

Vijay did, at one point, explicitly think about pointing out the linking between the Abrahamic and Dharmic faith systems, as he considered making Jesus Christ and Muhammad incarnations of Vishnu. However, he refrained at last, doubting the believability for future generations. Even if he could somehow convince the present about this, the narrative he created might eventually be deemed unrealistic in the future. So, Vijay left it as it was with only the description and no clear linkage and entrusted all the work to the accepting nature of the Sanatan Dharmic faith, relying on its accommodating and all-inclusive nature.

Vijay has no doubt about this possibility because even in the 21st century of his previous timeline, with the original version of the Holy Book Of Islam and the Holy Book Of Christianity , some Hindu scholars tried to imply that Jesus Christ could be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu; it's just that he had incarnated in the Arabian region. Now, with the changes made by Vijay, the Christian and Islamic philosophies align more closely with the Dharmic philosophy, and it should not be hard to make the connection.

It took another week to complete the alterations to the Holy Book Of Christianity.

In order to maintain secrecy, Vijay did not inform anyone but chose to write the two holy books himself. First things first, he visited the royal family's storeroom where all the prized possessions of the royal family were kept. Vijay picked out two items from the treasury. The first items were ancient and old copper plates; there were thousands of them well-preserved. Vijay did not know why these copper plates, which were ancient and were once used for inscriptions a thousand years ago, were lying in the storeroom. But right now, he couldn't care less as they became very important to him.

The second item he took was the Carbonn black ink that was also well-preserved in the storeroom. Vijay wanted to guess the age of the ink, but he finally gave up as he could not guess.

Vijay chose the old copper plates and the old ink to ensure that his narrative would remain intact in the future age of carbon dating. When carbon-dated, he wants the inscriptions he is making today to show at least a few hundred years before Christ.

Soon after having the copper plates and the ink transported to the palace, he was working on them in the outskirts of the capital.

Vijay decided to outline the words with carbon black ink on the copper plates for the craftsmen to emulate. With Vijay's superior brainpower, he was able to emulate the handwriting and the style of writing of the original writer of the Holy Book Of Islam and the Holy Book Of Christianity .

After completing the outline, Vijay summoned the prisoners who were also craftsmen that had previously worked under the nobles. They had originally been imprisoned for helping the nobles produce weapons and equipment used against the empire. In order to be authentic, Vijay brought in sharpened stones, hammers, chisels, flints, bellows, and sharp animal bones as tools for the inscription. All these ancient tools were also brought by Vijay from the royal family storeroom. He couldn't help but wonder which of his ancestors had an interest in collecting such old antiques, but considering the use scenario now, he would wholeheartedly like to fall on his ancestors' feet and thank them.

The craftsmen, who were promised their freedom upon completing the task, although they could not understand the language, quickly got to work, guided by the outlined words.

Following Vijay's instructions, the new Holy Book Of Islam and The Holy Book Of Christianity were ready. However, Vijay decided not to disclose The Holy Book Of Christianity just yet, as he didn't have the strength to take on all the Western countries together. Islam, on the other hand, presented a different scenario. The only threats from Islamic extremists were within the empire and from the northern neighbour, which Vijay had stopped worrying about after the one-year war.

They were not initially accustomed to working with the ancient and old practices that His Majesty ordered, but they soon got used to it. A single person was able to engrave 10 copper slates per day. With the help of hundreds of craftsmen, the engraving of the Holy Book Of Islam was completed within a week, while it took a little longer for the Holy Book Of Christianity, requiring one and a half weeks.

Following Vijay's instructions, the new Holy Book Of Islam and The Holy Book Of Christianity were ready. However, Vijay decided not to disclose The Holy Book Of Christianity just yet, as he didn't have the strength to take on all the Western countries together. Islam, on the other hand, presented a different scenario. The only threats from Islamic extremists were within the empire and from the northern neighbour, which Vijay had stopped worrying about after the one-year war.

Vijay ordered the prisoners to carry the Holy Book Of Islam and placed it in a natural cave, well hidden on the outskirts of the forest. Using the same ink he used to draw on the copper plates, he made various inscriptions on the walls of the cave. These inscriptions depicted the journey of a disciple of Muhammad who came to the land of Vedas to learn about their culture and discuss it with his master, Muhammad. It also mentioned that he brought along the book personally written by his master. Unfortunately, although fascinated by the Vedic way of life, the disciples did not like the divisions among the same people. The inscriptions conveyed the news that he wanted to return to his master but, unfortunately, couldn't make it back. He decided to meditate in this cave until his eventual material death, only to join his master in spirit. All these stories were then chiselled into the wall by the craftsmen. Vijay used a different handwriting for these inscriptions, and since it was okay to be inaccurate, the craftsmen chiselled the rock walls faster. The whole work took only a few hours with the help of hundreds of craftsmen.

Vijay then placed a fire near the cave, which lit up all the dried branches, burning the surrounding trees. Vijay did this in order to cover his recent traces. The prisoners were then ordered to transport the Holy Book Of Christianity to the royal family storeroom. Vijay arranged a separate room inside the storeroom for the Holy Book Of Christianity to be placed.

After the task was completed, Vijay heaved a sigh of relief and brought the prisoners back to the palace on the outskirts of the capital. All the prisoners Vijay interacted with were brought here in the name of rewards, Vijay ordered a batch of meals from the Bukha Youdha Street for all the prisoners as a part of their reward. Vijay had them fill their stomachs with their favourite foods, and then he declared that all the prisoners would be free citizens in the morning.

"Yeah, he he he," they celebrated, but Vijay had a hint of pity and guilt in his eyes, which was eventually crushed by reason. Vijay also ordered wine to be served to them.

Vijay's guards did not know why his Majesty was serving these prisoners so well that even they got jealous. Still, they did their duty according to their obligation. After eating and drinking very well, the craftsmen and the servants Vijay recruited from the prisoners were drowsy and fell asleep.

Looking at the people who would eventually be forgotten from the annals of history but contributed the most to the peace of the world, Vijay felt somewhat complicated as he left the palace with a heavy heart.

Outside the palace, the guards were waiting for him. Vijay ordered, after making his mind clear, "Burn it down."

The soldier, who now understood why his majesty fed the prisoners so much, couldn't help but be thankful that his majesty was not feeding him. What His Majesty did throughout the month was unknown to anyone in the Empire except these prisoners. Now that these prisoners were also being killed, it was only his majesty who knew what he was doing. The guard was curious, but he did not try to inquire, as he still remembered his colleague who tried to inquire about the news and was demoted to a common infantry in the army. Maybe if he knew the news, he would also be killed by his majesty. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The fires were soon lit up, and the palace soon caught fire. The drunken prisoners could not get up as quickly, as they were still in a trance from drinking alcohol.

But being caught on fire fully woke them up.

"Ahhhhhh"

"Ahhhhh"

"Helllppppp"

Screams filled the surroundings as the flesh and blood of numerous human bodies sizzled while they were writhing on the ground inside the furnace of a palace. Most of them turned into ashes within the palace premises, while some able-bodied craftsmen were able to come out of the palace driven by instincts alone, their bodies covered with flames as they writhed on the ground.

Vijay did not avert his eyes from what he had done. None of these prisoners deserved to die like this. Although prisoners, their sentence was only a few years of forced labour. Vijay even chose only the Hindu prisoners so that they could not understand what they were doing. If it was a Muslim person, Vijay was afraid that he would leave clues somewhere during the transit or he would not even cooperate, as Vijay knew how steadfast Muslims can be.

A craftsman who expressed his desire to open a workshop after his release while he was working, managed to make his way to Vijay. As he looked Vijay in the eye with resentment, the agonizing scream of the young man rang out, "Whyyyy." Vijay did not avert his gaze like a coward; instead, he looked straight into the young man's burning eyes, who stood only to question him despite being on fire. Vijay solidified his mind after the young man couldn't hold on anymore and fell to the ground, eventually turning into a sizzling dead body of flesh and blood.

Vijay did not leave the location; he waited until the fires calmed down. This was the first time he had to sacrifice hundreds of people for his own desire. It felt bitter and nauseous, but Vijay did not act on his emotions. He kept this emotion deep inside him, just to always remember what he had to do to change the direction of his civilization to a better route. Although he was confident that what he was doing was for the better, he could not predict the future. If his plans failed, the lives of hundreds of these craftsmen would be on him, Vijay Deva Raya Alone.

Thinking about all this, he saw his hands, which were clean as snow, but he could feel that they were covered with blood. Vijay did not reject this emotion, as he felt that the responsibility on top of him increased even more than before.

He soon left the ruins of the old palace. Vijay went home and sat in his room to meditate in order to control his mind.

To Be Continued... P.S. I hope this chapter answers what Vijay's response will be. I chose this route because even in the 21st century today, 99% of Muslims and Christians in India and Pakistan were previ