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When Muslim armies from Afghanistan
來自阿富汗的穆斯林軍隊
invaded India in the 12th century,
在十二世紀入侵印度的時候
they were horrified by what they found.
被他們的發(fā)現(xiàn)嚇壞了
This was the original home of the Hindu faith,
這里就是印度教的起源地
were people worshipped not one God but millions.
在這里 人們崇拜的神靈數(shù)不勝數(shù)
Worse still, artists across India were kept busy
更糟糕的是 整個印度的藝術家仍都忙于
creating a never-ending array of idols
創(chuàng)造一系列無窮無盡的神像
that were central to Hindu religion.
而這些神像正是印度教的核心
Muslim writers often presented India
穆斯林作家經(jīng)常把印度稱為
as a place of image worship gone mad,
一個偶像崇拜發(fā)瘋的地方
even as the origin of idols themselves.
甚至是偶像崇拜的起源地
One story had it that idols only spread more widely in the world
有一個故事是說 偶像之所以遍布全球
because they'd been washed away from India
是因為他們在諾亞大洪水的時候
by the waters of Noah's flood.
從印度被沖到各地
Along with these stories,
伴隨著這些故事
legendary tales were sent back to the Muslim world
傳奇故事被傳回偶像被大規(guī)模破壞
of mass idol-breaking and the total destruction of Hindu temples.
印度寺廟完全被毀的穆斯林世界
And in their place, the Muslim crusaders built this.
在那里 穆斯林改革者建造了這個
This is the first mosque in Delhi.
這是德里的第一座清真寺
Constructed in the 1190s,
建于十二世紀九十年代
it was once known as the most imposing mosque in the world.
它被認為是世界上最壯觀的清真寺
Huge arches form a grand gateway,
巨大的拱門組成了宏偉的入口
a towering minaret proclaims Islam
高聳入云的宣禮塔宣告著
as the one true faith.
伊斯蘭教是唯一真正的信仰
And in the centre, surrounding the prayer hall,
在中心 環(huán)繞著祈禱室的
is this extraordinary ornate colonnade.
是這異常華麗的柱廊
It's easy to imagine this
可以想象 這座清真寺
as a sanctuary for the Muslims who made it,
對于建造它的穆斯林來說 是一處圣殿
an island of Islam in an idolatrous Hindu world.
是崇拜偶像的印度世界里一座伊斯蘭小島
But in this building,
但在這座建筑中
the Hindu world isn't quite so distant as it may seem.
印度世界并不像看上去的那樣遙遠
Various elements of earlier Hindu structures and images
事實上 大量早期的印度結構和圖像元素
have actually been reused and incorporated into its very fabric.
被重新運用并融合到構造中
