"Mûltan is one of the strongest frontier places of the Musalmãns… In it is the idol also known by the name of Mûltãn. The inhabitants of Sind and India perform pilgrimages to it from the most distant places; they carry money, precious stones, aloe wood and all sorts of perfumes there to fulfil their vows. The greatest part of the revenue of the king of Mûltãn is derived from the rich presents brought to the idol… When the unbelievers march against Mûltãn and the faithful do not feel themselves strong enough to oppose them, they threaten to break their idol, and their enemies immediately withdraw."
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Al Masudi, quoted in Jain, M. (2019). Flight of deities and rebirth of temples: Espisodes from Indian history., also in Elliot and Dowson. Vol. I. p. 23. (Alberuni's India) , also in Goel S.R., Hindu Temples, what happened to them. About Jalam ibn Shaiban at Multan.
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