With no skilled Muslim labor at his disposal, Qutb called on local craftsmen to build the mosque from the ruins of 27 Hindu and Jain temples, demolished by their own elephants.
The Hindus tried to rebel rather than destroy their own temples.
mnli hypothesis: The Hindus tried to rebel rather than destroy their own temples. premise: With no skilled Muslim labor at his disposal, Qutb called on local craftsmen to build the mosque from the ruins of 27 Hindu and Jain temples, demolished by their own elephants.