The sacred scripture of the muslim is The word of Allah: The Qur’an. And Bukhaaree and Muslim are two authentic Hadhith books which describe the Sunna (behavior and wordings) of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
Now what is Islam?
Islam means the total submission to the will of Allah almighty., which if you want to say in 'Arabic: it is Islam.
Ans: It is the religion of terrorism. This might be the answer you have right now. But look at this:
" Whoever kills himself with an Iron weapon, then the Iron weapon will remain in his hand, and he will continuously stab himself in his belly with it in the Fire of Hell eternally, forever and ever " [Bukhaaree no. 5778] and [Muslim no. 109]
"And fight in the way of Allah those who fight you. But do not transgress limits. Truly Allah loves not the transgressors."
Qur'an, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:190)
Why to fight? Yes why? It is because, to defend the religion of the owner of the Universe. This does not mean to outrun the limits. Other thing is I personally feel is if we are not called to fight in the course of Allah: the owner of the heavens & earth, there might be an incompletion in the God whoever he might be. Why? Because God cannot punish his creations without leading them to the news about his religion in some way. To lead them to the news of Islam: it has to be a must for the muslims to defend and protect Islam.
Read these verses: (Qur'an 4:29-30, 17:33, 2:178, 42:42, 5:8) and many more.
“Islam is the solution for the terrorism, not the source of it”
Now hold on. I do not want to talk about Islam since now I am a Muslim. Rather I will guide you there. You yourself read and judge. It is because you might be having a chance to think that I am exaggerating.
According to Swami Dayanand, founder of the Arya Samaj, the Vedas were revealed 1310 million years ago. According to other scholars, they are not more than 4000 years old. Vedas are considered to be the most authentic of the Hindu Scriptures and the real foundations of the Hindu Dharma
2. UPANISHADS:
The Upanishads are the concluding portion of the Vedas and chronologically they come at the end of the Vedic period. Some Pundits consider the Upanishads to be more superior to the Vedas
3. PURANAS:
It is believed that the Puranas contain the history of the creation of the universe, history of the early Aryan tribes, life stories of the divines and deities of the Hindus
4. ITIHAAS:
The two epics of Hinduism are the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
A. Ramayana:
B. Mahabharata:
C. Bhagavad Gita: It contains 18 chapters. The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most widely read and revered of the works sacred to the Hindus. It tells a story of a moral crisis faced by Arjuna.
The message of Hinduism: There is One God:
Bhagavat Gita 7-22: Endowed with such a faith, he endevours to worship a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.
Bhagavat Gita 7-23 : Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to the planets of the demigods, but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet.
Bhagavat Gita 7-24: "The ignorant believe that un-manifest Para Brahma (One God) incarnates or takes manifestations, because they do not completely understand My highest, immutable, incomparable, and transcendental existence."
Bhagavat Gita 7:19-21: "All those who do idol worship, All those who worship demigods are materialistic people."
Yajur Veda 3:32: "...Of that God you cannot make any images."
Yajur Veda 32:3: "God is formless and bodiless"
Yajur Veda 40:8: "All those who worship the uncreated things, they are in
darkness, and you'll enter more into darkness if you worship the created things."
Rig Veda, Vol.8,1:1: "All Praise are to Him alone"
Rig Veda, Vol.6,45:16: "There is only One God, worship Him."
The message of Muhammadh (SAW) from Hindu scripture:
As an argument to prove the authenticity of his research, Pundit Vaid Parkash quotes from the Veda, a sacred book Among Hindus:
1. Veda mentions that 'kalki autar' will be the last Messenger/Prophet of Bhagwan (Allah) to guide the whole world. After quoting this reference the Pundit Parkash says that this comes true only in the case of Muhammed (saw).
2. According to a prophecy of Hinduism, 'kalki autar' will be born in an island and that is the Arab territory which is known as 'jazeeratul Arab'.
3. In the 'sacred' book of Hindus the father's name of 'kalki autar' is mentioned as 'Vishnu Bhagat' and his mother's name as 'somanib'. In sanskrit, 'vishnu' stands for Allah (swt) and the literal meaning of 'bhagat' is slave. 'Vishnu Bhagat' therefore, in the Arabic language will mean Allah's slave (Abdullah). 'Somanib' in Sanskrit means peace and tranquilty which in arabic is denoted by the word 'Amina'. Whereas the last Messenger Muhammed's (saw) father and mother's names were Abdullah and Amina respectively.
4. In the big books of Hindus, it is mentioned that 'kalki autar' will live on olive and dates and he will be true to his words and honest. In this regard Pundit Parkash writes, "This is true and established only in the case of Muhammed (saw)".
5. Veda mentions that 'kalki autar' will be born in the respected and noble dynasty of his land. And this is also true as regards Muhammed (saw) as he was born in the respected tribe of Quraish who enjoyed great respect and high place in Makkah.
According to Bhavishya Purana in the Prati Sarag Parv III Khand 3 Adhay 3 Shloka 5 to 8.
"A malecha (belonging to a foreign country and speaking a foreign language) spiritual teacher will appear with his companions. His name will be Mohammad. Raja (Bhoj) after giving this Maha Dev Arab (of angelic disposition) a bath in the Panchgavya and the Ganga water (i.e. purifying him of all sins) offered him the present of his sincere devotion and showing him all reverence said, "I make obeisance to thee. O ye! The pride of mankind, the dweller in Arabia, Ye have collected a great force to kill the Devil and you yourself have been protected from the malecha opponents."
The Prophecy clearly states:
The name of the Prophet as Mohammad.
He will belong to Arabia. The Sanskrit word Marusthal means a sandy track of land or a
desert.
Special mention is made of the companions of the Prophet, i.e. the Sahabas. No other
Prophet had as many companions as Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
He is referred as the pride of mankind (Parbatis nath). The Glorious Qur’an reconfirms this
"And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character"
[Al-Qur'an 68:4]|
"Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern (of conduct)".
[Al-Qur'an 33:21]
He will kill the devil, i.e. abolish idol worship and all sorts of vices.
The Prophet will be given protection against his enemy.
Some people may argue that ‘Raja’ Bhoj mentioned in the prophecy lived in the 11th century C.E. 500 years after the advent of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and was the descendant in the 10th generation of Raja Shalivahan. These people fail to realise that there was not only one Raja of the name Bhoj. The Egyptian Monarchs were called as Pharaoh and the Roman Kings were known as Caesar, similarly the Indian Rajas were given the title of Bhoj. There were several Raja Bhoj
who came before the one in 11th Century C.E.
The Prophet did not physically take a bath in the Panchgavya and the water of Ganges. Since the water of Ganges is considered holy, taking bath in the Ganges is an idiom, which means washing away sins or immunity from all sorts of sins. Here the prophecy implies that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was sinless, i.e. Maasoom.
According to Bhavishya Purana in the Pratisarag Parv III Khand 3 Adhay 3 Shloka 10 to 27 Maharishi Vyas has prophesised:
"The Malecha have spoiled the well-known land of the Arabs. Arya Dharma is not to be found in the country. Before also there appeared a misguided fiend whom I had killed; he has now again appeared being sent by a powerful enemy. To show these enemies the right path and to give them guidance, the well-known Muhammad (pbuh), is busy in bringing the Pishachas to the right path. O Raja, You need not go to the land of the foolish Pishachas, you will be purified through my kindness even where you are. At night, he of the angelic disposition, the shrewd man, in the guise of Pishacha said to Raja Bhoj, "O Raja! Your Arya Dharma has been made to prevail over all religions, but according to the commandments of Ishwar Parmatma, I shall enforce the strong creed of the meat eaters. My followers will be men circumcised, without a tail (on his head), keeping beard, creating a revolution announcing the Aadhaan (the Muslim call for prayer) and will be eating all lawful things. He will eat all sorts of animals except swine. They will not seek purification from the holy shrubs, but will be purified through warfare. On account of their fighting the irreligious nations, they will be known as Musalmaans. I shall be the originator of this religion of the meat-eating nations."
The Prophecy states that:
The evil doers have corrupted the Arab land
Arya Dharma is not found in that land.
The Indian Raja need not go the Arab land since his purification will take place in India
after the musalmaan will arrive in India.
The coming Prophet will attest the truth of the Aryan faith, i.e. Monotheism and will
reform the misguided people.
The Prophet’s followers will be circumcised. They will be without a tail on the head and
bear a beard and will create a great revolution.
They will announce the Aadhaan, i.e. ‘the Muslim call for prayer’.
He will only eat lawful things and animals but will not eat pork. The Qur’an confirms this in no less than 4 different places:
In Surah Al-Baqarah chapter 2 verse 173
In Surah Al-Maidah chapter 5 verse 3
In Surah Al-Anam chapter 6 verse 145
In Surah Al-Nahl chapter 16 verse 115
"Forbidden to you for food are dead meat, blood, flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah".
They will not purify with grass like the Hindus but by means of sword they will fight their irreligious people.
They will be called musalmaan.
They will be a meat-eating nation. The eating of herbivorous animals is confirmed by the Qur’an in Surah Maidah, chapter 5 verse 1 and in Surah Muminun chapter 23 verse 21
According to Bhavishya Purana, Parv - III Khand 1 Adhay 3 Shloka 21-23: "Corruption and persecution are found in seven sacred cities of Kashi etc.
India is inhabited by Rakshas, Shabor, Bhil and other foolish people. In the land of Malechhas, the followers of the Malechha dharma (Islam) are wise and brave people. All good qualities are found in Musalmaans and all sorts of vices have accumulated in the land of the Aryas. Islam will rule in India and its islands. Having known these facts, O Muni, glorify the name of thy lord".
The Qur’an confirms this in Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 33 and in Surah Al Saff chapter 61 verse 9:
"It is He who hath sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it)".
A similar message is given in Surah Fatah chapter 48 verses 28 ending with,
"and enough is Allah as a witness".
II. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Prophesised in Atharvaveda
1. In the 20th book of Atharvaveda Hymn 127 Some Suktas (chapters) are known as Kuntap Sukta. Kuntap means the consumer of misery and troubles.
Thus meaning the message of peace and safety and if translated in Arabic means Islam.
Kuntap also means hidden glands in the abdomen. These mantras are called so probably because their true meaning was hidden and was to be revealed in future. Its hidden meaning is also connected with the navel or the middle point of this earth. Makkah is called the Ummul Qur’a the mother of the towns or the naval of the earth. In many revealed books it was the first house of Divine worship where God Almighty gave spiritual nourishment to the world. The Qur’an says in Surah Ali-Imran chapter 3, verse 96:
"The first house (of worship) appointed for men was that at Bakkah (Makkah) full of blessings and of guidance and for all kinds of beings". Thus Kuntap
stands for Makkah or Bakkah.
Several people have translated these Kuntap Suktas like M. Bloomfield, Prof. Ralph Griffith, Pandit Rajaram, Pandit Khem Karan, etc.
The main points mentioned in the Kuntap Suktas i.e. in Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn 127 verses 1-13 are:
Mantra 1
He is Narashansah or the praised one (Muhammad). He is Kaurama: the prince of peace or the emigrant, who is safe, even amongst a host of 60,090 enemies.
b. Mantra 2
He is a camel-riding Rishi, whose chariot touches the heaven.
c. Mantra 3
He is Mamah Rishi who is given a hundred gold coins, ten chaplets (necklaces), three hundred good steeds and ten thousand cows.
d. Mantra 4
Vachyesv rebh. ‘Oh! ye who glorifies’.
i. The Sanskrit word Narashansah means ‘the praised one’, which is the literal
translation of the Arabic word Muhammad (pbuh). The Sanskrit word Kaurama means ‘one who spreads and promotes peace’. The holy Prophet was the ‘Prince of Peace’ and he preached equality of human kind and universal brotherhood. Kaurama also means an emigrant. The Prophet migrated from Makkah to Madinah and was thus also an Emigrant.
ii. He will be protected from 60,090 enemies, which was the population of Makkah. The Prophet would ride a camel. This clearly indicates that it cannot be an Indian Rishi, since it is forbidden for a Brahman to ride a camel according to the Sacred Books of the East, volume 25, Laws of Manu pg. 472.
According to Manu Smirti chapter 11 verse 202, "A Brahman is prohibited from riding a camel or an ass and to bathe naked. He should purify himself by suppressing his breath".
iii. a.This mantra gave the Rishi's name as Mamah. No rishi in India or another Prophet had this name Mamah which is derived from Mah which means to esteem highly, or to revere, to exalt, etc. Some Sanskrit books give the Prophet’s name as ‘Mohammad’, but this word according to Sanskrit grammar can also be used in the bad sense. It is incorrect to apply grammar to an Arabic word. Actually shas the same meaning and somewhat similar pronunciation as the word Muhammad (pbuh).
b. He is given 100 gold coins, which refers to the believers and the earlier companions of the Prophet during his turbulent Makkan life. Later on due to persecution they migrated from Makkah to Abysinia. Later when Prophet migrated to Madinah all of them joined him in Madinah.
c.The 10 chaplets or necklaces were the 10 best companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) known as Ashra-Mubbashshira (10 bestowed with good news).
These were foretold in this world of their salvation in the hereafter i.e. they were given the good news of entering paradise by the Prophet’s own lips and after naming each one he said "in Paradise". They were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talha, Zubair, Abdur Rahman Ibn Auf, Saad bin Abi Waqqas, Saad bin Zaid and Abu Ubaidah (May Allah be well-pleased with all of them). See: http://dhonkalo21.blogspot.com/2008/09/ramazan-mubarak.html d.The Sanskrit word Go is derived from Gaw which means ‘to go to war’. A cow is also called Go and is a symbol of war as well as peace. The 10,000 cows refer to the 10,000 companions who accompanied the Prophet
(pbuh) when he entered Makkah during Fateh Makkah
which was a unique victory in the history of mankind in which there was no blood shed. The 10,000 companions were pious and compassionate like cows and were at the same time strong and fierce and are described in the Holy Quran in Surah Fatah:
"Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those who are with him are strong against unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other."
[Al-Qur'an 48:29]
iv. This mantra calls the Prophet as Rebh which means one who praises, which when translated into Arabic is Ahmed, which is another name for the Holy Prophet (pbuh).
2.Battle of the Allies described in the Vedas.
It is mentioned in Atharvaveda Book XX Hymn 21 verse 6, "Lord of the truthful! These liberators drink these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs gladdened thee in the field of battle. When thou renders vanquished without fight the ten thousand opponents of the praying one, the adoring one."
This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the battle of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammed. The Prophet was victorious without an actual conflict which is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzab:
"When the believers saw the confederate forces they said, "This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us and Allah and His Messenger told us what was true." And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience."
[Al-Qur'an 33:22]
The enemies’ defeat in the conquest of Makkah is mentioned in Atharvaveda
book 20 Hymn 21 verse no 9:
"You have O Indra, overthrown 20 kings and 60,099 men with an outstripping Chariot wheel who came to fight the praised one or far famed (Muhammad) orphan."
The population of Makkah at the time of Prophet’s advent was nearly 60,000
There were several clans in Makkah each having its own chief. Totally there were about 20
chiefs to rule the population of Makkah.
An Abandhu meaning a helpless man who was far-famed and ‘praised one’. Muhammad
(pbuh) overcame his enemies with the help of God.
III Muhammad (pbuh) prophesised in the Rigveda
A similar prophecy is also found in Rigveda Book I, Hymn 53 verse 9: The Sanskrit word used is Sushrama, which means praiseworthy or well praised which in Arabic means Muhammad (pbuh).
IV Muhummad (pbuh) is also prophesised in the Samveda
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is also prophesised in the Samveda Book II Hymn 6 verse 8:
"Ahmed acquired from his Lord the knowledge of eternal law. I received light from him just as from the sun." The Prophecy confirms:
The Rishi was enlightened by the Shariah of Prophet Muhammad. The Qur’an says in Surah Saba chapter 34 verse 28
"We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving them glad tidings and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not."
[Al-Qur'an 34:28]
After reading all this it would become your moral responsibility to try and read your own scriptures in their pure content and move towards the truth-which you never tried to read or noone tought you or you considered them for the pandits chanting only and not for everyone and today the fact is that even pandits can't tell you what it means but just recite it as it is.
I pray to allah the almighty to guide you in the correct path and forgive you your sins and offences.
Aameen
The major part of the above article is taken from
By professor Pundit Vaid Parkash
& Translated by Mir Abdhul Majeed
“Can’t you now at least think about the purpose of life? Or at least can’t you read about Islam? Because you can’t judge things wrong through other’s minds”
It is the Holy book of Islam which says to think about your God, and to think about his blessings. Read and understand the beauty of Islam. Can’t you do that much before you are judged?
These are the people I personally get afraid of. I pray Allah ('Azza Wajal) to give me hidhayah to believe in God. The most expensive trillion dollar two questions infront of me are: 1) How can you proof there is a God? 2) How can you disproof there is no God?
Remember that how you exist is not a proof of existence of God. that's a question for which atheists answer as like God one day says "Ohhh yeah here I am, very boring...so on and so forth" meanly we are asking a question of mystery which goes to a question of mystery again. Even not having an evidence is not an evidence to something.
Aren't they? YES, they are. It is because, we believe in a religion after we know that there is a God Almighty's existence. Before that there is no point to talk about religions. In short, the religions start with this question ONLY.
I found most of the creationists little uncomfortable to me in their debates. Its because, they always go on their own direction. they don't talk starting right from an Atheistic mind to Islam or whatever the religion is. They say some easy things which I personally have doubts with.
But lets proceed. Okay: "Please Remind that I am a student of comparative religions Right From Now Onwards"
1. Time, Space,...etc transient entities. Transient entities are existed things. They cannot come into existence by itself. Nothing can exist from nothing with nothing by nothing.
2. In a human perspective of thinking: If we sit in an exam, we can't say how dare he is... who has given me this damn difficult in this paper or whatever it is?
3. Teacher: he taught us (sent messengers) and in exam multiple question paper, he gave 4 wrong and 1 right answers. Can we say he does not exist? that also means these wrong answers are trials for us (as devils, desires...etc) Now here can't say that Teacher wants to know. No. but the students want to do the exam, he himself wants to know what is the result for him for his future life.
4. Allah says WE have created YOU in pairs: means for YOU we can apply existence, as well as non-existence. not to Allah.
5. Answering why there are so many people dying so ruthlessly, is Allah says, I have made human beings so as to test (yes he knows our destiny. But he says he knows so no need to test and take us to hell and heaven as he knows, the OBVIOUSLY it is not a test), and he says be patient and pray me, for you who are in much difficulties have much rewards in the hereafter.
6. A God is an Absolute designer, which is replying to this: A designer has a designer. Yes Allah created three things on his own and all others are created though angels and/or ordering "Kun".
7. Why can't you say I am just not a natural selection and I am very happy about it, while you don't argue that why can't I have this and that power to do (just like X-men have)? I mean the people shouldn't be equal, aren't they?
8. The difficult the exam the greater the outcome, (compare a PhD and a Grade 7 exam)
9. If I am good, I cannot be put into eternal punishment just by saying I have done nothing: Ans is "the student says I am very good student in the classroom, why should the teacher had to fail me in the exam in which I did nothing but just thinking that he will pass me"
10. "People should be judged by their deeds not by their beliefs." Ohh Ok, here I want to inform you something, there were people from before who belief in God and didn't know how to live and also by knowing not anything about how to live and yet lived according to their (inside true hearted belief) good way and died, Messenger of Allah (SAW) said for many of certain people that they will be judged as a one Ummah (including One man) who will be bestowed the paradise.
11. Yes if this universe came by chance, and if this earth came into habitual zone, how can it be impossible to form one electronic item. Just one. can this chance unable to do that?
12. What do you think why these people are not same (in rich, intelligent, educated...)??? can't there be a day to equalize them?
13. Will you "in a court" tell that the finger print on this gun is a probability that therefore I am not guilty. Does it make sense? No.
14. Ok lets go back to history, history..... until when meet the "so-called incident". how did it happened. There has to be something to occur it, (at least a space). Space is something. It cannot be nothing. Can it? Don't you wonder what this something is caused by?
15. You may say that the default of a thing is its non-assistance. Yes I agree on it. But this nothing means once it had been not existed. This once means a mean of time. If time works on a thing yes, obviously the default of it must come by it being not existed.
