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In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The book which created a sensation in Urdu circles and transformed
the outlook of more than a million Muslims vis-a-vis their Hindu
brethern and Sanatan Dharma.
Based on a part of comparative religious work of the great Saint and
Scholar Maulana Acharya Shams Naved Usmani, 'Agar ab bhi na
jaage to'--- written by his favourite disciple S. Abdullah Tariq, has
now been translated by Dr. A. H. Tak, reader dept. of English,
Sringagar University, for the English readers to provide them with an
insight into Sanatan Dharma in the light of Islam.
Now or Never
Researcher and Thinker
Maulana Shams Naved Usmani
Interpreter and Writer:
S. Abdullah Tariq
Translator: Dr. Altaf Hussain Tak
(Reader, Deptt. Of English, Srinagar University)
Publisher
Raushni Publishing House
Bazar Nasrullah Khan Rampur, 244 901 (U.P)
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© All rights reserved by the writer; No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written
permission of the writer.
To dispel the doubts of the readers, my esteemed mentor, (late) Maulana Shams. Naved Usmani intended several times
to issue some clarification, but eventually withdrew them and advised me to make the following amendments:
1. Some portions being complex and unclear are taken out
to be published later in detail as separate works.
2. Such portions have thus not been included in this Translation.
3. To clear the misunderstandings regarding the remaining parts, an additional chapter be written by me and
incorporated at the end of the book.
4. Due to my busyness I have so far been unable to fulfill his desire. God Willing, such a chapter shall in future
be included in the original Urdu work as well as its translations.
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S. Abdullah Tariq
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Cont ent s
Translation’s note
A voice in the wilderness
Perform your duty (Excerpts from a lecture of Maulana Shams Naved Usmani)
Fore word ( of original Urdu edition)
Ch. I. Prophecy of t he revolut ion
z Desecration of Ka’aba z Perpetual torment z Is real torment yet to come? z Warning of substitution z Are we Momin
(the true believers) in the sight of Allah? zWho may that race be?
Ch.II The prophet of t he Hindu race
zWonder-struck Krishna Menon zThe people of Noah too have lost their prophet zHindus are the People of Noah
zEvidence the Qur’an
Ch.III. Ment ion of t he Hindu race in t he Qur’ an
zAn allegation against the Qur’an zNo research has yet been done about the name of all the race mentioned in the Qur’an
zThe Sabeans are the People of Noah
Ch.IV Common f eat ures and et ernal kinship
zReview of tendencies and relations is necessary zAstonishing resemblance zCommon traditions of Hindus and Muslims
zKinship is eternally ancient zAdam in India z Noah in India zSome other prophets in India z Jesus in India zProphet
Muhammad (PBUH) and India zArab Peninsula and India were once joined together zThe fresh polish can’t shine over
the layers of dust.
Ch. V The Vedas : The earliest script ures
zIntroducing the Vedas zHow to Consider them holy zOne discourse in the light of another zJudge further zThe final
witness zSearch by the name of ‘Adi Granth’ zEarliest scriptures are extant zThe Vedas are the first scriptures zThe
Vedas and the other Hindu religious books
Ch.VI. The beginning of t he Universe : Ahmad Muj t aba
zThe Ahmadic truth zThe truth about Ahmed is in every scripture zRational proof zScience needs guidance zThe Leader
of the Universe is the beginning of this Universe zThe Qur’an also testifies
Ch.V II. Agni : An Enigma in t he Vedas
Ch.VIII. Similarit y of names in Islam and Hinduism
zWhat other researchers say zThe Islamic name of Hinduism zThe name Allah is in every religion zRahman and Rahim
Ch. IX. Monot heism in t he Vedic Dharma
zMonotheism in Hindu Religion
Ch.X. The prophet hood and t he Vedic Dharma
zMention of prophets zProphet Muhammad’s mention in the Bhagvata zMention of Noah in the Vedas zMention of
prophet Muhammad in the Vedas
Ch. XI. The Lif e Hereaf t er and t he Vedic Dharma
zPunar Janam and the concept of Hereafter zHindu researchers admit zThe concept of Hereafter in the Vedas zThe
account of Paradise in the Vedas zAccount of Hell zAn interpretation of the transmigration of soul (Ava Gaman) or
metempsychosis zOne more truth about metempsychosis
Ch. XII. Ot her Vedic Commandment s
zProhibition of gambling zProhibition of wine zProhibition of usury zSimplicity in nuptial functions zMen forbidden to
use female dress zWomen commanded to attend to domestic affairs zCommandment for women’s modesty
Ch. XIII. Similarit y of prophecies in Hadit hs and Puranas
Ch. XIV. The t rut h about Ka’ aba in t he Vedic Dharma
zIlaspad zIlayaspad zNabha Prathiviya zNabhi Kamal zAdi Pushkar Tirtha zDaru Kaban zMakteshvar
Ch. XV. Maqam-e-Mahmud (The highest seat of praise) of Prophet Muhammad in t he Vedas
Ch. XVI. The account of Daj j al in t he Vedic Dharma
Ch. XVII. Why t hese secret s remained a secret ?
zUnexposed secrets of Hindus zOur negligence
Ch. XVIII. Belief in t he f ormer script ures
zRemoval of a misunderstanding zThere is no religion other than Islam but…..zNo scripture is absolutely rejected zThe
implication of believing in the former scriptures zWhy there seems a contradiction zAre Hadiths contradictory too? zSee
the real background
Ch. XIX. The mode of t he mission
zAre Hindus the people of the Book? zNot the People of the Book but Ummiyyin zThe mode of the mission in the light
of Hadiths zIn the light of the Qur’an zGive unto Hindu religion its lost truth zTwo great disasters zWould that we
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understand……
zDo this much at least zAn example of Americans zConspiracy or good policy? zSummary zHindu scholar know zThe
age is about to change zDivine argument zWould that………
Ch. XX. They t oo are searching…
Ch. XXI. Qur’ an : The only crit erion
Notes and references
Translator’s Note
It hardly needs to be asserted that we live in precarious times when the feeling of divisiveness is about to destroy not only the
individual, social and national life but also the entire global human community. The entire world is torn with strife, hatred,
prejudice, propaganda, military buildups, injustice, insecurity and terrorism. The human personality is also torn and
disoriented, even disintegrated. Even the eternal human values like love, friendship, mutual trust and coordination have
yielded place to egocentrism, narcissism and communalism. India, the biggest democratic nation o religious pluralism is no
exception as is proved by frequent religious, ethnic and racial conflicts. These conflicts are only some of the outward
volcanic eruptions that prophecy of a greater disaster, unless the efforts are made to eradicate the disease rather than to
prescribe mendicancy. The disease, as can be testified by every sensible person, is group narcissism which has giver rise to
psychopathological tendencies resulting in one’s sense of self-worth at the cost of other’s degradation.
It has become evident now that deliverance from such a sordid state does not lie I the adaptation of a merely intellectual
perception that take man away from Nature and God. All the man-made ‘isms’ and ‘ideologies’ like Communism, Socialism,
Capitalism, Secularism and even Nationalism have failed to evade the human suffering and hostility. Even the advancement
of science and technology has led us into the danger of becoming so homogeneous and computerized that we have lost all
sense of individuality and sociability. Losing every sense of virtuosity and fellow-feeling we are unconsciously proceeding
toward ‘Dark Ages’ when the deterministic factor was “Might is Right”.
The need of the hour, therefore, is to go back to religion which is the only means of uniting people together rather than
pushing them back into ignorance, superstition, submissiveness and impoverishment. We must begin to find ways behind the
veil of our difference so as to celebrate our uniqueness while realizing that our prophets and spiritual leaders pointed beyond
themselves to one God. All the prophets and religious leaders have directed man towards such basic human values as will
always engender a true feeling of brother hood and humanitarianism. No doubt, presently we are going through crisis of
religious practices, tat we suffer the conflicts of the generation gap and the challenges of secularism that we recoil at the
effects of propaganda, the threat of nuclear war and the pervasiveness of Nationalism. But, there still exists an
unchallengeable common bond among all human beings i.e. their being created by one God.
The current fanaticism and enmity between diverse religious communities-including Indian Muslims and Hindus-can be
evaded by guiding them towards their real Creator-God. An important beginning in this direction is to stress the need of
mutual respect and reconciliation by emphasizing commonalities and similarities among different religious communities, and
work for peace, justice and brother hood, it is to be inculcated in every human mind, to whatever faith he belongs, that we are
living on the same planet, sharing the same goals of life, family, food shelter, security, education, health, happiness, progress
and freedom for ourselves and for others, though we may differ on methods, ways and means of achieving and realizing
them. This will also help us eliminate narcotics, promiscuity, violence and many other evils of materialism, nihilism and
fascism that are plaguing our society. We shall discover that we have much more in common than we could ever imagine.
This will also bridge the gulf caused by our incredible ignorance and illiteracy about each other’s beliefs and practices.
It is not impossible, provided we are faithful so such ideals and values and do something practical rather than pay a lip
service of them. Moreover, we must get rid of the systematic hypocrisy of proclaiming one vision of mankind and living out
a world of fundamentalism. Fanaticism and religious prejudices against one another. We should attempt to straighten the
tangle in which people find other, and that we are in some sense incomplete with out the others, and that we should be at each
other’s service particularly in fighting against anti-religious force who do violence to the spirit of respect and reconciliation.
In this direction Maulana Shams Naved Usmani’s endeavors-particularly his thoughts presented by the books “Agar ab bhi na
jage to” (Urdu) and “Kitne dur kitne pas” (Hindi) are highly commendable. These books are concise, informative and
impressive, opening new horizons of knowledge. Here Maulana tells us what belongs to Revelation and what is the product
of human interpretation in Hinduism and Islam. It should be kept in mid that Maulana neither intends to cast aspertions upon
Hindu Scriptures nor impose new meanings upon Islam but attempts to reveal new, and previously unthought-of dimensions
in our understanding of the Holy Scriptures. These attempts verily prompt us to meditate upon those factors which, in this age
of ours, should spiritually unite- rather than divide-Hindus and Muslims. May God succeed him in his efforts and reward Mr.
S. A. Tariq for his conscientiousness and dedication in unraveling this hidden treasure to posterity.
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I am highly obliged to Mr. Ghulam Nabi Hagroo, advocate Kashmir High Court for prompting me to translate the book
Agar ab bhi na jage to into English in order to make it accessible to non-Urdu knowing readers; to Maulana Usmani and Mr.
Tariq for making available the original references; and to my friend Mr. Abdul Rehman Mir for his comments and
suggestions.
The setting sun asked-“Who will illuminate the world after me? Is there any one who has the courage to
fight against the darkness.”
A flickering lamp then came forward saying-“ I will try my best.”
A voice in the wilderness
In a two-room rented apartment at Mohallah Angoori Bagh of an Indian city, Rampur, lives a man for
the last fifteen years, spending most of his time in prayers, vigil, in bewailing upon the humanity and in
remaining absorbed in studies. In the spare time he used to meditate:
if Muhammad (PBUH) the last of the prophets, is the First Creation of God, why the followers of other
religions do not acknowledge him as their prophet? Earlier, the people who were not impressed by the
Muslim’s character felt an inward change the moment they listened to the Qur’an. They were the native
speakers of the Qur’anic language and realized fully its not being a human product. After the translation
only the content remains whereas the divine language gets changed into a human language. Accordingly
these translation do not have the same impact as the original, and the tragedy is that Muslims themselves
have left reciting the Qur’an.
People still accept the Truth. Apparently their number may appear to be in hundreds and even thousand
but in the total five hundred million population of the world their actual ratio is not even 1 : one lac. A
universal revolution, therefore , can come only through the acceptance by race, but why doesn’t such a
change take palace?
How can Muslims believe in the former tampered scriptures? How will the non-Muslims believe in the
Qur’an? What were the causes that drew people away from their original natural religion in to various
other beliefs and what are the main roots of the present diversity of the religious beliefs and customs?
Unless the are clearly known how can there be a proper diagnosis and a proper treatment? How long will
continue this injustice of man upon men?
Will the people go on shedding blood In the name of religion? How will the universal revolution come,
about which there are prophecies in the Qur’an and Hadith (traditions of the holy Prophet)? Is there any
reference of the present day conditions and their solution in the Qur’an?
Research gave him the solution, and the Qur’an answered his investigations thus : “ Verily (the truth
revealed in) the Qur’an is (also) in the Scriptures of the former people”. Hadith revealed to him “ the
people replacing (Muslims) will believe at last but through their own Scriptures.
He did not stop there. Research became his goal. When he studied the revealed Word of God, that had
been forgotten with the passage of time and had succumbed to the thick layers of dust, in the light of the
Qur’an the last and the most authentic divine revelation, the distances contracted the dust vanished; the
truth and the false hood became obvious. He had found answer to his questions.
Towards the end of 14th century Hijrah (1979 AD) he suffered from yet another mental blow because of
the disturbance that occurred in Ka’aba. One of the pretenders of Mehdiyat desecrated Ka’aba for a
fortnight and for the first time in last 1400 years, Ka’aba was deprived of Adhan, prayers and
circumbulation-Ka’aba, which according to his research is unanimously acknowledged as the First
house as well as the Root of the Earth by the Qur’an and all other scriptures. The desecration of Ka’aba
caused a commotion in the mind:
‘When the root of the earth itself in shaken, there will as a result of this commotion this man,
who till then was a mere school teacher, thought again. ‘The disturbances have even crept in the House
of God and I am still concerned with my livelihood!
He opted for premature retirement and decided to dedicate his whole time for the cause of his Lord God.
The time had come to enlighten others by the knowledge that God bestowed him with, during the six
years of hard struggle. A very meagre income, a little experience of writing, his words revealed his
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heart. He took to the streets, stopped everyone whom he knew and narrated to them the sad story of the
entire humanity. And, while at home, whatever time was saved after research and studies, he implored
humbly and earnestly before God.
The scenario changed amazingly: people who used to call him a genius, began to call him insane. Those
who used to take him for an embodiment of virtuosity labelled him as an opportunist and government
agent; and those who up to now acknowledged him as God-fearing started calling him one who had
gone astray. Many people even agreed with him and began visiting him in order to listen to his words,
but what about cooperating with his mission? This path seemed to be full of dangers, afflictions, and
sufferings. To praise and be a well wisher was good but to join as a preacher demanded zeal and
courage. For this, they were not yet prepared.
Today a few enthusiastic inspired young men are with him. They have completely dedicated themselves,
under his able guidance, to religion and religious cause.
This inhabitants of Rampur know this man by the name of Shams Naved Usmani.
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S. Abdullah Tariq
Perform your duty
(Excerpt s f rom a lect ure of Maulana Shams Naved Usmani)
Let me put in my own words what I have understood from a Hadith of the holy Prophet (PBUH):
On the Day of Judgement a person will be presented before God. He may have prayed all his life,
developed a great scar upon his forehead, and praised God throughout but neither understood the true
disposition of his Lord and nor loved the Man-the most beloved of all His creatures. Do you know what
will happen? God will ask, “Who are you? What sort of a friend are you? I was hungry and asked you
for bread but you did not give?”(The person will) say, “O God! What do I hear? I had read, you are the
Sustainers and do not eat yourself”.
Lo! The false plating of knowledge gets revealed
He will receive an answer, “Yes! But why didn’t you give bread to that servant of mine who was
hungry? Had you given it to him you would have found its reward from me now?”
I take this Hadith to imply the following also- God will ask us, “I had gone astray, why didn’t you show
me the right path?” The people will beseech, “O God! How can you go astray?” God will say, “My
servants were going astray. Their spiritual food, the Holy Qur’an, was with you. You had with you the
living picture of the Prophet’s character. How many people were searching for Satpurush (The Ideal
Personage) and for the scientific truth. There was a whole race searching for truthful knowledge. Had
you given it upto them, you would have got its reward from me now”.
Knowledge with out teacher is of no use. You have with you the knowledge of the Qur’an. Learn if from
the Messenger of God and from his practical life. The race living with us, our neighbouring religious
community has also a book of Gyan (Spiritual knowledge) but again Gyan with out Guru (Spiritual
teacher) is futile. In the religion of this race it is written: Guru is Sakshat lakshan, the practical
manifestation of the religion, the Satpurush. The main draw back that has crept in to their religion is that
they have lost their prophet. Hindus do not know who was their first prophet. They are a truly Dharmik
(devoted to religion) race, the race making the highest kind of religious sacrifices. You perform ablution
in the morning, that too occasionally. They get up for their idols at 3 in the night and you do not get up
early even for God. We do not have anything with us except the Qur’an the rest we have forgotten. At
least convey this to the people who are searching for it. With this help them discover their prophet. if the
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community getting up 3’O’ clock will come to know the truth about their Prophet, their divine
revelation and their true God then what an excellent servants of the real God will they prove who are
the dedicated servants of demi-gods.
When a guest is invited, the food is to be prepared according to his taste. if goat is to be served, mutton
will not do, Everyone’s food is different. The Svabhava spiritual food, and the temperament of every
religious community is different. This race has a unique temperament. Once they are certain that
someone is familiar with their Gyan and know it to the extent of perfections, they always surrender
before his Gyan. Since it is a thing to be respected, they will never disrespect. But they will verily judge
whether he says it with affection or with any business motive. Without sincerity. Nishkam Yog (Selfless
or true sacrifice) is required. Curse be upon Sakam Yog (Sacrifice with a selfish motive) from God as
well as from His servants. You will have to assure them of your sincere intentions. which you can
demonstrate provided you have them.
The Qur’an sanctifies every religion. Where as the favours of every sanctifying entity are acknowledged,
this one’s are not because of our inability to prove it be said that you have done it. You are going on
washing you own clothes. Show them after sanctifying, what is Ekam Evam Advitiyam (One only with
out a second). This is called Brahma Sutra, Kalma. We can not be Muslim without Kalma how can
anyone be a Hindu without it? If I deny La Ilaha illallah, I will be an infidel. How are you a Hindu
without accepting your Kalma, Brahma Sutra.
I told a Hindu brother. First believe in “Ekam Brahm Dvitiya Naste Neh Na Naste Kinchan (God is one,
none other, No! Not in the Least)” only then are you a Hindu. This is the Kalima of the Vedas and we
recite it. I told him, I recite Ekam Braham….. Now I will recite it in another language “There in no god
but God, One with out second”. I said “ I will recite it in one more language : Lailaha Illallahu Wahdahu
La Sharika Lahu”. I did bear testimony of God in three languages and will be rewarded (by Him) three
times. Mufti Ilyas Sahib was sitting there. He also recited. Maulana Ismail Sahib was also present. He
recited too. Now I asked this Hindu brother “ Is there any difference between them?” He answered.
“No”. I said, “Can you recite in Arabic as we recited boldly in Sanskrit.” He answered, “Why not?” and
then he recited Kalima.
Today’s youth is broad minded. Talk of Gyan only in the light of divine knowledge. Prove that Qur’an
sanctifies.
I went to a Hindu scholar and said to him. “Pilgrims come to you to see the idols. Say what is your
opinion about us?
What brings us here? we too have come for an, idol.” He said, “you people do not believe in idols.” I
said, “you your self are made of clay. This idol of yours is made by God. I have come to visit this idol
made by my God. Your religion commands you to fix your eyes upon the foremost part of your nose and
not to fix your eyes upon the foremost part of your nose and not to look hither and thither but you people
keep on looking at all those things that were prohibited and avoid looking at where they were
commanded to.” I said, “While at prostration we gaze at the tip of our nose itself. By looking at our own
image, we recollect the image of God. The Brahmanda (the entire universe) is a temple of God. a
Mosque, or call it whatever you like, and therein are the idols made by God. By looking at them God
comes to the mind. Everything reminds of its creator. By looking at the nose of our own God-made idol
we pray: O! the sculptor of these living idols, You alone are the Lord, nourishing this idol by air, You
alone are you Sustainer, and ‘O’ the killer, by stopping its breath, You alone are the master of our lives.
You are our Brahma, the Creator, You are Vishnu you sustain us, and you alone are our Shiva. You
make us die. You alone are our Karta, our Bharta, and our Sanharta (the destroyer). In Your power is our
birth, our life, and our death.”
while I was saying this, he was empowered by a strange state.
“One who does not perform his duty towards his neighbour,” the prophet (after taking an oath) declared,
“is not a Muslim”. We are not responsible for their sustenance but whatever we could do we should. if
we have one bread, half of it is their due. If we are capable of uttering a word, only, we should utter it. If
we can solve even three or four complications of the Vedanta, we should. But if you do good unto
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yourself and not unto your neighbour, whatever little remains with you will become impure and
unlawful. A neighbour may belong to any faith whatsoever.
All races and religions of the world are the neighbours of other races, and religions. The entire world is
looking at you. Perform your duty.
Foreword
Praise be to Almighty God who enabled me to present before you the essence of a part of Maulana
Shams Naved Usmani’s fifteen year long study and research. The publication of these essays had
started. in instalments, in Akhbar-e-Nau, New Delhi. Keeping in view their general acceptance and
utility, I was prompted to put them in the present form, after necessary alterations, emendations and
additions.
I am neither an author, nor a wrier. Besides my own limitations, I am conscious of the fact that the
majority of my readers, who associate themselves with different maslaks (institutions), inspite of
belonging to the same religions, have leaving aside any hope of their mutual co-operations, given their
own institutions the status of the religion it self. Had I not been blessed with the unlimited kindness of
my Gracious God and instant co-operation of fellow workers I would never have been able to compile
Maulana’s scholarly contribution in its present written from. I have arranged these, during last one year,
from a vast number of the tapes of Maulana’s speeches, his dictated notes, references and oral
explanations.
If some parts of this presentation remain incomprehensible, the fault should not be attributed to
Maulana’s study and research but to the limited capabilities of the writer only.
It is very important to explain that the real aim of these essays in neither to persuade the common
Muslims to read the Vedas, nor to furnish interesting information but to draw their attention towards
such mode of religious mission as has not received any attention so far. If I am able to instill in some
hearts even a semblance of a will to act, it will be my good fortune.
May the Almighty (God) accept this humble service of mine and may He reward all those helpers and
well wishers of mine whose precious help is testified by each and every word of this book. Amen!
Seeker of benediction,
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S. Abdullah Tariq
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PROPHECY OF THE REVOLUTION
Desecration of Ka’aba:
Commenting upon the Jewish occupation of Jerusalem, the renowned theologian, Maulana Syed
Ali Mian, had said the following words: “Why should such a humiliating defeat and disgrace, in the eyes
of the whole world be inflicted upon them (the Muslims) when even in the immediate past the Divine
Grace was radiant in their splendour? The miracles had taken place and the Divine troops used to come
down to support them.”1
Ever since the entire Muslim population of the world has been, with hands raised, praying to God
to restitute the Qibla-e-Awwal (The mosque of Jerusalem) to them but their prayers return back to them
unheard. It seems that God’s succour unto Muslims has stopped. Things have come to such an extent
now that attempts are being made to desecrate even Ka’aba.
The very first day of Muharram, 1400 (November 20, 1979) began with the abominable act of
Muhammad bin Abdullah Qahtani claiming to be Almehdi (the promised one) as a result of which the
subsequent fortnight turned out to be the worst period in the Islamic history of 1400 years. For fifteen
days Ka’aba was stained with human blood, its walls were perforated with bullets, and no prayers,
pilgrimage or even circumbulating was performed in it. During these fifteen days the entire Muslim
community to the world kept on staring at the sky, waiting for the Divine troops to come. Earlier such
troops had been sent by God in order to save His home (Ka’aba) and to destroy the army of Abraha.
This time the flights of Birds didn’t come. God’s Messenger had prophecied, 1400 years ago, that once
the guardians of Ka’aba themselves came down to the level of desecrating it, they would be ‘given rope
enough to hang themselves’ so that they go on piling up blemishes in their register of deeds. The
immediate capable of enjoying the status of leadership of the world
“Narrated Abu Hurairah : a person will take the oath of allegiance between the Pillar (the BlackStone) and the Place (the place where Abraham stood to pray) and none but its own people would dare
to desecrate Ka’aba. Once this desecration takes place, do not enquire how soon the Arabs will perish.”2
The fifteen days history of this accident bears testimony that the self-styled. Mehdi had taken the oath of
allegiance between the Black-Stone and the place where Abraham stood to pray. Here is one more
Hadith.
“Narrated Abu Hurairah: I heard the Holy Prophet, the truest of the true, saying : My people will
be destroyed by the hands of the rebellious youth of Quraish”3
Events themselves bear witness that the group of persons responsible for this desecration of Ka’aba
were the young people in the age group of twenty and twenty-two. Not only this, even the prophecy had
been made about the person who will be the harbinger of this terrestrial commotion:
“Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of God said: the Hour will not be established unless a man
from Qahtan appears, driving people with his stick.”4
Maulana Ahmad Ali Saharanpuri writes in the marginal notes of this Hadith in Sahih-Al Bukhari: ‘to
drive people like herd of animals implies to subjugate them which might point towards the government
and sovereign.”5
Perpetual torment:
Isn’t Maulana Ali Mian’s assessment that ‘God’s succour has stopped coming unto Muslims is a
great scourge for the Muslims of the world? And if we have a true faith in Prophet Muhammad’s
(PBUH) prophecy that the desecration of Ka’aba by its own people will be followed by the disaster of
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Arabs, doesn’t this news imply a great change at the global level? Look at the unfortunate condition of
the Muslims of the world:
Muslims, not only in countries where they are in minority, but also where they are in majority,
are facing the problems of the insecurity of their places of worship, life and property, honour and
respect; and are entangled in diverse political and economic problems. The gas tragedy in Bhopal; the
continuous communal riots emerging from Jabalpur and Jamshedpur; the tragic tale of Babri Masjid; the
oppression of Muslims in Philippines, China, Russia, Mangolia, Burma and Yugoslavia; ethnic violence
in Pakistan; subjugation of Arabs by Israel in spite of being ten times in number; the troubles inflicted
by Arabs upon Palestinians and the mutual killings of Palestinians; the atrocities done to the members of
various Islamic movements in Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Libya, Indonesia, Malaysia; groaning and
Lamentation of the Muslims in Afghanistan; numberless persons massacred in the ten year Iraq-Iran
war; dreadful famine in Ethiopia; Muslims entangled in various problems in different countries of
Europe, Asia and Africa-what a humiliating and disgraceful picture does it present to our eyes!
“Narrated Thoban Maula : God’s Messenger said : ‘Very soon other folk, will come upon you in
succession just as the hungry come upon the bowl (containing food)’. One of the persons said : ‘Is it
because we will be in minority?’ The Prophet said : ‘No. You will certainly be in majority but you will
be like foam over the river. God will take away the fright from the hearts of your enemies and ‘will instil
cowardliness in yours’. One of the persons asked : ‘Oh! the Prophet of Allah why this cowardliness will
be there?’ The Prophet said : Because of the love of life and fear of death.”6
Is real torment yet to come?
We label this period of our humiliation as our torment but if these conditions prove to be only the
beginning of the real torture, then what? If God’s torment will prove more horrible than this, then?
When God’s torment was inflicted upon the earlier disobedient races, their existence was obliterated.
Shouldn’t the followers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) be afraid of facing such an end? Let us get
enlightened from the Qur’an : “He directeth the ordinance from the heaven up to the earth; then it
ascendeth unto Him in a Ya’um (Day) whereof the measure is a thousand years of that ye reckon.”7 Most
of the commentators conclude that the reference in the ayah is towards the Day of Resurrection, though
in Sura Ma’arij (LXX) the length of the Day of Judgment has been expressed in the following words :
“Fi ya’umin Kana Miqdaruhu Khamsina Alfa Sanah (In a day whereof the span is fifty thousand years).
A single Ya’um (Day) when the command of God gets established has been rendered by the Qur’an
equivalent to one thousand years. An explanation of this Ya’um is given in Sura Haj : “Have they not
travelled in the land, and have they hearts where with to feel and ears where with to hear? For indeed it
is not the eyes that go blind, but it is the hearts, which are within the bosoms, that grow blind. And they
will bid thee hasten on the Doom, and Allah faileth not His promise, but Lo! a Ya’um with Allah is a
thousand years of what ye reckon. And how many a township did I suffer long though it was sinful!
Then I grasped it. Unto me is the return.” (22: 46-48) Look also at ayah 29-30 of Sura Saba : “They say
: ‘when will this promise (come to pass) if ye are telling the truth?’ Say : ‘The appointment to you is for
a Ya’um, which ye cannot put back for an instant, nor put forward.”
It is very necessary to concentrate upon these (above given) ayah rendered in the Qur’an at three
different places. Isn’t it clear from these ayah that God’s system prevailing upon this earth is changed by
Him after His One Ya’um or after our one thousand years in order to administer a fresh prudence and
policy. Let the people who believe that the doom was meant only for earlier nations and that there is
absolute freedom for them till the Day of Resurrection, realize that God’s respite is promised for a
period of one thousand years.
Don’t be in hurry and do not ask that one thousand years have elapsed and still we enjoy the
respite. Concentrate upon the following Hadith from Abu Da’ud :
“Narrated Sa’ad bin Waqas : the Messenger of Allah said : ‘Verity I hope that my Ummah
(followers) will never become so meaningless and helpless in the sight of God as not to receive the
respite even for half a day’. When Sa’ad was asked about the exact meaning of half a day he answered,
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‘Five hundred years.” According to Jalaluddin Suyuti, the Muslims will continue to live for fifteen
hundred years after Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) departure.8 The mention of this respite, even after the
destined span of time, can be found in Shu’araa(xxvi : 204-9) of the Qur’an.
Warning of substitution :
Here is an important point to ponder upon. Once a prophet comes, it is the duty of his followers
to attempt to set right the previous races in the light of the fresh teachings of the new prophet. This is the
implication of having the status of the leadership of the world. With the prophethood of Muhammad.
(PBUH) the Children of Israel were dethroned and the leadership, till the Day of Resurrection, was
bestowed upon Muslims. So long as the world remains, no new prophet will come and the followers of
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have got to perform the duty of removing the corruption from this world.
Are the Muslims with their current state of affairs fit for this job? Still their leadership status should
continue because Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the Last Prophet! Recollect all the datas again :
Warring of doom to the Muhammadans after 1500 years; the news of the (spiritual) destruction of Arabs
after the desecration of Ka’aba; all the signs of Muslims’ dethronment being obvious yet the leadership
of the world with them. I shiver while writing it but it cannot be denied that all these facts point towards
one direction : “Substitution or Change of Race” that has been prophecied by the Qur’an at numerous
places. In other words, the leadership of the followers of Muhammad (PBUH) will again be restored
through a new race embracing The Truth. Look at the following few ayah of the Qur’an related to the
substitution of one race by another :
*
“If it were His will, He could destroy you, O people, and create another race; for He hath power
to do this”. (4:133)
*
“Because God will never change the Grace which He hath bestowed on a people until they
change what is in their (own) souls : and verily God is He who heareth and knoweth (all things)” (8:53)
*
“Behold, ye are those invited to spend (of your substance) in the way of God; but among you are
some that are niggardly. But any who are niggardly are so at the expense of their own souls. But
God is free of all wants, and it is ye that are needy. If you turn back (from the path), He will substitute in
your stead another people, then they would not be like you” (47:38)
*
“(The same Messenger is also sent for) others of them (i.e. Ummis, the unlettered), who have not
yet joined them (i.e the firsts): and He is Exalted in Might, Wise” (62:3)
*
“O ye who believe! If any from among you turn back from his faith, soon will God produce a
people whom He will love and they will love Him-lovely with the believers, mighty against the
rejecters, fighting in the way of God, and never afraid of the reproaches of such as find fault. That is the
grace of God, which He will bestow on whom He pleaseth, and God encompasseth all and He knoweth
all things.” (5:54)
*
“Unless ye go forth, He will punish you with a grievous penalty, and put others in your place; but
Him ye would not harm in the least, for God hath power over all things.” (9:39)
God forbid; Is the warning of substituting a new race only a fake cry like that of lion! lion!
Verily the Word of God is always true. Even if we try our utmost we won’t be able to change the will of
God. However, our duty is to make such efforts as not to be included in doomed people. Besides, we
must attempt to get included in the people in whom God entrusts the leadership of all races. We can do
this provided we know which race deserves this honour. Such a guidance do we receive from Prophet
Muhammad. See for example : “When, in Mecca, Abu Zar Ghifari embraced Islam at the august hands
of the holy Prophet, he (the Prophet) said: ‘An oasis has been displayed before me and I think, it was
Yasrib(Madina) only. Will you carry my message to the people? It is likely that they get benefited and
you rewarded (for this).”9 Obviously, if it comes to one’s knowledge that such and such race is going to
embrace The Truth, then the people who take the lead in getting them accept it will be specially
rewarded.
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Are we Momin (the true believers) in the sight of Allah?
Before proceeding, let us remove this misconception from our minds that mere recitation of La
Ilaha illallah (there is no God but Allah) makes one entitled to paradise. The Jews used to say the same :
‘Even if we go to Hell it will be just for a brief period because once we are punished for our misdeeds
we will enter paradise permanently.’ In a Hadith given in Al Bukhari and Al Muslim (most authentic
books of Hadith) it is stated that the Prophet (PBUH) said : ‘you will behave exactly like the races
before you.’ The holy companions asked, “Do the races imply the Jews and the Christians?” The
Prophet replied, “Who else!”
No one knows how many of us are the Momins in the sight of God and how many either
hypocrites or practical disbelievers. In order to know the implications of the term hypocrite let us revive
the following story of Umar.
One day while he was holding the office, caliph, Umar knocked at the door of Huzaifa, a
confidant of the Prophet. In a weary and gloomy mood he said to Huzaifa, “Swear in the name of Allah
that you will speak the truth”. Huzaifa implored, “what are you going to ask, O Emir of Muslims”. Umar
said, “No, swear first that you will give me a truthful account.” Then in a state of extreme commotion he
said, “The Holy Prophet has told you the names of all the hypocrites of Madina. Speak honestly if my
name figures in the list.”
God Gracious! Hazrat Umar, to whom the good news of paradise has already been conveyed,
has the fright of being a hypocrite! He used to say: Belief is the name of the intermediary state between
hope and fear. If I come to know that every person except one will go to paradise I will have the fear of
being that person; and if (I come to know that) every person except one will go to Hell, I will have the
hope in Allah’s benediction of being that one lone person”. Ponder for sometime. If the touchstone of
Belief and hypocrisy is even one tenth of this, how many Muslims can verily be called the Believers,
keeping also in view the warning of the Qur’an: “The Hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the
fire”. (4:145)
Who may that race be?
Let us now attempt to find out the race upon which God would bestow the honour of leadership
of all other races of the world. If God and His Messenger have guided us with the news of the change
and its timing, then the reference to that race may also be found. Let us glance through the translated
ayah of the Qur’an pertaining to the change or substitution of race.
In the translation of ayah 38 of Sura 47 (Muhammad) Abdur Razzaaq, Abd Bin Hamid, Tirmizi,
Ibne Jarir, Ibne Abi Hatam, Tabrani and Baihaqi have quoted Abu Hurairah who narrated : When the
Holy Prophet recited the ayah “if you turn your backs....”, his companions asked, “O messenger of
Allah, who are these people who will replace us after we turn our backs, and they won’t be the like of
us.” Then the Prophet patted on the shoulders of Salman and said, “He is the man and his race is the
race. I swear in the name of Allah, in whose hand is my life, even if the faith goes to the Pleiades, these
people of Persia will trace it out even from there.”10 A similar Hadith has been mentioned in the context
of ayah 3 of Sura Jum’a in Al-Bukhari.
I quote below the narrations given in the commentary of ayah 54, Sura Maida, in Tafsir-Fat’hul
Qadir :
*
Ibne Jarir reports from Shuri’h Bin Uba’id : when this ayah was revealed by God, Umar asked,
“O Messenger of Allah! does it mean, I and my people?” (the Prophet) said, “No, but this man and his
people (pointing towards) Abu Musa Ash’ari.”
*
A’yazul Ash’ari narrated : The Prophet pointed towards Abu Musa Ash’ari and said, “this man
and his race.”11
*
Abu Musa Ash’ari narrated : I recited this ayah before the Holy prophet and he said, “O Abu
Musa Ash’ari, this means you and your race-the people of Yemen.”12
12
*
Narrated Ibne Abbas that the Prophet said, in connection with this ayah, “It means people
coming from Yemen.”13
In ayah, 39 of Sura Toba, Shokani writes in Tafsire Fath’ul Qadir vol II, P. 345: “It is controversial as
who are those people. It has been said that they are Yemenites and it also has been said that they are
Persian. Without an authentic proof the exact identity of the race can never be determined.”
The important point to concentrate upon is, whether (God forbid) the true Messenger of Allah
could have told such controversial statements: that is to Salman Farsi that they are Persian, and to Abu
Musa Ash’ari, who was from Yemen, that they are Yemenites. Never, and certainly not. Consequently
we have to find some relevancy between these apparently contradictory statements. Throughout the
world, India is the only country where these two races-Persian and Yemenese-have come together. The
people of Persia (Iranian) belong to Aryan race that had settled in the North India. similarly a large
number of the people belonging to the Dravidian race of South India had settled in Yemen. Buddhists of
Sindh namely Med, Sababja, Siyabja and Ahamrah races had also settled is Yemen.14 Even today we
find there a great impact of the Indian civilization. The splendid forts like Hind, Hinda, Sham or Shyam,
Ryam still exist there.15 The coming together of these two different races in India is an ideal example of
the administration of the administrator of this universe so that the prophecies of the Holy Prophet, which
at the time appeared contradictory, turn out to be true.
It is very important to point here out that Iranians and their sympathizers resort to the narrations
referring to Salman Farsi whenever they discuss about the present revolution of Iran. Not doubting their
intents, we assume that the narrations regarding Abu Musa Ash’ari may not have come into their view.
Abu Musa, who had played a pivotal role in converting Jats to Islam.16
Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi, a great propagator of Shah Wali-Ullah’s philosophy, writes in the
commentary of ayah 3 of sura Jum’a “I believe that Wa akharina minhum (others of them) verily refers
to the people of Persia and India as well as their followers.”17 Let us also look at the following prophecy
of Shah-Waliullah: “One thing, I verily believe, is that if Hindus strengthen their firm domination upon
India in every respect, even then it is necessary and certain, as per wisdom of Allah that He should
inspire the Hindu nobles and leaders to embrace Islam as their own religion.”18
The first part of this prophecy, made during the Mughal period, has turned out to be true which
means that at present the Hindus are dominant in India for all practical purposes. God willing, the next
part of the prophecy i.e. their acceptance of Islam as their own religion will also come true.
I think I have presented a few arguments which are sufficient to prove that there are two sections
of Muhammad’s (PBUH) Ummah (followers) : one comprises the present followers whose span is 1500
years, and the second, the Hindus of India who will collectively accept Islam as their own religion after
which they will enjoy the status of the leadership of the whole world.
After listening to this heart shaking news one immediate reaction of yours may be to shrug it off
and consider it a mere fantasy full of invented parables. On the other hand, finding yourself engulfed in
emergencies you may decide to reform yourself, start considering though fully about your objectives and
think over the strategy of extending invitation to those people who are going to lead the world. If in their
becoming the Believers we also contribute a little, then verily it will be a great success of ours. Even
otherwise, the Word of God is always true and does not need even an iota of help from us.
The warning of substitution given in ayah 39 of Sura Toba has been clarified still further in ayah
40. “If ye help not (the Prophet), it is no matter: For God did indeed help him when the Unbelievers
drove him out: he had no more than a companion. They two were in the cave, and he said to his
companion, ‘Have no fear, for God is with us’. Then God sent down His peace upon him, and
strengthened
him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to the depths the word of the unbelievers. But the word
of God is exalted to the height, for God is Exalted in Might, Wise.” (9:40)
13
“If the present Muslims are not eager to fulfill their duty then, undoubtedly, God will bring to life a new race
and prepare them to fulfill the mission of Islam” (Syed Suleiman Nadvi, Ma’ arif,
January,
1939.)
THE PROPHET OF THE HINDU RACE
Wonder-struck Krishna Menon:
It is said that once during his stay in London Krishna Menon was with his friends when suddenly
a friend of his addressed him thus: “This friend, sitting in front of you is a Jew. He asserts that he
possesses a divine Scripture called The Torah and this book of theology was given to them by God
through Moses.”
“I know it,” answered Krishna Menon.
Next, this very friend of his pointed towards a Christian and said, “He is a Christian and he too professes
to be in possession of a divine Scripture, namely, The Gospel which God has sent unto them through
Jesus.”
“I know that too”, Krishna Menon answered with a smile as if he was astonished by the repetition of
these universally known facts. But the speaker was serious and, pointing towards a Muslim, started his
topic again. “Here is our Muslim friend. He too professes to be in possession of divine Scripture The
Qur’an and the personage through whom God sent this book of theology is Prophet Muhammad.
“Dear brother, I am fully aware of these things”, Krishna Menon answered in an extremely wonderstruck mood.
“Exactly” said the same friend, “every one of us is absolutely aware of these facts. But my dear friend,
none of us knows who was the first human being to be inspired by The Vedas, which you call Adi
Granth-the earliest, the most ancient and the great Book of theology from God to the mankind.”
If is said that in the midst of the inquisitive smile and surprise in the entire gathering, Krishna
Menon, for the first time, got genuinely wonder-struck. He fell in a thoughtful silence as if he had
realized for the first time he felt a vacuum in the professed scholarship of the Vedic philosophers. The
Messengers through whom God sent The Torah, The Gospel and the Qur’an to men are known. If the
Vedas are also, like these, the word of God and thereby, Holy Scriptures then who was the prophet who
brought them from God. The event may be a fact or a fiction but, undoubtedly, the questions raised here
will have been lurking in the minds of the followers of the Vedic religion for the last thousands of years.
The people of Noah too have lost their prophet:
Hindus accept that Ramayana and Mahabharata are written by human beings but the majority of
them regard the Vedas as the word of God. However, they fail to tell through which prophet these were
sent to the world. They have lost their prophets in mythologies. Each religious community of the world
regards the personage associated with its scripture as its prophet but Hindus are the only religious race
who have forgotten their original prophet. Keep this fact in mind and concentrate upon the following
Hadith of the Mishkat (a book of the Hadith)
“Narrated Abu Sa’id : Allah’s Messenger said: Noah and his people will come (on the Day of
Resurrection) and Allah will ask (Noah), ‘Did you convey (the Message)’? He will reply, ‘Yes, my
Lord!’ Then Allah will ask Noah’s people, ‘Did Noah convey My Message to you?’ They will reply,
“No; no prophet came to us.’ Then Allah will ask Noah, ‘Who will stand a witness for you?’ He will
reply, ‘Muhammad and his followers (will stand witness for me).’ So I and my followers will stand as
witnesses for him (that he conveyed Allah’s Message).”1
Here are the points to ponder upon: On the one hand, Hadith tells us that the people of Noah will
refuse to recognise him as their prophet, and, on the other hand we know that of all the religious
communities only Hindus do not know their prophet. Again, on the one hand we know that after the
change the Hindu people will be the followers of Muhammad, the present Muslims being a means of
bringing about this change and on the other hand, the Hadith also states that after Noah’s people refuse
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to recognise Noah, the followers of Muhammad (PBUH) will bear witness that Noah had conveyed
the message of God to them. In other words, the witnesses, among the followers of Muhammad, will be
knowing the relation between Noah and his people. Shouldn’t we infer from these obvious proofs that
the present Hindus are the people of Noah?
Hindus are the people of Noah:
Even otherwise, it is an established fact that the Vedic religion is the oldest of all the religions of
the world and Noah the earliest of all the prophets with Shari’at (the revealed law). But, before taking it
for granted, it is very essential to investigate it from the Vedic religion itself. For the time being let us
not accept this claim of Hindus that The Vedas are the Word of God but we should at least investigate
that who, according to their scriptures, was the prophet to whom they were revealed. A French writer,
A.J.A. Dubois, who studied the Hindu religion and Indian civilization for forty years subsequently,
wrote a voluminous and most authentic book of its kind2 on Hindu rituals, customs, manners and
traditions. Some of the facts, he related in this book will certainly be of vital interest to our readers:
“Suffice it to remark that a celebrated personage, revered by the Hindus, and known to them as
Mahanuvu, escaped the calamity in an ark, in which also the seven famous Penitents of India were... The
appellation Mahanuvu.... is a compound of two words-Maha, great and Nuvu, which undoubtedly is the
same as Noah.”3
“It is practically admitted that India was inhabited very soon after the Deluge, which made a
desert of the whole world....”14
“It is definitely stated in the Markandeya Purana and in the Bhagavata that this event
caused the destruction of all mankind, with the exception of the seven famous Rishis or penitents whom
I have often had occasion to mention, and who were saved from the universal destruction by means of
an ark, of which Vishnu himself was the pilot. Another great personage called Manu, who, as I have
tried elsewhere to show, was no other than the great Noah himself, was also saved along with the seven
great penitents.... The universal flood is not, to my knowledge, more clearly referred to in the writings of
any heathen nation that has preserved the tradition of this great event, or described in a manner more in
keeping with the narrative of Moses, that is in the Hindu books to which I have referred.
It is certainly remarkable that such testimony should be afforded us by a people whose antiquity
has never been called in question.....”5
The details about the event of Noah and the Deluge have also been given in the Bhavishya Purana and
the Matsya Purana, the references of which will be given in the chapters to follow.
The word Manu has been used for a number of Hindu religious personages6 but Manu who
figures most in the puranas, the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures is Noah undoubtedly. Even in the
Vedas the mention of Noah by the name Manu is at 75 places. The English translator-commentator of
the Vedas, Griffith writes in explaining the word Manu, in one of the mantras: “Manu is the man par
excellence, or the representative man and father of the human race, regarded as the first institutor of
sacrifices and religious ceremonies.”7
Besides these references of Noah in the Vedas and the purans, I am presenting here yet another
authentic proof of the affiliation of Hindu race with Noah. Generally speaking, the relation between a
race and its prophet can be established by the calendar which, in one way or the other, starts with the
prophet himself. For example, Muslims count their calendar from prophet Muhammad’s Hijrah
(Migration from Mecca to Madina), and the Christians theirs, from the departure of Jesus. Like-wise the
Hindu people count the time of their main events from Noah’s times, and, thereby, count the period that
elapsed since the Deluge in terms of sixty years as one year. Dubois writes “......the commencement of
the true era of the Hindus, that is to say, of their Kali-yuga, dates from about the same time as the epoch
of the Deluge-an event clearly recognised by them and very distinctly mentioned by their authors, who
give it the name of Jala-pralayam, or the Flood of waters......And curiously enough, in all their ordinary
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transactions of life, in the promulgation of all their acts, in the their monuments, the Hindus date
everything from the subsidence of the flood...... Their public and private events are always reckoned by
the year of the various cycles of sixty years which have elapsed since the Deluge.”8
These are a few examples of Noah’s unique affiliation with Hindu history and scriptures. We
have also seen from the Hadith of Al Bukhari, quoted in the beginning of this chapter, that the people of
Noah will not recognise him as their Prophet and we also know that in spite of having a close relation
with Noah, the entire Hindu race at present does not know him. It is also clear from this Hadith that on
the Day of Resurrection the Muslims will testify that Noah had brought the Message of God unto his
people. We also know that various other Hadiths also hinted at the race emerging finally as the true
followers of Prophet Muhammad.
From all these testimonies it is obvious that after getting included amongst the followers of
Prophet Muhammad they (Hindus) alone will be the witnesses on the day of Resurrection. However, in
spite of all these testimonies the final and the most authentic proof needs to be discussed-it is the Holy
Qur’an.
Evidence from the Qur’an:
All the people of the world have been divided into two races: Semitic race and Non-Semitic race.
In non-Semitic races are included the Aryans, and in Semitic race the Jews, the Christians and the
Children of Isma’il from Arabic peninsula. The Qur’an also bears testimony to this division of the world
into two races, and attributes the origin of one of these races to Noah:
“Those were some of the prophets on whom God did bestow His Grace,-of the posterity of
Adam, and of those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah; and of the posterity
of
one race
-other
Abraham, and Israel-of those whom We guided and -other race chose.” (19:58)
race
This ayah of the Qur’an implies that in the posterity of Adam are to be found two different races:
one of Noah and his companions, the other that of Abraham and Israel or what can be termed as the
children of Ismael, and the Children of Israel. We know that the children of both Ismael and Israel are
Semitic races. It is obvious, therefore, that Noah’s companions and their posterity should belong to NonSemitic or Aryan race. The Aryan races inhabit largely in India, besides various other countries of the
world.
The question, how to label the posterity of Noah’s companions as Noah’s “Ummah” should not
arise because in order to be an “Ummah” of a particular prophet it is not obligatory to be from his
posterity. We are Muslims, the “Ummah” of Prophet Muhammad even though most of us are not from
his pedigree. We are his ‘Ummah’ because we accept him as our prophet. Among the Jews those who
accepted Jesus as their prophet were called “Ummah” of Jesus Christ (Christians). With Noah only few
of his companions were saved from the Deluge who were believers as well as his followers. Since the
posterity of Noah’s companions or the present Hindus of Aryan ancestry do not accept the prophets after
Noah as their prophets, we have termed them as Noah’s Ummah or the people of Noah or Noah’s race
in these essays. It is a different question that these people do not recognise even Noah in his true
capacity, which is what I meant by saying that they have lost their prophet in mythologies.
But
many that
are first will be
last, and the last
first.
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(Matthew 19:30)
MENTION OF THE HINDU RACE IN THE QUR’AN
An allegation against the Qur’an:
I have overheard a large number of sincere Hindus, who are greatly impressed by Islam and
acknowledge greatness of the Qur’an, complaining that though there is mention of other races in the
Qur’an, there is no mention of the Hindu race. When we attempt to answer their complaints through
various elusive explanations, aren’t we becoming unknowingly or unintentionally a party to the leveling
of this allegation against the Qur’an?
I quote here from the book Masabihul Islam written in Urdu by Shri Ganga Prasad Upadhyai :
“At so many places in the Qur’an it has been stated that God had been sending different prophets to
guide the different races but none of these has been mentioned in particular. The strange thing is that the
most ancient races like Hindus and Chinese etc., whose civilization is thousands of years old, are not
even hinted at. It seems as if this divine inspiration called the Qur’an or the Word of God has nothing to
do with human races of the world in general.”1
Verily the first people spoken to by the Qur’an were Arabs. But if it is not merely a 1400 year
old book but a book that accounts for all the events and circumstances to come then how is it possible
that it makes no mention of the oldest of all religious races which had been living in this world
thousands of years before the Qur’an was revealed and still continues to exist in a large number. It is an
allegation against the Qur’an! Did we ever try to trace out the name or reference of the Hindu race in the
Qur’an? The word ‘Hindu’ is nowhere in the Qur’an but is the word ‘Chistian’ there? Shall we
conclude, thereby, that there is no mention of Christians in the Qur’an? The Qur’an, on the other hand,
uses the word Nasara for Christians. No Christian of the world calls himself Nasara though we know
for certain that those people who call themselves Christians are phrased as Nasara by Qur’an. Like
wise, the people who call themselves Hindus may have been mentioned by some other name in the
Qur’an.
No research has yet been done about the names of all the races mentioned in the
Qur’an.
There are a number of races mentioned in the Qur’an whose identity is yet to be traced by its
commentators. These are As’habur Rass and Qaum-e-Tubb’a. The Sabean in particular have been
mentioned (in the Qur’an) at various places along with the Jews and the Christians as if they are a big
and one of the most prominent races of the world. For example : “Lo! of those who believe (in the
Qur’an) and those who follow the Jewish (Scriptures) and the Christians and the Sabeans, whoever
believe in God and the Last Day (the Day of Resurrection) and work righteousness shall have their
reward with their Lord: up on them shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve.” (2:62)
In this ayah the Sabeans have been mentioned along with the Muslims, the Jews and the
Christians. Besides, wherever the Sabeans have been mentioned in the Qur’an, it is along with these big
races. We have not still been able to trace out this most important race, whereas, like the Muslims, the
Jews and the Christians, they must at present and for the times to come, be as one of the prominent
religious communities of the world. If we concentrate we will know that the field of our research has
extremely narrowed. How many prominent religious communities are still in the world besides the
Muslims, the Jews and the Christians? The Sabeans verily should be one of them. Let us look at it from
a different angle.
Among the prophets of great stature the most important ones repeatedly referred to in the Qur’an
are Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and lastly Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). See for example :
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i)
“And remember We took from the prophets their covenant, as (We did) from thee
(O’Muhammed),
from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary. We took from
them A solemn covenant”. (33:7)
ii)
“The same religion has He established for you as the one which He enjoined on Noah-That
which We have sent by inspiration to thee-and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and
Jesus....”
(42:13)
We notice in these Qur’anic ayah that the big races mentioned together are the Muslims, the Christians,
the Jews and the Sabeans. Similarly, the prophets of great stature mentioned here together and also at
other places, are Muhammad, Jesus, Moses and Noah. Amongst these, the Muslims regard Muhammad
as their prophet, the Christians to Jesus, and Jews to Moses. But about the Sabeans? We do not know.
Consider again: the people of Muhammad are called the Muslims, of Jesus the Christians, and of Moses
the Jews. But what about the people of Noah? No one knows. Is it probable that the people of Noah have
been called the Sabeans2?
The Sabeans are the people of Noah:
Tafsir Ibne Kasir (the commentary of the Qur’an by Ibne Kasir) also refers to the statement of
Abdul Rahman bin zaid that the Sabeans claimed to be the people of Noah.
I have gathered below the sayings along with my notes as well as the explanations, regarding the
Sabeans, given by Hazrat Umar, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Is’haq, Abu Al-zanad, Qartabi, Allama Ibne
Timiya, Imam Gazali, Imam Raghib, Mua’alim, Ibne Jarir, Ibne Kasir, Imam Suheli, Allama Showkani,
Qazi Baizavi, Abdul Majid Daryabadi and Syed Suleiman Nadvi.
1.
They were the inhabitants of the same place in Iraq where Abraham was born. [It has
been affirmed by the excavation of the ruins of Orr, the birth place of Abraham, and the Indian
civilization at Harappa and Mesopotomia that there has been a close relation among these two
civilizations.]
2.
They were ‘the people of the Book’. [It can be inferred from the references of the
Sabeans in the Qur’an because they have always been mentioned along with those who were the people
of the Book. Which book or Scripture Noah brought to the Sabeans
will be discussed later.]
3.
They used to recite La Ilaha illallah (there is no God but Allah) but were still
polytheists.[that the kalma of the Hindus is also La Ilaha illallah will be analysed in the
following
pages.]
4.
They used to offer prayers (Namaz) facing Yemen. [It has also been established by the
studies of civilizations that a large number of the Hindu race had settled in Yemen. We still find there
the forts called Shyam and Hind.]
5.
The Sabean is a non-Arabic, rather than an Arabic name.
6.
They were the worshippers of the Angels. [In Hindu religion most of the gods are the
distorted versions of Angels. They worship them.]
7.
They had a firm faith in Astronomy. [Among all the races of the world there is hardly any
race which has such a keen interest in Astronomy as the Indian Hindu race has.]
8.
They were the worshippers of the stars. [The worship of stars is part of the customs of
the present Hindu race.]
9.
They were the worshippers of the Fire. [The fire worship at the time of Havan, marriage
and death rites is still in vogue in the Hindus.]
10.
They were Zoroastrian race of Persian descent. [Zoroastrians are also fire-worshippers
like Hindus. They are Aryans and the Aryans came to India from there only.]
11.
They used to perform Ablution a number of times during the day. [In the world the
importance of ablution or bathing in a ceremonial way is most prominent in Hinduism. None of their
prayers is complete without bathing. Besides, on some occasions the collective bath is obligatory on
their part.]
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12.
They were proselytes [That the same Hindu race will accept the Truth has already been
proved in the previous chapter.]
13.
They were subjugating and credulous. [About the substitution of this race there is a
reference towards them in Hadith, as has been pointed out in the previous chapter.]
Such are the diverse, and even contradictory, conceptions of our scholars and commentators
regarding The Sabeans and, surprisingly enough, all these come true about the Hindu race. Even if the
different commentators in different ages had different opinions regarding the Sabeans, at present all
these qualities are found in this (Hindu) race alone. It might be that in the past all the groups having the
above qualities and conceptions had migrated to and assembled in India. I do not think there is still any
place of doubt left as to who are the Sabeans. It is possible that in early ages the definition of the
Sabeans could have been applied to different groups but in the present age, it is crystal clear as to who
are meant by the Sabeans.
The discussion will remain incomplete if we do not mention here that even Hazrat Shah
Waliullah regarded the Sabeans as Aryans as can be attested to by the following references. “Christ was
verily a saint who attempted to carry his teachings to non-Israeli people or, in other words, to the
Sabeans or the Aryan races.”3 “Iran at that time was the centre of Aryans or the Sabeans. Prior to it India
enjoyed the status of being the centre4.” Besides, see also Maulana Syed Suleiman Nadvi’s assertion, in
which he too regards the Sabeans as the inhabitants of the ancient India: “Just as there are Magdub
(wrath earners) and dal (the people who went astray) among the people of the Book, there are similar
other communities, in our opinion, with similar temperamental conditions among those who resemble
the People of the Book. The two communities that the Qur’an familiarizes us with, are the Zoroastrians
and the Sabeans which include the inhabitants of the Ancient Persia and India.”5
At the end let us also take into account that a small sect is found in Iraq and Syria which calls
itself
‘Subi’. These people do not acknowledge any prophet after Hazrat Yahya (Jonah of the Bible) and it is
most likely that the Qur’an may have called them the Sabeans too. But renowned researchers and
discerning thinkers like Suleiman Nadvi and Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi have identified the Sabeans as
the Hindu race only. Verily they will be knowing about the sect ‘Subi’. Besides, there is hardly any such
quality in this ‘Subi’ sect, in addition to their being the people of the Book, as commentators have
attributed to the Sabeans-these I have already mentioned above.
According to my understanding, the different terminologies used in the Qur’an have been
applied to different communities at a time, and some times to different communities at different times.
Therefore, it is possible that the term, ‘The Sabeans’ used in the Qur’an may also be applicable to the
‘Subi’ sect (referred to above) but, undoubtedly, the Hindu race is also included in the definition of the
Sabeans.
COMMON FEATURES AND ETERNAL KINSHIP
Review of tendencies and relations is necessary:
It is very important for us to examine the times we are passing through after the spiritual death of
the Arabs. A race changed in Arabia 1400 years ago and a race is about to change in India now. It is
very essential, therefore, to compare the religious tendencies and corruptions of the two. We shall also
analyse the common features in Hinduism and Islam. It too is not less important to glance through
social, cultural, geographical and spiritual connections of Arabs and Indians because we have to
understand in all respects the race we are going to invite towards the Truth. Let us, therefore, review the
corruptions of the polytheists of Mecca and the present Hindu race.
Astonishing resemblance:
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A Hadith of the Holy Prophet states: “Islam originated an stranger and it will revert to being
an stranger as in the beginning. So it is a great news for strangers.....”1 Aren’t we passing through a
similar period of the strangeness of Islam through which the Messenger of God and his holy companions
in Mecca had passed?
*
They (the polytheists of Mecca) used to worship hundreds of idols and these (the present Hindus)
worship the thousands of them. Since then we do not come across any other race that worships the
hundreds and thousands of idols.
*
They used to bury their daughters alive, these burn their own women alive, and in some parts of
Rajasthan the daughters are being still murdered the moment they are born.
*
They used to bring before the Messenger of God various formulas of mutual compromise like
“don’t vilify our idols, we will accept your God”, these people also, from time to time put before us the
similar formulae of compromises like “accept the religion of humanity by picking up the good things
from every religion”. None of the followers of any other religion or sect like the Jews, the Christians or
the Communists dare say such a thing. They call only their own way of life, good.
*
One of their groups used to circumbulate Ka’aba nakedly, and some of these, also worship
nakedly.
*
They had lost their scriptures (the Scripture revealed unto Abraham was nowhere to be
found)and these have lost their prophet (These people call the Vedas, the word of God but the prophet
un to whom they were revealed is not known to them).
What a strange resemblance is there between the religious tendencies of these two communitiesone amongst whom we live today and the other amongst whom the Holy Prophet had been sent in
Mecca.
The highest degree of religious corruption where the idolaters and polytheists of Mecca had
reached during the days of Muhammad (PBUH) can exactly be found amongst the present Hindu race.
One should never be astonished, therefore, by the history repeating itself and by this race’s being
selected for substitution. Nobody could have imagined even the people of Mecca collectively embracing
Islam few years prior to it. Only the holy companions of the Prophet had a firm faith in the prophecies of
the Almighty and subsequently the people witnessed the greatest of the miracles taking place. Even
today, though it might appear impossible to a few, I have a firm faith in the prophecies of God and His
true Messenger.
Common traditions of Hindus and Muslims
*
The Hindus are the earliest race with Shari’at (the Revealed Law) and the Muslims the last and
God’s wisdom has assembled them together in one country, India.
*
All the ancient temples and mosques in India have been constructed facing Ka’aba. Dubois
writes in his book:
“The structure of the large temples, both ancient and modern, is everywhere the same..... Their
architectural monuments, such as they exist today....... the entrance of the great pagodas..... Faces the
east, a position which is observed in all their temples, great and small.”2
The Muslims know the reason of their mosques being in this direction, towards Ka’aba, but the Hindus
do not. Different people give different explanations but no one has got the factual knowledge. May it be
due to their old association with Ka’aba a fact which they have absolutely forgotten now? The customs
have still remained where as the reality is lost. Even the pyre of the Hindus, like the graves of The
Muslims, is always in the North-South direction.
*
The Muslims circumbulate Ka’aba seven times during Haj and Umrah 3 and the Hindus, at the
time of marriage, take pledge after making seven rounds around fire.
*
The attire the Muslims use at the time of Haj, consists of the two pieces of unstitched cloth, one
fastened round the waist and another to cover the upper body. Since thousands of years the Hindus too
have been wearing the similar kind of dress at the time of visiting the places of pilgrimage. This dress is
considered so sacred by them that in its changed version their men have been using it in the form of
‘Dhoti’ and women in the form of ‘Sari’ even in their diurnal life.
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*
At the time of Haj and Umrah when it is compulsory for the Muslims to cut hair and better
still to shave it. The Hindus too have been shaving off their hair at the time of pilgrimage for thou sands
of years.
*
While performing Haj or Umrah when the Muslims are in Ahram (the holy dress) their men are
not allowed to wear such shoes as would cover their insteps. During these days Hawai Chappals are
used so that only two fillets remain on the insteps and no difficulty is caused while walking also. While
on pilgrimage the Hindus have always been using filletless wooden sandals having only a peg like
thumb on them.
*
The Muslims name the child on A’qiqah4 (The Muslim ceremony of shaving the head of a newly
born child on the seventh day after birth and a sacrifice made on that day.) and shave his head. The
Hindus from the early beginning shave the head of the baby at a similar occasion, called by them Nam
karan Sanskar.
Can you even imagine that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had borrowed (God forbid) these
manners and customs from Hinduism 1400 years ago? The fact is that this race has an old affiliation
with Ka’aba and they are the only religious community in the world that has still retained its traditions
even in the form of meaningless rituals. If Noah had given these customs connected with Ka’aba to his
people, then Moses and Jesus too would have given to theirs. With the passage of time, the truth about
Ka’aba has been lost. While the various other races have lost these related customs too, it (Hindu race)
is the only race that has still retained them in one or the other form. There are hundreds of identical
examples which I am not quoting here for fear of prolonging this discussion, but it must be clearly
understood that the unique and precious quality of this race is that if their lost truths are revived back for
them, then their understanding of Islam will be easier as compared to other races. The defect of ignoring
the reality at the cost of rites has already crept in even amongst the Muslims. It had been realized by the
famous Urdu poet Iqbal when he said:
The reality is lost in the storiesThis community is lost in the absurdities.
But the book given to the Muslims and the Prophet sent unto them are preserved and protected till the
Last Day. The Muslims will find their lost realities and essentials once they refer to the Qur’an and the
Holy prophet. If the Vedas, as the Hindu scholars assert, is the name of the divine knowledge and not of
any particular book, then it is to be concluded that the Book as well as prophet of the Hindu race are
lost. We can return their essentials to them once we search their prophet and the Scripture for them.
Kinship is eternally ancient:
Kinships and relations are not made, they are eternally ancient. These are not merely physical but also
spiritual irrespective of the tune of their getting manifested. This universal law is true not only of the
individual relations but also of the relations between group and races. Not only the human but also
animal, plant and mineral relations follow the same principle of being ancient It is a separate topic of
which there are obvious scientific proofs. Keeping this in view, let us see the relation of the substituting
race (Hindus) and their abode, India, with Arabs, the place of birth of Prophet Muhammad and the
Arabs. I quote below the extracts from the works of various renowned researchers.
“In 1000 B.C. the people of Saba from Yemen also strengthened their commercial ties with
India. The historian Josephus has written that during the age of Solomon, 950 B.C., there were
commercial ties between Sapara, a place near Bombay, and Palestine. In this way the Indian Muslim,
Chhint (a kind of cloth) and kerchiefs were popular among the Arabs, the references of which can be
found in the Arabic poetry..... All the epithaps and inscriptions of Mauryan dynasty in Andhra have been
written in Aramaic i.e., in Arabic style. Ashoka’s epithaps have also been found written from right to
left.”5
“Now the question arises how 5000 years ago, the Arabic language was in vogue in Yudhishtra’s
court in India. An answer to this question may be that 5000 years ago there was the domination of
Abrahamic religion in this country.”6
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One of the Indian communities was also found in Arabia since ancient times and Arabs used to
call it ‘Med’.
“Astakhri has written that in all cities of Sindh the religion of non-Muslims is Buddhism and
with them there is a race called Med..... After Jat and Med there has been in Arabia from ancient days,
another race called Siyabaja or Sababaja..... Balazary in Futuhul Baldan and Ibne Khaldun in his
History have repeatedly used Siyabaja..... In Arabia one more Indian race had settled to which the Arabs
used to give the titles like Hamra, Ahamra, or Ahamarah”.7
“It is very surprising that the word ‘Hind’ should have been so dear to the Arabs that they named
their ladies after the name of this country. Consequently this name has the same kind of importance in
the Arabic poetry as Laila and Shirin in the Persian poetry”.8
The books of research scholars abound in such details. In Urdu, in particular, Maulana Suleiman
Nadvi and Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri have written very comprehensive books on the Indo-Arab relations.
I have presented here a few references sufficient enough to reveal that the ancient Indo-Arab relation
had not only been social and cultural but also spiritual. For example “Researchers do not even hesitate to
affirm that Arabs used to call Buzasif to Buddha only.”9
I have come across numerous legends regarding the religious connections and even the
prophethood. Today, the Muslims generally believe that all the prophets mentioned in the Qur’an were
from Arabian Peninsula only but the people who profess it do not explain into which part of Arab,
Egypt, Iraq or Syria Adam and Noah were sent as prophets. Whatever the researchers have been able to
find in this connection is briefly presented here.
Adam in India:
An interesting fact is that on Mount Sarandeep there is an impression of a very large foot which
the followers of various religions consider to be sacred. The Muslims and Christians call it the foot
impression of Adam, the Buddhists that of Buddha and the Hindus that of Shiva. The wonderful legend
is not without any basis. There are similar references in the history of the Arabs.
“The Arabs claim that their relation with India is not merely a few thousand years old but right
from the beginning it has been their paternal land. In Hadiths and Tafsirs wherever the legend of Adam
has been mentioned it has frequently been reported that when Adam was thrown out of the celestial
paradise he was put upon a terrestrial paradise, called India. He put his first step on Sarandeep (Sri
Lanka), the impression of which still exists upon this mountain. In the commentaries (Tafsir) of Ibne
Jarir, Ibne Abi Hatam, and Hakam it is stated that the place in India where Adam was made to descend
is Dajna. Can it be concluded then that this Dajna is Dakhna or Dakkhin, a famous name attributed to
the Southern part of India?”10
Here is a proof from one of the books of commentaries of the Holy Qur’an: “Ibne Abbas has said
that the Tanur (Oven) of Adam was in India.”11
Let it be clear that the commentators and scholars have still not been able to trace out the place
from the Qur’an, the Torah and the Gospel where Adam was made to descend. From the above
reference, as well as from the footprints in Sri Lanka, one gets the clue that this might be the land where
Adam was sent as prophet. Though these inferences may appear to be weak, it is vital to note that about
no other part of the world such legends have been claimed.
Noah in India:
We know from the Qur’an that after Noah’s Deluge the Ark of Noah came to rest upon
(Mountain) Al-Judi which is located at Kurdistan in Iraq. From the Bible we know that his boat came to
rest upon Ararat (Mountain) range. (Judi is a mount of the Ararat range). But commentators have still
not been able to say, in which part of the world Noah preached after the Ark came to rest. It has also not
been found where Noah was for 600 years prior to Deluge. The Torah merely states that after the
Deluge, Noah and his companions assembled together in Babel wherefrom they scattered throughout the
world. “Therefore, its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the
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earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the earth.” (The Bible: Genesis
11:9)
The Qur’an says that water started gushing forth from the Tanur and it was the beginning of the
Deluge: “(Thus it was) till, when our commandment came to pass and the Al-Tanur gushed forth water.
We said: ‘Load there-in two of every kind, a pair (the male and the female).....” (11:40)
‘Tanur’ is not an Arabic but a Persian word used in the sense of an ‘Oven’ in which bread are
baked. Most of the commentators have used it in the same sense and only few have taken it to mean the
surface of the earth: which means that water gushing forth from the surface of the earth. But in the
Qur’an ‘Al’ is used before the word ‘Tanur’ which implies ‘a particular Tanur’. Let us see the
explanations of the scholars in this regard.
“If it is said that the word Tanur has a prefix ‘Al’ (used for the definite article in Arabic) then it
is most probable that Noah already knew it. Hasan Basri reports that the Tanur was made of stone and
Eve used to bake bread in it. Then this Tanur was possessed by Noah and he had been told: ‘Once you
see water gushing forth from the Tanur, embark along with your companions in the Ark.”12
“That this Tanur was of Adam has also been stated by Muhammad Naim Moradabadi in his
commentary of the Qur’an. Earlier we have quoted the statement of Ibne Abbas from Tafsire Fath’ul
Qadir that the Tanur of Adam was in India. Let us look at it from a different perspective. While
collecting together various facts about the word ‘Tanur’, Showkani has written “.....the eighth saying is
that it is a place that exists in India.”13
It won’t be out of place to mention here that when I searched the word in Indian Railway timetable, I found that a place called Tanur is in Kerala and when I attempted to locate it in the map I found the place
Tanur located at the sea shore in the district Malappuram of Kerala. It is on the western shore of India,
separated from Arabia by the Arabian ocean. In the light of the above discussed legends can it be
supposed that it is the same place wherefrom Noah’s Deluge started, as has been illustrated in the
Quran? It correlates all other sayings about Tanur, concluding that the water had started gushing forth
from the Tanur situated at the sea shore and the same is called ‘The Tanur of Adam’.
It should be recollected here that in preceding pages I have authoritatively proved Noah’s vital
connection with Indian races in the guise of Manu. From the above quoted saying of Hasan Basri that
“when you see the Tanur gushing forth water, embark along with your companions upon the Ark....” and
from all other traditions in which it has been stated that ‘this Tanur was of Adam and is in India’, it can
verily be affirmed that Noah, prior to the Deluge.
In his book, Narsingh Aggarwal writes that Aryans came to India with Manu (Noah): “Aryans
who were brought to India by Father Manu were not idolaters.”14 “A lawyer and a researcher of Gujarat,
M. Zaman Khokhra, has revealed, after years of research, that Adam the 2nd (Noah) is buried in Gujarat.
The basis of his assertion is an ancient 240 feet grave yard, located in the suburbs of Badela Sharif, 25
miles away from this famous city of Gujarat which is visited by people for centuries. The popular
opinion about this nine yard grave, almost one furlong away from the village, covered with thick bushes
and shady trees is that it is the grave of Noah’s son or grand son, Hazrat Qabit. But M. Zaman has
proved, with the help of two veterans who can discover what is concealed in graves, that it is not of
Qabit but of Noah himself15. Supporting his argument with references from various other veteran grave
discoverers as well as saints he writes further:
“Badela Sharif is a border village and is situated in the north-east direction near Tandah town.
five miles away from Gujarat. From here begins the Chhamb valley, and the Chinab and Tawi Rivers
flow near by. Before partition Hindus used to call this graveyard Manu Mehrast. Manu Mehrast is a
Sanskrit word and it means “boatman”. The same meaning can be derived from the Hebrew word Noah.
In the classical Sanskrit books it is written that one of the sons of Adam invited all men, animals and
birds together on the Ark. The reference of Noah’s Deluge has also come in ancient scriptures of Aryans
which proves that Noah’s children had scattered up to India right from the very beginning. In Ayina-eGujarat it is written that the inhabitants of Gujarat are the children of Noah’s son Ham, and the Hamians
had constructed splendid buildings and palaces in the environs of Kashmir. With the passage of time
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even the traces of Ham’s grave have vanished but the signs of their coming here are spread in this
broad and wide land in the shape of cities and graveyards. The large heaps of soil and hillocks in the
environs of Badela Sharif testify that sometime back here would have been very splendid villages and
towns of the children of Adam.”16
After going through these research extracts let us look at this reference also: “Yaqut Hamvi has
written that Sindh and Hind were two brothers from the children of Boqir son of yaqtan, son of Ham,
son of Noah and with these two names these countries became popular.”17
Don’t these traditions and researches testify my opinion that before and even after the Deluge
Noah had connections and associations with India? If you segregate these legends and research extracts
about Adam and Noah you might call some of them or every one of them, if taken independently,
unauthentic but after combining them together their position becomes stronger and authentic. Besides, in
no other country do we find claims about the apostleship or demise of these prophets. If all these
researchers have concocted fictions regarding a single fact then it is also very surprising that even the
Arabs should have concocted identical fictions regarding a single fact then it is also very surprising that
even the Arabs should have concocted identical fictions about the relation of Adam and Noah with
India, and not with China, Russia, Japan, Europe, America or Australia.
Even otherwise, these things shouldn’t surprise us in any way for, the people of that age were
sixty metres tall with a life span of almost 1000 years. Their passing through every part of the world
should engender no surprise. The legend of longer life span is very popular, and about the height there is
a Hadith narrated by Abu Hurairah, quoted in Sahih Al Bukhari, Ch. “Kitabul Ambiya”, that “Adam’s
height was sixty metres and since then the height of the people went on decreasing”.
Some other prophets in India:
Verily, not only about Adam and Noah but also about other prophets, there are legends of their
coming to India. I quote some of these here: “Researchers do not hesitate in affirming that the Arabs
used to call Buzasif to Buddha only”18 One of the renowned scholars of the present century, Late
Maulana Manazir Ahsan Gilani also saw the signs of prophethood in Buddha and asserted that ‘Zulkifl’
of the Qur’an and Kapilvastu are the names of the same personage.”19 Even in A.N. Kaningham’s report
of the archaeological monuments (1862-63) we come across the following words: “While explaining
about the mounts of Ayodhya, Kaningham has written that there is a religious place between Muni and
Kabir mounts which is 64 feet from east to west and 47 feet wide. It has in it two graves which are being
attributed to Hazrat Shith and Hazrat Ayyub (Job in Bible).”20.
“Even the Indian soil has not remained deprived of the prophets of God. Even a saint like Hazrat
Mujaddid Alf Sani, who is rigidly orthodox in the matter of beliefs, was convinced of the coming of
prophets in India and had sensed the signs of prophethood in some of its cities.”21
About M. Zaman Khokhra, whose reference I have quoted earlier from the Urdu daily Qaumi
Jang, Rampur, the paper adds:
“M. Zaman Khokhra has traced various long and wide graves besides those of Noah and his son.
According to him at Chogani there was a person known as Tanug Kan’ani who was son of Joseph. It is
written in Ayinai Gujarat that Qazi Sultan Mahmood, with his expertise in discovering what is
concealed in graves, has traced a number of graveyards in the neighborhood of Gujarat. He asserts that
all these graves are of those prophets of the Children of Israel who were from the Children of Moses and
Imran. From the ancient historical references it appears that Gujarat was not only the highest seat of
learning and knowledge but also the spiritual abode of the prophets. There exists a grave at Ruwaila
Sharif which is a few feet longer than other graves. It is believed that in this grave a saint from the
Children of Adam’s Son Shith is buried. At Pasir Nagar there is a grave of Hamsialan who was
captured along with his son at the time of the invasion of Bakht Nasr and had come to India after
spending 70 years of imprisonment at Babel. His great grandfather was Harun. At Tanda town there is a
grave of an Israeli Leader, Naqib Khushi. On the banks of the river Tami there are graves of king Fenus
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and Fananus. Both these saints are believed to be the children of Abraham’s son Afrasim. It is famous
about Sultan Sinyadush that he is son of David..... There is a 9 yard grave at Rangdah. If all these age
old graves have still retained their sanctity, it can be asserted that these are the miracles of the prophets
only.”22
Although the above mentioned sayings and traditions are even lesser authentic than those about Adam
and Noah, I have quoted them because they are prevalent.
Jesus in India:
About the coming of Jesus to India there are so many legends in Kashmir and Ladakh. Even the
English and Russian researchers have mentioned it. I quote here some extracts from Acharya Rajneesh’s
essay ‘Unknown life of Jesus’ printed in a famous Hindi Journal Kadambni, March, 1973.
“...... India has enough reasons to believe that Jesus stayed in a Buddhist monastery in Kashmir.
There are so many legends in Kashmir that Jesus was there..... He had gone into a deep meditation after
which he appeared in Jerusalem. At that time his age was thirty.”.....A French writer has written in his
book, The Serpent of paradise “No one knows about his actions and where abouts for a period of 30
years. According to one legend he lived in Kasheer during these years.”
“A Russian tourist, Nicolas Notovitch, who had come to India around 1887 and went to Ladakh
where he fell ill and stayed in the famous Hemis Cave. During his stay in the cave he read various
Buddh Granths (Buddhist scriptures). He found, in these Granths, a lot of information about the
teachings of Jesus and his travel to Ladakh. Afterwards, he published a book which mentions the stories
of Jesus’s travels to Ladakh and other eastern countries. It has been mentioned in the book that from
Ladakh Jesus went to phalgam, passing through the passes of highest mountains and crossing the snowy
tracks and planks. At Phalgam he looked after his cattle for a pretty long time. Here he came across
some Lost Signs of some races of Israel. It is believed that it is only after Jesus’s stay here that this place
came to be known as Phalgam. The word ‘Phol’ in Kashmiri means ‘a Shepherd’ and ‘gam’ a village;
hence ‘the village of shepherd’. Afterwards, on his way to Srinagar, Jesus stayed to relax at a place
known as Ismukam23, where he gave some sermons. This village Ismukam has also been named after
him: the resting place of Jesus.”
In the issue of December, 1978 of the same Journal Kadambni there is an article ‘Tibbati lama ke
sannidhya men Isa’ (Jesus in the company of the Lamas of Tibet) by Shanti Kunj Haridwar. I quote
below some excerpts from it.
“How and where Jesus spent these thirty years? In order to know it the scholars have conducted a
lot of research. Among the research scholars, a Russian scholars Notovitch is ahead of others in making
interesting assertions after touring diverse countries for forty years. The results of his laborious research
have taken the from of a book entitled Unknown life of Jesus, published in 1898.
During his research tour Nicolas Notovitch went to Tibet also and saw an old Granth, written on
palm leaves, in Hemis Buddh Vihar. Nicolas tells us about the days spent in this Buddh Vihar: ‘when I
went in a cave, a Lama told me about a prophet whom he regarded as one of the incarnations of Buddha.
The Lama called this prophet Jesus and said that ‘we utter the name of Jesus with reverence. We do not
know much about him but the elder Lama has an old Granth in which much is written about Jesus’.
Anyhow Notovitch managed to locate and take the photographs of this old Granth, comprising of 14
chapters and 244 stanzas. The information about Jesus given in the Granth is: Jesus came to India to
attain the spiritual knowledge. During those days the caravans of merchants of Jerusalem used to come
here for commercial purposes. Jesus also came to India, with one of the caravans, through Sindh valley.
Since Jesus loved the entire mankind, all Vaish and Shudras loved him. In those days he was staying at
Jagannath Puri. When the priests of this temple came to know that Jesus mixed up with the Shudras also,
they took it ill. Once Jesus came to know about the indignation of the priests he left Jagannath Puri
temple and went to Rajgrah. He remained there for six years and then reached Tibet via Nepal. After
travelling continuously for 16 years he returned back to home land via Iran. During his travel he had
spent a few years with the Lama of Hemis Buddh Vihar....
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A similar account we find in the Gospel: when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a sage from east
came to see him. Arthur Miller calls this sage Buddh Sanyasi, a Buddhist ascetic.....
Aziz Qureshi has written in his book Christ in Kashmir that in those days a large number of the
Jews had settled in India, the relics of which still exist. The Gujars of Kashmir call themselves
belonging to Istray’an tribe. Their names are still of the Jewish pattern. They speak a language
resembling Hebrew-Hebrew was also the language of the Jews. Their houses also have the Jewish
names. Jesus himself was born in a Jew family and had come to India along with the Jew merchants,
who used to come here very often those days.....
The whole discussion will be incomplete without referring to Shri Swami Ayangar’s ‘Long
Missing links and Discoveries about Aryans’, and ‘Isa Messiah aur Khuda (Jesus Christ and God). In his
book Ayangar gives many pictures from James’ book by way of evidence..... a number of pictures have
got the impression of Indian civilization......
In Bhavishya Purana 13:22:21-26, there is the following account of Shikadesh’s meeting with
Jesus on Himalayas: One day Shikadesh went ahead of Himalayas to Huddesh where he saw a white
robed and fair looking ascetic wandering in the mountains. When Shikadesh desired to get introduced to
this ascetic, he said ‘My name is Jesus. I was born from a Virgin mother. I am an alien here. I am called
Christ.”24
In order to affirm the coming of Jesus to India, the article also cities the reference from Ramesh
Chander Dutt’s History of Civilization in Ancient India, and Dr Spencer’s Mystic life of Jesus.
These are the investigations of English, Indians and a Russian researcher. Whether you accept
them or not (though there is no reason for any disagreement) let us go through the legends of the
association of Prophet Muhammad with India.
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and India:
“It is stated about Tamim Dari, one of the holy companions of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that
he had come to South India to propagate Islam. He died here and his grave still exists in the suburbs of
Madras,”25 “In Tabqat Ibne Sa’ad, Sirat-e-Ibne Hashsham, and in Tarikh-e-Tabri etc it is written that in
10 Hijrah Khalid bin Walid came to the Holy prophet along with a delegation of Banu Haras of Najran.
The Prophet saw the delegation and said “Who are these people who appear to be Indians”.26
From the above narration it is clear that the Prophet knew the Indians to such an extent that he
used their reference in order to describe the features of unfamiliar people. Here are two more narrations
which also prove that prophet Muhammad (PBUH) knew the Indians.
(1) “Though there were diverse Indian races in Arabia at the time of the Holy prophet, the
majority was of Jat and Siyabaja who lived on the east coast or its nearby areas. All the Arabs were
familiar with them and even the Prophet knew as well as recognised them. In the chapter ‘Babul Amsal’
of Tirmizi there are these words of Abdullah bin Mas’ud: Some people came near me whose body and
hairs were like that of Jats”.27
About this Hadith, Imam Tirmizi writes that narrated thus, this Hadith is Sahih Hassan Gharib28. In the
chapter of Meraj of Sahih Bukhari it is stated that the Holy prophet compared Moses to Jat in terms of
complexion and physique:
(2) Narrated Ibn-e-Umar: The Prophet said, “I saw Moses, Jesus and Abraham (on the night of
my Ascension to the heavens). Jesus was of red complexion, curly hair and a broad chest. Moses was of
whitish complexion and straight hair as if he was from the people of Jat.”29
So far I have presented only those narrations which talk of the Prophet’s acquaintance with the
Indians. The question is not of acquaintance only but of the association, love and affection he had for
this country. See, for example : “The Arabs always had a great fascination for India. They believed that
Dajna, the place where Adam was made to descend upon this earth, is in India. Preserved, there, was Prophet
Muhammad’s Light in Adam’s forehead which also affirms that the first appearance of Prophet Muhammad
was on this soil.”30
“There is a legend that the origin of the following four rivers is paradise: Nile, Euphrates,
Jaxartes and Oxus. Nile is the river in Egypt, Euphrates in Iraq, Oxus in Turkey and Jaxartes is said to
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be the name of an Indian river. Can we call this fourth river of paradise, Ganges? Some people say it
is river Sindh.”31
“In this connection there is a very popular saying among the Arabs that the Holy Prophet said, ‘I
smell of a Divine fragrance from India.’ And Hazrat Ali has also stated that the most pious and fragrant
place is India.”32
Not only this, the Holy Prophet has also prophesied of a Great Ghazwa (holy war of truth and
untruth) in India, a Ghazwa that will redeem all its participants from Hell. Imam Nasai in chapter
“Ghazwatul-Hind” of the Sunan and Imam Tibrani in The Mu’ajjam have quoted a narration of the
Messenger of God; Narrated Sauban Maula: The Messenger of God said, “Two groups from my ummat
(people) will remain secure from the Fire of Hell-those who fight the holy war in India, and those who
will associate themselves with Jesus, (after his second coming).”33
“Narrated Abu Hurairah: We have been promised by the Messenger of Allah, that there will be a
Ghazwa in India. If I participate in it I will sacrifice for it my life and property. If I am killed I will be
the best martyr and if I return alive I will be Abu Hurairah redeemed from Hell.”34
May God accept us also for this Ghazwatul Hind- Amen.
Arab peninsula and India were once joined together:
These were some selective portions of a long story, based on commercial, cultural and spiritual
ties between Arabia and India, a story spread over thousands of pages. Sometimes, one feels that they
are the two units of the same computer whose contact with each other is indispensable, or like the
telepathic contact between two twin brothers in spite of their being hundreds and thousands of miles
from each other. After realizing this, it shouldn’t be amazing to infer that sometime back the two
countries were geographically connected or even joined to each other.
According to the recent research of the geologists, the continents are never stationary but in
continuous motion. 200 million years ago all the dry regions of this earth were connected with one
another and the entire piece of land was surrounded by water. Various continents got detached from this
huge piece of land and after drifting for sometime took the present shape and they are still in motion. On
this topic, I quote some excerpts from Ronald Shelar’s essay “Earth’s Continents are Adrift”, published
in the English issue of the Reader’s Digest, July, 1971. The drawings given ahead are also from the
same essay:
“.....during its 4600-million-year geological history, oceans have opened and closed like
accordions, and continents have been buffeted around like hulks on a stormy sea.... Admittedly, some of
the pieces of the puzzle are missing, and scientists do not agree on all details. But the general outlines
have been verified-and accepted by most scientists as geological truth. “Global Plate tec-tonics can no
longer be referred to as a mere truth,” says Oceanographer Maurice Ewing, “Scientifically, it is as
significant as Darwinian evolution or Einstein’s laws of energy and motion, and, as important to
mankind.”
....The earth’s land surfaces rest on these plates (as do the oceans), and were once welded together in a
single continent. Some 200 million years ago, this super continent began to split up, eventually forming
the seven continents and the major islands, we now know, and were rafted to their present positions like
parcels on a moving conveyer belt. These plates.... are being propelled across the globe by forces of
undetermined origin, in various directions, at geologically wild speeds of a centimetre to 15 centimetres
a year.... They learned, for instance, that the Atlantic Ocean floor is widening, pushing Europe and
North America apart, at the rate of two and a half centimetres a year.... And by tracing the movements of
the sea floors back in time, oceanographers were able to work out where the continents had originally
started.... the first separation was a gigantic east-west crack in the earth’s crust, and a rift that appeared
between the African-South American mass and Antarctica-Australia. India was liberated and started
bolting north. The 200 million years it took the plates to sever and to reach their present positions
comprise a phenomenally short time from the geological point of view.... The most spectacular of all
was India, which, once it tore loose from Africa and Antarctica, raced 8,800 kilometres north and 180
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million years, to ram under the belly of Asia, pushing up the Himalayas ahead of it.... The Himalayas
will grow, and India will tire of burrowing under Asia and slide eastwards.”35
From the drawings, it is clear that originally India was connected with the present African
Continent. After India’s separation this place, due to the changes of the millions of years, became the
present Arabia.
Traditionally, it was believed that only human beings, birds, animals and some unseen creatures
are animate whereas the rest of the things are inanimate. Subsequently, the science proved that even the
trees and plants are animate. Today, the scientists assert that everything including minerals, earth, stones
and the like have a life so much so that they possess feelings and emotions too. (Though it is proved by
the Qur’an also, it is not our topic at present) In spite of these scientific assertions, the materialists will
not believe in my assertion that there is some kind of mutual connection between all things of the world.
Verily, under the guidance of an unseen power, there are relations of love and hate among things
governed by different rules and regulations. Hence, it should not be surprising that there still exists
relation between Arabia and India, even after their geographical separation, by means of the magnetic
and radio waves which have been and are the cause of a deep spiritual kinship.
The fresh polish cannot shine over the layers of dust:
Look at the systematic policies of the Creator of this universe from any angle you like, you can’t
help getting astonished at the perfect management.
Millions of years ago, the two adjoined parts of the earth disunite: on the one the first man puts
his feet, and on the other, his wife is made to descend (according to the legend Eve descended in
Jeddah). Hence the relation between these two regions begin right from the human existence upon this
earth : the name of one region is India and that of another Arabia The Deluge of Noah starts from one
region, and after sailing, the Ark finally stops on the second, wherefrom Noah ultimately returns back to
the first.
In all ages, the people of different Indian races are found in Arabia. Even the prophets of one
region maintain close connections with the other region. Finally, the last Prophet is born in Arabia in a
community which prior to embracing Islam was the most erring community in beliefs as well as deeds,
but which subsequently changed not only themselves but a large population of the world and made them
Ummat, the followers of Muhammad. Now, after 1400 years, the Hindu community, also currently the
most unique race of the world in going astray in its beliefs, is about to get associated with prophet
Muhammad (Pbuh) In order to complete this mission the religious community upholding the final
revealed law is put along with Noah’s Ummat possessing the first revealed law. Till now Vedic-ism, followed by
Jainism, Buddhism and Sufi-ism have been retaining this country as the centre of spirituality, since
Noah’s age. At present, the immediate need is to remove the thick layers of dust so that the shining
trophy coming underneath causes no difficulty when it is polished. With the thick layers of dust over it,
polishing will be absolutely impossible “Do they then only wait for the Hour, that it should come upon
them unawares? But already have come some token thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how
can they benefit then by their admonition”. (The Qur’an 47:18)
THE VEDAS1
THE EARLIEST SCRIPTURES
Introducing the Vedas :
To the foremost (Lord), we offer worship..... (R.V.1:1:1)
“O Divine, Lustrous, Benevolent God, most ample, respectful adoration do we bring Thee. Thou
art all-knowing. Remove from us the sin that leads us astray. Lead us through virtuous path to riches,
happiness and all sorts of wisdom.” (Y.V. 40: 16)
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“Who by His grandeur is the Sole Ruler of all the moving world.” (R.V. -10: 121: 3)
“O persons, Listen attentively. Narashans (Muhammad) will be praised among the people.”
(A.V.-20:127:1)
“They, forgetting the Last Day and insulting the knowledge and ‘wisdom, are approaching the
limits, we have appointed.” (R.V.-1: 4: 3)
These are the translations of a few Vedic hymns. Concentrate upon them. Isn’t the present
Hinduism contrary to these teaching of the Vedas? Do you see even the slightest contradiction between
these teachings and prophecies, and the teachings and prophecies of the Qur’an? Such examples are not
just a few, but they are in plenty in the Vedas-some of these will be cited in this chapter. Prior to it, let us
see the belief of common Hindus about the Vedas and also what the Christian and the Muslim researches
say about them. According to the general Hindu belief:
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The Vedas are Shruti Gyan (purely oral religious knowledge). For thousands of years they were
not in the written form. The knowledge had been memorized by Pundits and came to us descending
through generations. Max Muller was the first person to compile these, after great labour, in their
present written form after hearing the memorized version from the Pundits. Because of their being in
unwritten form, the common man had no access to these. Besides, everyone was not allowed to listen to
the Vedic hymns.
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Hindus are unanimous on Vedas being ‘One’, originally, but today there are four. In this
connection there are various presumptions: some believe that the original Veda is lost, some assert that
one of these four is the real Veda, and some others say that these are the four parts of the one original
Veda.
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The Vedas are Deva Vani (the Word of God.) Hindus attribute the Ramayana and the
Mahabharata to saints whereas the Vedas are considered as the Word of God.
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They are Brahm nij Gyan (Knowledge of God Himself)
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The Vedas comprise of two kinds of knowledge: Vedmantra Shruti (the knowledge of the basics)
and Ved Tantra Shruti (allegorical knowledge)
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The Vedas are Adi Granth (the earliest scripture)
Even Maxmuller, presently the first researcher of the Vedas in recent times, was able to get hold
of Sayan Acharya’s commentary only in its perfect condition and that too after exhausting, for about
twenty years, his purse and energy. The result of his efforts is the present printed version of this
scripture, comprising of a large number of lost Vedic hymns, compiled with the help of hundreds of
Indian pundits.2
“......it is the word spoken by the Aryan Man..... it belongs to the history of the world and the
history of India..... (These are) the relics of former ages, the first place in that long row of Books which
contains the records of the Aryan branch of mankind3
“The four Vedas are considered to be of divine origin and to have existed from all eternity, the
Rishis or sacred poets to whom the hymns are ascribed being merely inspired seers who saw or received
them directly from the Supreme Creator.”4
“The accounts of their origin, though differing in form, agree in teaching that they were the
direct gift of God to man.”5
“The Vedas have not come down to the present times without considerable dispute as to the
text.”6
“Who wrote the Vedas? It is a difficult question. Sincere Hindus consider them ‘the Word of
God’ and not of any human being. It means that the Vedas are the divine knowledge.”7
The Christian scholar Dubois writes: “And such numberless mistakes have been introduced by
copyists, either through carelessness or ignorance.”8
Commenting upon a letter, written by a contemporary of Shah Waliullah, Mirza Mazhar Jane
Janan to Shah Abdul Aziz, Professor Khaliq Nizami writes: “He has categorically refused to treat
Hindus as the like of the polytheists of Arabia, and has assigned to them the status of the People of the
Book.”9
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Mufti Maulana Muhammad Yahya of Mazahir-ul-Ulum, Saharanpur has written answering a
letter: “In the letters written by Hazrat Mirza Mazhar Jane Janan, it is obviously stated that he regarded
the Vedas as the divine scriptures.... Besides, in the written verdicts of Maulana Shah Abdul Aziz and
Maulana Abdul Hai Lakhnawi there are references of their religious leaders, called by them Avtars. It
means, therefore, that one can only demand proofs for their claim from these people, the Aryans, who
call their religion divine and their books Scriptures, but one can not without any reason, deny their
assertion outright. Even my teacher, Maulana Asadullah Sahib did not use to utter any indecent word for
them.”10
The founder of Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi was indiscreet in
this respect that he had forbidden to use vulgar or indecent language even about Shri Rama or Shri
Krishna because, according to him, there was possibility of their being the Messengers of God.
How to consider them holy :
The essence of this discussion is that the probability of the Word of God, being in the Vedas, is
there. At least those portions are surely divine which contain the age old prophecies of coming of
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). However, collectively, the presence of the beliefs of monotheism and life
hereafter, are not proof enough that they (the Vedas) may be treated at par with even the other tampered
divine scriptures like the Torah, the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospels. It is because of the following three
reasons:
(1) There still are doubts whether even the present Torah, Zabur and Gospels, may be regarded
as holy scriptures.11
(2) The words themselves are the best proof of their own authenticity. The mere presence of a
few examples of monotheism and the Life Hereafter do not bestow the same status upon the Vedas as
those of The, Torah, Zabur and Gospel.
(3) The Qur’an mentions the Torah, Zabur and the Gospel, but not the Vedas.
I will try to analyse these doubts one by one.
The problem of considering the present Torah, Zabur, and the Gospels, as the Holy Scriptures
has been solved by Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi. He writes: “Generally, our scholars believe that the
Torah and the Gospel are lost.... as a result of which they are not ready to treat these books (as they are
in the Bible) holy at any cost. This belief has engendered a misconception as our scholars have failed to
elucidate those Qur’anic ayahs in which the ‘People of the Book’ have been invited to act upon their
own Books and have been charged of not doing so.....”12
“.....but for the Qur’an in which the revealed word is predetermined and completely preserved in
its original shape and form, no scripture of any religion has retained this mode except in case of a few
portions. Generally, their religious scholars, on the basis of their own religious understanding, compile
the Books that comprise of the words as well as deeds of their prophets. In other words, these scriptures
include the divine revelation in its Original Shape and form, e.g. the Ten Commandments of the Torah
and a few of the serpistle of the Gospel, besides the teachings and interpretations of the prophets
themselves. It is an established fact that when God doesn’t take exception upon the interpretations of
prophets, it is to be treated as the revealed Law.”13
“The Qur’an was preserved in the form of a written book in the presence of the Prophet himself
and the same arrangement persisted with continuity. But the revelation that came in the form of Hadith
even according to these U’lama (Muslim scholars) was neither written in the days of the Prophet nor
does it need the (same degree of) continuity. Now on the pattern of these very scholars it should
preferentially not be deemed improbable if the earlier scriptures are treated at par with the books of
Hadith. If these people (Muslim scholars) accept it, all their doubts will be removed.
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It has been unanimously agreed upon that there are some unauthentic narrations in the Books of
Hadiths.
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Again, in the Books of Hadiths one single event has been narrated in different ways.
*
In so many Books of Hadiths the scribes have made some technical errors which our researchers
keep on rectifying.
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Following these assertions, if the four Gospels of the New Testament be compared with four
Books of Hadiths (Bukhari, Muslim, Abuda’ud, and Tirmizi) the slightest difference (in their state of
authenticity) will not be observed.”14
“....Amongst Muslim theologians ShahWali Ullah Dehlwi used to present Bukhari and Muslim
for this type of example of earlier scriptures.
......I have read the Urdu translation of Mr. Henry Scott’s commentary of the Gospels. He has
attempted to compile and arrange the contradictions of the four Gospels in a way we do of the Books of
Hadiths....”15
When we concentrate upon these facts we realize that these are the doubts that have come in our
way of regarding the earlier Books as the divine scriptures. That these Books also contain in them the
distortions is unanimously agreed upon. Often an event has been narrated differently and there have also
been technical errors and changes while writing them which their researchers keep on rectifying.
Maulana’s explanations clarify that the hesitation in considering the former books holy, was
really due to our comparing them with the Qur’an. However, if we consider the Books of Hadiths holy
too, in spite of the same technical errors in them those are in the former scriptures, there won’t be any
turbidness in considering them holy particularly when the Qur’an also supports it at a number of places.
It should also be kept in mind that if the collections of Hadiths have the sanctity of having an unparallel
research done before writing them (even then there are a number of unauthentic Hadiths), then Torah
and the Gospels are superior in the respect that they contain the word of God too.
After the clarification of this point if we get enough evidence about the Vedas that the discourse
included in them itself testifies of their being the Word of God, and the Qur’an also testifies it, we
should not have any hesitation in accepting them the holy Scriptures in a way affirmed by Maulana
Sindhi.
One discourse in the light of another :
The Word of God is itself its best proof. The topics discussed in the Qur’an are themselves
enough proof of their truthfulness. Let us see some topics of the Vedas in the light of the Qur’an:
[I have followed Masabihul-Islam written in Urdu by the famous Arya Samaji author, Sri Ganga Prasad Upadhyai
for the translation of all the Vedic Mantras, under the present heading below, though at places, I differ from his translations.]
The Qur’an
Praise be to One who created this worlds. (1:1)
The Beneficent, the Merciful. (1:2)
Show us the straight path.(1:5)
The Vedas
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the world. (R.V. 5:81:1)
The Bounteous giver. (R.V. 3:34:1)
Lead us through straight path for our benefit.(Y.V.
40:16)
Knowest thou not that it is Allah unto whom belongeth The Mighty, the king Supreme of earth and spacious
the sovereignty of the heavens and earth, and ye have
heavens May Ishwar be our Succor. (R.V. 1:100:1)
not beside Allah, any friend or helper. (2:107)
He hath created everything.(25:2)
Parmatma engenders all subjects (creatures). (A.V.
7:19:1)
…… Spend, that is better for your souls (64:16)
God is One, He provides food to the gracious,
.....If ye lend unto Allah a goodly loan He will
charitable man.(R.V. 1:84:7)
multiply it for you. (64:17)
Who feedeth and is never fed. (6:14)
....Parmatma not eating manages to feed others. (R.V.
1:164:20)
Naught is as His likeness. (42:11)
Idol of that Parmeshwar cannot be carved. (Y.V. 32:3)
Unto Allah belongeth the East and the West. (2:115)
His are all the directions (R.V.10:121:4)
And whither so ever ye turn, there is Allah’s
Creator of the world is everywhere from east to west,
countenance. Lo! Allah is All-Embracing, Allup above and below. (R.V. 10:36:14)
Knowing. (2:115)
God hath eyes on all sides. God is facing in every
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We are nearer to him (man) than his jugular vein.
(50:16)
....They encompass nothing of His knowledge save
what He willeth. His throne includeth the heavens and
the earth (2:225)
...He sendeth down the rain.(31:34)
Hast thou not seen how the ships glide on the sea by
Allah’s guidance? (31:31)
Hast thou not seen how Allah causeth the night to pass
into the day and causeth the day to pass into the night,
and hath subdued the Sun and the Moon (to do their
work), each running unto an appointed term; and that
Allah is Informed of what ye do. (31:29)
As grace from Us, We reward him thus who giveth
thanks. (54:35)
Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful.
(4:36)
Allah knoweth all that is in the heavens and all that is
in the earth, and Allah is aware of all things. (49:16)
He knoweth both your secret and your utterance, and
he knoweth what ye earn (6:3)
He is with you where-so everye may be. And Allah is
Seer of what ye do.(57:4)
He is omnipotent over His slaves.(6:18)
He knoweth all that entereth the earth and all the
emergeth there from and all that cometh from the sky
and all that ascendeth therein. (57:4)
And He is who sendeth the winds, glad tidings
heralding His mercy. (25:48)
He it is who hath appointed night and day in
succession. (25: 62)
He hath appointed the night for stillness, and the Sun
and the Moon for reckoning. (6:96)
His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed
be Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Call upon your Lord
humbly and in secret. Lo! He loveth not the
transgressors. (7:54-55)
(God is) the Great, the High Exalted.(13:9)
There is no changing the words of Allah (10:64)
Thou will not find change in the law (approved) of
Allah (48:23)
Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on
earth : so that He rewards those who do evil, according
to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good,
with what is best.(53:31)
direction.(R.V. 10:81:3)
Thou art closest to us and our Protector. (R.V. 5:24:1)
The heavens and earth have not attained the amplitude
of that God. His bounds, the regions of mid-air and the
rains from the skies have never reached.
That God and none else can have power over this
creation.(R.V. 1:52:14 )
He knows the ships that are in the sea. (R.V. 1:25:7)
God, master of all living beings Ordained the cycle of
days and nights. (R.V. 10:190:2)
Thou, O’Parmeshwar rewards a pious man. That is
thy true disposition (R V. 1:1:6)
A man should pass with humility through the path of
righteousness (R.V. 10:31:2)
That Ishwar knows the entire world fully well.
(R.V. 10:187:4)
One who stands or walks or deceives or hides himself
or troubles other or when two men whisper secretly,
the third Ishwar knows them all. (A.V. 4:16:2)
He predominates all living beings. (R.V. 10:190:2)
God beholdeth all between heaven and earth, and all
beyond them. (A.V. 4:16:5)
He knows the pathways of the pleasant wind,
spreading high and He knows everything they (the
winds) support. (R.V. 1:25:9)
Ordained the days and nights (R.V. 10:190:2)
...the great Creator, formed, like previous creations,
the Sun and Moon. (R.V. 10:190:3)
Pray humbly with hands uplifted to worship able
Parmeshwar, the guide of earth and heavens to the
righteous path. (R.V. 6:16:46)
God is truly Great. (A.V. 20:58:3)
God’s holy laws remain unaltered. (R.V. 1:24:10)
None can alter His laws. (A.V. 18:1:5)
Yea, even this great pair of Earth and heavens tremble
in terror at Thy wrath, O’God! With Thy thunder Thou
slewest the wicked and establisheth spiritual heights
for the performer of good deeds. (R.V. 1:80:11)
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He is the First, and the Last, the Evident and the
Immanent and He has full knowledge of all
things.(57:3)
Truth stands out clear from error. Whoever rejects evil
and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy Hand-hold that never breaks. (2:256)
And yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not
understand? (2:44)
O Parmeshwar, thou art the Earliest, and the most
learned. (R.V. 1:31:2)
God, through his pure knowledge, hath segregated
truth from false-hood and ordered O’people, have faith
on truth and don’t follow the false-hood. (Y.V. 19:77)
People of dull understanding see in Book yet they do
not see and hear but actually do not hear. (R.V.
10:71:4)
And be not the first to reject faith therein, nor sell My O’eternal, Almighty God Thou art so precious I would
signs for a small price.(2:41)
not leave Thee for any cost, not for thousands, nor for
billions, nor for hundreds, of earthly wealth. (R.V.
8:1:5)
Lo! That no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of
You are the one to act and you alone are to reap its
another. (53:38)
crop. (Y.V. 23:15)
Verily God will not deal unjustly with man in aught: It O Bright and Almighty Sustainer! Due to our own
is man that wrongs his own soul. (10:44)
ignorance, we go astray: Have mercy, upon us. (R.V.
7:89:3)
By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye
He, who eats his earnings alone, eats sin. (R.V.
give (freely) of that which ye love. (3:92)
10:117:6)
These are the people who spend (freely) whether in Bounteous is he who gives alms for cause of poor and
prosperity, or in adversity, who restrain anger, and needy. Success attends him. His enemies turn into his
pardon all men. For God loves those who do good. friends. (R.V. 10:117:3)
(3:134)
That such is the (man) who repulses the orphan (with
The man with food in store who, when the needy
harshness) and encourages not the feeding of the
comes in miserable case begging for bread to eat,
indigent. So woe to the worshippers (of such kind).
hardens his heart and eats himself, finds no comfort
when in trouble. (R.V. 10:117:2)
(107:2-4)
Judge further:
If by chance you come across a lost brother of yours, will you refuse to recognise or hug him,
though his features may have changed a little, even if his face bears out the familiar signs of childhood?
It may be that due to the resemblances you will draw back in amazement, ask him questions about his
past and concentrate upon the familiar signs. Subsequently, you will embrace him and love him from the
core of your heart, deeper than even before. If he fails to recognise you at first, you will eagerly try your
best to make him do so. Now, after observing the similarity, let us see some more signs of our lost
brother and besides concentrating a little, ask him a few questions too.
izfrR;a pk#e/oja xksiksFkk; izgw;lsA
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (1)
ufg nsoksu eR;ksZ egLro dzarq ij%A
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (2)
;s egksjtlks fonqfoZ’os nsoklks vkstlkA
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (3)
;s mxzk vdZeku` pqjuk /k`’Vkl vkstlkA
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (4)
;s ’kqHkzk?kksjoiZl% lq{k=klks fj’kknl%A
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (5)
;s ukdkL;kf/k jkspus fnfo nsokl vklrsA
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (6)
;s bZM[;fUr ioZrku~ frj% leqnze.kZoe~A
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (7)
vk ;s rUofUr jf’efHkLrj% leqnzekstlkA
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (8)
vfHk Rok iwoZihr;s l`ztkfe lksE;a e/kqA
e # f) j Xu v k x fg (9)
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These are the hymns of the Rig Veda (1:19:1-9). See how at the end of each mantra the same
words e # f) j Xu v k x fg ‘Marudbhiragna AaGahi’ are repeated (The secret of Agni is revealed by the
desert folk). Isn’t the style similar to that of Sura Rahman (of the Qur’an) in which one ayah Fabi ayyi
alai rabbikuma tukazziban (then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny) has been repeated 31
times. It is not a mere coincidence because a similar kind of repetition is found in hymn 78, Book I of
the Rig Veda where | qEu SjfHk, i z. kksu qe %‘Dyumnairabhi Pranonumah’ (to you with fair praise which I offer
come) is repeated five times. In order to avoid protracted ness, I am not quoting here, all the mantras of
this hymn and similar other examples. In the Rig Veda (10:133) the following words have been repeated
at the end of six Shlokas u HkUr ke U; d s’ kka T; kd k v f/ k/ kUo l q ‘Na Bhantamanyake-sham Jyaka Adhidh
anuas’ (The weak bow-strings of our foes break). In the Rig Veda (1:105) fo Rr a e s v L; j ksn l h ‘Vittanme
Asya Rodasi’ (Mark this my woe, ye land of Heavens) has been continuously repeated 18 times, d Le S
n so k; g fo ’ kk fo / kse ‘Kasmai Devaya Havisha Vidhem’ (what God shall we adore with our oblation?)
(10:121) nine times-and in the Yajur Veda (ch.21) The mantras 48 to 55 conclude with n / kqfj fUn z; a o l qo u s
ol q
/ ks; L; O; Ur q ; t ‘Dadhurindriyam Vasuvane Vasudheyasya Vyantu Yaj’. (For gain of wealth let them
enjoy, Thou (O’devotee), offer sacrifice.)
Even in the Qur’an this kind of repetition is not only confined to Sura Rahman (55) but also in
the following :
1) Sura Mursalat (77): Vaylun ya’um’aizin lil mukazzibin (Ah, woe that Day, to the rejecters of
Truth) ten times.
2) Sura Qamar (54): Vala’qad yassarnal Qur’ana lizzikri Fa’hal min muddakir (But we have
indeed made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember. Then is there any that will receive
admonition?)Four times
Such illustratins are in plenty both in the Qur’an and the Vedas. It is obligatory to discuss the
topics of (belief in) Monotheism, Prophethood, and Life Hereafter, as discussed in the Vedas, in the
separate chapters.
So far as comparing the Vedas with former scriptures is concerned, I could read these scriptures
(the Torah, the Gospel, and the Zabur), vide their English translations only, because of my ignorance of
the Hebrew and Greek Languages. Obviously, these translations reflect the ideas and beliefs of the
translators also, but in case of the Vedas I have attempted to understand their original Sanskrit version
also. In this comparative study I have also gone through the available writings of Muslim scholars on the
Torah and the Gospel. I have judged all these scriptures by the Qur’anic standards and I can honestly
assert, in the name of Omnipresent Allah, that in their original versions, those scriptures (Torah, Zabur
& Gospels) may be at par with the Vedas but in its (Bible’s) present translated version, I have found the
Vedas much ahead of the Bible, and there is no comparison between them.
Such are the result of judging the Vedas and the Bible by the Qur’anic standards but the final
criterion is yet to be seen: What does the Qur’an say about the Vedas? The Qur’an says : Li Kulli
ummatin Rasul (To every people was sent a messenger) (10:47)
The final witness:
The divine scriptures mentioned in the Qur’an are, generally considered to be, the Torah, the
Gospel, and the Zabur only. Objecting to this, Shri Ganga Prasad Upadhyai states:
“After Adam, the Qur’an mentions the four apostles: Moses, David, Jesus, and Muhammad.
Four scriptures are attributed to them: The Torah to Moses; the Zabur to David; the Gospel to Jesus; and
the Qur’an to Muhammad. The name of Adam neither figures among the Apostles, nor has any scripture
been attributed to him. From Adam to Moses there is a huge time gap and during these times the human
history has come across a number of ups and downs. So many new kingdoms are born and so many
existing ones perish, but no ‘people of the Book’ are born!”16
It can be said that the Qur’an primarily is a book of guidance and not an encyclopedia of the
prophets or their scriptures but, irrespective of the objections of Shri Ganga Prasad, the question verily
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emerges that among the prophets of stature, the Qur’an repeatedly mentions, Noah, Abraham, Moses,
Jesus and Muhammad with particular emphasis. The Qur’an mentions the scriptures of all these
prophets except Noah, so mach so that David’s Book has also been mentioned. Why doesn’t the Qur’an
mention Noah’s Scripture?
The same question can be repeated in these words: that the main religious communities
mentioned simultaneously by the Qur’an are the Muslims, the Christians, the Jews and the Sabeans. Out
of these the Qur’an attributes the scriptures to the first three races only and does nowhere indicate which
book did Noah bring unto the Sabeans. Why isn’t it known? The question gains more importance when
we know that the Sabeans in the Qur’an is the name of the Vedic races and there are also prophecies of
this race embracing the Truth. Not only this, we even know from Hadiths, that the substituted race :
Aajabul Qaum (the most wonderful race) will not directly believe in the Qur’an but will initially
rediscover their lost scriptures and will accept truth only after confirming the Qur’anic teachings
through them.17
Search by the name of Adi Granth:
What is most needed, therefore, is to search the names of the Vedic scriptures in the Qur’an.
Once we attempt to do so, we shall be able to find that, besides the Torah, the Gospel, the Zabur and
Abraham’s Scriptures, the Qur’an uses the words Suhufil Ula and Zuburul Awwalin (First Scriptures,
and First scattered pages). The Sanskrit equivalents of these two words are Adi Granth and Adi Gyan.
Hindus believe that the Vedas are Adi Granth and Adi Gyan. Have you ever considered the possibility of
Suhufil-Ula and Zuburul Awwalin of the Qur’an being the same books called Adi Granth by the Hindus?
It should be borne in mind that all our attempts to find out the names like Vedas in the Qur’an are going
to be futile. Today the name of the scripture revealed unto David is ‘Psalms’ and if we attempt to trace
this name in the Qur’an we won’t be able to locate it. The Qur’an has named this book as Zabur. It is
identical with what we have discussed in chapter III, p.42 Today no Christian calls himself Nasara but
we know that the Qur’an identifies Nasara to be those people only who call themselves the Christians.
What a great negligence! We know them as Nasara who do not call themselves Nasara; we
know the Book of those as Zabur who do not call it Zabur; and here we have a large religious
community, thousands, of years older than the Qur’anic revelation, who claim to possess Suhufil Ula or
Zuburul Awwalin. In their vernacular they have been using these very words for their own scriptures but,
inspite of living with them for about one thousand years, we have been saying without any research or
even without studying their Adi Granths that Suhufil Ula and Zuburul Awwalin no more exist. Besides,
there are not very many races who claim to possess a book by this name so that one could doubt the
integrity of these claims-this is the only religious community that claims it. God forgive us. Perhaps He
preplanned to disclose this secret at the time of the substitution of this race; otherwise, the Qur’an would
have revealed unambiguously the name of the prophet unto whom Suhufil Ula and Zuburul Awwalin
were revealed. Still it does not lessen our crime of negligence. In Qur’an only those personages are
clearly stated by name which were known to the Arabs of the day and the rest of the important events
can be traced out only after a thorough research which may be found in such comprehensive words, with
which the Arabs of 1400 yrs. ago were also familiar, but they attributed their meanings to the things or
persons they knew. It was, therefore, our duty, particularly of the Indian Muslims to find out the relation
of this community with the Qur’an with which we have been living for more than a thousand years.
Earliest scriptures are extant
That the first scriptures are extant is confirmed by the Qur’an itself in this ayah: “They say:
‘Why does he not bring us a Sign from his Lord?’ Has not a clear Sign come to them (in the form) of all
that was in the former Books of revelation?” (20:133)
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This ayah clearly proves that the First Scriptures Adi Granth are not lost but are extant even
today. Even the Qur’an presents it by way of a miracle and argument: that even after thousands of years,
these Scriptures contain those teachings which have been collectively revealed and incorporated in the
Qur’an. To those people who demand a proof for the existence of the First Scriptures, God has posed an
indirect challenge: “Do you want a proof from the Qur’an? Do you want a proof in the Word of God?
See the First Scriptures (Adi Granth) and you will have our proof, our miracle and our argument before
you.”
So far this ayah has been taken to mean that the essence of all topics and teachings of the former
Scriptures has been collectively presented before us in the form of the Qur’an and this is the miracle of
Ummi (unlettered) Prophet given unto him by God. Verily, this too is the meaning of the above ayah but
don’t you sense a similar kind of challenge in this explanation too? Unless you know what all the former
Scriptures contained, how will you be able to understand this aspect of the miracle? How will you be
able to conclude and prove that the Qur’an is the essence of all Scriptures.
Such is the emphasis laid down in the Qur’an to know the real teachings of the former Scriptures
and also the implication thereby that they have not disappeared from the world.
The Vedas are The First Scripture:
“Suhufil Ula” is a very comprehensive term full of denotations and connotations: The term,
implies all the former scriptures, in general, as well as the earliest ones in particular. Among the former
scriptures that the Qur’an mentions, the Arabs were familiar with Suhuf-e-Ibrahim18, the Torah, the
Zabur, and the Gospel. Noah, the event of the Deluge, the condition of his people, and his Scripture
were not known to the Arabs to whom the Qur’an addressed first. An important evidence to this effect is
given by the Qur’an itself, in Sura Hud, while narrating the facts about Noah and the Deluge, Allah
says: “Such are some of the stories of the Unseen, which we have revealed unto thee (Muhammad).
Before this neither thou nor thy folk knew them....” (11:49)
The Qur’an, in its distinctive mode, has employed such names for the former scriptures as were
familiar to the people to whom it was initially addressing. At the same time, it did not neglect
mentioning even the earliest scriptures, but used such comprehensive and multi meaning terms as could
have been employed by God only. The words Suhufil Ula and Zuburul Awwalin did not create any
problem to the earlier people because they took them to mean all the scriptures they knew. And the same
explained to Ganga Prasad, the author of Masabihul Islam that : “Your books have also been mentioned
in the Qur’an. There is verily the mention of Adi Granth or the Earliest Scriptures. How do you expect
from Us not to mention the name of the book of your leader Noah in the Qur’an when we have
mentioned the books of leaders of the other great races of the world in it-leaders like Abraham, Moses,
Jesus, and Muhammad.”19
Let us analyse the word Zuburul Awwalin. The Qur’an narrates: “Without doubt it (the Qur’an)
is in Zuburul Awwalin. (26:196). ‘Zubur’ means ‘scattered pages’ and Awwalin means-the first, the
earliest. Zuburul Awwalin, therefore are the earliest scattered pages. We know that the first prophet with
the Revealed Law was Noah and the Hindus are the people of Noah. They declare the Vedas as Adi
Gyan. Even the history of the Vedas (as stated briefly above) indicates that “the earliest scattered
pages” verily comes true of them. Look at it from a different angle. God says (in the Qur’an) : “And
before thee also the apostles We sent were men, to whom We granted inspiration : if ye realize this not,
ask of those who posses the Message. (We sent them) with Bayyinat (clear) and Zubur.” (16:43-44)
Here, besides the other meanings, it is also artistically hinted at, that all the revealed scriptures are either
Bayyinat or Zubur, that is, they have been revealed either in Bayyinat or Zubur. Bayyinat means‘revealed in a very clear and simple language’. What is then different from Bayyinat? The facts revealed
in allegorical language. It means that another meaning may be assigned to the word ‘Zubur’-i.e.
revelations in allegorical language. In the Rig Veda, it is stated: “After the lore of Ancient times (in
allegorical language) I make beauteous songs” (8:6:11). Judged from this angle too, the Vedic
knowledge comes under the category of Zubur, and there is hardly any controversy in their being
Awwalin, the earliest.
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The final judicious proof of the Vedas being the earliest Zubur or Scripture revealed unto
Noah is that, in the Purans (sacred works compiled by Vyasa) and other Hindu religious books there are
prophecies about many prophets by names whereas in the Vedas only Noah and Adam have been
referred to. There are also the details about Hazrat Ahmad (PBUH) in his capacity of being the Prophet
of the celestial world and also the prophecies of his being sent as Muhammad unto this world. These
prophecies about the Apostleship of the last Prophet are found in every divine scripture. The mere fact
that no prophet after Noah (besides the prophesies of the last Prophet) has been mentioned in them,
certifies that the Vedas belong to an age which is neither before nor after Noah.
I think there is hardly any doubt left now in considering the Vedas as the divine books or holy
Scriptures. The topics of the Vedas themselves, the ideas of the Muslim scholars who have studied the
Vedas, and the above quoted references of the Qur’an should leave no doubts in our minds about their
being at least partially, the Word of God.
The Vedas and the other Hindu religious Books :
The Hindus regard the Vedas as the Word of God in which the alteration of any word is
forbidden whereas the other religious books like the Puranas, the Upanishads, the Aranyaks, and the
Smiritis are treated as the commentaries of the Vedas-their ideas and not the language are attributed to
God. These books are attributed to Rishis and, therefore, the linguistic changes are permissible in them
provided they do not distort the meaning. It is just like the difference between the Qur’an and Hadiths.
In Kalyan Padam Puran Ank, this idea has been expressed as:
“The Word of God can never be changed into a similar kind of meaningful words. If they are
changed, they no longer remain the Words of God. Judged from this standard, the words of the Vedas
are the Word of God... Not only this, even the arrangement of the words in sentences too cannot be
altered. The Puranas are like the sentences of holy saints. In these, the change of language hardly
matters provided the meaning remains unaffected.”20 Hindu scholars claim that while memorizing the
Vedas too much care has been undertaken not to allow even a minor technical change. However, we
know for certain that these age old orally memorized Vedas were ultimately put in their present written
form by Max Muller in the eighteenth century. Even if it is granted that enough care has been taken,
there still ramains the strong probability of their getting meshed up with the Puranas and other religious
books. All the English commentators of the Vedas and a number of distinguished Hindu scholars certify
it. According to my research and assessment only those portions of the Vedas and other religious books
comprise the real Veda that get authenticated by the Qur’an.
“Our
Lord!
Condemn
us not if we
forget or fall
into error”.
(The Qur’an
2:286)
“When
through
our want of
thought we
violate Thy
laws, punish us
not, O God, for
that inequity”.
(The Rigveda
7:89:5)
THE BEGINNING OF THE UNIVERSE AHMAD
MUJTABA (THE CHOSEN ONE)
The Ahmadic Truth :
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I have mentioned at a number of places that Hindu race has lost its religious truths in
mythologies. The most important truth which these people knew and which forms the basis of a number
of their mythologies is the Ahmadic Truth (Haqiqat-e-Ahmadi). In order to explain this, it is necessary to
understand the Haqiqat-e-Ahmad which our scholars have elaborately analysed particularly the ones
associated with mysticism. This is one of those truths which are to be understood in the fifteenth century
Hijri, otherwise we can neither comprehend the factual position of the Hindu mythology, nor can we
mend it. Look, for example, at the following ayah of the Holy Qur’an : “And remember when Jesus, the
son of Mary said : ‘O Children of an Apostle to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmad.’ But when
he came to them with clear signs, they said, ‘This is evident sorcery’.” (61:6)
This ayah clearly states that Jesus had already prophecied of the Apostle, Ahmad.
In the commentary of this ayah, the commentators have elaborately analysed that there was
verily the prophecy about Ahmad in the Gospel but the Christians have tampered with it. Most of the
commentators have not explained how the name of the Holy Prophet was Ahmad? In this context only
those Hadiths have been referred to (by these commentators) in which the Holy Prophet said that his
name was Ahmad too. Verily, we too believe that one of the names of Prophet Muhammad is Ahmad.
But the questions is how? where? and when?
We believe in the Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad but if we are not able to know from these
Hadiths the truth of this name Ahmad how can we answer the allegations of the orientalists? The
Christians alleged that Muhammad came to know the name of the coming Apostle as Ahmad and (God
forbid) coined the ayah of the Qur’an saying thereby that his name was Ahmad whereas it was
Muhammad. See the following words of a Christian author:
“...The child was called Muhammad. This name was rare among the Arabs, but not unknown. It
is derived from the root Hamd and signifies ‘the praised’. Another from is Ahmad which having been
erroneously employed as a translation of ‘the Paraclete’ in some Arabic version of the New Testament,
became a favourite term with Mohometans, especially in addressing Jews and Christians; for it was
(they said) the title under which the Prophet had been in their books predicted....”1
“That the promise of Paraclete was capable of perversion we see in the heresy of Montanus; and
it is probable that a garbled version of the same promise communicated to Mahomet may have given rise
to the following passage.”2
In the history we do not find the name of Prophet Muhammad as Ahmad any where. It was only
after his own assertion ‘I am Ahmad’ that this name became popular. His grand father Abdul Muttalib
had given him the name Muhammad. Right from his childhood all the people of Arab used to call him
by the same name. The title like Sadiq (most truthful) and Amin (most trustworthy) were also attributed
to him but no where do we find any mention of this name Ahmad. All his holy companions knew him by
the name of Muhammad. It was only his goodself that revealed, “I am Ahmad”. Isn’t it necessary for us
now to understand the truth about this name Ahmad? Knowing that his name in the world will be
Muhammad why did Jesus say to the Children of Israel “His name will be Ahmad,” though it was verily
obvious to God too that it would open the door for various objections? Is the truth of the name, Ahmad,
given to the Messenger of God (PBUH), different from ‘Muhammad, a truth towards which God wanted
the earlier people to pay their attention?
Ahmad, in fact, was his name in the Celestial world. Before being sent to this terrestrial universe,
before the creation of humanity, and even before Adam’s coming to this world, all of us existed. Our
souls had already been created in the Celestial world. Subsequently these souls were incorporated in
physical mould and were sent to this world. The souls of all the human beings that will come upto the
Day of Resurrection are still existing. In the same Celestial world God had made us testify that He is our
Cherisher and Sustainer. The Qur’an narrates it as“(And O’prophet tell your people to recollect the time) when thy Lord drew forth from the
Children of Adam-from their Loins-their descendents and made them testify concerning themselves,
saying ‘Am’ I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)’? They said: “Yea! We do testify”!
(This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment : ‘of this we were never mindful’: Or lest ye should
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say : ‘Our fathers before us may have taken false gods, but we are(their) descendents after them : will
Thou then destroy us because of the deeds of men who were futile.” (7:172-3)
While commenting upon this ayah every Shiaet and Sunni commentator agrees that this covenant
was taken from the souls of the Children of Adam even before their bodies were created. For example,
Hafiz Ibne Qayyim writes in the Kitabur-Ruh: “It is apparent that this covenant was taken from the souls
because the bodies were non-existent then.”3 While explaining this ayah Ka’ab Qarzi writes: “every soul
had believed in God and testified His Cognizance before the bodies were created”.4 besides, it has been
stated in the same book “God said: Walaqad khalaqnakum thumma thawwarnakum (It is we who
created you and gave shape afterwards).... The word ‘thumma’ is used for delay... It is, therefore, clear
that creating means ‘The creation of souls” 5
Even in the Celestial world, where we had affirmed that God alone is our Cherisher and
Sustainer, there was prophethood but there was only one Prophet, Ahmad-the Chosen One. To God and
Angels the name of this Prophet and Messenger of God was “Ahmad”. That Ahmad and Muhammad are
the two truths about the same personage is a unified belief of the Sufis (mystics).
“And ‘Ahmad’ is another name of the Messenger of God and by this name alone is he popular in
the heavens.... and this pious name is closely related to the Almighty God, and is one step nearer to God
than the second name (Muhammad).”6
“In heavens he is popular among Angels by the name of Ahmad whereas among the people of
this earth by Muhammad”.7
In this world the name of the Holy Prophet as Ahmad is not proved anywhere and still the
Qur’an says that Jesus had prophecied of the coming of Ahmad. That he was the last of the messengers
of God, can be attested to by a number of illustrations in other former scriptures, However, here the
main purpose was to draw your attention towards the fact that all the former people had been told that
the last Prophet upon this earth will be the same who was the first Prophet in the Celestial world-Ahmad.
In this capacity he has been the Apostle of all the souls. This is what Jesus had told the Children of Israel
that the Apostle Ahmad who was the Prophet of all of us in the heavens will physically come as the final
Prophet after me.
The truth about Ahmad is in every scripture:
Our commentators have cited a number of references about the name Ahmad from the Torah and
the Gospel. Therefore, I won’t quote them here but will present a few examples about Ahmad from the
Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
Besides the Bible, there are reference of Ahmad even in the Vedas. See, for example o sn kg e sr a i q# "k
e g ku r e kfn R; o . kZ r e l % i zLr kr A ; u k; AA ‘Vedahmetam Purusham Mahanta-madityavarn Tamsah Prastat.
Tamev Viditvati Mrityumeti Nanya Pantha Vidyate Ayanaya.’ “He, the source of all knowledge, Ahmet,
is Mighty Personage. He is Refulgent like the Sun casting away darkness and ignorance. He only, who
knows him feels not the pangs of death. For salvation there is no other path save this.” (Y.V. 31:18)
v g fe f) fi r q
’ i fj e s/kke r̀ L;
t x zHkA v g a l w
; Z b o kt fu ‘Ahmiddhi Pituspari Medhamritasya Jagrabh. Aham
Surya Ivajani’.
“Ahmad was the first to offer sacrifice and achieved the glory like that of the Sun.” (R.V. 8:6:10)
It should be clear here that in the Qur’an the Prophet of God has been referred to as Sirajam
Munira (Lamp Spreading Light) v ; fe n o Si zr ho r Z v kst Lo ku l at ; ks e f. k%A ç t ka/ku ap j { kr q i fj i k. k% l qe Mx y %AA
‘Aimid Vai Prativart Ojasvan Sanjayo Manih. Prajandhanan Cha Rakchhatu Paripanah Sumangalah.’
“Ahmad, when returns, proves refulgent and mighty Pearl, guards completely all the creatures
and the capital, and proves to be the best redeemer.” (A.V. 8:5:16) Similarly, in the Atharva Veda
(20:126:14) the word Utahmedam has been used.
While translating the above mantras some mistakes are being committed. For example in the
first mantra, the word ‘Ahmet’ has been used. In Sanskrit quite often‘d’ is replaced by‘t’. This word is
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being translated in two parts ‘Aham+et’ meaning ‘I’ and ‘it’ respectively. Consequently, the
translation deviates far from the original. The same mistake has been made in the translations of other
mantras.
Let us see Haqiqat-E-Ahmadi (Ahmadic truth) in Buddhism. In Buddhism, the word, ‘Buddha’ is
synonym to Apostle, and lord Buddha had said to his disciple Ananda: “I am not the first Buddha who
came upon earth nor shall I be the last”.8 Dr. Radha Krishnan also writes about the first Buddha “In ZenBuddhism the name of the first Buddha is “Amidab”9” and the pronunciation of this word in Japanese is
‘AMID’10 that is Ahmad.
The word ‘Amidab’ or ‘Emethabh’ is a compound of the two words ‘EMETH’ and ‘Abha’:
Emeth is the mutilated version of Ahmad and ‘Abha’ means light. So EMETHABH means
“Refulgence or light of Ahmad”, which means that even in Buddhism, is this hidden truth that the
Apostle was ‘the light of Ahmad’.
These were the former scriptures and traditions. Let us see what Hadiths say in this regard“Narrated Abu Hurairah: One day the holy companions of the Holy prophet asked him ‘O’
Messenger of God, when was the Apostleship bestowed upon you’? He answered, “At a time when
Adam was still between body and soul”.11
According to Tirmizi it is Hadith Hassan.
Narrated Irbaz bin Sariya: (The Prophet) said, “Verily I was a prophet of God even when Adam
was just a body of mud (that is the life was not given to him).”12 Hakim considers it as an authentic
Hadith.
“Narrated Ansabi: I asked the Holy prophet, ‘O’ Messenger of God, since when are you the
prophet?. He said, “Verily, I was a Prophet at the time when Adam was still between body and soul”.13
This Hadith has been reported by Imam Bukhari in his History, Abu Na’im in the Huliya, and Hakim
regards it as authentic.14
Rational proof:
One of the rational proofs of Muhammad’s (PBUH) being the Prophet of the Celestial world is
very obvious.
Every commentator agrees that Adam was not a prophet in Paradise but his real prophethod started when
he was sent unto this terrestrial universe. For example God said to Angels: “I will create a Vicegerent on
earth”. (2:30) we also know from the Qur’an that the knowledge of all things was given to Adam after
his creation: “And he taught Adam the names of all things, then he placed them before the Angels”.
(2:31)
Once we concentrate upon these Qur’anic ayah, the question arises whether God gave ‘this
knowledge of all things’ Himself directly or through Gabriel or any other angel? In both cases it would
be divine revelation and if it is proved that there was such a sort of revelation unto Adam, then his
prophethood in the Celestial world is proved, which is not a fact.
The traditions too make it clear that Prophet Muhammad has said, “The knowledge of all things
was given either to me or to Adam”. Delmi has quoted from Abu Raf’a that the Holy prophet said, “My
people were shown to me when they were only mud and water; and I was given the knowledge of all
things as was given to Adam”.15 It means that only two personages were given this knowledge. Among
the two, Adam was not an Apostle (in the Celestial world) which clearly implies that he would have
been given this knowledge through God’s Apostle ‘Ahmad’. It is a rational proof of Ahmad’s being a
prophet in the Celestial world.
Science needs guidance:
Thousands of years have elapsed since the inception of human life on this earth. The time keeps
running continuously wrapping up unlimited magnitudes, depths, light-houses and the exemplary fables
towards that last moment when the chain of all the wonders of this world will perish by a crash and a
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new eternal life will start. With the passage of time the human mind is also going through the stages
of evolution and once it reaches to its climax, this rational mind will also perish. Fourteen hundred years
ago when human intellect passed from the childhood to adolescence, the Sustainer of this universe (God)
sent the last of the prophets unto this world along with a Book in which is found the solution of all the
problems that will emerge so long as this world exists. The Qur’an is the greatest miracle of Prophet
Muhammad and its wonders will go on being unfolded so long as the world remains. God, the Almighty,
says: “Soon will we show them Our Signs in the horizons and in their own souls, until it becomes
manifest to them that this (The Qur’an) is the Truth”. (41:53)
Human intellect can never encompass the knowledge of God. Among those who tried to benefit
from absolute knowledge is the Noble Prize winner Dr. Abdul Salam who after getting enlightenment
form the Qur’an put forth the scientific theory that in the universe there are not a number of forces but
one essential force which gets revealed through various manifestations. Against this, there are scientists
who have been continuously involved in the process of solving the riddle how man came into existence
on this earth. Darwin’s theory that man is the revolutionized form of a Chimpanzee has remained even
upto this day merely a scientifically unproved theory. The human intellect has exhausted all its energy
but it has neither proved nor will it prove the Darwinian Theory. Where human reason fails it should
listen to the voice of the All-Acquainted and All-Knowing (God) who says: “Do they not then earnestly
seek to understand The Qur’an, or are their hearts locked up by them”? (47:24) when science could not
discover about the beginning of man how would it know anything about the creation of this universe? In
this field too they are struggling merely in oblivion. It has been written in one of the topics of the
August, 1977 issue of the most standard monthly English Journal “The Reader’s Digest” : “In recent
years astronomers have been discovering.... a weird array of surprises that challenge some of our
fundamental theories and tidiest assumptions about the universe.... an awesome new view of creation is
emerging”.16
The theories will continue to remain in the process of being propounded and rejected, the
direction of the investigation itself being wrong. Unless the research is conducted in the proper
direction, how will the proofs of the reality be available? In the Qur’an and Hadiths there is a complete
guidance regarding the creation of this universe as it was also there in the former scriptures. For the time
being we will talk about the beginning of the universe because it is related to our earlier pages and also
to the Haqiqat-e-Ahmadi.
The Leader of the universe is the beginning of this universe.
First, by His light, the imprint of Muhammad’s face was created,
Then by the refulgence taken from this mark, the universe was decorated.
(Maulana
Qasim
Nanautvi)
Hadiths enlighten us not only with the fact that the office of the prophethood was bestowed upon the
Messenger of Allah (Muhammad) even before the divine spirit was put in the body of Adam but also
prove that the Spirit of Ahmad was created before the creation of the universe, the Angels, the Skies and
the Earth, the other creations and also Empyrean. Then the Almighty God made the ‘light of Ahmad’
itself the means of creating all other creations.
Below I quote some Hadiths form Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi’s Maktubat-e-Rabbani
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A famous Hadith Qudsi (Hadith containing the inspired word of God) states: (God says) “I was
a hidden treasure. I loved to be known, and I created the whole creation in order to be known.”
“The first thing that was revealed from this hidden treasure was ‘love’ and this alone became the
cause of the creation of all the creatures.”17 This Hadith has also been reported by Imam Ghazali
and Ibn-e-A’rabi.18.
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In another Hadith Qudsi it has been stated by Allah about Prophet Muhammad: “Had you not
been there I would have neither created the heavens nor revealed my Providence”.19
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Prophet Muhammad said: “The first thing that God created was my light.”20
From the above mentioned Hadiths it is clear that among the whole creation, the first thing God
created was the light of Ahmad. The same thing has been proved in Buddhism and Hinduism as
mentioned earlier. How important is the topic of the First Creation in the Hinduism can be seen from the
following examples : “The topic of the First creation-A person who knows it becomes long lived,
famous, enlightened, emblem of perpetual grace and a great scholar, and he also attains the divine
enlightenment”.21 Knowing how significant is the “First Creation” even in the Hindu Scriptures a
famous Hindu Scholar Doctor Chaman Lal Gautam Exclaimed : Neither has any Purana nor even
temple been made of the First Creation, and nor has its worship been common. How Surprising! The
First Creation should have been given the status of gods in a most prominent fashion.”22
I have presented here just a few examples. How many mythologies have been created by Hindu
people about the First Divine Apostle, Ahmad, the First Creation, and what is the reality of these
mythologies? It is a very interesting and useful topic which, God willing, I will discuss on some other
occasion.
The Qur’an also testifies:
The truth elaborately analysed in Hadiths and other scriptures will not figure in the Qur’an-How
can it be possible! Let us see : Qul in Kana lir Rahmani Waladun faa’na Awwalul Abidin (Say : If God
Most Gracious had a son, I am the first worshipper) 43:81. Most of the Commentators have taken the
above mentioned ayah to mean that if God had a son, I would have been the first (as Messenger of God)
to worship him but it is absurd for Him to have a son, it is, therefore, impossible for me to worship
him.23
Verily, this explanation of the ayah is also correct but there is one point of doubt in this meaning.
Isn’t it an absolute truth that God has no offspring? Why should the Holy Prophet even suppose such an
impossibility! Certainly the mind looks for some better explanation. In the above mentioned ayah the
meaning of the Arabic word “In” is both ‘If’ and ‘not’. Probably it is due to this that Imam Bukhari has
given the following explanation of this ayah in Kitabul Tafsir: “Say that the Gracious Lord has no Child.
Therefore, I am the first hesitant to accept a Son.” Imam Bukhari has translated ‘A’abidin’as “The
hesitant one” rather than “the worshipper”. No doubt, this word has been used in the sense also in the
Arabic poetry but the commentators have raised various objections for giving such a far fetched
explanation. Allama Showkani has expressed his reservations on this in Tafsir Fath’ul Qadir.
Consider: if the principle that the Hadiths are the best interpretations of the Qur’an is correct,
then in the light of above quoted Hadiths, how obvious is the meaning of this ayah? It not only clarifies
the above mentioned doubts but also testifies the holy sayings of the Prophet i.e. “You say: Gracious
God has no son and I am the first among worshippers”. Every object of these universe-angels, earth,
heavens, mountains, seas, plants and trees_worship God and are His worshippers. The first worshipper
can be he alone, who was created first. God commanded the Prophet to declare: “The Gracious Lord has
no son and I am its greatest proof because I am the First Creation. I could have claimed to be His Child
or Son but I have been saying it that I am only His servant and Messenger. Then how can anyone else be
his Son”? Besides this, see in the 1st ayah of Sur’a Nisa : “O’mankind! Be careful of your duty to your
Lord, who created you from a single Nafs, and from it created its mate”.
Here the source of all human creation is said to be one Nafs. Nafs means ‘life’ and it applies to
the body as well as the Soul. When we take Nafs as body, the meaning of creating the entire humanity
from Adam and Eve, as stated in this ayah, is very obvious. And if Nafs is taken in the sense of the Soul,
the creation of other Souls from the First Soul i.e. Soul of Ahmad is proved. (It should be borne in mind
that the mate of soul is body. First all the souls were created from One Soul and then their counter parts,
bodies, were made) when we try to know from the Qur’an about the stuff of which the human body is
made, we come across the following words Teen (mud), Turab (Clay) A’laq (Clot of Congealed blood)
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Ma-e-dafiq (a drop emitted) Salsal (sounding clay) Hamai’n Masnun (stinking mud) Nutfah (a drop of
mingled sperm).
Taking all these terms into consideration, the human body is a collection of impurities. These
impurities and imperfections are present in the very existence of man. After coming into the physical
mould man was led astray by Satan in Paradise even. Now see that according to God He Has created
man on His own pattern : “(Established) God’s handiwork according to the pattern on which He has
made Mankind”. (30:30) It was the First Soul to whom God attributed His own qualities and in the
Qur’an called him Ra’uf ur-Rahim (most kind and merciful) (9:128) From this most immaculate and
Pure Soul other Souls were created. When these souls were put into bodies, man became a combination
of the best qualities and the worst in purities. The Qur’an too hints towards this fact : “We have indeed
created man in the best of stature, then did We reduce him (to be) the lowest of the low”. (95:4-5). It
means that the Soul was created first in the nature of God, and then it was connected with body which
was impure. Hence the man is a combination of both these qualities.
It is clear that the Soul created in the best of the moulds is the same soul that has been called
Ra’uf and Rahim. The above ayahs also prove that Prophet Muhammad, the mercy unto all the worlds,
was the First Creation. The Cherisher and the Sustainer of the worlds had implied it at a time when He
used the words Rahmatul-lil-A’aLamin (the mercy for all the worlds) for Prophet Muhammad. It is clear,
therefore, that if the Last Messenger would have been sent only unto the mankind of this terrestrial
world then how could he have been the mercy for all the worlds?
In the Qur’an Prophet Muhammad has been addressed at a number of places as Rasulum Min
Anfusikum (Apostle of your own Nafs) and if Nafs is taken to be the soul then its meaning would be “the
Apostle of the souls of you all” and not the Apostle of the Arabs only. It also proves Prophet
Muhammad’s universality. Look at the following ayah of the Qur’an: “And remember we took from the
Prophets their Covenant: as (We did) from thee (O’Muhammed), from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and
Jesus the Son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant”. (33:7) If you look minutely at this ayah
you will find that in taking Covenant from all these Prophets, the name of Prophet Muhammad figures
first of all. Such are the obvious proofs from the Qur’an of the holy Prophet’s being the First Creation
and this is Haqiqate-Ahmad.
Since the Prophet’s name figures, among all scriptures, in the capacity of being the First Created
One and also the Prophet of souls, the Qur’an clarified to the former people that this is not the Prophet
of any particular race but the same Prophet who was once yours too-in the Celestial world, in the
heavens above.
The universe before us is not yet completely,
‘Be and so it was’ comes the voice incessantly.
(Iqbal)
AGNI: AN ENIGMA IN THE VEDAS
The first mantra of the Rig Veda begins with the praise of Agni. “Agni mile” (all praise be to
Agni)-(1:1:1) The scholars of both the groups of Hinduism, Arya Samaji and Sanatan Dharmi, agree
that the word Agni is actually Agrini ( vfxz.kh ) which means the First, Foremost, before which there is
naught. Whenever any Muslim goes through the above mentioned mantra he concludes that Agni in the
Vedas is the name of Almighty God. But if you study the Vedas further, the meaning of Agni becomes
confusing because sometimes it denotes God and sometimes a human being. For example Agni dutam
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wrani mahe (we chose Agni the Messenger, the herald) (R.V. 1:12:1) and Tvamagne prayad
dakchinam naram (Agni, the man who giveth guerdon to the priests) (R.V. 1:31:15)
People familiar with Haqiqat-e-Ahmad (Ahmadic truth) will not have any difficulty because they
know that God has given his own attributes to the First Creation. To be Ra’uf and Rahim (the Most Kind
and Merciful) are His own attributes. In the Qur’an He has used these attributes even for that beloved
servant of His, who was created by Him first of all in the World of Souls. See the Qur’an (9:128).
Hence, God bestowed His attributes even upon the First Creation This truth is stated in all
scriptures, and, after getting distortion it took the shape of polytheism and mythologies in the various
religions of the world. From the unintelligibility of this mystery of giving Godly attributes to the First
Creation emerged the conception of Avtars as the coming of God Himself unto this world in the human
mould. A misunderstanding of this truth gave rise to the notion of ‘Son of God’: the Jews fitted this label
upon Ezra and the Christians upon Jesus. And due to an exaggeration of this fact attempts have been
made to elevate Prophet Muhammad higher than the status of being a Servant (of God).
Agni, or to be the First, is an attribute of God and, in the capacity of being the First Creation, this
attribute was also bestowed upon the First Servant. The complexity of this secret was not hidden from
God as He Himself has stressed upon the investigation of this secret at a number of places in the Vedas.
He has also said that this secret would be discovered by inspired ‘Rishis’ who can understand speech as
required for religious purposes. (R.V. 10:71:3) The Vedas have also made the prophecy that the secret of
Agni will get revealed through Manthan that is investigation and research. Again: “Your prosperity
depends upon it and after the disclosure of the secret you will become the leaders of the world”. (R.V.
3:29:5) It has also been hinted at that “the Maruts (race belonging to desert) will investigate this secret”
(R.V. 5:3:3). And it has also been prophecied that the “Final Fire-Stick” (the Qur’an) is to be laid upon
the ‘First Fire Stick’ (The Vedas), that is, when the Vedas will be studied in the light of the Qur’an only
then the mystery and glory of Agni will get unfolded. (R.V. 3:29:3)
The main purpose of elaborating Haqiqate-Ahmad (the truth about Ahmad) in every scripture, at
a time when all religious communities believe in their prophets only and deny others, was to unify the
world and various groups on the principle that the last Prophet, whom they deny, is known to all
religious communities not only in the capacity of being the last Prophet but also the first of all Apostles.
The need of the hour, therefore, is to clarify the complicated truth about Ahmad in these scriptures in the
Light of the Qur’an so that the whole mankind is unified around the truth of One Prophet only.
To whom does Agni refer to in the Hindu scriptures? Without understanding this, neither the
belief in Monotheism, (as given in these scriptures) nor the conception of prophethood will get clarified
because this word has sometimes been used for God and sometimes for Ahmad. Keeping this in view, I
preferred to elaborate this issue before discussing the topics like monotheism, prophethood and Life
Hereafter.
Never get entangled in the diurnal pace,
Lo! More than that is your time and space.
(Iqbal)
SIMILARITY OF NAMES IN ISLAM AND HINDUISM
What other researchers say:
In the preceding pages I have stated at a number of places that I will prove the presence of the
Word of God in the Vedic Dharma. Prior to this I quote here some references to explain the opinions of
my predecessors about the Hindu race and their religion:
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“It can not be denied that there is the conception of monotheism in the Hinduism too but this
religion has become so old that due to the change of times, the pure monotheism has no longer remained
in it.”1 Even Alberuni, a great authority on the Hindu religion, considers the Hindu gentry as monotheists
and the public as the polytheists. In Chapter 11 of the Kitabul Hind he writes: “Idol worshipping is the
religion of the common people where as the gentry do not practise polytheism. ”Among great Muslim
theologians, Mirza Jane Janan accepted the interpretation of Hindus about their idolworship and
considered them to be originally monotheists.2
Lastly I quote Shah Abdul Aziz : “According to the Holy Qur’an-Wa immin ummatin illa khala
fiha nazir (To every people God did send those who warned them)...Generally the Hindu Avtars were
the Manifestations of the truth but Hindu people in general could not comprehend the difference
between the apparent and the manifestations of the Truth as a result of which they erred by regarding
them as deities. Same is the case with a number of Muslims who indulge in Tazia processions, Mujawirs
of graves or follow Jalal Bukhari and Shah Madar.3”
The Islamic name of Hinduism:
Let us begin by concentrating upon the very name of Hinduism. The real name of this Vedic
Dharm is not Hindumat but Sanatan Dharm and Shashvat Dharm. Sanatan means “Eternal, perpetual
and ancient” and Shashvat “inspired straight from heavens to earth”. Sanatan Dharm and Shashvat
Dharm therefore, are synonym of the Qur’anic word. Deene-Qayyim (Religion Straight and Eternal). In Gita
(18: 45, 47) the words used for this are Sva-Dharm and Svabhava Niyat Karm which means taught by
Nature and not by parents. The Qur’an also calls Islam Addin indallah (Religion of Allah), Din-eQayyim (Straight and Eternal religion) and Din-e-Fitrat (Religion inherited from Nature). We firmly believe
that every prophet presented before his people, Islam. Adam and Noah also had come to establish
firmly, Islam. With the passage of time their teachings got metamorphosed. The believers of other
religions have named their own religions differently but the most ancient people have still retained the
original name Islam at least by its attributes and qualities.
The name Allah is in every religion :
Even the name of God has not escaped the disputes though the uniformity of the name ‘Allah’
has remained same in every religion. In different races and religions the Almighty is referred to with
different names like Allah, Bhagwan, Ishwar, Khuda, God etc. ‘There is hardly any disagreement
regarding the fact that One God can be referred to by any of these names. Linguistic variations do not
matter. The Qur’an tells us that Allah has so many attributes whereas the personal name is “Allah only”.
This word Allah which is Al+llah can still be found almost in every religion with minor phonetic
changes.
“Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi’s research reveals that the name of the Central City of Tibet, Lasa is
actually Lahsa, meaning the Home of Allah. This city is the traditional centre of the religious culture of
the Aryans. He further adds : ‘When I expressed this idea before Maulana Hamidud-Din Farahi, he said
that this root of God’s name seems to be the oldest of all religious words which has been used with a
slight variation, by every religion.”4 Infact Il, Illiah, Eloh Elohim, Ilah, Lah, Lahut are the words of the
same root which have been used in the sense of ‘The Worshipped One’ in different religions. Late
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad has also testified it : “In all these races there exists a faith in the existence of
an unseen God and he is called by the name ‘Al-Ilah’ or Allah. The same word Ilah has taken the shape
of either Il or Eloh and sometimes Ilahia.5” Pandit Sunder Lal writes in his book Gita aur Qur’an.
“The Qur’an gives the Supreme Being the name Allah. In Rig Veda, one of the names by which
Ishvara is styled is “Ila” which has its root in ‘Il’ meaning ‘to praise’ or ‘to worship’. A whole ‘Sukta’of
Rig Vada is an invocation to ‘Ila’. Nearly 6000 years ago, in the language of Sumeria, ‘Il’ was the term
applied to God. The Sumerian city known as Babylon was really called ‘Bab-El’ or ‘the door of God’.
The term is employed in several places in the Torah of Jews and the Zend Avesta of the Parsis... The
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usual style was Iliha or Iloh. It is thus clear, that from the time of Rig Veda down to the present day,
the term Allah has in one style or another come to be applied to God.”5
Arya Samaji scholar, Shri Ganga Prasad Upadhyayi writes: “We do not know which language
Adam, whom Muslims regard the first man, spoke and which word he used for God. Every entity
capable of being worshipped is called Ilah and by just adding ‘Al’, Allah has been specified for a unique
Entity. In the Rig Veda, which is considered to be the millions of years old, the word Ilah has been used
for God. The literal meaning of the word Illiah is ‘The worshipped one’. In the Vedas this word has been
used mainly for Allah. Ved mantra (1: 1: 2) clearly means : O’ Allah, worthy to be worshipped, by living
as well as by ancient, by young as well as by old, The seers alone know Thee well”.7
Rahman and Rahim :
After seeing the similarity of the names of Allah let us analyse His first attribute Al-Rahman or
The Particular Rahman. The Brahmanism, like the Trinity of Christians, has divided the essence of Allah
into three parts : Brahma (the Creator) Vishnu (the Preserver or Sustainer) and Shiva (the Destroyer)
whereas in the Vedas it has been clearly propounded that only One God creates, preserves and destroys.
Wherever these three names figure, Brahma comes in the beginning. Let us concentrate upon this word
Brahma or Brahm. In Sanskrit language there is a general rule that at the end of a word often a dot (.) is
put on it which gives the sound of ‘m’ or ‘n’... It is just as we use in English language “a” at the end of
most of the names and say Ashoka for Ashok and Rama for Ram. In Sanskrit when a dot (.) or ‘n’ is
used after Brahma it gives the sound Brahman and when we write this word in Sanskrit it becomes
Brahman ( c zg e ka ) -sounding as Voh Rahman or That Rahman, Al-Rahman. The manifestation of the
quality of Rahm (Mercy) begins with the creation itself and therefore the Creator in Hindu religion is
referred to as the Brahman (Al Rahman) and Brahmim (Al Rahim). Besides, just as Rahman in Islam is
not the proper name of God but only His greatest attribute, similarly in Hinduism Brahman is an
adjectival name.
It should also be recollected here that before the Holy Prophet the people of Arab were allergic
to the word Rahman because they considered it the name of the God of other religions. Among other
religions, in Hinduism this word has been particularly used for God. Among Christians also this word
Rahman was used for God, as can be testified by the words written on epithaps in Yemen: “With the
power, grace and mercy of Rahman, Messiah (Jesus) the Holy Spirit, Abraha, the viceroy of the king of
Abyssenia inscribed the following epithaps on this famous stone.”
Thus we noticed that the name of Din (religion) in these two religions is same and the name of
the entity who ordered them to act upon Din is actually the same, the difference is that of language,
pronunciation and, above all, of thought and comprehension. Let us now see how, inspite of the
thousands of years of negligence and distortions, the basic teachings in this Word of God have remained
the same though the Hindu people have lost sight of it due to their detachment from the Vedas.
Say : Call upon
Allah, or call
upon Rahman :
by whatever name
ye call upon Him,
(it is well) : for to
Him belling the
Most Beautiful
Names.
(Qur’an 17:110)
The Truth
(God) is one but
the sages (for His
numerous attributes)
have called Him by
many a names. (R.V.
1:164:46)
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MONOTHEISM IN THE VEDIC DHARMA
Monotheism in Hindu religion:
Before analysing the concept of monotheism in the Vedas let me quote here some well-known
Hindu scholars in this regard :
“Penitiants or Rishis gave currency to the custom of idol worship so that with the help of the idol
they could see face to face the Infinite Entity in finite (physical) mould”1
“To consider One Omnipotent God as one’s only Master, to shun away selfishness and pride, and
to meditate constantly with dedication, passion and true love is the divine worship that is free from all
corruption.”2
Again, here are some more references from the hundreds of the testimonies in the Hindu
Scriptures on the bases of which it can firmly be asserted that the original Hindu religion presents the
conception of One God in the same way as has been presented by Islam. The Brahm Sutra of Hindu
Vedanta is as:
Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan (There is only One God, not the Second: No,
nor, not in the least). It has also been said in the Vedanta, about God: Ekam evam advitiyam (He is One.
There is none to associate with Him).
“Who by His grandeur hath became Sole Ruler of the moving world that breaths and slumbers;
He is Lord of men and Lord of cattle. What God besides Him shall we adore with our oblation?” (R.V.
10: 121: 3)
“By Him the heavens are strong and earth is steadfast, by Him light’s realm and sky-vault are
supported: by Him the regions in mid-air were measured. What gods besides Him shall we adore with
our oblation?” (R.V. 10: 121: 5)
“He has no form, no form, no shape. He is the adoration itself.” (Y.V. 32 : 3)
“Abandoning God, deep into the shade of blinding gloom fall the worshippers of false gods and
goddesses. (Y.V. 40 : 9)
“Praise only Mighty God” (R.V. 8 : 1 : 1)
“Praise Him who (is) Matchless and Alone.” (R.V. 6 : 45 : 16)
“The Lord of the universe, the unequalled, worshipable God. He is the protector.” (A.V. 2 : 2 : 2)
“The Only Lord of all created beings. He fixed and holdeth up this earth and heavens. What gods
besides Him shall we adore with our oblation?” (R.V. 10 : 121 : 1)
The names attributed to various gods in Hinduism are Infact the names of the One God : His
name is Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, and Sarasvati-all denoting the same One God, (Agni).
“O Agni, Thou art Indra, the Sustainer of our tenderest wishes, Thou are Vishnu of the mighty
stide, adorable : Thou Brahmanaspati, Thou Brahma” (R.V. 2 : 1 : 3)
“Agni, Thou art king Varuna whose laws stand fast; as Mitra, wonder-worker... Aryama,
heaven’s Lord art Thou, enriching all.” (R.V. 2: 1 : 4)
Rudra art Thou, O Agni, the Asura of Mighty heavens: Thou art the Maruts’host, Thou art the
Lord of food. Thou goest with red winds: bliss hast Thou in Thine abode. As Pusan Thou thyself
protectest worshippers.” (R.V. 2 : 1 : 6)
“Giver of wealth are Thou, Thou art God Savitar, Granter of precious things. As Bhaga, Lord of
men, Thou guardest in his house, him who hath served Thee well.” (R.V. : 2 : 1 : 7)
Thou (Agni) art Aditi to him who offers gifts : Thou Hotra, Bharati. Thou art Ila, Thou
Sarasvati”. (R.V. 2 : 1 : 11) With these obvious evidences from the Vedas, the concept of different gods,
having different names, appears absolutely baseless. As stated earlier the idols of this One God can
never be made. If you see minutely, the Vedas clearly state that the people in general use these attributes
to invoke only One God. (Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni, Guru, Yam Vayu, the Matreshva etc.) These are
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the attributes of One God. “Him with fair wings though only one in nature, wise singers shape, with
songs in many figures.” (R.V. 10 : 114 : 5) This is exactly the same as in the Qur’an “God! there is no
god but He. To Him belong the most beautiful names.” (20 : 8) Again, the Vedas, exactly in the
Qur’anic way state that the gods whom you worship do themselves worship One God only. “Giver of
vital breath, of power and vigour, He whose commandment all gods (angels) acknowledge : The Lord of
death whose shade is life immortal. What God besides Him shall we adore with our oblation?” (R.V. 10 :
121 : 2)
Here is the rendering of the same idea in the Qur’an
“Those whom they call upon, do deserve (for themselves) means of access to their Lord-even
those who are nearest. They hope for His mercy and fear His wrath”. (17 : 57)
In spite of having such a clear conception of One God in The Vedas why a vast number of gods and deities were
conceived by the Hindus? The following reasons seem to be responsible for it.
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Non-existence in the written form :
Due to their being the earliest as well as completely orally preserved in the hearts only, it was not
possible for a common man to distinguish The Vedas from the human word. Hence due to the
unintelligibility every age old hearsay and myth was taken to be the religion. Although a complete care
is now being taken to preserve the Vedas written just two centuries ago, but whether all that has been
compiled in the name of the Vedas is the original, has not been asserted even by the compilers
themselves. We have already seen the views of the commentators and compilers of the Vedas in Chapter
V. Admitting of interpolations Gandhi ji writes : “Those interpretations of the Shastras that contradict
the truth can never be truthful.”5 At another place Gandhi writes.
“The question arises what to do with the Smiritis which contain texts that are in conflict with
other texts in the same Smiritis and that are repugnant to moral sense... I have always suggested often
enough in these columns that all that is printed in the name of scriptures need not be taken as the Word
of God or the Inspired Word.”6
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Wrong translation or interpretation:
Since a large portion of the Vedas is allegorical, a perfect translation based on one’s own reason
is not possible. These portions can be translated correctly only in the light of the Holy Qur’an, the last
and the most authentic Word of God. An example of this has been given in the preceding pages where I
have illustrated the reference of the word ‘Ahmad’ in the Vedas.
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Common Hindu’s ignorance of the Vedas:
Hindu scholars have completely isolated the common man from the Vedas. A number of
mistakes could have been avoided if the people had not been ignorant of them. For example, take the
worship of multiple gods and deities. It has been stated in the Vedas that One God can be invoked by a
number of names. Due to sheer ignorance of this fact every name has been converted into a separate god
by the Hindus.
Hence it can be concluded that the concept of monotheism in the Vedas is exactly as it is in the Qur’an.
THE PROPHETHOOD AND THE VEDIC DHARMA
Brahma has suffered the same lot as Agni. Brahma i.e., Rahman has been used in the Hindu
religion for the Creator, for the Soul of Ahmad and also, for the First Man, Adam. In all these three
contexts, instead of understanding the real implication, the Prophets have been considered as gods and
that is how the concept of Avtars rather than prophets has emerged. In the light of our knowledge we
could have made clear to them their wrongly based conceptions of polytheism but we ourselves were
totally ignorant of its actual basis. The word Brahma has been used for Adam in Hari Vansh Purana.
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Mention of Prophets:
“Brahma split himself into two parts, one part became Man another Woman, and from these the
entire mankind was created”.1
The moment this reference comes across a Muslim he immediately recognises that it refers to the
creation of Eve from the left rib of Adam and from these the birth of entire mankind. However, these
were a few examples how the former knowledge can be purified in the light of the Qur’an, the most
authentic available Word of God. For the time being, see the obvious references of the prophets and
their prophethood in the Hindu Scriptures : “Whenever, in this world Dharma decays and sin waxes
strong, the Exalted and Supreme Lord Hari manifests, by giving birth (to a soul), so as to guide the
entire humanity”.2
Such was the purpose of sending prophets to this world. Let us see the following extracts about
Noah and the Deluge.
“...Suffice it to remark that a Celebrated Personage, reverenced by the Hindus, and known to them as
MAHANUVU, escaped the calamity in an ark, in which were also the Seven Penitents. The appellation
MAHANUVU is well worthy of remark. It is a compound of two words-MAHA, great, and NUVU,
which is undoubtedly the same as Noah”.3
“It is practically admitted that India was inhabited very soon after the Deluge, which made a desert of
the whole world”.4
“It is definitely stated in the Markandeya Purana and the Bhagavata that this event caused the
destruction of all mankind, with the exception of the seven famous Rishis or Penitents whom I have
often had occasion to mention, and who were saved from the universal destruction by means of an ark,
of which Vishnu himself was the pilot. Another great personage, called Manu, who, as I have tried
elsewhere to show, was no other than the great Noah himself....5”
“Being thus addressed, Bhagavan complimented him, and said: ‘O’ spotless one, I have been truly
known by you. In a few days time, O king, the universe shall be deluged with water, along with
mountains and forests. The Devas have made this boat to rescue the creation from such a calamity,... O
king! you take charge of this boat and help the distressed at the time of impending danger...6”
“Then the seven destructive clouds would spring up from vapours... and would rain in torrents till all the
seas become united into one great mass. Infact, the whole earth would be covered with one vast expanse
of water, then get hold of that yonder boat and put the seed of creation and the sacred Vedas in it.”7
“At the beginning of the re-creation of the universe which would follow the period of destruction
(caused by the Deluge), I shall propagate the Vedic knowledge. So saying, He suddenly vanished away.
The King, till the time of dissolution, of which the intimation was given to him by Lord Vasudeva,
engaged himself in meditation till the commencement8”.
Besides these references about Noah, Let me quote also some Shlokas (ayah) from the Bhavishya
Purana given by Pandit Ved Prakashs’ book9 in which there are clear references of other prophets with
their original names10
“Adam and Eve took birth from Vishnu’s mud. In the Eastern part of the Paradise, Parmeshwar had
constructed a big and beautiful forest spreading over an expanse of 4 Kos (eight miles). Adam’s
impatience to see his wife led him to see Eve under the forbidden tree. Atonce Satan appeared there in
the guise of a snake. This cunning enemy cheated Adam and Eve, made them violates the
commandment of Vishnu, and the husband took the forbidden fruit that led both of them to this
terrestrial universe. Both of them sustained by means of the leaves of the wild fig. Subsequently a
number of children were born to them, and all of them were called Malechh. Adam lived for 930
years11”.
“...From them was born a child named Noah. He ruled for 50012 years. He had three sons: Sim, Sham,
Bhav. Noah, the true devotee of Vishnu was engrossed in the Pantheistic meditations. One day Vishnu
told him in dream: ‘O dear Noah, listen! on the seventh day there will be a disaster in the form of a
Deluge. You immediately embark the Ark along with the People. O’ the devotee of Indra, save your life,
you are elevated’. Acting upon this advice this great personage (Noah) constructed an Ark, 300 hath (an
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arm’s length) long, 50 hath wide and 3000 hath deep. With his family and the couples (male+female)
of each creation, he embarked the Ark and started praising Vishnu.... For forty days there were torrential
rains as a result of which all the land was flooded and all the four seas united into a great mass... After
the Deluge the great mystic Noah resumed life along with the members of his family. Noah’s sons
became popularly known as Sam, Ham, Yaqut....”13
“His three sons Abraham, Nahur and Haran would be the leaders of Malechha”14
“Once King Shikadesh went to a country Hund, beyond Himalayas. There, between the moun
tains, he saw a fair looking, white garbed and respectable personage. Being pleased he asked him
who he was. He said, ‘I am Issa (Jesus), born from a virgin mother. I preach
righteousness, the
teachings of Malechha religion.’ On hearing this the King asked ‘What is
your opinion about
Dharma’? When Issa Masih (Jesus Christ) heard this he said ‘Due to the
decline of righteous
ness and the ignorance of Malechha Desh I have come here... O king listen
from me the religious
talks established amongst Malechha. It hardly matters whether you take
holy bath or not. (What
matters is) Soften your hearts while worshipping God. Let man
worship God with dedication, love
and fairness. God is Immortal. The holy and beneficial
image of Ishwara can always be found in
the heart itself. It is why my name is Jesus Christ.’
After hearing this, the King became the
follower of Jesus Christ15”.
“In the meantime a pious Malechha named Muhammad will come there....Raja Bhoj will say to
him : ‘I make obeisance to thee O’ yea! the dweller of the desert, conqueror of Devil, possessor
of miracles, absolved of evils, truthful, knower and the image of devotion to God! Consider me
your protected slave’. Looking at the marble statue in front of Raja Bhoj Muhammad will say
that ‘it can eat my left over and will show Raja this miracle. At hearing as well as observing this
Raja will get completely wonder-struck and will believe in Malechha faith16”.
After the above mentioned ayah it has been stated that “in the night a viceregent of God will come to
Raja Bhoj and say to him that the circumcised, bearded Person, feeding upon holy animals and without
having a choti (lock of hair on the top of the shaven head), is an intimate devotee of God”.
The Bhavishya Purana, from which I quoted the above mentioned references, is also one of
those evidences that some Hindu religious monopolists have started hiding now. One group of Hindus,
Arya Samaj categorically disowns it whereas Sanatan Dharmis, who because of their conservativeness
are not ready to leave anything from their complete religious heritage (and they are in huge majority)
treat it as an authentic religious scripture. There was a time when the common people were not allowed
to learn Sanskrit. Researchers like Alberuni, Griffith and Max Muller had learnt Sanskrit after endeavors
and in a situation when they had to face a bitter opposition from the Pundits. In those days the so-called
Pundits had no fear of the passing of these proofs in the hands of common people. But now, when
Sanskrit language is being revived under the official patronage and the current Sanskrit learners also are
not afraid of the Verdicts of Pundits (as in older days the common people were forbidden to recite the
Vedas) some groups within the Hindus themselves have started concealing the things that could guide
one towards the real religion, particularly the material that testifies Islam. Gita press Gorakhpur, which
is the greatest press printing Hindu Scriptures, categorically refuses to accept the Bhavishya Purana as
an authentic Purana. However, the greatest Guru (religious scholar) of Sanatan Dharma, Pandit Shri
Ram Sharma Acharya, the number of whose disciples exceeds one million, accepts it as the holy
Scripture, and the reference from his Shanti Kunj have already been given in Chapter IV under the
heading “Jesus in India”.
Prophet Muhammad’s mention in the Bhagavata:
The statements of the Bhavishya Purana are too clear to have allowed any possibility of
tampering. However, at places, where the prophecies about the apostleship of Prophet Muhammad have
been made, the translations have been altered or tampered with. For example, look at the following
Shlokas of Shrimad Bhagvata Purana:
Agyan heto krat Muhammad A’ndhkar Nasham Vidhayam hi Tadodayate Vivekah.
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(When, the man is to receive the divine blessings through the appearance of collective good,
then the wisdom of Mohmad (Muhammad) will appear for the eradication of the darkness of
ignorance.17)
In the above Shloka the word ‘Mohmad’ has been divided into two parts Moh+Mad, and
translated as ‘greed of material world’ and ‘wine’ respectively. In this way the above Shloka has been
translated as :
When the man is to receive the divine blessings through the appearance of collective good, then
by the eradication of ignorance like Moh and darkness like Mad, his wisdom appears.
These were the Purans. Now look at the mention of Noah and the qualities of Prophet
Muhammad in the Vedas. Before this it is very necessary to understand that in the Vedas Noah has
always been referred to as Manu. Though, like Agni and Brahma, Manu has also been used for various
person ages and one out of the fourteen (Manus) completely corresponds to Adam, yet in the Purans, the
Vedas and other Hindu Scriptures, the Manu that has been mostly discussed is Noah only. Whenever
Prophet Muhammad is mentioned in the Vedas, the word Narashansa has been used just, as the word
Paraclete has been used in The Torah and in the Gospel which means ‘Worthy of Praise’-the same
meaning is of Muhammad in Arabic. Similarly in the Vedas, the Holy Prophet has been named as
Narashansa which denotes the “highly Praise-worthy personage.” The exact synonym of this Sanskrit
word is the word ‘Muhammad’ in Arabic.
In the translations of the below mentioned Vedic hymns I will use words ‘Noah’ for ‘Manu’ and
‘Muhammad’ for ‘Narashansa’. First a few illustrations regarding Noah.
Mention of Noah in the Vedas:
“O Agni, Noah certifies thy prophethood” (R.V. 1:13:4) In this hymn, Griffith, the English
translator of the Vedas adds a footnote : “Noah was the man par excellence, or the representative man
and father of the human race, regarded as the first institutor of sacrifices and religious ceremonies (after
Deluge)”. And see
“Like Noah, we will establish thee, Agni, performer of the rite, Invoker, ministering Priest,
exceeding wise, the swift immortal Messenger”. (R.V. 1:44:11)
“Noah hath established thee a light, Agni, for all the race of men”. (R.V. 1:36:19)
In all these above mentioned hymns Agni has been used for ‘the Soul of Ahmad’. Likewise, in
the four Vedas, Noah’s name has come at 75 places in the following manner: 51 in the Rig Veda, 2 in the
Yajur Veda, 14 in the Atharva Veda and 8 in the Sama Veda. Now see the references about Prophet
Muhammad (PBUH).
Mention of Prophet Muhammad in the Vedas :-
“Dear Muhammad, sweet of tongue, the giver of oblations, I invoke to this our sacrifice”. (R.V.
1:13:3)
“I have seen Muhammad, him most resolute, most widely famed, as’t were the Household Priest
of Heaven”. (R.V. 1:18:9)
“To mighty Muhammad, strengthening his might, to Pusan (Al-Mehdi), ruler over men, we pray
with hymns. Even as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all
distress”.
(R.V. 1:106:4)
While translating the above mentioned hymn Griffith has added in his note : “Naras’amsa is a
mystic name of Agni”. The mention of Prophet Muhammad by the name of Narashans appears at 16
places in the Rig Veda, 10 places in the Yajur Veda, 4 in the Atharva Veda, and once in the Sama Vedawhich means that the name of Prophet Muhammad figures at 31 places in all.
It won’t be out of place to mention here that, according to Pandit Amar Nath Pandey, who is not
only a mystic but has also conducted researches on the Arabic Alphabets, Hindus may deny 30 times but
will not deny the thirty first time. According to him the Arabic Alphabets are also 31 and in Sura
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Rahman, after counting his favours 31 times, Allah has posed this question “then which of the favours
of your Lord will ye (Jinns and Men) deny”.
The hymn 127 of Book 20 of the Atharva Veda is very important among all the references about
Muhammad :
“Listen carefully to this, ye men, a laud of glorious bounty shall be sung of Muhammad. We
shall
protect that refugee from 60,090 enemies. He rides a camel and owns 20 she-camels. The
heavy
ens bow down to his greatness. This leader has been bestowed with 100 coins of gold, 10
wreaths,
300 steeds and 10,000 cows.” (A.V. 20:127:1-3)
About the translation of the above mentioned three mantras Pandit Ved Prakash has written so
many chapters in his book18 wherein it has been proved that in allegorical language 100 gold coins imply
100 As’hab-e-Suffa (Companions of Platform), 300 hourses signify 313 crusaders of the Holy war of
Badar, 10,000 cows are the army of the 10,000 holy companions of Prophet Muhammad who were with
him at the time of the conquest of Mecca and 10 wreaths imply Ashra Mubashshira. (10 closest
companions of the Prophet).
It is, particularly, worth mentioning that in the Puranas and other Hindu Scriptures there are
stories of a number of Prophets but in the Vedas only Adam and Noah have been mentioned. Also in the
Vedas there are prophecies about the last Prophet Muhammad as are in the Scriptures of other Prophets.
This is also an authentic proof of the Vedas being the divine Scripture (Zuburul Awwalin, Adi Granth.)
of Noah. There is also a weak narration that “Noah was given two Scriptures, one before the Deluge and
another after it19”. In this sense too, the word, Zuburul Awwalin (the foremost scriptures), which is a
plural, may have been used for many prophets but it is also possible that it stand for two or many
Scriptures to Prophet Noah only.
In the Rig Veda (1:163:1) the words Samudraduta Arban have been used for the Last Prophet,
Muhammad. According to ‘Vishal Nalanda Shab’d Sagar’ Lexicon ‘Sa’ means ‘with’, ‘Mudra’ means
‘seal’, ‘Dut’ means ‘Messenger’ and ‘Arba’ means Arabia : ‘N’, at the end of the word in the Sanskrit
language is often superfluous.
Consequently ‘Samudraduta Arban’ means ‘An Arabian with a Seal’. The Arabic word Khatam
also means the seal. Prophet Muhammad is also called Khatamu-n-Nabi’in because while putting the
seal on the chain of apostleship he closed the possibilities of any futher prophet.
In the Vedas, the Hindu Scriptures, and other divine books there also are clear statements of the
two titles and positions (Ahmad and Mahmood) of Prophethood of Muhammad which will be discussed
later in detail.
“Thus says the Lord God,
who gathers the outcasts
of Israel. I will gather yet
others to him besides
those already gathered”.
(The Bible, Isaiah 56:8)
THE LIFE HEREAFTER AND THE VEDIC DHARMA
Punar Janam and the concept of Hereafter:
The concept of Hereafter is most significant because it is the only one of the three basic faiths
which has been mutilated in almost all the religions and races including those who are the monotheists
and also very explicit in their conception of the prophethood, though they hardly acknowledge the
Prophethood of ‘Muhammad, the Last Prophet. They are not clear about the Last Day, Reward and
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Punishment, Paradise and Hell. Some believe in the transmigration of souls, some negate the Last Day
and some refute the Last Judgement on the plea that (God forbid) by getting crucified Christ has
redeemed them of all their sins. Even in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and The Psalms, the
concept of Hereafter is very ambiguous and vague. However in the Vedas there is a clear and detailed
account of the Life Hereafter, Reward and Punishment, and also of Paradise and Hell. The
transmigration of soul crept into the Hindu belief at a later stage. Though there are signs that the
believers of the transmigration of soul lived even before the Vedic Period, a whole race believing in
many lives is only a subsequent development. Ask any Hindu: If in the process of reward and
punishment one has to come to life again and again in different moulds what do the words Swarg
(Paradise), Narak (Hell) Parlok (the life Hereafter, Next world) and Yamdut (The Angel of Death) in
your scriptures imply? He won’t offer a satisfactory answer. Even most of the Hindu scholars fail to give
any convincing explanation of this question. The fact is that due to their being completely cut off from
the Vedas, the concept of Hereafter has got distorted. How did the concept of transmigration of soul
crept in and what is its reality? I will throw light upon this issue after presenting the illustrations from
the Vedas about the life Hereafter. For the time being it should be kept in mind that the occurrence of a
key word Punarjanam in connection with the transmigration of soul itself, negates the coming to life
again and again. In Sanskrit Punar or Puna’ means ‘again’ or ‘Next time’, therefore Punarjanam means
‘Next life’, ‘Life Hereafter’ and not ‘coming to life again and again’. In this regard see the statements of
some Hindu Scholars.
Hindu researchers admit :
“There is no mention of Punarjanam in the Rig Veda.” So writes Dr. Radha Krishnan1, Yet it is
very much there. Dr. Krishnan may not have noticed it. The Vedas not only mention Punarjanam in the
sense of Life Hereafter but also refute the idea of the Transmigration of Soul.2
“For Punarjanm there is a word Pratyabhava which means to come to life in the world other than
this...”3
“I have already stated that the second name for Punarjanm is Parlok. (Next world)”4
“Shastras say that the dead go to Parlok”.5
In the Vedas the concept of the life hereafter is exactly the same as that of Akhirat in the Holy Qur’an.
See the remarks of one more scholar Rahul Sankratyayan, on this issue.
“In the classical Indian literature Chhandogya was the first to propound that a creature gets revived
according to his deeds not only in Punarjanm i.e., the Life Hereafter but also in this world. Probably the
preachers at that time did not foresee the danger inherent in the principle they were Propagating”.6
Dr. Farida Chauhan writes : “In the Vedas the mention of Punarjanm is certainly there but after this
present life there is reference of one more life, not of thousands of lives.”7
Shri Satya Prakash Vidya Lankar writes : “That there is no theory of the transmigration of soul in the
Vedas, I can bet on this.”8
“Whether the concept of Hereafter is in the Vedas or not? This is a very amazing question like the one if
anyone asks whether there is soul in human body or not. All the Vedas certify the Life Hereafter... The
Day of Judgement is the basic principle of all the inspired religions and all the Vedas bear witness to this
fact... In the Vedas, like the Holy Qur’an, the three principles have been considered as the basics of the
religion: 1) monotheism, 2) Prophethood, 3) The Day of Judgement.”9
After going through these illustrations of a few Hindu scholars, let us see the references of the Day of
Judgement, Paradise and Hell in the Vedas.
The Concept of Hereafter in the Vedas:
“O’ Agni, with Thine redeeming powers bear (this man) to Punyalok (the region of Pious i.e.,
Hereafter)” (R.V. 10:16:4)10
“O’ Agni this (dead) man will wear a second life.” (R.V. 10:16:5)
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These two examples clearly reveal the concept of the life Hereafter in the Vedas. The Vedas
everywhere mention the life hereafter rather than passing through a number of lives. This conception is
not vague even but it has come along with a very detailed account of the reward and punishment as well
as of Paradise and Hell. I present here a few of these illustrations.
The account of Paradise in the Vedas :
“Watch ye, through your truthfulness, there is a place of spacious view” (R.V. 1:21:6)
In his explanatory note to “The place of spacious view” Griffith has written in his English translation,
“Sayana explains : in the station which preeminently makes known the experience of results (of actions)
that is in heaven (Svarga)”11
“O husband and wife, begin performing noble deeds begin them unitedly. The faithful enjoy this
life
of Svarga.” (A.V. 6:122:3)
“Thy sons shall serve God with their oblation, and thou, moreover, shall rejoice in Svarga”. (R.V.
10:95:18)
Let those who know receive before all others the vital breath proceeding from the body. Go to
the
heavens. Stay there with all thy members. By paths which gods (angels) have traveled, go
to
Svarga. (A.V. 2:34:5)
Boneless, cleansed, purified by him who cleanseth, they go resplendent to the world of splendour
Fire burneth not their organ of enjoyment : much pleasure have they in the world of
Svarga. (A.V.
4:34:2)
“All these streams of butter, with their banks of honey, flowing with wines, and milk and curds
and
water will reach to thee in heavenly life, enhancing thy pleasure. The lakes full of lotus
flowers will
come to thee strengthening thy soul”. (A.V. 4:34:6)
These are some of the promises of the favours of Paradise. Let us now go through the account of Hell.
Account of Hell :
prior to the Vedas see the translations of the four verses of Shrimad Bhagvata Maha Purana. The
account of Hell presented here is very similar to the one presented in the Qur’an:
“And forthwith begins his torments the burning of his limbs, by piling up flaming faggots all
about
him; consuming his own flesh, carved by himself or cut by others; Having his entrails
torn out, while
life is still in him, by dogs and vultures in Yama’s domain; the agonizing
bite of snakes, scorpions,
gnats and such like; suffering the hacking of his limbs one by one,
or their breaking by elephants;
being hurled down head long from the tops of mountain
peaks; being plunged in water, or buried
in pits. Men and women alike undergo the torments
of the Hells Tamisra and Andhatamisra,
Raurava and others, which they have brought upon
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themselves by sinful mutual attachment.”
Now one example from the Rig Veda:
“They who are full of sin, untrue, unfaithful, they have engendered this abysmal station”. (R.V.
4:5:5:)
In the explanatory note of this verse, Griffith writes :
‘This abysmal station : that is, says Sayana, Narakasthanam or hell. The wicked are the cause of
existence of the place of punishment prepared for them.”
Concentrate upon these illustrations regarding the Life Hereafter, Paradise and Hell; and then
judge for yourself how identical are they to the Islamic conceptions presented in the Qur’an and
Hadiths. Aren’t these age old Vedic references, exactly corresponding to the Qur’anic rendering of these
conceptions sufficient to prove that the Vedas do contain divine ayah? If some of the responsible
Muslim scholars essay to reinterpret these scriptures that have gone through multiple literal as well as
semantic distortions and have become vague over these years, in the light of the latest and most
authentic scripture the Holy Qur’an and unravel the portions that are identical with the teachings of
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Islam: and then the Hindus be offered to consider Monotheism, Prophethood, and the Life Hereafter,
in the light of their own scriptures, will it not be easier and even fruitful then to invite them towards their
Original Right and Straight religion?
Look at the translations of the above cited mantras and Shlokas. There is no mention of the
Transmigration of Soul in them. It is not that I cited the translations of those mantras only which contain
a clear conception of Hereafter, Paradise and Hell. Infact the concept of the transmigration of soul does
not exist anywhere in the Vedas. All these are later insertions as the references given by various Hindu
researchers (in the previous pages) certify.
I have translated the above quoted Vedic hymns keeping in view the translations of Sanatan
Dharmi, Arya Samaji and Griffith’s English translation. Now let us look at some translations of Pandit
Durga Shankar Satyarthi given in his essay discussing the life Hereafter.
“Awful and fierce, fiend-Slayer, thunder wielders is He with boundless knowledge makes
enlighten (Men) Merciful to hundreds, Mighty with a Canopy, not giver of five lives to dead. O’ Hindus,
be thou all of the God of lightening.”13
“The reference of born again and again, like Satan was given (by the people of) ancient days.
Subdue those having this conception as thou subdue thy sins. The goddess (for death) burns
away
the life of mortals (i.e. make hurry because your life keeps on proceeding towards
death)”14
“Forgetting the Last Day and rejecting disdainfully thought and reason, they try to reach our or
dined limits (try to transgress them)”15
“Achieving with thy praise honey-tongued, they count their doubts (with cognizance they
compute
their sins). Say to the devotees they will be granted eternal life certain”.16
In his essay, Pandit Durga Shankar has referred to the various Vedic mantras in addition to the above
quoted ones17 in order to prove, very reasonably, that the conception of the life Hereafter in the Vedas is
completely the same as given in the Qur’an in which it is mentioned that there will be an everlasting life
of Reward and Punishment after the Day of Judgement. No mention has been made of the
Transmigration of soul or Metempsychosis and, contrary to it, this conception has been refuted and it
has also been ordered to subdue a person having such a belief.
It is necessary to mention here another vital point. I have quoted the above Vedic mantras from
Pandit Durga Shankar’s essay but when I tried to locate them in other translations I found that all
translators have translated them in completely different ways and the meanings expressed are not
anyway in harmony with each other. Whenever the translators have intended to digress from the original
“Word of God” and to conceal the conception of Hereafter, they didn’t even agree with one another, and
every one of them gave his own elucidations and explanations.
An interpretation of the transmigration of soul (Ava Gaman) or metempsychosis:
I have received a number of letters asking me to analyse the Hindu belief of the Transmigration
of Soul. The reference from the Vedas and Hindu researchers that have been quoted here make it explicit
that in the original Hindu religion there was only the conception of one lasting life after the present one.
However, every self invented story, myth and false belief has always some basis. According to my
research the conception of metempsychosis is not baseless too. But it is an attempt to understand ahead
of one’s own times, some truths expressed in metaphorical language as a result of which their real
meanings have got aberrated and the story of the transmigration of soul came into existence. The truths
that form the background of this conception of metempsychosis belong to the realm of the allegorical
domain of knowledge and therefore it is not proper to present them before the common people.
However, the explanation of some of its aspects is necessary because without understanding falsehood,
it is difficult to challenge it. Therefore, keeping in view its usefulness I will try my best to simplify only
two allegorical truths in simple and straight forward language-truths whose unintelligibility has given
rise to the misconception of the transmigration of soul.
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In human body there are millions and billions of living organisms. The blood that runs through
our body also consists of countless red and white blood corpuscles. The food that we take in the form of
fruits, vegetables and meat has also in it millions of bacteria’s, among which a large number remain
alive even after cooking these vegetables and meat. Same is the case with milk, egg, honey or other
eatables that we take. So much so that even while drinking pure water we take the millions and billions
of living organisms in our body. All these eatables in the human body go through a changing process in
order to get converted into blood or get discharged in the form of tears, urine, stools and other human
excretion. Among the sperms that are stored in a male’s back, one Germs of Life fertilizes one female
egg inside the womb of a female and after nourishment gets converted into a new human form. The
living beings that come out of our body through tears, urine, stool and other refuses reach in the
vegetable organism by getting mixed in fertilizers wherefrom they enter in the abdomen of animals in
the form of their food. There are some Germs of life also that take the shape of the little ones of the
animals. Then these living beings come out in the shape of the excretion of these animals and enter in
the bodies of ants, flies, worms and insects in the shape of their food. A number of animals eat other
animals, e.g., when beasts eat animals, these living beings get transferred somewhere in the human
organism in the shape of food. In this way it is an eternal and endless process of life which will continue
even up to the Last Day. Living beings travel in different shapes through different bodies and at every
stage only one Germ of Life out of the millions reaches at its final destination where its journey
culminates in the form of a man, animal, plant or a tree. Rest of the Germs of Life continues their
process of getting transferred from one man, animal, or plant into another until they reach their final
destination. Take it like this: Only one Germ of Life of a male, after entering in the maternal womb,
takes the shape of a baby. This Germ of Life reaches its final destination but other millions and billions
of Germs of Life getting discharged from the same organism; have also to come to forefront in various
shapes. Through his excretion, getting mixed up with the earth, a number of Germs of Life reach in a
plant. Now among all these only one reaches its final destination and takes the shape of a plant while the
rest of these, that are in the leaves and branches of this plant in various different shapes, are yet to reach
their destination. These become the food of some goat. Now among the Germs of Life that enter into the
body of the goat, there comes the destination of only one of them which takes the shape of a kid in the
body of a She-goat. Rest of them enters into the bodies of those who eat the flesh of the goat. Here also
only one reaches its goal and the rest of them get transferred somewhere else. Even here out of those
who enter in the human body through the milk of the goat only a few reach their destination and others
get transferred somewhere else through the human excretion. In this way, this continuous process keeps
on going and this is the truth of the transmigration of soul. Just as, while traveling to some place we
change various conveyances like rickshaw, train and taxi, and ultimately reach our destination, and none
of these conveyances is our destination, similarly different living beings reach their destination after
passing through different carriers (organism). All these organisms are their conveyances or carriers. The
appearance of these Germs of Life in the form of various organisms like plants, animals, lions, foxes,
dogs, pigs, cows, goats and human beings or passing through these organisms, is the Transmigration of
Soul. Some Germs of Life appear in their final shape, after reaching their destination, only after passing
through millions of organism whereas there are still millions of others who are yet to reach their
destination.
The system of life that God has established is such. The more we concentrate upon its minutest
details, the more it increases our intellectual amazement and the warnings of the Holy Qur’an echo in
our ears: “Will ye not then think?” “Will ye not then consider?”
“will yet not foresee”? “Have ye not then the power of understanding”? “Have ye not then eyes
to see”? ‘Do ye not then praise your Lord?”
When in accordance with the established order of the administrator of this universe a Germ of Life
reaches its final destination in the human mould, its journey ends. After this man has to spend his life
according to the directions given by his true Master and Sustainer. After his death, his final rewards and
punishments will be given to him in the Next Life. He does not have to come into life again and again in
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this world in any animal mould though the other living beings coming out of this human being, whose
journey have not finished, continuously keep on moving towards their destination. This illustration is to
be understood by the following Hadith of Prophet Muhammad.
“Narrated Abu Hurairah: the Messenger of Allah said, ‘I have been continuously transferred
through the best classes of the Children of Adam in every age till I was born in the present
age.”18
It means that the Germ of Life of Prophet Muhammad passed through the bodies of the best
personages of all ages from the creation of Adam till it finally appeared in the form of the best
and the holiest body of Prophet Muhammad.
The word “Germ of Life is my own coinage and it does not have its real scientific equivalent.
But it should be clear that both the ‘theory of evolution’ and the ‘genetic theory’ are still incomplete and
scientists themselves have considered them mere unproved theories. Whatever I wrote in the previous
pages has its basis in the following Hadiths.
“Narrated Ibne Abbas: On the day of Arafa a covenant was taken from all souls at Noman after
they were taken out of Adam’s back and spread like particles and they were addressed thus:
“Am I not your Cherisher and Sustainer?”. All the Souls said, “Verily You are19”.
Narrated Hazrat Ata: (the Messenger of Allah said): At the time of Covenant the souls had been
taken out from Adam’s back and then returned back unto it.”
Narrated Zuhak: (the Prophet said): the day when Allah created Adam all the souls coming upto
the Last Day were also taken out from his back like ants and the covenant of his being their
Cherisher and Sustainer was taken from them, to which all the Angels were witnesses20”.
The above Hadith has been reported in different words by different narrators of Hadith. From these
Hadiths we come to know that all human beings that will come upto the last day were int he back of
Adam in the shape of miniature germs as these Hadiths have attempted to bring home to us in the
phrases ‘like ants’, ‘like particles’. I named it in my own vocabulary as ‘Germ of life”. The Hadith that
mentions the passing of these Germs of life through various classes of various ages has already been
quoted. Even then I repeat it here:
“Narrated Abu Hurairah: the Messenger of Allah said: I have been continuously transferred
through
the best classes of the Children of Adam, in every age till I was born in the
present age.”
From the words “the Children of Adam” used in this Hadith it is clear that the Holy Prophet was being
transferred through the best classes of the Children of Adam and it is also implied that other humans
may have been transferred through different other classes also instead of the Children of Adam only.
The true knowledge is with God only.
Before this scientific age the result of the revealing of the truth of this allegorical knowledge was
the concept of the Trans-migration of Soul. In every divine scripture there are two kinds of knowledge:
one of the basics or fundamentals, and second allegorical. The allegorical knowledge was meant for a
different age and before that time the revealing of it was not allowed. It is only after 1400 years of the
last Prophet, Muhammad’s physical existence, and after the event of desecration Ka’aba that the second
period was to commence in which the allegorical science would have been gradually revealed. How did
I fix this second age will be described at some later occasion in the light of the Qur’an and Hadith. For
the time being it is sufficient to understand that until the maturity of human mind after the
commencement of the scientific age the unfolding of this allegorical knowledge had resulted in the
misconception of the theory of Transmigration of Souls. Prior to Qur’an the main cause of the distortion
of the religions and the mythologies was that they tried to unfold the allegorical knowledge before hand.
One more truth about Metempsychosis :
Out of many truths concealed behind the misconception of the Transmigration of Soul and
misunderstandings which gave rise to this erring belief, I have analysed only one in detail. Now I will
explain here one more hidden truth in the background of metempsychosis and then you can consider
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how clear ideas become erring beliefs due to the misunderstandings. Here are some illustrations
which, I think, will verily clarify this!
“The Rig Veda (8:6:21) has already warned us about the allegorical language of the Sanatan
Dharm : “After the lore of ancient times (in allegorical language) I make beauteous songs.21”
“In Kath Mamayani and Kapishthal etc. of the branches of the Vedas, there is mention of one
hundred and one deaths: Out of these a hundred of them are the death of senses, death as
ignorance, illness, death of patience by misery, lasciviousness and anger etc. All these have cure.”22
“By not gaining knowledge from the Vedas, by leaving to act upon them, by laziness and by
eating
the wages of inequity and unlawful gains, comes the death of a Brahmin.”23
“It is a clear fact that the death of a man does neither occur by illness or sin nor by ignorance or
laziness but illness is verily the death of his ideal physical health and sin is ths death of his ideal
human morality, his spiritual death. Ignorance is the death of his intelligence and judgement and
lethargy and laziness is the death of his power of action (all these are the spiritual deaths) but the
treatment to physique and body, true knowledge to the mind and repentance to soul can give
second life (Punar Janm) to the man in this very world.24”
“How inwardly through sin, our human nature dies repeatedly and Atma (Soul) becomes
inhuman.
The moment a man commits the crime of greed and of plundering and looting to
his people, in the
sight of God this sin gives his soul the shape of a dog, in this world itself
where he is still living,
because dog is the manifestation of these weakness. Shameful lust
makes the soul like pig, foolish
ness like ass, wickedness like snake, the troublesome nature
like scorpion etc. but this change of
nature of the soul is not the last or the final punishment
from God. He will punish the evil-doers in
the Parlok (the Life Hereafter) after proving their
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sinfulness. ”
This was one more truth lying behind the theory of the Transmigration of Soul. In Vedas there is clearly
the mention of only one lasting life after the present one as I have already discussed with illustrations
from Hindu researchers and also from the Vedas. But in some portions of the Vedas there is the mention
of hundreds of deaths. The persistent spiritual deaths occurring in the body in this world itself and
consequently adapting the nature of various animals is synonymous to becoming the same animal. Due
to an unintelligibility of this reality the misconception of getting revived into animal moulds after
repeated physical deaths in this world ifself, became the basis of the theory of the transmigration of soul.
This is an example of how by paying attention towards the true teachings of the true Books, the
people having misleading conceptions can be led to the right path and clear conception.
“All of them are put to shame and confounded, the makers of the
idols go in confusion together.” (The Bible, Isaiah 45:16)
OTHER VEDIC COMMANDMENTS
Prohibition of gambling:
“A gamester’s wife leaves him aloof, her mother hates him. No one lends even a penny to the
gamester” (R.V. 10:34:3)
From this verse to verse 13 the individual and social detriments of gambling are enumerated, and in
verse 13 it is stated:
“O gambler! play not with dice. Cultivate thy cornlands, enjoy the gain and deem that wealth
sufficient”. (R.V. 10:34:13)
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Prohibition of wine:
“Quaffed juices fight within the breast” (R.V. 8:2:12)
“The drunken praise not Thee (O God) with their wine those scorn Thee who are flown with
wine.
Thou findest not therefore such wealthy men Thy friend”. (R.V. 8:21:14)
Prohibition of usury:
“(O Indra) thou deprive him of his wealth who lends it to gain more from it (i, e users V.
3:53:14)
Simplicity in nuptial functions:
“Straight in direction be the paths, thornless whereon our fellows travel to wooing.” (R.V.
10:85:23)
Men forbidden to use female dress:
his
“His body glistens with wicked fiend when the husband wraps about his limbs the garments of
wife.” (R.V. 10:85:30)
Women commanded to attend to domestic affairs:
“Go to the house to be the household’s mistress and speak as lady to thy gathered people. Happy
be thou and prosper with thy children here: be vigilant to rule thy household in this home.
Closely
unite thy body with this man, thy husband. So shall ye, full of years, rule your
company.” (R.V.
10:85:25-27)
Commandment for women’s modesty:
“Since Brahm has made thee a dame (you should) caste down Thine eyes and look not up; more
closely set thy feet. Let none see what thy garment veils”. (R.V. 8:33:19)
The work is
incomplete and there is no leisure.
The Monotheism’s light is yet to reach its measure.
(Iqbal)
SIMILARITY
PURANAS
OF
PROPHECIES
IN
HADITHS
AND
In various purans there is a detailed account of evils that will spread when the period of kaliyug
(the present age) will be about to expire. I quote below some portions of the Harivansh Purana and the
Vishnu Purana in order to compare these with the prophecies made by the Holy Prophet about the same
period.
Harivansh Purana
Vishnu Purana
People will
unnecessarily take false
Hadiths of
Prophet Muhammad
Narrated Jabir: I heard
Allah’s Messenger (saying):
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-
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oaths and make false
promises.
In Kaliyug the rulers will
be careless in
protecting their
subjects, after
becoming slaves of their
wives. Brave will have
no right upon the
crown and kingdom.
The rulers will live the
meanest lives. The
tendency to steal from
others will increase in
all the people. People
will aspire to be rich by
gulping down the
wealth of others. Not
only the meanest but
also the noblest will
gulp down borrowed
money. People at that
time will worship
wealth only. Nobles will
be disrespected and no
one will reprove the
wicked.
Towards the end of this
yug the following
conditions will prevail:
Religious scholars will
sell religion, both
scholars as well as elites
will take to corruption
under the garb of
religion. In Kaliyug the
religious scholars will
strike a bargain for their
prayers; women will sell
their beauty and the
whole earth will be full
of dissolute women.
Women will abscond
their poor husbands
and marry with riches
alone. The
licentiousness will
prevail to such an
extent that seven year
old girls and ten year
before the last Day the
population of liars will
increase. Hence beware of
their company.
(Sahih Muslim)
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
He (the Holy Prophet) said,
“When you see breach of
trust prevailing every
where, wait for the Last
Day”. When asked what
will cause this breach of
trust to prevail, the Holy
Prophet said, “when
inefficient people will be
entrusted with reign and
power, wait for the Last
Day”.
(Sahih Bukhari)
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
Allah’s Messenger said:
“When booty will be
treated as an individual’s
own property....when a
husband will obey his
wife... when the meanest
persons of a race or group
will be its leaders..... and
when a man will be
revered for fear of mischief
and wickedness.”
(Tirmizi)
Narrated Anas: Allah’s
Messenger said, “From
among the portents of the
Hour are (the following)
Religious knowledge will
be taken away (by the
death of sincere religious
scholars).
(Religious) Ignorance will
prevail.
There will be prevalence of
open illegal sexual
intercourse.
Drinking of alcoholic
drinks (will be common).
The number of men will
decrease and the number
of women will increase to
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old boys will bear
such an extent that one
children. The wicked
man will be supposed to
people, pretending to
look after fifty women.”
leave drink, dine, and
(Bukhari, Muslim)
dance, will be called
noble and pious but
they will spend life
contrary to the Vedic
commandments.
Women will be greater
in number as compared
to men.
Note : I have borrowed the these topics of the Harivansh and Vishnu Purana from Pt. Shri Ram
Sharma’s Bhoomika (foreword) to these Puranas.
Your look
will change it, is
not surprising;
To you the world of
possibilities is
calling.
(Iqbal)
THE TRUTH ABOUT KA’ABA IN THE VEDIC DHARMA
Is it possible to find the references of Ahmad, Muhammad and the Qur’an in Vedic Dharma and
not of Ka’aba? I have already stated that Hindu people have a deep affiliation with Ka’aba. Their
circumbulating-like religious ceremonies certify it. They have retained the rituals and forgotten Ka’aba.
The construction of all ancient temples in the direction of Ka’aba (the cause of which is not known to
them) is a very vital proof of it. In the Vedas and the Puranas there are different names for Ka’aba. Even
today large Hindu gentry is aware of this fact whereas the common people are ignorant. The present
translations of the Vedic mantras are such that on the basis of these it is impossible to prove the details
of Ka’aba given in the Vedas. Besides, the truth about Ka’aba in the Vedas is a very lengthy and
complicated topic which deserves a full length book. However, I will analyse below, the words used for
Ka’aba in the Vedas and the Puranas which will prove that in Hindu religious scriptures the mention of
Ka’aba can be found by various names, such as
Ilaspad, Ilayaspad, Nabha Prathiviya
Nabhi Kamal, Adi Pushkar Tirtha
Daru Kaban, Makteshvar.
These names have been used in the Vedas and puranas for the greatest Tirtha (holy place), the
location of which is still not known. It is not because of being thousands of years old or belonging to
pre-historic age that its location has become unknown. All other personages and places mentioned in
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Hindu scriptures have been associated, under the impact of the feeling of kinship and faith, with India
though they may not have any historical bases.
There is no historical evidence of Shri Rama and Shri Krishna. There is no historical evidence
also that Shri Rama had any connection with present Ayodhya and Shri Krishna was born in present
Mathura but Hindu people have such a great faith in these personages that they have taken for granted
Ayodhya and Mathura as their place of birth even in absence of any authentic proof. Why has this holy
Tirtha (various names of which have been given above) mentioned in the Vadas and Puranas, not been
believed to be in India? Why its location has been declared as unknown? Let us concentrate upon the
various names of this Tirtha.
Ilaspad :
Il, Illiah, Ila, Ilaya-all these words in Sanskrit language and in the Vedas also, mean “the
worshipped one”, as discussed in Chapter Vlll. The letter‘s’ in the word ‘Ilaspad’ is superfluous and pad
means the place. Hence the literal meaning of the word Ilaspad is, ‘the place of Ila’. Sir M. Monier
Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary also states the meaning of the word ‘Ilaspad’ as “Name of a
Tirtha”, and Griffith has translated it as ‘Ila’s place’, or ‘the place of Ila’: Ila, he thinks, is the name of
some god.
*
It may be mentioned here that a popular name of Ka’aba among Muslims is Baitullah (the
House of God in Arabic).
Ilayaspad:
It is a synonym of Ilaspad. Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya in his Hindi translation of the
Vedas has translated it as prathivi ka pavitra sthan meaning the holiest place upon earth.
Nabha Prathiviya:
‘Nabha’ means the “centre”, prathivi “earth” and hence Nabha Prathiviya means “the centre of
earth.” Every Muslim is aware of the fact that Ka’aba alone is called “the centre of earth” (Naf-eZameen). Now see the Vedic mantra in which these words have been used:
Ilayastva pade Vayam Nabha Prathiviya Adhi
(Our place of Ila is upon the centre of earth) R.V. 3:29:4 now says: which holy place is
Ilayaspad? After this explanation given by the Veda itself, does there remain even the slightest doubt? I
have quoted only fourth mantra of Bk lll, Hymn 29 of the Rig Veda because to give the translations of
all the succeeding mantras will be a very lengthy process. However, the translation of mantra 11 makes
it explicit that it is reference to Ka’aba only because this mantra is about Narashansa, i.e. Prophet
Muhammad. In the Rig Veda 3:29:11, it is stated:
“... When Agni (Ahmad) appears (in humanly form) then he is known as ‘Asur’ (the last to come)
and ‘Narashansa’ (the praised person meaning ‘Muhammad’ in Arabic). Let us now concentrate upon
the remaining names of the above noted Tirtha.
Nabhi Kamal:
In the Padam Purana it has been stated that from this Tirtha alone began Srishti (the creation) In
the Qur’an it is mentioned that ‘the first House appointed for men was that at Mecca’(3:96) and about
the genesis of Ka’aba we learn from Hadith:
“Narrated Abdullah bin Umar, Mujahid, Qatada and Sadi that at the time of the creation of
Earth and heavens the first thing that emerged on surface of the water was, ‘Ka’aba’. Initially it
was white foam which had freezed and subsequently the earth was spread from within it”.1
See the verbal relation of Nabhi Kamal with Nabha Prathiviya and also consider the explanation
of it given in the Padam Purana (and decide). Can it be some thing else than Ka’aba. See also the
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explanation of Nabhi Kamal in the Harivansh Purana. Though it is apparently mythological you can
easily isolate the real truth from this story:
“With the intention of bringing into being the creation Bhagwan (God) created Kamal and
appointed Brahma, the greatest worshipper and the creator of all organisms, in charge of it. It
had all the qualities of the earth and his (Brahma’s), throne was the earth itself. The buds
coming out of the womb of this earth changed into mountains and the place in between these
mountains is Jambu Dwip2, the centre of the greatest place of action and worship. The petals of
this Nabhi Kamal must be understood as the minerals and mountains of the inner earth. It is a
place very difficult to understand and it is inhabited with non-Aryan races. Under this Kamal is
Patal (to Hindus abode of serpents and demons) for Satans and still underneath Narak (Hell).
The Kesar surrounding the Nabhi Kamal are the centres of unity and the drinking water around
its four sides (Zamzam in Muslim’s vocabulary) has been called the four seas. The masters of
great knowledge, the old Maha Rishis have stated it like this: ‘that this Nabhi Kamal alone is
the source of all creation in this world. From this Nabhi Kamal the mountains, streams and
different regions spread”.3
Adi Pushkar Tirtha:
Literal meaning “the most ancient holy place of the Sustainer of all”. It has also been used in the
Padam Purana for Nabhi Kamal: “If anyone has been a desire in his heart to serve Pushkar Tirtha he is
redeemed of his sins.... one who goes on for the pilgrimage of Pushkar Tirtha deserves an immortal
reward: so have I heared.... Among the holy places Pushkar Tirtha is the oldest of all. By going to Old
Pushkar and taking a holy bath there one achieves salvation.4
The reference of the holy bath seems to refer to Zamzam (the name of an stream near Ka’aba)
and prior to this (on page 95 of Padam Puran Ank, Kalyan) it has been said, “it is the most hidden secret
of Rishis”.
Daru Kaban:
In Sanskrit Dar means ‘wife’ and Ban or Van, ‘forest’. In the Bible (Revelations of st. John, Ch.
12) Ka’aba has been called ‘a woman’ and in the Qur’an. Mecca has been called “Ummul Qura”
meaning “the mother of Settlements”, and Arab is known as ‘forest’. Leaving this complicated detail
how Daru Kaban means Ka’aba, concentrate upon the meaning of Daru Kaban as given in the Nalanda
Vishal Shabd Sagar dictionary: “the name of van (forest) which is regarded as Tirtha”. See also the
translation of the Vedic mantra in which this word figures:
“O’ worshipper! yonder near see shore, Daru Kaban is not man made. Worship in it and with
His grace reach to paradise”. (R.V. 10:155:3)
The Vedic mantra itself states where Daru Kaban is located.
Makteshvar:
By calling this Tirtha of Mecca “Daru” it has been said that it does not exist in this country.5 It
will suffice to see the meaning of the word in Sir M. Monier William’s Sanskrit-English Dictionary:
Makh: The City of Mecca, Yagya (place of sacrifice) Makteshvar means “Mecca of God” or
place of offering sacrifice to God.
These are some of the examples that I have analysed. Besides these, at several places there are
various other names for Ka’aba as Mandar Vrikchh, Sita, Jambudwip etc.
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MAQAM-E-MAHMUD (THE HIGHEST SEAT OF PRAISE)
OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD IN THE VEDAS
The heavenly name of the Holy prophet is Ahmad, and the earthly Muhammad. After this earthly
period he has been promised of Maqame Mahmood (the most laudable position) for which we also pray
after every Adan (the Muslim call for prayers). In the Vedas there is a mention of all these three
positions or statuses :
“As Germ celestial Agni is called bodiless soul (it is a reference to the position of Ahmad).
When born in physical shape he is called Asura (the last to come) and Narashans and when
enlightening the universe he is Matarishva and he hath, in his course, become the rapid and light
like wind (spiritual) (R.V. 3:29:11)
In the above mantra Matarishva is the reference to his third status and obviously, it is Maqame
Mahmood (The seat of highest praise). The English translator of the Vedas, Griffith, has written that this
is a very mysterious word. At another place in the Vedas there is a reference to all these three statuses :
“First Agni sprang to life out of Swarg Loka (Heaven) in the form of Light (Nur), the second time from
us came Jatavedas (born with knowledge-Ummi); thirdly the manly souled was in the Jal (in the Vedas
Jal is a symbol of spirituality). They who work for human good are always shedding light. Those serve
him only, who sing hymns for him. (R.V. 10:45:1)
Agni, we know thy three powers in three stations, we know thy form in many a divided place. We know
what name supreme thou hast in secret; we know the source from which thou hast proceeded”. (R.V.
10:45:2)
Rise! book
of the universe is turning
a new page ;
In the East and the west has
started your age.
(Iqbal)
THE ACCOUNT OF DAJJAL IN THE VEDIC DHARMA
The appearance of Dajjal is one of the signs of the Last Day. From various Hadiths we come to
know that Satan in the human mould will appear as Dajjal. He will be a person of unlimited strengths
and no one will dare to resist before him. He will go on conquering all the earth and will command the
people to call him God. Those who succeed in preserving their faith from his falsehood, to them has
been given the good tidings of Paradise. Then Jesus will come and, after getting inspired from Al Mehdi
(the guided one), will kill Dajjal. Prophet Muhammad has said, “Every prophet has warned his people
against the sedition of Dajjal. This will be the greatest of all seditions”. But, according to the statement
of Prophet Muhammad no prophet had prophecied that Dajjal will be blind of one eye. Prophet
Muhammad has also said that Dajjal will not have the courage to enter Mecca and Madina. There is also
a clear reference of Dajjal in the Bible where he is called “Beast”, “flase prophet” and “Anti-Christ” but
in Hindu religion his being blind of one-eye is also hinted at. Obviously, ‘the blind of one eye’ has not
been plainly stated but the implications closer to his being blind of one-eye have been referred to in the
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Hindu religion only. There he has been named as Andhak Asur: Asur means ‘one who comes at the
end’ and Andhak means “person like a blind”. The discussion of Andhak Asur or Dajjal or Anti-Christ
that has come in the Harivansh Purana is quoted below. Like most of the parts, this part has also taken
the mythological shape. Even then the clear indications about Dajjal can be found there1-(the words in
the brackets are mine).
In spite of having thousand hands (most powerful) thousand heads (most wise), two thousand
feet (having easy access to each part of earth) two thousand eyes (extremely prudent), the
Satan, due to ego and pride, was walking like a blind and, therefore, became popular as
Andhak (as blind)”.2
“When a great turmoil rose in the world all pious personages thought of devising plans to kill
him. Naradji said that on Mandar Parvat (hills in Mecca) is the most sacred garden
“Kamdham” made by Shankara (one of the names of God). Without Shiva’s (another name
of God) permission no one can enter it. With Shiva’s grace, no one can crush this First Panth
(ummah.)” 3
“Such is the grace of this Mandarvrikchh (Ka’aba) that no where can such a bliss be at
tained.”4
“Andhak Asur (blind like Dajjal) decided to go on Mandar Parvat (hills in Mecca) and
accompanied by various devils proceeded with pride towards the abode of Shiva (Ka’aba).
He said to Mandar Parvat : ‘O hill! you know, I have given word to my father not to succumb
before any power (Satan has taken respite from God till the Last Day). I will break you into
fragments.’ Saying this he exterminated the top of a hill. When those Satans started throwing
the hill-top, it (Hill) started destroying themselves by falling upon his accompanying devils.
Andhakasur turned furious and roared : “I challenge the master of this Van (Forest, desert of
Arab) for a fight’. On hearing this Bhuteshvar Rudra with a Trishul (the formation of Trishul is
like the word Allah in Arabic and therefore, it implies ‘with the help of Allah or God’) came
forward along with first and second Panths (ummah) to kill Andhakasur.”5
“He threw an Agni shaped Trishul at Andhakasur which pierced through the heart of the king
of Devils... The Lost Shobha (reverence) of Mandrachal (Mecca) revived.
Come, let us lift afresh
veil of enmity that us divide,
and bring once again
together our brethren.
The heart’s land lies desolate,
let us build a new temple there.
The highest shrine it should be,
its spiral reaching heaven’s skirt.
Votaries all to it must wind,
singing songs to gain new strength.
Vigour and peace lie in their chant,
in love lies man’s deliverance.
(Iqbal)
WHY THESE SECRETS REMAINED A SECRET ?
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Unexposed secrets of Hindus:
Dear Muslim brothers! We call ourselves the followers of Prophet Muhammad. Our mission,
therefore, is to remove the darkness of ignorance from the world. We had resolved to establish the rule
of God upon this earth. Do you think we still deserve this status? How the claimants of removing the
clouds of ignorance have themselves been the victims of a great criminal ignorance! You can gauge it
from the fact that whatever I am presenting here before you in the shape of research (and it is possible
that you may have some difficulty in believing in it) is mostly known to the learned Hindu theologians.
Hindus know that their greatest shrine (called by them Adi Pushkar Tirtha) is in Mecca. They say that
their original Shiva Ling is the Black Stone at Ka’aba (Shiva Ling is not the name of any dirty thing.
“Shiva” means God and “Ling” means symbol-therefore Shiva Ling means “the Symbol of God”).
It has also been concealed from Muslims that at the time of death Hindus used to whisper “AnKahi” in the ears of the dying to save him from the agonies of the last moment. It is stated that in older
days whenever the symptoms of expiration prevailed upon any Hindu personage, he was removed from
bed and laid down upon earth... and An-Kahi was whispered in his ear to save him from the agonies of
expiration, though the common Hindus did not know the meaning of these words. However, during
Akbar’s regime a Brahimn revealed these words. Thus these words are also in Dabistan-ul-Mazahib,
published by Naval Kishore Press:
La Ilah harni papan ila lamba parm Padam
Janm baikunth par ab hoti to jape nam Muhammadam
By reciting la ilah (there is no God) sins get effaced and by reciting illallah (save one God Allah) Param
padvi (the leadership of the world) is achieved. If you want eternal paradise recite the name of
Muhammad.
Such is the meaning of An-Kahi which, at the time of death, is whispered in the ear of the dying person.1
The translators have slightly modified the translation of this “An-Kahi” due to the ignorance of
not knowing the Maqame Mahmud, one of the statuses of Prophet Muhammad. Even then the identical
kind of meaning has been retained. I will discuss the real importance of this mantra at some other
occasion.
Hindu gentry verily believes that one day the entire Hindu race will become the believers in the
Holy Qur’an but this is also one of the secrets which has been hidden from the common Hindus and also
from the Muslims in particular.
Dubois writes:
“After his investiture the newly initiated member takes part in what is known as the young man’s
feast, which is prepared for him and for other young Brahmins who have recently been
invested
with the cord.
At the termination of the repast the young man again seats himself on the raised platform of
earth, facing the east. His father seats himself by his side, but with his face turned towards the
west. A cloth is then thrown over them hiding them from the eyes of the assembly. Meanwhile
the father is whispering in his son’s ear..... “Remember, O my son, that there is only one God,
who is the Creator, Lord, and source of all things; whom every Brahmin should worship in
secret. But know also that this is a great mystery that must never be revealed to the Vulgar and
ignorant people. Should you ever reveal it, surely great misfortune will fall upon you.”2
The Manu of the Deluge is so well known to Hindus in the capacity of Noah that they recite these tales
to their children. For example read the editorial of the Hindi comic Tinkle3 :
“My little friends! One day a disastrous Deluge occurred and the whole earth was drowned. This
story has been narrated by many people in many different ways. It’s account is to be found in
the Vedas and Matsya Purana too, and the story of this Deluge is also in the Bible. Ishwara
(God) commanded Hazrat Noah to construct a big Ark and embark therein of each kind of
(organ isms) two, male and female besides his (Noah’s) own family. Hazrat Noah did the
same. After this it rained day and night for forty days. Only Hazrat Noah and other living
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creatures in his Ark remained alive. In this issue we present before you an interesting story
based upon Hazrat Noah and the Deluge. How is it?
Love
Yours.
Anand Chacha
The word Hazrat used before Noah in the above lines indicates that the writer knows Noah in the
capacity of the Prophet of Muslims but even then he mentioned before the children the name of the Bible
only and not of the Muslims and the Qur’an.
There are sufficient evidences available that some Hindu scholars are fully aware of the reality of
Ayodhya and they have presented it before other Hindu elites in the sense that their real Ayodhya is
occupied by Muslims. The Indian Muslims do not go beyond the recovery of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya
whereas in the hearts of some selective Hindus the ambition is getting roots that they have to free their
original Ayodhya from the Muslim’s occupation. This is a very great hidden secret in their blossom
which has even slipped to the lips of a few of these people.
While giving interview to Sajid Rashid, once this desire came at the lips of Mr. BAL Thackeray,
the leader of the Shiv Sena, but he checked his words and even Mr. Sajid did not poke further. While
answering a question Mr. Bal Thackeray said:
“Look! don’t go too far in the past. Talk of the present. If you go back far in history, I can point
out a number of mosques which had been the temples earlier and whose signs are still existing.
Are you ready to return these to Hindus? I didn’t want to say it nor am I claiming it as a right
but I am simply replying to your enquiry. If you go back too far in past there were idols in your
Mecca. Now if we claim that in Mecca there were idols of our people and, therefore, return it
to us, would you people accept it? That is why I said, “Talk of the present. Let bygones be
bygones.”4
There are plenty of examples like this. We won’t have any hesitation in sharing with them this place of
worship with pride and pleasure but only if they find their lost religion and act upon it, and that too in
the light of the prophecies made in the Vedas and the Qur’an.
Our Negligence:
An average Hindu is still ignorant of these facts. If these facts, with the authentic proofs from
their own scriptures, will be revealed to them the present controversy of Ram Janam Bhumi will
automatically disappear and history will repeat itself exactly in the way it had 1400 years before: with
the idol worshippers of Arab and 360 idols in Mecca.
In short, Hindu gentry have concealed these facts from Muslims and from Hindus in general by
transforming them from father to son. Currently these secrets have become known to many common
Hindus but the Muslims, who had been entrusted with the duty of showing right path to other people, are
still ignorant.
Hindu scholars are also aware of the fact that the time of change is very near (their ego restrains
them from proclaiming this truth publicly) but before the Muslims Ummah we are still compelled to
present proofs after proofs and even then they say this is an imaginary fable based upon all kinds of
fabulous traditions. The written references of all the above mentioned secrets may not be presented to
these people because all the efforts are being made to hide these from the public. As a result of it only
verbal or oral references of these facts are being given but we can authoritatively prove all these
revelations. We won’t need proving them either. You will also get these proofs provided you too go
close to them instead of being biased of treating them heathens. How the people will hide the facts about
the Qur’an, the Holy Prophet, and the House of Allah (Ka’aba) even after knowing them completely,
has been illustrated by the Qur’an itself in the following words:
“They recognise it as they recognise their own sons.” (2:146) Even the learned scholars of the
Hindu community completely recognise these truths in the light of their scriptures and traditions.
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Unless we are fully aware of the ideas and notions of our neighbours with whom we have been
living for a thousand years, we cannot present Islam before them in the right way. Can’t it be termed as a
sheer ignorance? Shouldn’t we be afraid of being caught as victims in the Court of Allah because of this
ignorance? Hasn’t the time of our awakening approached yet?
It is to tread
willingly on Martyrdom of love;
O’ people take it easy to be a Muslim now.
(Iqbal)
BELIEF IN THE FORMER SCRIPTURES
Removal of a mis-understanding:
‘Seeing is believing’. After going through illustrations of the Qur’anic teaching in the Vedas
given in the last few chapters (there are plenty of them in the Vedas) there is hardly any place to doubt
that the Veda is the collective name of all the lost Scriptures attributed to Adam and Noah. These were
not statements, of moral and social rectifications compiled by any philosopher thousands of years ago
but these were the fundamental beliefs of religion and also those particular hints and statements about
Haqiqate Ahmad and Muhammad that were presented by the prophets of all ages. However, in the Vedas
Haqiqate Ahmad is a central topic.
It may create a doubt in the minds of some people that I Endeavour to prove that Islam and the
present Hinduism are the same religion or I am putting forward a religion which is the combination of
the two or trying to lessen the individuality and superiority of Islam. I seek refuge with Allah against all
those attempts of Satan through which such thoughts will emerge in my mind. I always aspire for
Allah’s help from all those tricks of Iblis (Shaitan) through which he might creates suspicion in the
minds of sincere readers.
There is no religion other than Islam but...
Gracious God has clearly stated at two places in the Qur’an that a religion other than Islam will
never be accepted but at both these places it has also been explained that every prophet propagated to his
people nothing but Islam:
“Say: ‘we believe in God, and in what has been revealed to us, and the Tribes, and in (the
Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the prophets (before them), from their Lord: We make no
distinction between one and another among them, and to God do we bow our will.
If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him, and in the
Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).” (3:84-5)
To believe in the teachings revealed to every prophet implies that all of them have been the instigators of
Islam only. Look at this too :
“The religion before God is Islam: nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except
through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the signs of
God, God is swift in calling to account.” 3:19)
Here also it is clear that to the People of the Book only Islam had been presented which they changed
into something else. The Qur’an states it in a different way thus:
“Mankind was but one nation, but different (Later)” (10:19)
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No Scripture is absolutely rejected :
The Qur’an makes it explicit at a number of places that the true and essential religion throughout
all ages and time was Islam only. All the scriptures or the Divine Books contained the teachings of Islam
only. Today there is a general misconception among Muslims that with the coming of Prophet
Muhammad the religions of the earlier prophets got repealed and with the coming of the Qur’an the
scriptures revealed upon the former prophets stand abrogated too.
May Allah forgive us all. This thinking is contrary to our basic conceptions. We can never be
true Muslims unless we believe in all the prophets and also in the Books brought by them. And when all
the prophets brought the religion Islam only, what will be the meaning of abolition of their religion? The
Qur’an never repealed the former scriptures but, as stated at various places (by Allah) in the Qur’an, it
has attested as well as testified all the former Books.
There can be two possible reasons of this misunderstanding
1.
The Din (religion) of every prophet was Islam and Shari’at (the laws) were different. The
Holy Qur’an states. “To each amongst you have we prescribed a Shari’at” (5:48). Din is
different from Shari’at, the former is the sum of the basic beliefs like the belief in Monotheism,
Prophethood, Hereafter and Destiny (Divine decree). In the scriptures of all the prophets Din
(Religion) was essentially the same (Islam) but Shari’at of each was different. Shari’at is the
name of that practical aspect of religion which deals laws (e.g. punishment for theft and drink
ing). Every prophet practised his own Shari’at repealing the earlier one. With the coming of the
Last Prophet, Muhammad, Shari’at-e-Muhammadi repealed all the earlier Shari’at. Once
the meaning of Din and Shari’at got mixed up, a misconception emerged that Din of all the
former prophets was different from Islam and hence stands discarded now. Initially, nonMuslims should be invited towards their original Din, Islam, which they have given up, and only
then should they be asked to practice Shari’at-e-Muhammadi (the laws given by Prophet
Muhammad). First their deteriorated beliefs will be set right and only then will come the turn of
implementing in practically in their lives. Even Prophet Muhammad, at the initial stages at
Mecca
had started with the same note with the polytheists of Mecca: “I have not come before
you with
a new (religion) Din but I am presenting the Original Din of Abraham whose
followers you
claim to be.
2.
All the former scriptures have been abrogated! The second reason of this misconception is that
today none of these scriptures is available in its Original form or text. The solution of this, in
relation to the Vedas at least, has already been analysed in Chapter V under the title “How to
consider them holy?” In the present mutilated version the falsehood in them is to be discarded
and the truth is to be owned and made popular. It is, therefore, duty of this Ummah to investi
gate and do research in order to separate the truth from falsehood.
The implication of believing in the former scriptures:
The Qur’an, at various places, has invited the People of the Book to act upon their own Books
(Scriptures) and has reproved them for not doing so. For example:
“But why do they (Jews) come to thee (O’prophet) for decision, when they have (their own)
Torah before them?-Therein is explained (the plain) command of God; yet even after that they
would turn away. For they are not (really) people of Faith.” (5:43)
“Say: ‘O People of the Book! Ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the
Torah, The Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord.” (5:68)
These ayah make it explicit that the People of the Book should be invited through their own scriptures.
Otherwise, what interpretation can be given of these ayah in which they have been commanded to
establish the Torah and the Gospel. It is obvious that once these people honestly believe in the Word of
God in them and leave the interpolations, they will find facts in these books as would, undoubtedly,
affirm their belief in Islam and the Qur’an.
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Now the question arises how to determine that portion of these Books which is the Word of
God, and that which has been tampered with. In order to know this, we will have to work very hard. We
will have to study other religions in the light of the Qur’an so that we can identify the Word of God in
them and invite their people also to believe in it. In the Qur’an not only the People of Book but also
Muslims have been perpetually commanded to believe in the former scriptures
“Each one (of them) believeth in God, His angles, His books, and His apostles”. (2:285)
Consider thoughtfully what are the implications of this implications of this decree of believing in the
former books. Not only does the Qur’an say that these books have changed but the believers in these
books too attest to this fact.
Today it is thought that just by accepting that those books were revealed on prophets the act of
having a belief in them is fulfilled. Even if there had been a passing reference of these books in the
Qur’an it would have been obligatory on our part to believe the fact that they were revealed. Why the
emphasis to believe in them, as if otherwise ‘you won’t be believers’ has been rigorously made at a
number of places. It is clear that the implication is to believe in those portions of these Books which are
being attested to by the Qur’an and such portions will become obvious only when we investigate them.
It is extremely obligatory on our part in general and those who possess the required ability in particular
that they dedicate themselves to the cause to reveal the reality before us so that we can believe in them
as per the commands of God and invite the People of the Book towards Islam as the Qur’an would
expect us to do. Only then can we present Islam to them in its true shape claiming :
“See, the religion of every age was the same-Islam.”
Why there seems a contradiction?
*
*
The Qur’an blames the People of the Book for not acting upon their own scriptures. (5:43)
The Qur’an invited the People of the Book to stand fast by the Torah, the Gospels, and the
revelation (Books) that has come before. (5:68)
*
The Qur’an also makes mention of them being tampered: “Change the words from their (right)
context and places”. (5:41)
*
Then the Qur’an also confirms or testifies these: “It is He who sent down to thee, in truth, the
Book confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Torah (of Moses) and the Gospel
(of Jesus) before this”. (3:3)
*
And the Qur’an even persuades the believers (Muslims) to believe in them (the former
Scriptures) too: “Say ye: we believe in God, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham,
Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all)
prophets from their Lord; we make no distinction between one and another of them: and we
bow to God (in Islam)”. (2:136)
There is no contradiction in the Qur’anic ayah. Why then do we feel the apparent contradiction in them?
Let us wait and glance through some Hadiths. Hadiths help us in explaining the true meaning of some
portions of the Qur’an.
Are Hadiths contradictory too ?
Narrated Jabir: one day Hazrat Umar bin Khattab brought some leaves of the Torah to Holy
Prophet and requested, “O’prophet, Here are some leaves of the Torah”. The Prophet remained
silent. When Umar started reciting (them) the facial complexion of the Prophet began to change. On
observing this Hazrat Abu Bakar said, “Beware O! Umar, Don’t you see the holy face of the Prophet?”
Hazrat Umar looked at the Prophet’s holy face and said, “I seek refuge with the Lord from His wrath
and that of His Prophet. We are contented with, that Allah is our Cherisher and Sustainer, Islam our
religion and Muhammad (PBUH) our Prophet.” The Prophet said, “I swear by Lord, in whose hands is
my life, If Moses were amongst you and you had obeyed him after deserting me, you verily would have
gone astray. Had Moses been alive at the
time of my prophethood he too would surely have
been my follower.”
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(Darmi, quoted in “Babul A’atisam” Mishkat)
Look at another Hadith
“Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: the Holy Prophet said: “...Cite the traditions of the Children of
Israel. It is not a sin”. (Bukhari quoted in “Kitabul I’Im”, Mishkat)
It means-listen to whatever knowledge is with the Children of Israel, and convey it to others-the
practical example of this is Hazrat Salman Farsi who on the basis of the prophecies made about Islam
and the Prophet of Islam in the Christian Scriptures, came to Madina in search of Prophet Muhammad.
And when he narrated the authentic traditions of the Torah and the Gospel before Prophet, his face
became radiant, and he not only heard it himself but, after getting his holy companions assembled
together, conveyed to them also.
Now here is a portion of another Hadith Sahih (agreed upon) that reflects the legal validity of the
former scriptures:
“... The Jews of Madina came to the Holy Prophet (with the intention of conspiracy) and
mentioned: “A man and a woman amongst us committed adultery. What is your verdict about
them?” The Prophet said: “What is the decree of the Torah regarding it?” They replied “we
disgrace them and set them free after lashing”. On hearing this Abdullah bin Salam said, “you
are telling a lie because the Torah commands to stone them to death. Get the Torah. “They
opened the Torah but put a hand over the verse indicating the commandment of stoning to
death, and recited the verses before and after it. Hazrat Abdullah understood this and said,
“Take off your hand”. After the hand was taken off, the verse indicating ‘to stone to death (the
adulterers)’ was there. They had to accept it then. The guilty were stoned to death by the order
of Prophet Muhammad.” (Quoted in the Commentary of Sura Maida by Ibne Kasir.)
This is one case where the decree in the Torah was exactly in accordance with the Islamic Shari’at. The
Prophet of Allah showed the Jews the decree from their own scriptures. Now judge whether there is any
contradiction between these Hadiths too?
See the real background :
No, there isn’t a contradiction! The background of the first incident is this: In the initial days of
the Prophet’s life at Madina, When the holy companions of the Prophet were not fully matured in
knowledge, Hazrat Umar, being very enthusiastic to learn, used to go to a school, Baitul Midras, in order
to listen and note down the Torah. From there he had brought the pages of the Torah to the Holy
Prophet. The Prophet was very annoyed and made it clear that at that stage it was obligatory to follow
the Shari’at brought by Muhammad (PBUH) only and the interest in other knowledge was not only
unnecessary but also dangerous. Afterwards, in later days of the period at Madina When the Prophet was
confident of the ability of his companions to judge truth from falsehood in the light of the Qur’an, he
allowed them to quote those portions of the Torah and the Gospel which were in accordance with the
Qur’an.
Second Hadith also belongs to the same period whereas the third event proves that if prudence
demands and the aim is to complete the arguments on the People of the Book then it is to be done by
presenting before them those teachings of their scripture which are in accordance with Din-e-Islam.
These are the portion, the Qur’an confirms and the People of the Book are being persuaded to put these
untampered portions in action, otherwise, they have no ground to stand upon. Upon these confirmed
portions does the Qur’an ask the Muslims (believers) to believe.
THE MODE OF THE MISSION
Are Hindus the People of the Book?
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When it is known that the Vedas contain (in them) the word of God and they are the people of
Noah, the first question that emerges is: ‘Can the Hindu people be called the People of the Book’? The
question gains added significance when we notice that some of our respectable old men have placed the
Hindu people at least in the category of the ‘like of the People of the Book’. For example:
“But Muslims are very tolerant in this respect and Arabs have not included Hindus in the
category of infidels and polytheists but have treated them as the ‘like of the People of the Book’. In this
regard Syed Suleiman Nadvi has made a scholarly discussion in his book Arab wa Hind ke ta’lluqat
(Indo-Arab Relationships)”1
“In the Persian translation of the most ancient History of Sindh (Indus), Chach Nama, it is
mentioned that ‘Muhammad bin Qasim acceded to the request of the people of Brahminabad (Indus)
and allowed them to remain in the Islamic kingdom of Sindh in the same capacity as the Jews, the
Christians and the Parsees used to live in Iraq and Syria.”2
“Bilazari contains this correction: the pagoda of India is also like the synagogues and churches of
the Jews and the Christian and like the fire-temples of the Zoroastrians”.3
Should we include the Hindu people in the category of infidels and polytheists or should we treat
them as the People of the Book? An understanding of the question is very important because according
to the Qur’anic commands the mode of establishing connections and relation with different communities
is different. And more so because an appropriate mode of inviting people (towards Islam) can only be
determined, in the light of the teachings of the Qur’an and Hadiths, when we know the technical
Qur’anic terms used for such people.
Now let us concentrate upon the term Mushrik (one who ascribes partner to God) which has been
used even for the People of the Book. When the Jews regarded Uzair (Ezra) and the Christians, Jesus as
the son of God, they automatically became Mushriks. Even a number of Muslims can not escape from
this label because of their (wrong) actions and conceptions. It is therefore, clear that even the People of
the Book can be labelled as Mushriks. Same is the case with the term kafir (infidels). The Holy Qur’an
states:
“Verily they performed infidelity who say: God is one of the three in a Trinity”. (5:73)
Kufr (Infidelity) means ‘to deny’. Denying of any Islamic belief or basics, even in the least, is
infidelity so much so that, at certain occasions, even Muslims can not escape it. A famous Hadith states:
“those who deliberately shun from Namaz (the prayers) commit infidelity.”
We notice that, like Shirk (ascribing partners to God), Kufr, (infidelity) can be of various degrees
and the believers of no faith escape from coming under any of these degrees. If we can (presently)
designate anyone as an absolute infidel it is the group of atheists who have no conception of God.
Beyond these, all the races and groups get, in different degrees, involved in the infidelity but can never
be called absolute infidels.
Inspite of being involved in Shirk, the Hindu people believe in God and have an affiliation with
the Word of God, even though ambiguous. The concept of prophethood is also in them, though largely
deteriorated, and they do not say, like atheists, that there won’t be anything after death. On the other
hand, they have a faith in reward and punishment though in the shape of a misconception called the
transmigration of soul. Hence, if the term infidel refers to those who are ‘absolute infidels’, the Hindu
community can not be grouped into it.
Can they be called (then) the People of the Book? When God’s apostles came to every race why
the Qur’an calls the Jews and the Christians alone the People of the Book? It seems that the people of
the Book are those people who still have maintained an affiliation with the Book of God (even though it
is mutilated) and this affiliation is through a well recognized prophet. In other words the People of the
Book know and believe in the prophet who brought the Divine Book for them. Obviously, the Hindu
community does not fall within this definition because, inspite of having a Divine Book, they have no
relation with it and they have even lost their prophets in mythologies.
Not the People of the Book but Ummiyyin:
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If Hindus can not be called the People of the Book which other Qur’anic term should we use
for them. In order to know it we will have to go back 1400 years because there we come across a race
who used to call themselves as the followers of Abraham but did not possess the Book (given by God to
Abraham), That is they had no connection or affiliation with the Book. The Qur’an has called the race,
‘the group of Ummiyyin’. The word ‘Ummi’ does not mean illiterate as it is supposed today. it was used
in this sense much later.
Zujaj has explained that ‘Ummi’ is a person who has the qualities of the Arabs. To be illiterate
was a peculiar quality of the Arabs. According to some scholars ‘Ummi’ is related to ‘umm’ (Mother)...
Since the condition of an unlettered is exactly the same as that of a child at the time of its birth, it has
been associated with mother. It is attributed to Imam Baqar that he used to link this term with Ummul
Qura (Mother of habitations-Mecca). Since the people of Mecca i.e. Qur’aish largely, were unlettered,
the word ‘ummi’ got associated with the unlettered.”4
Hindu people, like the ‘Ummiyyin’ (The plural of Ummi) 1400 years before, them turn their faces
towards Mecca while praying, and even in all their religious ceremonies one can see the glimpses of the
rites associated with Ka’aba, and more so, the most of their ancient temples have been constructed
facing Mecca. Similarly when we attempt to see the Qur’anic explanation of ‘Ummiyyin’ we come
across the following words:
“And there are among them Ummiyyin who know not the Book but (see therein their own)
desires and they do nothing but conjecture.” (2:78)
Like the qualities enumerated above, this Qur’anic reference also fits aptly upon the Hindu
people. About Ummiyyin the Qur’an categorically clarifies that they are not the People of the Book but
entirely a different group:
“And ask to the People of the Book and the Ummiyyin do ye (also) submit yourself to Islam?”
(3:20)
It is clear that the Qur’an classifies the believers in God (other than Muslims) into two groups:
“The People of the Book” and “Ummiyyin” and the qualities and attributes of “Ummiyyin” given by the
Qur’an and the scholars well ayahed in it are:
*
They do not know the Book and, therefore, their knowledge of the Book is based upon
conjectures and suppositions.
*
Like ancient Arab race they are the People of Ka’aba, as they have close affiliation with Ummul
Qura (Mecca), i.e. Ka’aba has a unique status in their prayers.
Currently there is only one race in the world for whom the above explained term ‘Ummi’ comes trueHindus. If you consider further, the Qur’an has mentioned the two groups of ‘Ummiyyin’ through whom
the Prophet’s message destined to be conveyed to the world: one group that lived 1400 years before in
Arabia and among whom the Apostleship was bestowed upon Prophet Muhammad, and the second
group who had to come later, Akharin (others of them)5. It is this second group “others of them” about
whose acceptance of Islam, the Qur’an has prophecied at a number of places and even the Hadiths have
hinted, by way of explanation, that they are the Hindus of India.6
The mode of mission in the light of Hadiths:
Hadiths have taught us the method of inviting this race towards Islam. You yourself can see from
the following Hadiths:
“Narrated Abdul Rahman: a person who had heared it from the Holy Prophet himself, narrated to
me: the Messenger of Allah said, “Verily in the later stages of Muslim ummat there will be a race whose
requital will be like the requital of the holy companions (of the Prophet). They will instruct the people
for righteousness, restrain them from evil deeds, and will fight against the seditious.7”
“Narrated Abu Uba’id: I enquired from the Messenger of Allah, “can anyone be better than us
when we have submitted ourselves to you (after taking oath of allegiance) and fought the holy wars
shoulder with you. The Prophet said, “Yes! After you there will be a race who will believe in me even
without seeing me.”8
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Hazrat A’mr bin Shoeb reports from his father who reports from his grand father: Once the
Messenger of Allah asked his companions, “In terms of belief and faith which creation is the most
wonderful and most resolute according to you?” The holy companions answered, “Angels”. The prophet
said, “(What is there strange in their belief) why shouldn’t they believe when they are so close to God?”
The holy companions said, “(O’ Prophet) they are the ‘prophets”. (The Prophet) said, “Why wouldn’t
they believe when they received direct revelation?” The holy companions said, “O Prophet then it is we
people” (The Prophet) said “Why wouldn’t you believe when I am present amongst you?” The
Narrator narrates that the Prophet then said “Verily among the whole creation, there will be a race strong
enough in terms of belief as well as the most wonderful. They will come after me. They will find the
scriptures; there into will be the Book. They will believe in whatever will be in there.9”
In the above Hadith ‘the Book’ implies the Qur’an. It means, therefore, that they will find the
Qur’an. in those scriptures. This interpretation gets authenticated by the following ayah of the Qur’an.
“Verily, it (The Qur’an) is in the scriptures of the men of old.” (26:196)
Did you notice! According to Hadiths this race will not directly believe in the Qur’an but will in
a way first discover their own scriptures. In other words, this race will be completely cut off from their
own scriptures and would rediscover them as it were. In these scriptures they will find the Qur’anic
teachings and, accordingly, will submit themselves to ‘The Truth’. Hence their belief will be the most
wonderful and great enough to have the requital (by God) like the companions of the Holy Prophet.
By this time you must have realized which is the unique race among all the religious races of the
world that has with it the scripture but is completely cut off from it.
In the light of the Qur’an:
The basis of the mission (of inviting people towards religion), in the light of the topics discussed
at a number of places in the Quran, are the belief in God, in Hereafter, and doing the righteous deeds.
“Those who believe (in the Qur’an) and those who follow the Jewish way and the Christians and
the Sabeans-Any who believe in God and the last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward
with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.” (2:62)
Amongst the majority of the religious communities of the world the main deterioration has
always been in their belief in One God and the life Hereafter. Every religious community disowned the
new prophet primarily because of their unwillingness of setting right their deteriorated conceptions of
Monotheism and of the life Hereafter according to the teachings of new prophet and besides these, they
were not willing to mend their bad deeds. The Jews denied the prophethood of Jesus and Muhammad.
Had they been willing to abscond their deteriorated versions of Monotheism and the life Hereafter, and
also leave their bad deeds, they would have no hesitation in accepting the prophethood of Jesus because
he had come along with the similar teachings (as the Jewish scriptures originally contained). Similarly,
due to the deterioration in these besics, the Jews and the Christians denied the prophethood of
Muhammad, otherwise they were very sure of his being very truthful. It is why the Qur’an conveys the
good tidings to these religious communities, merely on the basis of these three fundamentals, that ‘if you
set them right (in accordance with the commands of God) then you needn’t fear anything. It is
undisputed that the belief in the last Prophet and the Qur’an is also a must. Why then has the Qur’an
conveyed the good tidings to the believers of these three fundamentals only? It clearly implies that the
Gracious, All Learned, and All Knowing God knows if they set right these three fundamentals, they will
subsequently believe in the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the Qur’an too.
We can present these fundamentals-Monotheism, Hereafter, Righteousness-before the Hindu
people from their own religious books-the Vedas. Regarding the mode of invitation, the Qur’an guides
us thus:
“Invite (all) to the way of God with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in
ways that are best and most gracious”. (16:125)
To invite with wisdom implies neither the inferiority complex nor the evasion of calling right as
right and falsehood as falsehood. Wisdom does not even specify the sycophancy of the prevalent
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government or accepting any religion like Akbar’s Din-e-Ilahi. But paying everyone in the same
coin? Islam has allowed that too but in certain conditions. It has decreed that wisdom means the right
assessment of the circumstances. On occassions the Prophet of Allah remained patient even after
observing the terrible torture inflicted upon Bilal and khabbab on the burning sand and on other occasion
ordered the advancement of the Islamic troops for curbing the sedition. The former period was of
Islam’s impoverishment and later of advancement towards a strong Islamic state. Even in the Mode of
this Mission different methods were used at different periods. In the first three years the mode of secret
preaching was employed though the Truth was truth even at that time. Afterwards, during the entire
period at Mecca the propagation of this religion went on patiently even in the wake of worst possible
cruelties and compulsions. Ultimately came a period when the oppression was crushed right at its
inception. If we do not inherit this wisdom of the mode of mission from the personage who was blessed
with Grace of Omniscient God we will face defeat at each front. Wisdom is one of the ways taught by
the Messenger of God:
“And (he is) instructing you in scripture and wisdom” (2:151)
The importance of wisdom along with the teachings of the Scripture (the Qur’an) can be guessed
from the following proclamation of the Qur’an:
“He granteth wisdom to whom He pleaseth; and he to whom wisdom is granted receiveth indeed
a benefit overflowing. But none will grasp the Message but men of understanding.” (2:269)
Give unto Hindu religion its lost truth:
We have witnessed the results of converting Hindus into Muslims. After getting converted a
convert becomes absolutely isolated in his society. The hatred against Muslims increases and Muslims
also fail to adjust this new convert in their society and, consequently, he gets entangled in the
matrimonial problems and the problems of livelihood. We can not present even the least example of
such brotherhood as Ansars of Madina showed towards Muhajirin when they made them their brethren.
There are cases when the ‘new convert’ returned back to their old faith in sheer disgust. This is the
example of those few who have the courage to embrace Islam. The majority does not even now get
influenced at all by the excellences of Islam when they observe the deteriorated repulsive values of
Muslim masses. Under these circumstances, there is only one effective way of invitation: Without
attempting to convert Hindus we should try to restore Hinduism to its original form. Such a method will
prove beneficial for converting the whole race rather than the individuals.
Hence at present the only genuine mode of inviting other religious communities, particularly
Hindus, towards Islam, the Qur’an and Hadiths is to revive their own religion to its original form and
not to adopt a method that will make us liable to the accusation of religious conversion, apostasy, and
the change of creed. We must give it up and employ the same method in relation to the religious
community of Noah as our Prophet employed in introducing Islam to the people of Abrahamic religions.
Two great disasters :
The reason that the Qur’an places great emphasis on practical wisdom in religious mission gets
confirmed by the historical evidences. The present century itself witnessed the occurrence of two
important turns in history when the practical wisdom of non-Muslim triumphed as Muslims could not
use it, and at both the occasions millions of the people retreated from even on the verge of embracing
Islam. One of these two great events occurred in Russia and another in India itself.
Out of all the religions of the world that he had studied, Comrade Lenin, the leader of the
Communist Revolution of Russia, had been deeply impressed by Islam and he wanted the Russians to
embrace Islam. It is believed about him that his interest in Islam was the result of his acquaintance with
a pious man, Buqra Khan who had impressed him and whose blessed company had left a great impact
upon Lenin. However, Lenin tried his best but due to the ignorance and unsagaciousness of the Egyptian
scholars and the policy of the British Government this golden opportunity was lost. The details of this
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event have been reported by an Indian Communist leader who had a personal relations with Lenin.
Listen to it in the words of Muhammad Abdullah, retired I.A.S.
“M.N. Roy, a popular Indian Leader was an active member of Communist International Russia `
during 1921-22. He had played a vital role in the proletariat movement of Germany, France and
China. He had good relations with Lenin and an Indian friend of his had taken refuge in Russia
due to the prevalent political conditions in the then India. He too had good relations with Lenin.
In his autobiography what he has stated about Lenin’s faith and interest in Islam is worth seeing :
After the regime of Czar when Lenin came to power and established the Communist
Government, he called a meeting of his intimate comrades in which he said, “...we have succeeded in
establishing our own government but in order to make it stable and function, it is very essential
to own a way of life that is in accordance with the human nature. It is because a man needs not
only bread for survival but also a religion for spiritual satisfaction. I have studied all the religions
minutely and I think that none but one religion has the capacity to support our communist
ideology. Therefore, I will give you the name of this religion here only. Don’t hasten to
form your
own conclusions because this question pertains to the life and death of
Communism. Take your
time and consider thoughtfully. May be I am wrong but we must
think coolly before we take any
final decision-I think Islam is the only religion closer to the
economic programmed of Communism.” On hearing this there arose a noise in the entire gathering but
Lenin advised them to
consider it cool heartedly and suggested, “exactly after one year
from now onwards we will
reassemble to decide whether the communists should profess any
religion, and if so, which
one.”
When the external affairs ministry of the Great Britain came to know of it they took it as
a great danger for the British empire because if Communism and Islam combined the Russians
would enjoy an impregnable power and dignity as compared to Britain. At once they raised an
issue : Can Islam accept an atheistic and agnostic view point like Communism? The scholars of
Al-Azhar, ignorant of this background, gave such a verdict as the Government of Britain
wanted. The verdict was printed and distributed throughout the world so much so that its copies
are still available with the Muslims living in the Muslim area of Russia. Obviously Lenin too
came to know of this. He got wonderstruck and said “I thought Muslims were wise but it seems
they too are rigid and orthodox like other religions.” The result was that the whole scheme
remained as it was and those who opposed it took a sigh of relif.”10
Now the other example, pertaining to India itself, of the practical wisdom of non-Muslims :
It is believed that Dr Ambedkar, the most popular Harijan leader of India, was desirous of
embracing Islam along with the entire Harijan population of India. When Gandhiji came to know
of it, he asked Ambedkar “which Islam do you want to embrace? That of Sunnis or of
Shiait? If
you want to become Shiait there are various sects within it, which sect of Islam
would you
embrace? If you want to become a Sunni, it too has different sects like Deobandi,
Barelvi,
Wahabi etc. and every one of these hates the other and denies its allegiance to
Islam. After
listening to this discussion, Dr. Ambedkar changed his mind and said, “I had a
liking for this
religion, Islam, primarily because, I thought there is no caste system in it.”
These admonitory stories are still fresh in the pages of history.
Would that we understand...
The entire life of God’s Messenger (PBUH) is a practical illustration of inviting people towards
Islam with wisdom. During the days of strangeness of Islam, God’s Messenger said to people: I do not
invite you towards a new religion but the True religion of Abraham. Today when Islam is in a similar
state of strangeness, isn’t it our duty to present the Truth before these people in a similar way saying: we
do not propagate a new religion. We accept Hazrat Noah (Manu) as Prophet and his Message, that has
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become vague in your hands with the passage of time, can be clarified in the light of the most
authentic Book of God available at present i.e., the Qur’an.
Believe me this race, for centuries, has been in search of the personages who could make them
understand their religion which they are unable to understand for themselves. But they stick to it merely
because it is their own religion.
Along with the troops of Mahmud Ghaznavi, who demolished the Somnath Mandir, had come
Alberuni to whom they are obliged even to this date because he had attempted to understand their
religion. This mission could best be fulfilled in the light of the Qur’an and Hadiths : can’t we present
Islam to them saying this was your true religion’ and can’t we prove, by solving their various riddles in
the light of Qur’an, that this was the religion, Noah had put before them?
Don’t deny it outright. Don’t say : where Islam the most straightforward and holy religion and
where Hinduism a collection of absurdities! there is no resemblance! It is not a religion at all !!!
Before passing any Judgement it is essential to study their religion.
Maulana Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi has quoted a Hadith Narrated by Umar (saying) “It is very
likely that a person who is born a Muslim and remains absolutely ignorant of infidelity may disintegrate
every link of Islam one by one.”11 A vast number of our scholars have critically evaluated the Torah, the
Gospel and the Zabur during the past 1400 years of the Islamic history but how many of them studied
Hinduism? No doubt, a few attempts have been made but they are in the nature of tracing and comparing
its drawbacks in the wrongly translated scriptures with the excellences of Islam. The point may be valid
but once you put the translations of these Urdu books before Hindus, they will exhibit more repugnance
instead of accepting them. If you analyse their scriptures objectively you will realize that Islam can be
presented to them in the capacity of their own religion and they too will never hesitate to accept it.
Do this much at least:
To begin the research of this kind immediately is not possible for everyone. Even the familiarity
with the Hindi language will not suffice because the real misconception started with the Hindi
translations of the Vedas, the Puranas and the Upanishads. The Muslims having the religious
background will have to come forward to learn Sanskrit. Obviously, it is a painstaking job but when the
scriber of God’s Messenger (PBUH), Zaid in a few days could learn the Syriac language, Maulana
Hamiduddin Farahi, the Syriac and Hebrew languages, Alberuni, Sanskrit, why can’t our young men,
fully acquainted with the Qur’an and Hadiths, learn Sanskrit? Unless such a new Muslim generation is
ready we can do one thing at least-try to bridge the gulf of hatred, a thing that American Muslims have
already started, the brief outline of which is given below:
An example of Americans:
Three years ago the Jews and the Christians of America established a joint forum of Abrahamic
religions, the main aim of which was to develop mutual understanding and evade the religious
repugnance. Since the Muslim population in America has increased to the extent of getting the
cognizance of a minority, the Muslim scholars asked the forum why they were set apart when Abraham
is an illustrious prophet of theirs too. The forum was reorganized and named ‘Muslim, Christian, and
Jews Leadership Forum’. All the three declared themselves as the followers of Abraham. In spite of
certain religious differences, in which case each one will stick to his creed, there are many a common
features which should be highlighted before one another.
First a clergy Forum was formed with eight coming from each faith. The group met for six twohour sessions in order to have the mutual discussion. They probed with one another their religious
scriptures, religious beliefs and conceptions. They then framed the constitution of the Forum. Next a lay
Forum was formed with some more persons representing each religion. They familiarized one another
with their social, cultural and ritual customs. Ultimately on September 17, 1986 a public symposium was
presented at the university of Detroit which became the occasion to open the dialogue to the larger
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religious community representing 29 Muslims, 36 Jews, 91 Christians and some others. In this
symposium, the scholars of all the three religions made platform presentations. An In ãan born Muslim
theologian Dr Muzammil Hussain Siddiqui also participated in all the representatives on eschatological
social and theological issues. Since then the Forum has been going on well and producing the best
possible results. At present, I would like to put before you some references from vol 7, No 2 of its
official organ Healan. Though this 48 page journal merits to be read completely. I quote here only such
extracts as are necessary by way of introduction.
A Christian priest Rev. Oscar Ice said in his speech : “Three major world religions developed
from AbrahamJudaism, Christianity and Islam. All are marked by a belief in One God, reverence for many of
the same prophets and a much greater respect for human life than existed in the pagan world.”12
“By entering into dialogue with one another in a relatively safe and private environment, trust
and familiarity began to develop and with these a concern to care for one another”13
“In March, a full-length television feature was broadcast by NBC titled “Under Siege”. The city
of Dearborn and its Shiite population were identified as terrorism danger points. The clergy met
together to review the film and to form a written repose to NBC about the dangers of stereo
typing a whole people as terrorist”.14
“In September a Jewish Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey, was bombed during worship. As the
Detroit Jewish community gathered for a memorial service, two Muslim clergy in the forum
wrote a letter of condolence and requested to join hands to work for peace. Another Muslim
Imam attended the service. Solidarity of religious concern was being manifested”.15
Imam Muzammil Siddiqui said in his address:
“.... These and many other differences do exist between Islam, Judaism and Christianity but
there are many commonalities also as I mentioned before. Respect and reconciliation means
that when we differ we may do so with respect, dignity, politeness and argue with logic and in
best possible manners. As Muslims we must listen to the advice of the Qur’an: “And do not
argue with the people of the Book; except with what is best” 29:46)16
“....Our traditions can really play a very positive role and by getting involved in these words we
shall discover that we have much more in common than we ever could imagine. This will also
remove the distance that we have now. Much of the prejudice, fear and hatred is due to our
distance from each other.... with better communication we shall be able to understand each
other’s concerns and may help to make this a better world....”17
See also the excerpts from the speech of a Jew scholar Dr. Marc H. Tannenbaum
“......the core foundational issue is the incredible ignorance that we have about one another...”18
“....The notion is that all Muslims are savages. All Muslims are barbarians. All Muslims are
terrorists. That could become a religious lie...we must dismantle those religious lies before they
become joined with political and military power that can bring about the destruction of the
universe....”19
“From says this conflict in India grew out of group narcissism. The Muslims believed they had
a monopoly of all truth and salvation. ... The Hindus returned the belief and felt they were right.
If
you go to the Sikhs, you will find the same issue. If you go to Tamils, you find the same
issue.
This same issue is at root in conflicts around the world....”20
These were the excerpts of the speech of a Jew scholar. Prior to it you have also seen excerpts from the
speech of the Christian and Muslim scholars. the other issues being discussed in the Forum are as
follows :
#
What makes a good Muslim, Christian, Jew.
#
Expressing our faith in the presence of other faith.
In this context a Christian priest said, “We present ourselves in such an attractive way that others
will want us join.” The Muslims facilitator Imam Abdullah Bey El Amin stated, “That his faith..... was
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actively involved in inviting people to join. Their only criteria are belief in God and belief in
Hereafter.”21
#
How do we think of God?
#
The effect of terrorism in the community.
#
To eliminate the avert material from the media and school texts.
This is a glimpse of the attempts of the American Muslims. The three mutually aversive religious
communities found a common heritage so as to find a congenial atmosphere in which they could make
one another understand their religion while living their respective faiths. In this friendly struggle that
religion alone will be successful which is most authentic If God, the Most High, and Willeth.
Conspiracy or good policy?
Can’t we in India unite the two religious communities on the basis of Noah’s (Manu’s)
prophethood so that the mutual aversions get replaced by a congenial atmosphere which the sincere
Americans are trying. If we initiate such a programme, it will have a universal appeal because even the
Jew and the Christians regard Noah as their Prophet. They have found the commonalities among the
Semitic races only whereas we can pave way for the unity of both major religious communities of the
world-the Semitic and the non-Semitic, which includes the Hindus, Muslims, the Christians and the
Jews.
This aspect is worth considering. Let the common people amongst Muslims, their politicians and
scholars decide whether it is a conspiracy of converting Muslims to Hinduism or the policy of
Islamizing as well as unifying the entire world.
Summary:
Here is the summary of the Mode of Mission in the light of the Qur’an, Hadiths, and the
historical examples.
1.
The foundations for the international unity be laid upon Noah’s religion so that the aversion
yields place to mutual understanding.
2.
The learned scholars should analyse the Hindu scriptures in the light of the Qur’an so that they
be invited towards their True religion through their scriptures only.
Again it is to be kept in mind that further delaying is not possible as the fifteenth century has already
commenced. Now that you know the Prophecy of the great change (after 1500 years) given in the
Qur’an and Hadiths. You also know the warning “don’t ask how soon the Arabs will perish” given in
the Hadith narrating the Event of disturbances in Ka’aba. It is not time to wait but to act. Realize that we
are on the verge of a decisive turn of the history and we have to pay the centuries old debt to this nation.
Hindu scholars know :
That the tune of change is nigh, is already known to Hindu scholars. Here is a proof:
“Such evidences are available as will prove that the Yug (age) is about to change. Kaliyug is
bidding adieu and a new epoch is ushering which can be called Satyug. According to the
statistical data given in the Manu Smiriti, Ling Purana, and Bhagvata the present period is the
period of crises..... Keeping all the statistical data in view, it is the time when the change should
take place i.e.,20 years between 1980-2000”22.
How far this statistic is correct-we can’t pronounce any final judgement but about the finality of
the fifteenth century Hijrah, the Muslims must have an unshakable faith.
The age is about to change :
Now the sighs of the showers of enlighten, about which prophecy has been made in the Qur’an
and Hadiths, are visible. Look up and see, the sky is getting overcast with thick dark clouds and a whiff
of fresh breeze is expected any moment. No doubt there will be thunder-bolts and lightening in these
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dark clouds but the Gracious Lord has already guided us how to escape from these. It is the time to
awake from the sweet slumber.
Divine argument :
All the languages of the world in which the divine scriptures have been revealed, as per the
human knowledge, are already dead, except the Arabic language which is the language of the Qur’an
and will survive till the last Hour. The death of languages like Sanskrit, Chaldean Aramaic, Syriac and
Hebrew was also a divine sigh that all the Scriptures except the Qur’an have been rendered
unintelligible now. But lo! :
At the close of the period when this most ancient race is predicted to turn into believers through
their own scriptures, the evidences of the revival of the Sanskrit language, among all the dead languages
of the world, are visible. Verily the scheme of the Gracious God is beyond the comprehension of human
reason. Under the patronage of the Indian Government Sanskrit language is being revived to such an
extent that the majority of our future generation, whether Muslims or Hindus, will verily be Sanskrit
knowing. Such a generation, after mastering the Sanskrit language, will not resist investigating the
Vedas, in spite of their being given the status of a forbidden tree by the Pandit, and from here only will
commence that climax when, according to Hindu religion Satyug (the Golden Age) will replace Kaliyug
(the dark age).
Would that....
It is an unlimited favours of God’s generosity upon us to be born in a country where, as
compared to other Muslims of the world, we have innumerable opportunities of putting, theoretically as
well as practically, before Noah’s people the Mission of Islam. It is upto us to acknowledge this favours
of His, humbly or remain completely as His ungrateful servants. God’s wisdom has gathered the
followers of the last Prophet Muhammad at a very critical juncture of the human history amidst a race
who are the people of Noah, the first prophet of God bearing Shari’at (the law). All the evidences are
available to certify that history is going to repeat itself and, therefore, it is going to end where it had
begun. History is full of admonitory tales. Will there be any other chance of awakening for us now?
Alas! Only a few of us have begun to think in terms of inviting those people towards Islam
amidst whom we have been living for a pretty long time and that too by sensing a threat in their aims
and intentions. It would have been far better had we begun it for the pleasure of God because the fear of
God’s wrath must always come first of the fear of the people. It alone should have motivated us to do
what we have neglected so far.
The most important issue is that the various Muslim organizations lack the mutual coordination.
However, there is the basis on which all the Muslims can get united-The Qur’an. All the political and
religious organisations of Shiaits, Sunnis, Barelvi, and Deobandi believe in the Qur’an, and all the
Muslim parties and organizations can be brought together at a single platform to listen to the call of the
Qur’an.
“Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the Qur’an, or are their hearts locked up by
them?” (47:24)
The Qur’an is calling time and again:
‘I have with me the solution of all the problems; Make me the Judge.’
We have been driven back from everywhere but still we insist upon the Judgement of our own reason.
May Allah guide us towards the straight path! May He bless us with the divine guidance of
finding out the solution of all our problems from the Qur’an? And May He includes us too among those
who will invite towards Islam, those who are chosen by Him for the exaltation of His religion! Amen!
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THEY TOO ARE SEARCHING
Hindu race possesses a precious quality-they are highly concerned over the existing
contradictions in the Purans, Upanishads and other scriptures. They are searching. Those who are not
eager are not rewarded by God. They are not ready to leave their religious heritage but they have
realized themselves that the true meaning and implications of the myths, stories and fables should be
something different. Here are two examples of this mode of thinking
*
“It is the principle of the Indian way of thinking that a person who demonstrates the congruity in
all the three-Upanishad Brahma Sutra, and Gita-and derives from them a unified essential
knowledge, will be accepted as Acharya and only he will be paid attention to and obeyed.”1
*
“The question arises as to what to do with the Smiritis that contain texts that are in conflict with
other texts in the same Smiritis and that are repugnant to the moral sense. I have always
suggested often enough in these columns that all that is printed in the name of scriptures need not be
taken as the Word of God or the inspired Word. But everybody can’t decide what is good and authentic
and what is bad and interpolated. There should, therefore, be some authoritative body
that would
revise all that passes under the name of scriptures, expurgate all the texts that have no moral value or are
contrary to the fundamentals of religion and morality, and present such an edition for the guidance of
Hindus. The certainty that the whole mass of Hindus and the persons accepted as religious leaders will
not accept the validity of such authority; need not interfere with the sacred enterprise. Work done
sincerely and in a spirit of service will have its effect on all in
the long run and will most
2
assuredly help those who are badly in need of such assistance.”
*
“Buddha was silent about Atma and Parmatma as if these had no existence. Shankara said
there is nothing but Brahm; the world is an illusion, a thing to be discarded completely. Such
ideas and ideologies have been the integral part of our national thinking for about 2500 years.
Though we have achieved some remarkable success in the spiritual experiments, we have faced
a number of difficulties in the worldly affairs. We lost kingdom and remained completely
deprived of power. We have also realized the strengths and weaknesses (or Limits) of a particular
spiritual force. As a result of it we have become capable of practising the Vedic and the Upanishadic
ways and verily it can be inferred that whatever new thinking will now emerge will be more complete.”3
Are you willing to come forward on the basis of the implied appeals in these paragraphs?
You alone possess the perfect solution.
With you alone lies the congruity of all contradictions.
Will you not be the Messiah of the restless and agitated humanity?
Remember! This time you have with you the cure. If you hesitate to prescribe it, it won’t take God much
time to send another healer.
QUR’AN: THE ONLY CRITERION
If my writings, at places, give the reader an impression that I regard the present translators of the
Vedas as dishonest, he should discard it. The concealors of the truth are in every religious community,
including Muslims. The endeavors of the Hindu scholars who have translated the Vedas are
commendable because they have attempted to carry such knowledge to the people as the so called
Pundits, for thousands of years, had considered, a forbidden tree for the common masses but which
forms the basis of the True Hinduism. I’ve known Shri Ram Sharma Acharya personally. He is a very efficient
person who has established a good research centre for studying every religion. His only drawback,
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according to me, is that he analyses every religion by the Vedic criterion or making the Vedas as the
ultimate criterion. (Alas! at the time of printing this book, he is no more in this material world.)
A knowledge that was concealed for thousands of years itself needs to be investigated in order to
be made intelligible. Biased by various age old beliefs, the human mind can not understand the Vedas
merely on the basis of his own reason and, accordingly, how anything can be a criterion for other
religions and religious scriptures if it cannot be understood directly. The Word of God can neither be
understood in the light of a lamp, nor in the light of human reason but only in the light of the Word of
God Himself. And the Last Word of God is the Qur’an whose every word, according to the general
consensus, has been safely preserved. If the translators of the Vedas study them in the light of the
Qur’an, all those mysteries and riddles will get solved which have so far remained an enigma for them
and on the basis of which Max Muller had said:
“It is impossible for a scholar and perhaps it will be impossible for a generation of scholars to
solve the hymns of the Vedas satisfactorily.”
I believe that most of the Hindu scholars are not deliberately committing mistakes while
translating the Vedas but the roots of these mistakes lie in those beliefs and conceptions from which the
minds should be purified prior to the study of the Vedas.
Once the translators understand it and study the Vedas in the light of the Qur’an, we will have
such translations of the Vedas available to us as will resolve all the contradictions of Vedanta, Gita and
Upanishads and the Hindu race will reemerge as the harbinger of the revolution, the promise of which
has been made both in the Vedas and the Qur’an.
“.....the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over
to you and be yours. They shall follow you; they
shall come over in chains and bow down to you,
saying: ‘God is with you only, and there is no other,
no god besides Him.” (The Bible, Isaiah 45:14)
NOTES AND REFERENCES
Chapter I
Prophecy of the Revolution
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi, Alam-e Arabi ka Almiya P. 23.
Allama Safarini, Lawami’ul Anwar, Vol II, P. 122.
“Kitabul Fitan” in Al-Bukhari.
“Kitabul, Manaqib Quresh”, in Al-Bukhari.
Shiekh Ya’ qub Al Bimbani, Sharahul Bukhari, Alkhairul Jari, Marginal note No. 14.
Abu Dawud and Baihaqi quoted in “Bab Taghaiurul Nas”, Mishkat.
Sura Sajdah, Ayah 5. All the subsequent references from the Holy Qur’an will be given in the text
itself. While translating the Qur’anic Ayah I have consulted The Glorious Qur’an by Maulana
Abdullah Yosuf Ali, and Holy Qur’an by Marmaduke Pick hall. In the book, mostly the translation
has been quoted unless it was necessary to quote the original-even when the words “the Qur’an states” are used.
(Translator).
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8.
This explanation has been given by Allama Nawab Qutbud-din khan Dehlwi in the Urdu interpretation
of this reported in chapter “Qurbus-Saa’t” of Mishkat.
9.
Reported in Musnad-e-Ahmad, Muslim, Tibrani. Tibrani. See syed Abul A’ala Maududi, Sirat-e-Sarware
Alam Vol. II (Isha’ate Islam Trust, Delhi, 1979) P. 539.
10.
Tafsir Fat’hul Qadir, Vol 5, P. 41
11.
This Hadith has been cited by Ibne Sa’ad and Ibne Abi Shiba in Musnad, Ab’d bin Hamid, Tirmizi and
Baihaqi in Dalail, and Hakim treats it as Hadith Sahih.
12.
This Hadith has been quoted by Abu Sheikh, Ibne Marduya, Shu’aba, Baihaqui, Ibne A’sakar and Hakim in
their compilation.
13.
This narration has been quoted by Ibne Abi Hatim, Abu Sheikh, and Bukhari in his History. See Tafsir
Fat’hul Qadir, Vol II, PP 49-50
14.
Risala Ma’arif (Azam Garh) No 5, Vol 89,
15.
Maulana Shibli, Sirat-un-Nabi, Vol I, PP 115-16.
16.
Meharban Ali Badautawi, Jaton Ki Islami Tarikh P 89.
17.
Maulana Ubaidullah Sindhi, Shah Walliullah Aur Un Ka Falsafa, (Hind Sagar Academy, Lahore),
P.166.
18.
Alfurqan (Bareilly): Shah Walliullah Number, 1941 (2nd edition) P. 158.
Chapter II
The Prophet of the Hindu race
1.
Al-Bukhari quoted in Mishkat Chapter “Hisabu wal Qisas.”
2.
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies
3.
Ibid. P. 48
4.
Ibid. P. 100
5.
Ibid. PP. 416-17
6.
It is said about Adam that from Manu’s left side shatrupa (i.e. Eve) was created. See Hanuman Prasad
Potdar, Ram Charit Manas. (Gita press Gorakhpur, Ed. 15,) P. 154 and Kh. Hassan Nizami Dehlwi, Hindu Mazhab
Ki Ma’lumat (Halqa Mashaikh, Delhi edition, 20 December, 1927) P. 6
7.
This explanatory note is in Griffith’s translation of The Rigveda in Bk. 1: Part 13 Verse 4.
8.
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies, PP. 416-17
Chapter III
Mention of the Hindu race in the Qur’an
1.
Shri Ganga Prasad Upadhyai, Masabihul Islam (Tract Vibhag, Arya Samaj Chowk, Allahabad, 1963)
P. 43
2.
In the Abrahamic race are included the Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims because all of these have
faith in Abraham. There is hardly any race in the world who believes in Abraham and not in any other prophet
after him.
3.
Alfurqan, OP. Cit. P. 304
4.
Ibid. P. 310.
5.
Taken from the presidential address of Maulana Syed Suleiman Nadwi, delivered on the occasion of the
Annual Conference of Jamia’ti Ulama, Bombay, Feb., 1945 Quoted in Hukumate Illahiyah Aur Ulamai Mutakhirin.
Complied by Abu Muhammad Imamuddin Ramnagri, (Maktaba Nishati Saniyah, Hyderabad, 1964).
Chapter IV
83
Common features and eternal kinship
1.
2.
3.
Ch. “Kitabul Imam” of Al-Muslim Quoted in Syed Jalaluddin U’mri, Ma’ruf wa Munkar, P 218.
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies. P. 579.
Haj means pilgrimage of Ka’aba once in a year in the month of Zilhijja . It is one of the five pillars
of Islam and is obligatory on every Muslim who can afford to bear the expenses. Umrah means
pilgrimage of Ka’aba on the days other than Haj days. It is not obligatory except for a Muslim who
visits Mecca. (Translator)
4.
A’qiqah: the explanation in the Brackets is my incorporation. (Translator).
5.
Islam-e-Kamil, compiled by Dr. M.A. Siddiqui, Professor of Arabic and Persian, Allahabad university,
Cited in Faran (Karachi) January, 1959. P. 11.
6.
Dharam Pal, Kuf’r Tod, Quoted in “Awqaf” (Quarterly) P. 29.
7.
Qazi At’har Mubarakpuri (Compiled) Narjil Se Nakhil Tak quoted in Ma’arif No. 5, Vol 89.
8.
S. Sulaiman Nadwi, Arab aur Hind ke Ta’aluqat PP. 12-13.
9.
Ibne Nadim, Kitabul Fihrist P. 345 in Ibid, P. 115
10.
Ibid, PP. 1-2.
11.
Tafsir Fat’hul Qadir Vol II P. 474.
12.
Lubabut Tavil Vol III, P. 189 (Pub in Egypt) Quoted in Maulana Abdul Rashid Nomani, Loghatul
Qur’an (Nadvatul Musasnifin, Delhi, 1400 Hijrah).
13.
Tafsir Fat’hul Qadir, Vol II, P. 474.
14.
The Hindu Muslim Question. P. 12.
15.
Roznama Qaumi Jang (Rampur), March 13, 1988 and Roznama Munsif Hyderabad.
16.
Ibid, March, 1988.
17.
Qazi At’har Mubarakpuri, Khilafate Rashidah aur Hindustan (Nadvatul Musannifin, Delhi, 1972) P.
25.
18.
Arab aur Hind Ke ta’aluqat, OP. Cit, P. 115
19.
Shah Moinuddin Ahmad, in Risala Ma’arif, OP Cit, No. 3, Vol. 95, P. 171.
20.
Muslim India (Urdu), April 1988, P. 15.
21.
Maktubat Vol I No. 295 Quoted in Shah Moinuddin Ahmad Nadvi, “Islam mein Dusre Mazahib
aur Ahle Mazahib Ki Haisiyat” in Risala Ma’arif No. 3. Vol. 95. P. 171.
22.
Qaumi Jang, OP Cit.
23.
This word is written in Hindi like this : made of Isa (Jesus) and Maqam (place). Presently this place
is known as Ashmukam and is situated at a distance of 70 Kilometres from Srinagar and 15
Kilometres from my town Bijbehara. It is still considered holy and is visited by the people of every
religious community. There is a holy Shrine there but it is attributed to a different Muslim Syed
Zainuddin. (Translator).
24.
Kadambni, December, 1978. PP. 135-39.
25.
Khilafate Rashidah aur Hindustan OP., Cit, P. 47.
26.
Ibid P. 30.
27.
Ibid. 29.
28.
Tirmizi Sharif (Urdu) : (Rabbani Book Depot, Delhi, 1973) Vol II, P. 135.
“These are the technical terms used in connection with the authenticity of Hadiths (Sayings of the Holy
Prophet).
29.
“Kitabul Ambiya” (Wazkur Filkitabi Maryam) in Al-Bukhari.
30.
Tafsir dur-re-Manshur (by Allama Suyuti) Vol I, P. 55 quoted by Syed Sabahuddin Abdul Rahman
in Risala Ma’arif Feb. 1975, PP. 87-8.
31.
Syed Sulaiman Nadwi, Arab Hind Ta’aluqat, PP. 2-3.
32.
Sab’hatul Marjan fi Tarikhe Hindutan, Ch. I Quoted by Syed Sabahuddin Abdul Rahman in Risala
Ma’arif, Feb. 1975. p. 88.
33.
Sunane Nasai (Mujtabai, Delhi), Vol II. P. 63.
34.
Sunane Nasai and Imam Ahmad (Imam Ibne A’sakar and Imam Ibne Kasir too have reported this
Hadith. In fact it is stated in the Al Badaya wan Nahaya, Vol. 9, P. 95 “About Ghazwa -i-Hind
there is a Hadith reported by Hafiz Ibne A’sakar etc. Gulam Ali Azad has quoted the above mentioned
two Hadiths, in Sab’hatul Marjan, P. 21).
For details see Khilafate Rashidah aur Hindustan, OP. Cit, P. 36.
35.
Readers Digest, July, 1971, PP. 127-34.
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Chapter V
The Vedas - the Earliest Scriptures
1.
The references from the Vedas will be given in the text itself using the following abbreviations:
R.V. for The Rig Veda
Y.V. for The Yajur Veda
S.V. for The Sama Veda
A.V. for The Atharva Veda
Usually only the translations alone have been given unless it is extremely necessary to quote original. Even
then I have given the transliteration, after consulting Maulana Usmani and Mr. Tariq because I Personally do not
know Sanskrit.
(Translator)
2.
Pandit Shri Ram Sharma, Bhoomika, Sam Veda. P. 12, 1989 edition.
3.
Max Muller, Quoted by Griffith, Hymns of the Rig Veda (Preface To The First Edition) Vol I.
4.
Ibid.
5.
W. J Wilkins, Hindu Mythology, P. 3.
6.
Ibid P. 5
7.
Dr. Sampurnanand in “Vedic Sahitya”, P. Ram Govind Trivedi, (Bharti Gyan Pith Kashi) PP. 23-24.
8.
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies, Op. Cit, P. 174.
9.
Tarikhe Mashaikhe Chisht Vol 5.P.58 quoted by Maulana Akhlaq Hussain Qasmi, Risala Rubi (Delhi) Feb.
1988.P.13
10.
Ibid.
11.
It has been generally agreed by all the scholars that the ‘Five Books of Moses’, the ‘Four Gospels’ and
‘Psalms’ of the Bible are the interpolated versions of the three Major Scriptures of the world The Torah, The Gospel
and The Zabur revealed upon Moses, Jesus and David (P.B.U.T.) respectively. In this book I have retained the original
names. (Translator).
12.
Alfurqan (Bareilly): Shah Walliullah Number; 1941, P. 282.
13.
Ibid.
14.
Ibid.
15.
Ibid.
16.
Ganga Prasad Upadhyai, Masabihul Islam, P. 43.
17.
A’mr bin Shoeb’s narration, “Bab Sawabe Hazihil Ummah” in Mishkat.
18.
Some people possessed a few scattered pages of the Suhufe Ibrahim (Scriptures revealed upon
Abraham).
19.
For details see the Holy Qur’an
Sura Ahzab 33 ayah 7
Sura Shura 42 ayah 13
20.
Kalyan Padam Purana Ank October, 1944. P. 3.
Chapter VI
The Beginning of the Universe-Hazrat Ahmad Mujtaba
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
170.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Sir William Muir, The Life of Mahomet, Abridged edition (London: Smith, Elder and Co. , 15 water 100
Place, 1877), P. 5.
Ibid. P. 164.
Allama Hafiz Ibne Qayyim, Kitabul Ruh, Urdu translation Maulana Raghib Rahmani, Ruhon se Miliye
Khabon Ko Samjhiye (Maktaba Alfalah Deoband), P. 249.
Ibid. P. 253.
Ibid. P. 249.
Hazrat Mujaddid Al’f Sani, Maktubate Rabbani (Urdu translation) (Madina Publishing Company,
Karachi), Vol III, Part II, Letter 94.
Mowahib-ul-Ladunniah, Urdu translation Sirate Muhammadiya (Afzalul Matale, Hyderabad, 1342 Hijrah), P.
Paul Carus, Gospels of Buddha, P. 217
Gautam Budh-Dharm aur Darshan, P. 150.
Dr. Radha Krishnan, Recovery of Faith, P. 154.
Tirmizi quoted in “Bab Sayyidil Mursalin: II” of Mishkat.
Baihaqi, Ahmad, Hakim, quoted in Sirate Muhammadiya, OP. Cit., P. 7
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13.
Imam Ahmad quoted in Sirate Muhammadiya Op. Cit., P.8
14.
Ibid.
15.
Tafsir Fat’hul Qadir, Vol I, P. 52
16.
“New Visions of the Universe” in Reader’s Digest, August 1977. PP. 29-33.
17.
Maktubate Rabbani, Op. Cit; Letter 122, P. 160.
18.
Dr. Mir Wali-ud-Din, Qur’an aur Tasawwuf (Nadwa tul Musannifin, Delhi, 1945), P. 109.
19.
Maktubat, Op. Cit., No. 93. In the footnote of this Maktub it is stated “that Delmi in Musnad Firdos has
quoted an identical reference from Ibne Abbas. Similarly it is in Mawahib. Besides, in Mustadrak, Hakim has
reported a Hadith of a same theme. Allama Subki in Shifa-us Suqam has retained it. Alama Balqini too has
retained it in Fatawa. Hence semantically, there is no doubt about the authenticity of this Hadith.”
20.
Ibid.
In the footnote of the same Maktub it is stated:
“According to Allama Zarqani in Sharahul Mawahib, and in Mahaziratul Awail it is considered as
Hadith Hassan, and Sheikh Mohiuddin Ibne Arabi has also reported it in Futuhat. And Muhaddith
Abdur Razaq has also quoted a similar Hadith narrated by Jabir.
21.
Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya, Hari Vansh Purana. 1: 54, P. 59.
22.
Dr. Chaman Lal Gautam, Vishnu Rahassya, P. 276.
23.
Quoted in Maulana Abdul Rashid Nomani, Lughatul Qur’an Vol. IV. P. 156.
Chapter VIII
Islam and Hinduism - Similarity of
Names
1.
Maulana Shah Moinuddin Ahmad Nadvi, “Islam Mein Dusre Mazahib aur Ahle Mazahib Ki
Haisiyat”, Risala Ma’arif, No 3. Vol. 95, P. 178.
2.
Ibid PP. 180-81.
3.
Fatawa Azizi, Vol I, PP. 132-34.
4.
Maulana Nurul Haq Alvi, Alfurqan (Shah.... No.) OP. Cit., P. 332.
5.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Tarjumanul Qur’an (Sahitya Academy Delhi), Vol I, P. 247.
6.
Pandit Suder Lal, Gita aur Qur’an. English translation Gita and Qur’an by Syed Asadullah (Indo Middle
East Cultural Studies, Hyderabad Deccan) P. 5.
7.
Masabihul Islam, OP Cit. PP. 14-15
8.
Allama Shibli, Siratun Nabi (Compiled by Sayed Sulaiman Nadwi) Vol. I,P. 111.
Chapter IX
Monotheism in the Vedic Dharma
1.
2.
3.
4.
Dr. C. L. Gautam, Vishnu Rahassya, P. 149.
Commentary on Gita (Kalyan, Gorakhpur) P. 326.
Shri Ram Nath Suman (Compiled) Ahinsa and Satya P. 31.
M. K. Gandhi, “The problem of Woman” Harijan : November 28, 1936.
Chapter X
The Prophethood And The Vedic Dharma
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Hindu Sanskriti Ank (Kalyan, Gorakhpur, January, 1950), P. 795.
Shrimad Bhagvat Maha Purana. 9:24:56.
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies. P. 48.
Ibid. P. 100.
Ibid. PP. 416, 417.
Mat’sya Purana. I : 29-35.
Ibid. 2:10-11.
Ibid. 2:14-16.
Vedon aur Puranon Ke Adhar Par Dharmik Ekta Ki Jyoti.
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10.
In the translation of these Shlokas I have, at places, taken help from ‘Islam, the First and Final Religion,
PP. 8-9.
11.
In these Shlokas the word Adam figures as Adam, Eve as Haw’yawati, Paradise as Pradan Nagar
(inhabitation of Rewards) and for Satan Kali.
12.
According to the Torah, Noah’s age was 650 years at the time of the Deluge.
13.
In these Shlokas the word “Niyuh” has been used for Noah Whereas Ham and Yaqut are same.
14.
In Sanskrit “ABRAM” has been used instead of Ibrahim or Abraham. It is worth mentioning that in
The Torah it is stated that the first name of Abraham was “ABRAM” only and subsequently the
Almighty named, him Abraham and said to him, “Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but
thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.” (The Bible: Genesis 18:5)
All these three extracts are the translations of the Shlokas of “Prati Sarga Parva” of Bhavishya Purana, 1:4.
15.
In the above mentioned Shlokas of Bhavishya Purana, Part III (Prati sarga Parva; 2:21-30), in the
original Sanskrit, “Isha” has been used for Isa; “Himtung” for Himalaya; “Masi” for Massiah. Pandit Shri
Ram Acharya has translated “Himtung” as Himalaya.
16.
These are the translation of “Prati Sarga Parva” Bhavishya Purana. Khand 3, Adhyai 3, Shlokas 5-16
Here, in original Sanskrit “Muhammad” has been used for Muhammad. It is also clear from these Shlokas that the
word “Malechh” was used for non-Aryan just as the Arabs used “A’ jam” for non-Arabs and the Jews “Gentiles” for
non-Jews. Now this word “Malechh” is being used in negative
sense. But in the Vedic language it does not
have any negative connotation.
17.
Shrimad Bhagvata Mahatma Purana 1:2:76.
18.
Narashnas aur Antim Rishi.
19.
Kitab-ut-Tejan Fi Muluke Hamir (Majlis Da’iratul Ma’arif, Usmania Hyderabad) first edition, P. 372.
Chapter XI
The Life Hereafter And The Vedic
Dharma
1.
Dr. Radha Krishnan, Upanishadon Ki Bhoomika (Raj Pal and sons, Delhi), P. 42.
2.
The Author
3.
“Parlok aur Punar Janam Ank”, Kalyan, Gorakhpur, January, 1969. P.164.
4.
Ibid. 165.
5.
Ibid.
6.
Darshan Digdarshan, P. 403.
7.
Punar Janam aur Ved, P. 93.
8.
Awagawan, P. 104
9.
Pandit Durga Shankar Satyarthi “Ved aur Punar Jeevan” Risala Kanti (Hindi) July 8, 1969.
10.
The Rigveda 10: 16: 4.
11.
Max Muller was the first to make the Vedas public after going through the Vedic commentary of Sayan
Acharya.
12.
Shrimad Bhagavatam, 3:30:25-28.
13.
The Rigveda 1: 100:12 in Kanti OP. Cit. July 8, 1969.
14.
The Rigveda 1:92:10 in Kanti Op. Cit. July 8, 1969.
15.
Ibid. 1:4:3.
16.
Ibid. 1:44:6
17.
When I compared Pandit Durga Shankar’s translation of these Shlokas with the other translations, I
didn’t find this translation anywhere. However, there is the possibility of this translation in the Sanskrit
words contained in the Shlokas.
18.
Al-Bukhari quoted in “Bab Sayyidil Mursalin”, Mishkat.
19.
Quoted in Tafsir Ibne Kasir (Urdu translation published by A’atiqad publishing House, Delhi), Vol II,
P. 43.
20.
Ruhon se Milye, Khabon ko Samjhiye, Op. Cit; P. 253.
21.
Hindi Journal ‘Marg Deep’, April 1977, P. 8.
22.
“Parlok aur Punar Janam Ank” Kalyan, Gorakhpur, January, 1969 P. 16.
23.
Pt. Shri Ram Sharma, Tantra Maha Vigyan, Part I P. 98.
24.
Marg Deep, April 1977, P. 8.
25.
Ibid. May 1977. PP. 10-11.
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Chapter XIV
The truth about Ka’aba in the Vedic
Dharma
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Rahbar Farooqi, Ma’arifat-e-Ka’aba. P.5 quoted in Tafsir Mawahib-ur-Rahman by Amir Ali, Vol 4. P.15.
Jambudwip =
JA+ambu+dwip
Life + water + Island
Water wherefrom the Life started,
Ka’aba
Pandit Shri Ram Sharma, Hari Vansh Purana, Part II. PP. 499-501.
“Padam Purana Number” Kalyan (Gorakhpur), October, 1944. P. 96.
Kalyan, January 1980. P. 225
Chapter XVI
The Account of Dajjal (Anti-Christ) in
the Vedic Dharma
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
This
Shri
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid
story has been narrated in such a way that the prophecies were given the shape of bygone-events.
Ram Sharma Acharya, Hari Vansh Purana Vol. I.P 492.
PP 497-98.
PP 498-99
PP. 502-03
P. 504.
Chapter XVII
Why these Secrets remained a secret?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Akhbar (newspaper) Qaumi Jang, January 19, 1981, P.4
Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies, OP. Cit, P. 166.
The children’s comic “Tinkle” 109: 83 (issue) Page 15. The words within the brackets are mine.
Weekly Blitz (Urdu) March, 1987, PP. 14-15.
Chapter IXX
The Mode of the Mission
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Maulana Shah Moinuddin Nadwi “Islam Mein Dusre Mazahib Aur Ahle Mazahib Ki Haisiyat”
published in Risala Ma’arif No 3: Vol. 95: Page 178.
Chach Nama Elliot Vol. I, P. 186 quoted in Risala Ma’arif 3:95:180
Ibid.
Abdul Rashid Nomani, Loghatul Qur’an.
For details see Sura Jum’a 62: ayah 2-3
This topic has been discussed in detail in Chapter I of this book.
Baihaqi quoted in Mishkat “Bab Sawabe Hazihil Ummat.”
Ibid.
(A Hadith of the similar topic and nature has been cited by Ahmad and Darmi).
Ibid.
These extracts have been taken from the essay of Muhammad Abdullah (Retired I.A.S.) published in
Soviet Union (Urdu) Vol. 28, June, 1982.
Maulana Abul Hassan Ali Nadwi, Muqaddima Arkane Arba’a (1981) P. 15.
Healan (published by Ecumenical Theological Centre Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.) Vol. VII No 2. P. 5.
Ibid. P.6
Ibid. P.6.
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15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
(It may be pointed out here that instead of translating these citation I have consulted and quoted
the original English Journal Healan. (Translator).
Ibid. P.6.
Ibid. P.15.
Ibid. P.36.
Ibid. P.29.
Ibid. P.32.
Ibid. P.33
Ibid. P.39
See Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya’s essay in Akhand Jyoti (March, 1981), PP. 39-40
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Anasakti Yog. P.8.
M. K. Gandhi, “The Problems of Women”, OP. Cit.
Dr. Inder Sen: Kalyan (January, 1950) PP. 208-9.