Girl justfying idol worship of Krishna to Dr Zakir Naik at Mumbai Urdu Peace Conference
We can gain a better understanding of the concept of God in Hinduism by analysing Hindu scriptures.
BHAGAVAD GITA
The most popular amongst all the Hindu scriptures is the Bhagavad Gita.
Consider the following verse from the Gita:
"Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender
unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship
according to their own natures."[Bhagavad Gita 7:20]
The Gita states that people who are materialistic worship demigods i.e. 'gods' besides the True God.
UPANISHADS:
The Upanishads are considered sacred scriptures by the Hindus.
The following verses from the Upanishads refer to the Concept of God:
"Ekam evadvitiyam"
"He is One only without a second."[Chandogya 6:2:1]
"Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah."
"Of Him there are neither parents nor lord."[Svetasvatara 6:9]
"Na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no likeness of Him."[Svetasvatara 4:19]
The following verses from the Upanishad allude to the inability of man to imagine God in a particular form:
"Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam."
"His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye."
[Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]4
THE VEDAS
Vedas are considered the most sacred of all the Hindu scriptures. There
are four principal Vedas: Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda.
Yajurveda
The following verses from the Yajurveda echo a similar concept of God:
"na tasya pratima asti
"There is no image of Him."[Yajur 32:3]
"shudhama poapvidham"
"He is bodyless and pure."[Yajur 40:8]6
"Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste"
"They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements" (Air,
Water, Fire, etc.). "They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship
sambhuti." [Yajur 40:9]
[Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc.]
The Yajurveda contains the following prayer:
"Lead us to the good path and remove the sin that makes us stray and wander."[Yajur 40:16]
Atharvaveda
The Atharvaveda praises God in Book 20, hymn 58 and verse 3:
"Dev maha osi"
"God is verily great" [Atharva 20:58:3]
Rigveda
The oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It is also the one considered
most sacred by the Hindus. The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164 and
verse 46:
"Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many names." [Rig 1:164:46]
The Rigveda gives several different attributes to Almighty God. Many of these are mentioned in Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1.
Among the various attributes of God, one of the beautiful attributes
mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3, is Brahma. Brahma means
'The Creator'. Translated into Arabic it means Khaaliq. Muslims can
have no objection if Almighty God is referred to as Khaaliq or 'Creator'
or Brahma. However if it is said that Brahma is Almighty God who has
four heads with each head having a crown, Muslims take strong exception
to it.
Describing Almighty God in anthropomorphic terms also goes against the following verse of Yajurveda:
"Na tasya Pratima asti"
"There is no image of Him."[Yajur 32:3]
Another beautiful attribute of God mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn
1 verse 3 is Vishnu. Vishnu means 'The Sustainer'. Translated into
Arabic it means Rabb. Again, Muslims can have no objection if Almighty
God is referred to as Rabb or 'Sustainer' or Vishnu. But the popular
image of
Vishnu among Hindus, is that of a God who has four arms, with one of the
right arms holding the Chakra, i.e. a discus and one of the left arms
holding a 'conch shell', or riding a bird or reclining on a snake couch.
Muslims can never accept any image of God. As mentioned earlier this
also goes against Svetasvatara Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 19.
"Na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no likeness of Him"
The following verse from the Rigveda Book 8, hymn 1, verse 1 refer to the Unity and Glory of the Supreme Being:
"Ma cid anyad vi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata"
"O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him alone."
[Rigveda 8:1:1]10
"Devasya samituk parishtutih"
"Verily, great is the glory of the Divine Creator."
[Rigveda 5:1:81]11
Brahma Sutra of Hinduism:
The Brahma Sutra of Hinduism is:
"Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan"
"There is only one God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit."
Thus only a dispassionate study of the Hindu scriptures can help one understand the concept of God in Hinduism
Indian Girls Convert To Islam by Dr Zakir Naik
MUMBAI: A 21-year-old girl from Malwani who decided to convert to
Islam has alleged to the State Minorities’ Commission that the local
police gave her a tough time for her decision.
Sarah Sawant was so swayed by a conference addressed by hardliner Dr
Zakir Naik in November last year that she decided to take up Islamic
studies and become a cleric. Anticipating trouble from her parents after
she decided to turn Muslim, Sawant on April 27 filed an application
with the Malwani police, stating that there was no pressure on her from
anyone—she was converting of her own accord and would live
separately
from her family.
“After I submitted my application, investigating officer Vikas Lokre
told me it would take at least 10 days for it to come into force,”
Sawant told TOI. “The next day, I had to go to the police station to get
my statement recorded. When I went in the morning, I was asked to come
back in the evening. After reaching the police station at 6 pm, I was
asked to wait till 7.30 pm since Lokre had not arrived. During this
time, I was made to sit on the floor of the ladies’ room like a
criminal. A woman constable even said that if the formalities were going
to take time, I would be locked up inside the ladies’ room for the
night, since she had to leave for patrolling duty.”
Sawant said that after officers recorded her statement, they summoned
her parents to the police station. “My family started verbally abusing
and slapping me but the police did not do anything to stop them,” she
said.
According to Sawant, the police kept insisting that she submit her
present address in writing. “I had been receiving threat calls from my
family. Even a male friend who helped me move into a new place was being
harassed by my family members, one of whom is in the police force. I
had given the police a Hyderabad address where I intended to study. But
they found out that I hadn’t moved to Hyderabad yet and then started
pressurising me to submit my Mumbai address,” she said.
When contacted, senior inspector Jaywant Hargude of the Malwani
police station denied that Sawant had been harassed by the cops in any
way. “Sawant’s parents had written to the crime branch, concerned about
her safety.
We summoned them to the police station so that they could have a
face-to-face discussion with their daughter and she could explain to
them her decision of converting to another faith and moving out to a new
place. She was not beaten inside the police station. In fact, our
officers even escorted her till Malad in an auto afterwards. We were
only asking her to submit her address, so that we would know where to
contact her if any inquiries were to be made in future,” Hargude said.
Abraham Mathai, vice-chairman of the State Minorities Commission
said, “The Indian Constitution gives every citizen the liberty to choose
and profess any faith persuasion of his/her choice, once he/she is a
major. Any interference would be an infringement of constitutional
rights.” END.
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