prophet in hindu scriptures – an analysis (part 1)

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    A relatively new propaganda seems to be on rage these days that Prophet

    Muhammad (pbuh) has been prophesised in Hindu Scriptures. This seems to

    be a great hit in major Islamic websites over last few years. It is also very

    useful in increasing the effectiveness of conversion programs driven byvision of making India a Muslim among country within next 5 years (as

    resolved by Maulana Abdullah Tariq recently on Peace TV).

    And why shouldnt it be effective. First, it is proved that the Kalki Avatar

    mentioned in Bhavishya Puran is none other than Prophet Muhammad.

    Second, it is also demonstrated that Vedas, the final authority in Hinduism,

    themselves sang praise of Prophet Muhammad.

    Now the entry barriers for a Hindu in embracing Islam are suddenly

    evaporated!

    All that a devout Hindu is doing now is accepting the directions of his own

    religion with further sincerity.

    Thus, when a close friend of mine, who is an expert in Islam, visited a

    prominent temple in the heart of Lucknow, he was greeted by the head

    priest. He could see marks on forehead of the priest. When discussions

    continued on matter of religion, the priest explained to him how Prophet is

    the final goal for every Hindu and how Islam alone can save humanity.

    Now my friend realized that the mark on the head was out of 5 times of daily

    prayer in submission to the legend who has been prophesised in Hindu

    Scriptures! And this is the new direction of Islamic conversion techniques

    that he has been witnessing.

    In this series, we shall critically analyze the claims of this propaganda and

    bring truth to the fore.

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    The founder of this hypothesis is none other than the stage-performer Dr

    Zakir Naik who can recite page number, chapter number and verse number

    for any book on earth. His style is so hypnotic and entertaining that the

    audience no more has the space to check relevance of his references. Thesame style is evident in his writing as well, which form the basis of his

    memorized speeches.

    And now, the confused Muslim youth has found a new passion that confirms

    their seat in Paradise. They would simply copy-paste from his articles and

    spread the good word around on internet forums, blogs and social

    networking sites. The print outs are circulated in colleges and schools. This is

    often very effective against certain less-well-versed Hindus who fall under

    the ploy.

    I hope this article will at least serve as a ready reference for answering this

    propaganda through a similar copy-paste if nothing more. However if this

    induces an attitude of questioning among the readers to seek the truth, and

    at least reject the obvious falsehoods that come in this journey, I would

    consider my efforts to be fruitful.

    This series is based on the original article written by Dr Zakir Naik and

    published on Islamic Research Foundation website. You can review the same

    here:http://www.irf.net/index.php?

    option=com_content&view=article&id=201&Itemid=131

    Before we get into a more detailed analysis, let us argue a few more points:

    1. Muslims have been in India for around 1000 years now. And for

    majority of the time, they were ruling this country. Why is it that

    Muslims could not discover this obvious fact in so many

    years? In fact, study of Vedas and Purans were more popular in those

    times than it is today! Why is it that no commentary on Vedas written

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    by anyone since Vedas were first authored (they are considered the

    oldest books) could ever discover such an important fact which is to

    decide the fate of the world?After all, as per Dr Naik and Quran, the

    only way to book a ticket to Paradise is by believing in ProphetMuhammad to be the last Prophet and his message being the only

    authoritative message of God! Thus no message of Vedas can be more

    important than this message, if it is indeed a true fiction!

    2. If indeed Vedas could prophesise coming of Prophet Muhammad, why

    not consider Vedas to be work of another Prophet? Is it not a miracle

    that the oldest book on earth could predict arrival of the last Prophet!

    So, why not accept Vedas as book of God?The usual answer to this

    perplexing question is that Vedas may have been the first book, but

    Quran is last and hence only Quran has to be followed. Now my

    counter-question is that is God perfect or not? If yes, which is what

    Quran wants us to believe, then why could not God give his first book

    as final edition? If God knows everything, what made him change his

    own theories? This means that God is imperfect.Here, when trapped,

    the proponents weakly argue that Gods knowledge is same but the

    application changes from time to time. If that be so, should not a newQuran come now when the world order has completely changed from

    barbaric middle ages when Quran had to accept evils like slavery,

    polygamy and gender discrimination?

    Further, Vedas talk of rebirth. They talk of monogamy. They talk of

    Law of Karma and refuse belief in Heaven or Hell. They believe that

    nature, God and soul are beginning-less and endless. Creation and

    Destruction happen in continuous cycles. These are completely

    opposite to Quranic view of polygamy, one birth, permanent Heaven or

    Hell and this being the first and last creation of God that happened in

    few days a few thousand years ago. I can agree to some extent to

    future plans being modified by God as part of some grand strategy,

    but how can even God change the history of universe that had already

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    happened even before Vedas came in Quran, his revised edition of

    message? Is God so forgetful of what he has already done? If that be

    so, what is the guarantee that he will not realize some more mistakes

    and send another edition of his message?

    Secondly, if indeed Vedas could predict about Prophet Muhammad,

    and Dr Zakir Naik sincerely believes so, should he not consider Vedas

    also as a book by Prophets? If not last, at least the first one? This is

    where Dr Naiks corrupt tricks get exposed. He fears that any

    admission of any other books apart from those followed by believers

    (Jews, Christians and Muslims) being given by God may put him in Hell

    forever, as per instructions in Quran. So in another article of his, he

    flatly refuses to admit that Vedas are indeed books of revelation. He

    conveniently forgets that he himself has proved that Vedas gave the

    biggest prophecy of all times the advent of Prophet Muhammad and

    claims that

    There is no text in the Quran or Sahih Hadith mentioning the name

    of the revelation that was sent to India. Since the names of the Vedas

    or other Hindu scriptures are no where to be found in Quran andSahih Hadith, one cannot say for sure that they were the revelations

    of God. They may be the revelation of God or may not be the

    revelation of God.

    You can check it out on his FAQ on Hinduism in his IRF site

    (www.irf.net)

    3. We should also scrutinize what qualifications Dr Zakir Naik possesses

    to interpret Vedas? Is he a Sanskrit scholar or a Vedic Pandit? Or has

    he referred to works of any scholar? No! He simply lists names of

    some commentrators on Vedas in his articles whom he has referred to.

    Most of these are either western indologists who are considered

    authentic in first place, or some others whom only Dr Naik knows.

    Further he does not provide exact translation by any of the scholars

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    and only writes out the commentary that suits his predrawn

    conclusion. Even the western indologists did not hint on even remotest

    reference to Muhammad! Thus all Dr Naik has done is following the old

    art of marketing, That a lie shouted thousand times becomes a truth!In next parts of the series, we will analyze the prophecy of Muhammad in

    Bhavishya Puran and Vedas respectively.