Krishna - A Prophet of Allah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTrRcEAYanY
Gazwatul-Hind in The End Times By Sheikh Imran Hosein P1: 30.04.19
Published on 2 May 2019
This is Sheikh Imran's first lecture devoted to this topic. He shares his preliminary comments heralding a warning to Pakistan Muslims who believe in the hadith of Gazwatul-Hind to be true.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ZekoreQ6M
Gazwatul-Hind In The End Times By Sheikh Imran Hosein P2: 30.04.19
Lord Krishna - A Prophet of Allah
Hindus worldwide will soon observe Krishna Janmashtami, a celebration
of Lord Krishna's birth. While many recognize the differences between
Islam and Hinduism, few may appreciate that according to Islamic
principles and Prophet Muhammad, Lord Krishna was a true Prophet of God.
The obvious question that emerges is that if the same God sent Lord Krishna and Prophet Muhammad, why do Islam and Hinduism have notable theological differences? Simply put, Islam only argues that the original core teachings of Hinduism and Islam are the same -- the unity of God and the obligation to serve mankind. Furthermore, nothing in the Quran, Sunnah or Hadith declares that Lord Krishna was not a prophet. Thus, this short article offers nine points to consider -- together -- that Lord Krishna is a true prophet of God, a prophet whom Muslims also revere along with their fellow Hindu neighbors.
1. First, the Quran is the only ancient scripture that specifically mentions and praises other faiths. While the Quran mentions Jews and Christians specifically, in numerous places, likewise, it mentions Hindus in a group known as the Sabians. Sabians refer to non-Abrahamic traditions -- Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Taoists, etc. Thus, recognition of Hinduism exists in the Quran.
2. Islam teaches six Articles of Faith. The Fourth Article of Faith is the belief in all of God's prophets. This simple Article of Faith provides further credence to recognizing Lord Krishna as a prophet sent to the Indian subcontinent.
3. The Quran is clear that God's Divine guidance is not exclusive to any one people. Rather the Quran says that God sent "messengers to every people" (10:48) and "We raised among every people a messenger" (16:37). Prophet Muhammad further declared that God has sent no less than 124,000 prophets to mankind throughout history (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 5, 169) of which only 28 are mentioned in the Quran. None of those 28 prophets are mentioned as being sent to the Indian subcontinent. Thus, it is perfectly reasonable that Lord Krishna is one of the many prophets God sent with His Divine message.
4. Segueing from the previous point, the Quran clearly declares, "And We sent some Messengers whom We have already mentioned to thee and some Messengers whom We have not mentioned to thee..." (4:165). Thus, to declare that Lord Krishna is not a prophet simply because the Quran does not mention him is a meritless argument.
5. Remarkably, Prophet Muhammad declared, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was Kahan [Krishna]" (History of Hamadan Dailmi Chapter Al-Kaaf). Some critics allege this is not a Sahih (authentic) hadith, and while their assessment could be valid, their conclusion that the hadith should be discarded is invalid. Basic Islamic jurisprudence holds that if a hadith does not contradict the Quran, then it may be accepted as valid. As mentioned earlier, nothing in the Quran, Sunnah or Hadith declare that Lord Krishna was not a prophet of God. Thus, Prophet Muhammad's testimony provides clear guidance of Lord Krishna's status in Islam -- that of a prophet. In fact, a renowned early 19th century Muslim scholar, Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi also was of the opinion that considering the evidence and this hadith, Lord Krishna was a true Prophet of God (Dharam Parchar Pg 8 & Debate Shah Jahan Pur Pg 31).
6. Islam's Third Article of Faith is the Belief in God's Books. This is why Muslims revere the Injeel (Gospels) and Torah (Old Testament). Thus, it is only logical that Muslims also revere the Gita and Vedas, Hinduism's holy scriptures from which Lord Krishna taught.
7. Earlier I mentioned that both Islam and Hinduism teach the unity of God and service of mankind -- a message both Prophet Muhammad and Lord Krishna taught. In fact, the Vedas state,
"There is only one God, worship Him" (Rig Veda, 6.45.16)
and
"Do not worship any one beside Him" (Rig Veda 8.1.1)
and also,
"God is only one, not a second" (Chandogya Upanishad Ch. 6.2.1).
Furthermore, countless verses in the Vedas teach the service of mankind. For example,
"Oh Noble men! We do not commit violence. We do not hurt others. We do not quarrel either. We of course chant Vedas and act according to its dictates" (Rig Veda 10.134.7)
and
"Every man should protect the other in all respects" (Atharva 6.64.1).
Again, while admitted theological differences exist between Islam and Hinduism today, no doubt exists that Prophet Muhammad and Lord Krishna both taught God's unity and service to mankind.
8. Furthermore, Lord Krishna's scriptures clearly prophesize Prophet Muhammad's advent in multiple places. We provide just two.
Bhavisyath Purana 3:5-8 states,
"A spiritual reformer will come from a foreign land (outside Bharat) with his disciples. His name will be Mahamad. He will dwell in a desert."
Likewise,
"His [Mahamad's] followers will perform circumcision. They will not keep their hair in the form of Choti as the Brahmans do. They will keep beard. They will bring about a revolution. They will call with a loud voice [i.e. Adhaan]. They will eat meat of animals other than that of swine. They will attain purity through Jihad. Their civilization will be called Muslay [Muslim]."
For the sake of brevity we will avoid further commentary on these verses as they speak volumes on their own. Suffice it to say, however, that these verses further support the argument that the same God who sent Prophet Muhammad, sent Lord Krishna. Earlier we provided Prophet Muhammad's hadith validating Lord Krishna, and now we provide Lord Krishna's holy scripture validating Prophet Muhammad. What further proof do we need that Prophet Muhammad and Lord Krishna are brothers cut from the same mold?
9. Finally, in the Quran, God gives Prophet Muhammad the auspicious title of Khataman Nabiyeen or Seal of the Prophets (33:41). While some limit this title's meaning to "last," from Hadith and authentic Arabic lexicon it is clear that the true import of "Seal" is Greatness and Validation. That is, Prophet Muhammad is called not only the greatest prophet, but also the Validation of all prophets. Thus, it makes perfect sense why Prophet Muhammad specifically called Lord Krishna a Prophet -- part of his purpose in coming was to declare to the world that God did not abandon any people. Rather, God sent His guidance and prophets to all people. In doing so, Prophet Muhammad validated Lord Krishna's truthfulness -- something no prophet of any faith outside of Islam has done. Thus, as human beings we must honor and revere all those prophets because the same God sent each of them -- Lord Krishna being no exception.
In short, Prophet Lord Krishna was a noble, righteous, beloved one of God. Far from theological division, he is a source of unity and accord between Hindus and Muslims.
The obvious question that emerges is that if the same God sent Lord Krishna and Prophet Muhammad, why do Islam and Hinduism have notable theological differences? Simply put, Islam only argues that the original core teachings of Hinduism and Islam are the same -- the unity of God and the obligation to serve mankind. Furthermore, nothing in the Quran, Sunnah or Hadith declares that Lord Krishna was not a prophet. Thus, this short article offers nine points to consider -- together -- that Lord Krishna is a true prophet of God, a prophet whom Muslims also revere along with their fellow Hindu neighbors.
1. First, the Quran is the only ancient scripture that specifically mentions and praises other faiths. While the Quran mentions Jews and Christians specifically, in numerous places, likewise, it mentions Hindus in a group known as the Sabians. Sabians refer to non-Abrahamic traditions -- Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Taoists, etc. Thus, recognition of Hinduism exists in the Quran.
2. Islam teaches six Articles of Faith. The Fourth Article of Faith is the belief in all of God's prophets. This simple Article of Faith provides further credence to recognizing Lord Krishna as a prophet sent to the Indian subcontinent.
3. The Quran is clear that God's Divine guidance is not exclusive to any one people. Rather the Quran says that God sent "messengers to every people" (10:48) and "We raised among every people a messenger" (16:37). Prophet Muhammad further declared that God has sent no less than 124,000 prophets to mankind throughout history (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 5, 169) of which only 28 are mentioned in the Quran. None of those 28 prophets are mentioned as being sent to the Indian subcontinent. Thus, it is perfectly reasonable that Lord Krishna is one of the many prophets God sent with His Divine message.
4. Segueing from the previous point, the Quran clearly declares, "And We sent some Messengers whom We have already mentioned to thee and some Messengers whom We have not mentioned to thee..." (4:165). Thus, to declare that Lord Krishna is not a prophet simply because the Quran does not mention him is a meritless argument.
5. Remarkably, Prophet Muhammad declared, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was Kahan [Krishna]" (History of Hamadan Dailmi Chapter Al-Kaaf). Some critics allege this is not a Sahih (authentic) hadith, and while their assessment could be valid, their conclusion that the hadith should be discarded is invalid. Basic Islamic jurisprudence holds that if a hadith does not contradict the Quran, then it may be accepted as valid. As mentioned earlier, nothing in the Quran, Sunnah or Hadith declare that Lord Krishna was not a prophet of God. Thus, Prophet Muhammad's testimony provides clear guidance of Lord Krishna's status in Islam -- that of a prophet. In fact, a renowned early 19th century Muslim scholar, Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi also was of the opinion that considering the evidence and this hadith, Lord Krishna was a true Prophet of God (Dharam Parchar Pg 8 & Debate Shah Jahan Pur Pg 31).
6. Islam's Third Article of Faith is the Belief in God's Books. This is why Muslims revere the Injeel (Gospels) and Torah (Old Testament). Thus, it is only logical that Muslims also revere the Gita and Vedas, Hinduism's holy scriptures from which Lord Krishna taught.
7. Earlier I mentioned that both Islam and Hinduism teach the unity of God and service of mankind -- a message both Prophet Muhammad and Lord Krishna taught. In fact, the Vedas state,
"There is only one God, worship Him" (Rig Veda, 6.45.16)
and
"Do not worship any one beside Him" (Rig Veda 8.1.1)
and also,
"God is only one, not a second" (Chandogya Upanishad Ch. 6.2.1).
Furthermore, countless verses in the Vedas teach the service of mankind. For example,
"Oh Noble men! We do not commit violence. We do not hurt others. We do not quarrel either. We of course chant Vedas and act according to its dictates" (Rig Veda 10.134.7)
and
"Every man should protect the other in all respects" (Atharva 6.64.1).
Again, while admitted theological differences exist between Islam and Hinduism today, no doubt exists that Prophet Muhammad and Lord Krishna both taught God's unity and service to mankind.
8. Furthermore, Lord Krishna's scriptures clearly prophesize Prophet Muhammad's advent in multiple places. We provide just two.
Bhavisyath Purana 3:5-8 states,
"A spiritual reformer will come from a foreign land (outside Bharat) with his disciples. His name will be Mahamad. He will dwell in a desert."
Likewise,
"His [Mahamad's] followers will perform circumcision. They will not keep their hair in the form of Choti as the Brahmans do. They will keep beard. They will bring about a revolution. They will call with a loud voice [i.e. Adhaan]. They will eat meat of animals other than that of swine. They will attain purity through Jihad. Their civilization will be called Muslay [Muslim]."
For the sake of brevity we will avoid further commentary on these verses as they speak volumes on their own. Suffice it to say, however, that these verses further support the argument that the same God who sent Prophet Muhammad, sent Lord Krishna. Earlier we provided Prophet Muhammad's hadith validating Lord Krishna, and now we provide Lord Krishna's holy scripture validating Prophet Muhammad. What further proof do we need that Prophet Muhammad and Lord Krishna are brothers cut from the same mold?
9. Finally, in the Quran, God gives Prophet Muhammad the auspicious title of Khataman Nabiyeen or Seal of the Prophets (33:41). While some limit this title's meaning to "last," from Hadith and authentic Arabic lexicon it is clear that the true import of "Seal" is Greatness and Validation. That is, Prophet Muhammad is called not only the greatest prophet, but also the Validation of all prophets. Thus, it makes perfect sense why Prophet Muhammad specifically called Lord Krishna a Prophet -- part of his purpose in coming was to declare to the world that God did not abandon any people. Rather, God sent His guidance and prophets to all people. In doing so, Prophet Muhammad validated Lord Krishna's truthfulness -- something no prophet of any faith outside of Islam has done. Thus, as human beings we must honor and revere all those prophets because the same God sent each of them -- Lord Krishna being no exception.
In short, Prophet Lord Krishna was a noble, righteous, beloved one of God. Far from theological division, he is a source of unity and accord between Hindus and Muslims.
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I AM ALSO A SATANAN
DHARMIST
OR A "HINDU"!
By B.A.F.S.
The very eminent beardless and mustacheless "Hindu"
Dr. Shashi Tharoor wrote a book "WHY
I AM A HINDU" by making so many erroneous statements about God and all
other religions claiming that his religion is unlike all of them, and therefore
the best religion in the world. Yet, he
confesses that the very term HINDU is foreign to "Hinduism"! He should have used a more "Hindu"
term like Sanatan Dharma that he mentions himself, but he does not like that native
"Hindu" term as the world is more familiar with the term HINDU and
HINDUISM! This is a fallacy! He should have called his book "WHY I AM A CASTELESS CULTURAL HINDU",
unless he belongs to a specific COLOUR
CASTE or VARNA, being born in
one! All Hindus are born in a specific Caste,
Colour or Class, but I did not hear him say in his video presentation to which
caste he belonged to!
He denies the validity of Christianity and Islam
giving his reasons, like, for example, they both have FUNDAMENTALS while "Hinduism" has NO FUNDAMENTALS, which in itself is a huge lie and ludicrous! Yet, he believes in, accepts and promotes
(peddles) the ideas, tenets, dogmas, for example, of Hymns like those of the
Rig Veda, written in Sanskrit that died long ago, and which he quotes as an
Authority or just as the source of his belief.
Yet, the Rig Veda does not claim to be Revelations from an Invisible
Force as it even
doubts there is such a God Creator, according to Dr. Tharoor's own quote from the "Creation
Hymn"! Biblical Hebrew,
Greek and Latin died too, but Arabic did not die! Is this not interesting to note as a sign of the
vitality of Islam?
What Dr. Shashi Tharoor think people like me will
not realise (or maybe he does as he is not that stupid!) is that he is just
another blind fanatic and blind dogmatist like all other blind fanatics and
blind dogmatists of all other religions and ideologies of all ages, even like
neo-Darwinism, Marxism, Atheism, etc.
One famous example is Dr. Richard Dawkins, the Pope of Militant Atheism
who claims that all believers in God are deluded, mentally sick, etc.!
Further, using Islam as a litmus test, he claims,
for example, that Islam DENIES "redemption" to everybody who does not
accept it (without providing a single
quote from the Holy Book of Islam) showing that he is ignorant about that
major world religion. Using Christianity
as another litmus test, he claims that it is an established religion with
churches and priesthood unlike "Hinduism". Unlike Hinduism? Really?
First, he
believes in a wrong religion that nobody nor himself can ever define because it
is indefinable, and it is not one religion nor One God, but hundreds if not
thousands of religions, Gods and Goddesses that cause the followers to follow
one or a few and reject all the others!
He seems so comfortable with his many Sexual Gods and Goddesses
convinced that they are far better than the belief in ONE GOD who is neither
Male nor female, not human, does not marry, does not beget nor is He begotten,
and that the human mind has so much difficulty to comprehend!
It is fully documented how heavily corrupted the
religions of Hindustan (another
foreign Persian, Central Asian, and Muslim term!) or India (again another foreign term, this time English!), and yet,
that smart Doctor stupidly claims allegiance to all such corruptions and their
fundamentals (because they do exist!) collected under the modern name of
"Hinduism" although we can read stupidity after stupidity about the
"Hindu" Gods and Goddesses!
While Europe abandoned the Greek mythologies and
moved forward by becoming, like Islam, an avant-garde civilisation in the
world, "Hinduism" remained backward and yet claims it is still the
best forever! Judaism and Catholicism
had both to be reformed because of both real enlightenment (not The
Enlightenment!), and decadence! But,
Islam needs no "reformation", and will never be reformed. If it is, it will ceased to be Islam! While Judaism, Christianity, and Islam claim
to have roots, Dr. Tharoor claims "Hinduism" has no fundamentals,
meaning no roots, that is, a religion or religions without SOLID FOUNDATIONS!
Even Dr. Tharoor picks and chooses which
"Hindustani" religions he will accept or reject, but his logic is
flawed as Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Sikhism, and Mirzaism (Qadianism) are
all Hindustani religions that people accepted without any coercion
whatsoever! So, why does he not accept
them on an equal par as his thousand and one "Hindu" religions, Gods
and Goddesses? But, it is clear to us
that he is just another CULTURAL
Hindu, and does not give a damn about the sanctity of religion, all religions,
all Holy Books, the purpose and destiny of Humankind and of this world.
"Hinduism"
is everything as "Hindus" claim, but we also see what Dr. Tharoor
means when he says it has no fundamentals, meaning, it is also NOTHING! I heard
him talk like the New Agers when he
says his Hinduism or anti-Hinduism is "DO AS THOU WILT" as long as you do not harm others! When Krishna talked to Arjun on the Battle
Field, he did not tell him: Do as thou wilt or did he? Krishna took the Islamic stance!
For
Dr. Tharoor, it is absolutely okay to imagine God as anything
"Hindus" want, Elephant-Man Ganesh, Monkey-Man Hanuman, a Goddess
with many arms, a God-Father, a God-Husband, a Goddess-Wife, a God or Goddess
of War or Vengeance, a Fat Bellied (Buddha) Gotam or Got or God, a Crucified
God on the cross, etc.
As a "Hindu", I wonder if Dr.
Tharoor
1.
Drinks
cow's urine!
2. Eats pork!
3. Eats beef!
4. Is a vegetarian
or vegan!
5. Drinks alcohol!
6. Smokes!
7. Gambles!
8. Visits brothels!
9. Agrees with
pornography!
10. Is in favour of
abortion!
11. In Caste racism!
12. Has sex with
his mother, sister or daughter!
13. Covets his
neighbour's wife!
14. Tells lies!
15. Loves his
neighbour as he loves himself!
16. Votes for a genocidal
racist system!
17. Why he cannot
also be a Muslim, that is submitting himself to the One and Only God, which is
the case of many Hindu Monotheists!
18. Is a monotheist,
pantheist, polytheist, an agnostic, a Socialist, a Liberalist, a Democrat, a
Friend of Apartheid Israel, etc.
19. Is for modesty
in manners, language, and clothing!
20. Is for Monsanto,
vaccines, Big Harma (Pharma), LHBT (LGBT), homosexual marriage, etc.!
Claiming
that his “HINDUISM” or DHARMA* has NO FUNDAMENTALS makes Dr. Tharoor look like a fool and a willing
ignoramus despite all his qualities! I
would love to hear Suzana Arundathi Roy about this "Hindu" gentleman!
*Dharma
– moral and lawful life. WIKIPEDIA: “In Hinduism, dharma signifies behaviors that are
considered to be in accord with Ṛta, the
order that makes life and universe possible,[10][note 1]
and includes duties, rights, laws,
conduct, virtues and "right way of living".
If
the above is not the fundamentals of “Hinduism”, what are they? This is Christ and Islam too!
Finally,
I am also a Sanatan Dharmist or a "Hindu" because I know exactly what
is and what is not Sanatan Dharma before "Hindus" corrupted or
complicated it all, as Islam is also found in the Holy Dharma Texts of the
"Hindus"! There is no such
thing as a Roman or European Christian because Christianity is just Israel
revamped! Islam is Sanatan Dharma,
Israel and Christ revamped (perfected)! This
is why decadent Christendom of the Synagogue of Satan stole Palestine and gave
it to the genocidal racist Khazari Talmudists!
Like the Jews, "Hindus" can also be Atheists! Who can spot the differences between
Apartheid Israel and Apartheid Bharat where some say between 100 and 150
million Muslims are missing and where Muslims have to accept being Hinduised in
order to be recruited by Racist Hindu Mumbai Film Industry?
BAFS
Wednesday
8th of May 2019
The Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription
is from Indian Emperor Asoka in 258 BC, and found in Afghanistan.
The inscription renders the word Dharma in Sanskrit as Eusebeia in
Greek, suggesting dharma in ancient India meant spiritual maturity,
devotion, piety, duty towards and reverence for human community.
"LE MAURICIEN" IS A RACIST POLITICAL ANTI ARAB, ANTI MUSLIM AND ANTI ISLAMIC DAILY IN MAURITIUS
REPLY TO BAKARKHAN : Lord Krishna is not a prophet of Allah
Being a reply to the article
entitled “The Honourable Lord Krishna, a Prophet of God”, published
under the name of Mr Mohammad Oomaar Bakarkhan, last 18th September
2013, in Le Mauricien.
[1] Nine points were put forward in the mentioned article so as to demonstrate that Islam is a gatherer of religions and great religious personalities around the world, in particular Lord Krishna from Indian sub-continent, is a prophet of Islam, and so is his teachings. Readers are invited to refer to the nine points in the mentioned article to have a better understanding of following refutations :
1. That the “Sabians refer to non-Abrahamic traditions - Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Taoists, etc” is neither the belief of the four school of thoughts of Sunni Muslims nor of the twelver Shia Muslims. In truth, the Sabians follow the teachings of John the Baptist but is neither Muslim nor Christian. [2]
2. That Muslims should recognise Lord Krishna as Allah's prophet is outside the pale of the teachings of the five school of thoughts mentioned above because both the Quran and the hadith (books of traditions of the Prophet Muhammad) mention only Abrahamic and Arabic prophets' names. [3] “The Fourth Article of Faith is the belief in all of God's prophets” means that Muslims must believe in all the prophets who are named in the Quran and authentic Hadith and also that Allah sent many other prophets whom Allah did not deem it necessary to mention.
3. That “Prophet Muhammad (saw) further declared that God has sent no less than 124,000 prophets to mankind throughout history (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 5, 169) of which only 28 are mentioned in the Quran.” shows the author's lack of Islamic knowledge because only 25 prophets were named in the Quran. [4]
4. To speculate whether this and that personality is a prophet of Allah is illogical as there is no way to prove it and if knowledge about them was important and their reverence, their names would have been mentioned in the Quran or at least in the authentic Hadith.
5. That “Prophet Muhammad (saw) declared, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was Kahan" (History of Hamadan Dailmi Chapter Al-Kaaf)” is considered as not being authentic by all the five school of thoughts. To prove his belief in the above hadith, the author wrote : “basic Islamic jurisprudence holds that if a hadith does not contradict the Quran, then it may be accepted as valid.” My question is, where in the sacred books of Sanatan Dharma is it written that Kahan is Lord Krishna. I invite Mr Bakarkhan and anyone who believes so, to prove its source to us from sacred books of Sanatan Dharma and spare us from the insignificant comparison that Kahan contains the same consonants K,N,H as does the name Kanhaya. If Kanhaya was meant, Kanhaya would have been written, not Kahan.
6. a) According to the Quran, the believers whom Allah recognises are “Jews, Christians, and the Sabians” [5], thus it is logic that only their sacred books should Muslims revere [6] instead of other religious books which contain completely different teachings compared to the mentioned Abrahamic religions in the Quran, as stated above. b) Lord Krishna has never called himself a prophet of God. Rather he claimed to be the supreme God, the creator (B.Gita 7.6), the omnipresent (B.Gita 7.7), omnipotent (B.Gita 7.26).
7. That the Vedas state, “There is only one God, worship Him” (Rig Veda, 6.45.16) and “Do not worship any one beside Him” (Rig Veda 8.1.1) and also, “God is only one, not a second” (Chandogya Upanishad Ch. 6.2.1) is in no way in contradiction to Vaishnava Hindus who believe that Krishna is the ninth Avatar of Vishnu, the Almighty Supreme God of Hinduism, because in whatever form He takes, he is the only one God - the supreme. [7]
8. Instead of quoting with pride the Bhavisyath Purana 3:5-8 to show to our Hindu brothers and sisters that the prophecy of the advent of Prophet Muhammad is mentioned in their book and believing that the “Mahamada” stated therein is the Prophet Muhammad himself, those particular Muslims should rather be rejecting this comparison for the honour of their Prophet and his teachings... [8] 9. refer to 5 & 6. One would then ask, if Lord Krishna is not considered as a prophet of Allah, then where did the author – as a muslim – get those ideas from ? For those who are well versed in Islam, just reading the title is enough to conclude that the author is either from Ahmadiyya Islam community or is influenced by that community's teachings because they are the only one Islamic group where Lord Krishna is believed to be a prophet of Allah. [9]
facebook.com/pirbhay 4th October 2013
[1] http://www.lemauricien.com/article/honourable-lord-krishna-prophet-god
[2] http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-09-27-iraqweek_N.htm
[3] http://www.iqra.net/articles/muslims/prophets.php
[4] ibid [4]
[5] Quran 2.62
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_holy_books#Major_books
[7] http://vedabase.net/bg/15/18/
[8] http://bhavishyapuran.blogspot.com/
[9] http://www.alislam.org/books/study-of-islam/prophets.html
[1] Nine points were put forward in the mentioned article so as to demonstrate that Islam is a gatherer of religions and great religious personalities around the world, in particular Lord Krishna from Indian sub-continent, is a prophet of Islam, and so is his teachings. Readers are invited to refer to the nine points in the mentioned article to have a better understanding of following refutations :
1. That the “Sabians refer to non-Abrahamic traditions - Hindus, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Taoists, etc” is neither the belief of the four school of thoughts of Sunni Muslims nor of the twelver Shia Muslims. In truth, the Sabians follow the teachings of John the Baptist but is neither Muslim nor Christian. [2]
2. That Muslims should recognise Lord Krishna as Allah's prophet is outside the pale of the teachings of the five school of thoughts mentioned above because both the Quran and the hadith (books of traditions of the Prophet Muhammad) mention only Abrahamic and Arabic prophets' names. [3] “The Fourth Article of Faith is the belief in all of God's prophets” means that Muslims must believe in all the prophets who are named in the Quran and authentic Hadith and also that Allah sent many other prophets whom Allah did not deem it necessary to mention.
3. That “Prophet Muhammad (saw) further declared that God has sent no less than 124,000 prophets to mankind throughout history (Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 5, 169) of which only 28 are mentioned in the Quran.” shows the author's lack of Islamic knowledge because only 25 prophets were named in the Quran. [4]
4. To speculate whether this and that personality is a prophet of Allah is illogical as there is no way to prove it and if knowledge about them was important and their reverence, their names would have been mentioned in the Quran or at least in the authentic Hadith.
5. That “Prophet Muhammad (saw) declared, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was Kahan" (History of Hamadan Dailmi Chapter Al-Kaaf)” is considered as not being authentic by all the five school of thoughts. To prove his belief in the above hadith, the author wrote : “basic Islamic jurisprudence holds that if a hadith does not contradict the Quran, then it may be accepted as valid.” My question is, where in the sacred books of Sanatan Dharma is it written that Kahan is Lord Krishna. I invite Mr Bakarkhan and anyone who believes so, to prove its source to us from sacred books of Sanatan Dharma and spare us from the insignificant comparison that Kahan contains the same consonants K,N,H as does the name Kanhaya. If Kanhaya was meant, Kanhaya would have been written, not Kahan.
6. a) According to the Quran, the believers whom Allah recognises are “Jews, Christians, and the Sabians” [5], thus it is logic that only their sacred books should Muslims revere [6] instead of other religious books which contain completely different teachings compared to the mentioned Abrahamic religions in the Quran, as stated above. b) Lord Krishna has never called himself a prophet of God. Rather he claimed to be the supreme God, the creator (B.Gita 7.6), the omnipresent (B.Gita 7.7), omnipotent (B.Gita 7.26).
7. That the Vedas state, “There is only one God, worship Him” (Rig Veda, 6.45.16) and “Do not worship any one beside Him” (Rig Veda 8.1.1) and also, “God is only one, not a second” (Chandogya Upanishad Ch. 6.2.1) is in no way in contradiction to Vaishnava Hindus who believe that Krishna is the ninth Avatar of Vishnu, the Almighty Supreme God of Hinduism, because in whatever form He takes, he is the only one God - the supreme. [7]
8. Instead of quoting with pride the Bhavisyath Purana 3:5-8 to show to our Hindu brothers and sisters that the prophecy of the advent of Prophet Muhammad is mentioned in their book and believing that the “Mahamada” stated therein is the Prophet Muhammad himself, those particular Muslims should rather be rejecting this comparison for the honour of their Prophet and his teachings... [8] 9. refer to 5 & 6. One would then ask, if Lord Krishna is not considered as a prophet of Allah, then where did the author – as a muslim – get those ideas from ? For those who are well versed in Islam, just reading the title is enough to conclude that the author is either from Ahmadiyya Islam community or is influenced by that community's teachings because they are the only one Islamic group where Lord Krishna is believed to be a prophet of Allah. [9]
facebook.com/pirbhay 4th October 2013
[1] http://www.lemauricien.com/article/honourable-lord-krishna-prophet-god
[2] http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2007-09-27-iraqweek_N.htm
[3] http://www.iqra.net/articles/muslims/prophets.php
[4] ibid [4]
[5] Quran 2.62
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_holy_books#Major_books
[7] http://vedabase.net/bg/15/18/
[8] http://bhavishyapuran.blogspot.com/
[9] http://www.alislam.org/books/study-of-islam/prophets.html
A Propos de l'Auteur
tahirpirbhay@outlook.com — fb.com/pirbhay
* This non "Ahmadiyya" (Qadiani) ignoramus did not provide a single argument to prove his case that Krishna IS NOT a Prophet of God or of Islam!
But, Tahir Hussen Pirbhay is right by guessing that Mohammad Bakarkhan belongs indeed to the "Non and anti Islamic" Sect called the AHMADIYYAH or QADIANI SECT as Mohammad Bakarkhan has shown in his own reply to Pirbhay's article!
Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Buddha,
Ramchandra, Zoroaster, Confucius (peace be on all of them) are indeed
Prophets of Allah.
A monotheistic, Abrahamic religion, Islam means "submission", to the will of God. An adherent of Islam, a Muslim, means "one who submits to the will of God". The Qur’an, addressed to all humankind, was revealed to Prophet Mohammad saw through the angel Gabriel between 610 and 632 CE. Muslims consider the Qur’an to be the undisputed scripture, the Word of God, and Prophet Mohammad saw as the final law bearing prophet. Retained in its original form and without variants, the Qur’an confirms that prophets have been sent to all people throughout the world to sustain humanity in all ages. The Qur’an describes God as the Lord and Sustainer of the worlds, Prophet Mohammad saw as “the messenger for mankind”, refers to itself as the “message for the world” and Muslims as people “...raised for the good of mankind”.
Islamic teachings are encapsulated in the articles of faith, acts of worship, codes for social and moral behaviour, and the philosophy of life. This framework of beliefs, duties, obligations, exhortations and sanctions seeks to stimulate and deepen human consciousness by emphasizing duties and obligations to safeguard freedom, justice and equality for all and promote and foster human welfare and prosperity in all spheres — social, economic, moral and spiritual. The Teachings seek to establish a pattern of society, which, in all the changing and developing circumstances of a dynamic world, would maintain its character of beneficence in individual, domestic, national and international affairs.
The Holy Quran declares in a number of verses that belief in the Holy Prophet (saw) and his revelation is essential. Allah says:
‘Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and desire to make distinction between Allah and his messengers and say “We believe in some and disbelieve in others” and desire to take a way in between, these indeed are veritable disbelievers; and we have prepared for the disbelievers an humiliating punishment.’ (4:151,152)
And those who believe in the Hereafter believe therein (i.e. The Quran) and they strictly observe their prayers (6:93)
From these two verses it becomes clear beyond any shadow of doubt that according to the Quran
1. Belief in the prophets is part and parcel of belief in God
2. Belief in the Hereafter includes belief in God’s revelation as well.
Muslims believe in Prophet Krishna (as) too:
After the doctrine of the absolute Unity of God, perhaps the most important assertion made in the Holy Qur’an is that God has always been revealing His will to mankind through His prophets and messengers. Belief in all prophets, therefore, is a fundamental article of faith in Islam.
As said in the Qur’an at Ch3 V85, if a Muslim claims to obey Allah, he is duty bound to believe in all the prophets (124,000 in total), to the extent that at another place, Allah the Almighty states that He has sent prophets to all the nations as a means to reform people, some of whom Allah has named in the Qur’an.
Islam requires its followers to believe in all the prophets of God, irrespective of the country or the race or community to which they belonged or of the time in which they lived. Again, Islam requires Muslims not only to believe in the prophets that have passed away but in any that may appear in the future. The words, We make no distinction between any of them, should not be understood to mean that Islam considers all Prophets to be of equal spiritual rank. This view is contrary to 2:254 in which some prophets have been declared to possess a higher spiritual rank than others. So the words refer only to discrimination as regards believing in them and not as regards their rank.
And there is no people to whom a Warner has not been sent. (35:25)
And there is a guide for every people. (13:8)
In accordance with these teachings, Almighty God has been sending innumerable messengers for the spiritual progress of mankind. Among these have been Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Ramchandra, Zoroaster, Confucius (peace be on all of them). Ultimately when the human mind attained its full development and the time approached when mankind was about to become one people, the system of sending different messengers for different nations was terminated and Almighty God sent the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as an exemplar for all mankind.
Not only have the prophets of the East are mentioned, but a great Messenger of God who appeared in India was also mentioned with love by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) to his companions. He said:
‘There was a Prophet in India; his color was dark and his name was Kahin’ (Tarikh Hadan, Dilmi, Bab-ul-kaf).
The reference here is to prophet Krishna (peace be upon him) who is also called Kanhaiyya or Krishna the dark-skinned one, pronounced Kahin in Arabic.
So, all religions truly revealed by God to His Messengers are fully respected in Islam. Thus, Islam has laid the foundation for peace, harmony and reconciliation by making all the founders of religions worthy of respect.
The Promised Messiah, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, has summarised the Islamic belief in other prophets as follows:
“One of the principles which forms the basis of my belief refers to the established religions of the world. These religions have met with wide acceptance in various regions of the earth. They have acquired a measure of age, and have reached a stage of maturity. God has informed me that none of these religions were false at their source and none of the prophets’ impostors.”2
“This is a beautiful principle, which promotes peace and harmony, and which lays the foundation for reconciliation, and which helps the moral condition of man. All prophets that have appeared in the world, regardless of whether they dwelt in India or Persia or China, or in some other country, we believe in the truth of them, one and all.” 3
Muslims are also required to believe not only in the divine scripture revealed to the Holy Founder of Islam, which is called the Quran, but it is essential for every Muslim to believe in all such divine revelations as were vouchsafed to other prophets, from wherever and whichever age. It is an essential part of a Muslim's belief that if anyone professes belief only in the divine origin of the Quran, and refuses to acknowledge the divine origin of other books, such as the Old Testament and the New Testament etc., his profession of Islam would be invalidated.
This verse gives much light on the subject:
“And they were not commanded but to serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, and being upright, and to observe prayer, and pay the Zakat. And that is the religion of the people of the right path.” (Ch. 98: V.6)
This means that all the founders of the religions of the world were categorically told that they must worship the one and only God with all sincerity, dedicating themselves purely and completely to Him alone. They were also told to perform regular prayers (as institutionalised in their religion), and to spend (in the cause of God) for the needy and the destitute, and for other similar philanthropic purposes. It is hard to find disagreement with this, whichever religion one may belong to.
For the information of all the readers, it is to be noted that all major religions – Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, have foretold the coming of the Holy Prophet Mohammad saw through their scriptures. I am giving some references for your consideration. If you need more information do email me: bakarkhan2003@yahoo.com
1. https://www.google.mu/search?q=Muhammad+in+Parsi,+Hindu+%26+Buddhist+Scr...
2. http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?80524-Muhammed-in-Christi...
3. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
4. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
5. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishna/What%20is%20the%20meaning%20of%20this%20sanskrit%20sloka%20%20Is%20it%20denoting%20any%20body%20already%20born%20in%20the%20earth.%20%20-%20Yahoo!%20Answers%20India.html
6. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn... (All Sanskrit Doc)
7. http://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/?page=128®ion=E1
8. http://www.reviewofreligions.org/date/2001/01/
9. http://www.alislam.org/library/links/in_vedas.html
10. http://www.alislam.org/library/links/00000121.html
11. http://www.alislam.org/library/links/00000150.html
12. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
13. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
14. http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org/webfiles/index_1.php
All major books of the Hindus prophesy about Prophet Mohammad. In addition to many of his qualities, his life events, Abraham, Ka'bah, Bakkah (Makkah) and Arabia, the prophecies mention his name as Mahamad, Mamah, and Ahmad. The name Mahamad appears in the Puranas, Mamah in Kuntap Sukt (in Atharva Veda) and Ahmad in Sama Veda. Many different classifications as to the degree of importance of the Vedas have been made. For example, in Shatpath it is stated that Sama Veda is the essence of all the Vedas. At another place in Taitttriya Brahmana, it is stated that “This world was created from Brahma, the Vaishas were created from the mantras of the Rig Veda, the Kashtriyas were created from Yajur Veda and Brahmans were created from Sama Veda.”
The Sanskrit text and translation of Verse 5 of Bhavishya Puran, Prati Sarg Parv III: 3, 3 are given below. (The boxed area in the Sanskrit text identifies the word Mahamad or Mohammad).
A malechha (belonging to a foreign country and speaking foreign language) spiritual teacher will appear with his companions. His name will be Mahamad...
Several prophecies are found in Atharva Veda: (1) XX: 21, Mantras 6, 7, and 9, (2) XX: 137, Mantras 7 through 9, and (3) X: 2, Mantras 26, 27, 29, 30, and 32.
Similarly, in Rig Veda, additional prophecies are found in: (1) VII: 96, Mantras 13 through 16, and (2) I: 53, Mantras 6 and 9. Finally, a prophecy is found in Sama Veda III: 10, Mantra 1. These are a sample of many prophecies. The serious reader may want to refer to scholarly work of Dr. A.H. Vidyarthi, entitled “Mohammad in World Scriptures,” 1990. This book explains the Hindu terminology used in the Mantras and the meaning and usage of certain words and phrases from within the Vedas and other Hindu Scriptures.
Generally there are two types of Muslims in our days. Those who plead that they have the complete Book—the Holy Quran; the perfect Model-- the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him). They claim to adhere to Kalima Shahadat--the Unity of God and Messengership of Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him); observe prayers; keep fast of Ramadhan; pay Zakat and perform the pilgrimage to the house of God at Mecca, hence, they assert that there is no need of any Messiah or Mahdi or even a Mujaddid to appear in the Muslim Ummah. They accept or reject hadiths according to their belief. If a hadith is against their belief then they will consider it invalid or whatever. A concrete example is this hadith:
"Verily, God will appoint for this Ummah in the beginning of every century, those who will restore for it its faith." (Abu Da'ood, Kitabul Fitn).
Keeping the traditions of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, and the statements of the Muslim divines in view, each and every sane Muslim is requested to think twice that the 14th century closed on November 7, 1980, with the appearance of the Hilal of Muharram, the first lunar month of the Muslim era, and the 15th century has ushered in on November 8, 1980; but:
A. Where is the Mujaddid of the 14th century and who is he?
B. Where is the Imam Mahdi and Messiah and who is he?
C. What happened to the promises made and the prophecies foretold?
D. Are the Muslims implying that what the Holy Prophet saw has foretold is not going to be fulfilled? (Naouzobillah)
E. Are the Muslims, after being despaired of the advent of the Promised one, going to console themselves by saying?
1. We admit that Mahdi will not appear. What harm is there if he does not appear?
(Hadith-al-Ghashiyya, p. 343)
2. We admit that Mahdi may not come. This does not contradict any important belief of the people of Islam. (Iqtarabus Sa'ah, p. 147)
3. See the descent of God on the minaret of your heart; now even discard the awaiting for Mahdi and Isa. (Dr. Allama Iqbal)
4. As far as the belief for the Promised Mahdi is concerned, it is the invention of the helpless and indolent. (Shorash Kashmiri, Editor, Chitan, Lahore, May 28, 1962)
As a matter of fact there is no cause of despair; rather, we should rejoice that God fulfilled His promise made in the Holy Quran.
The Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, came in India 120 years ago to unite all religions and mankind by emphasizing religious freedom for everyone and the fact that the founders of all religions, Confucius, Buddha, Tao, Krishna, Ram, Moses and Jesus were prophets of God. He initiated renaissance of Islam in keeping with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him. Ahmad also laid the foundation of a vibrant Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
The creed of Islam that “There is no God but Allah,” is not only a spiritual reality but becomes a moral and a social construct and paradigm. Allah wants mankind to live as one connected and loving community
The Messiah, peace be on him said:
Allah desires to make all mankind as if they were all one person. This could also be called a democratic singularity. Under this concept the diverse mankind could be considered as one individual. The purpose of religion is also that the human race be united in the form of the beads of a Tasbeeh (rosary) through one thread. The congregational prayers or Salat is also for such unification so that all the worshipers are counted as one. The reason why we are prescribed to stand shoulder to shoulder is so that whoever has greater wisdom or spiritual charisma is able to influence the weak.
Paigham-e-Sulh (A Message of Peace) was the last written work of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He wrote:
A religion which does not inculcate universal compassion is no religion at all. Similarly, a human being without the faculty of compassion is no human at all. Our God has never discriminated between one people and another. This is illustrated by the fact that all the potentials and capabilities which have been granted to the Aryans have also been granted to the races inhabiting Arabia, Persia, Syria, China, Japan, Europe and America. The earth created by God provides a common floor for all people alike, and His sun and moon and many stars are a source of radiance and provide many other benefits to all alike. Likewise, all peoples benefit from the elements created by Him, such as air, water, fire and earth, and similarly from other products created by Him like grain, fruit, and healing agents, etc. These attributes of God teach us the lesson that we, too, should behave magnanimously and kindly towards our fellow human beings and should not be petty of heart and illiberal.
OPNIONS OF SOME MUSLIM SAINTS (Not the today self-proclaimed mullahs)
Now I would like to present a few quotations from the writings and utterance of a few Muslim saints reflecting on the practices and the name of the Jama'at of the followers of Mahdi and Messiah. Hadhrat Ali (RA) said :
1. "Mahdi Maoud will be colored with the glory of Muhammadiyya and will have the wealth of Ahmadiyya."
("Yanabaiul Muwadat" Part III page 58, by Allama Fazil Saheikh Suleman Ibn Sheikh Ibrahim Alma'aroof NaKhawajah Kalan (Died 1877) Matba'a AL Irfan Saida Bairoot.)
2. Hadhrat Muhammad bin Faris Misri wrote :
"Our scholar will be prophet and from among those who call towards the truth he will have the station of messengership and our A'arif will be in the period of Ahmadi, will be from among oolulazm (those who have strong determination) and will receive greatness."
("Al-Maddad Al Faidh" published by Sharah Deewan Sayedee Umar bin Al-Faridh, Maktabaa Hadhrat Al-Sheikh Ahmad Ali Aimlenji Al-kutabi From Al-Azhar Egypt, 1319 hijra (1901) p38.)
3. Hadhrat Mujaddid Alif Thani wrote:
"Around one thousand and some years after the sad demise of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), the Haqeeqate (truth) Muhammadiyya will ascend from its station and will unite with the place of Haqeeqate (Truth) Ka'aba. At that time Haqeeqate Muhammadi (Muhammadi Truth) will be called Haqeeqate Ahmadi (Ahmadi Truth)."
("Mubda'a o Ma'ad" by Imam Rabbani Mujaddad Alif Thani Sheikh Ahmad Farooqi Naqshbandi Sarhindi Qadas Sirah with Urdu Translation by Hadhrat Maulana Sayed Zawar Hussain Shah Naqshbandi Published by Idarahe Mujaddadiyya, Nazim Abad No. 3 Karachi No. 18 p205.)
4. Hadhrat Imam Ali Al-Qari wrote:
"so among seventy three sects all of them will be in fire and the firqah najiyya (sect deserving paradise) will be the one among ahle sunna (Sunnis) which will have the glory of Muhammadiyya and will be following the holy Tareeqatul (practices of) Ahmadiyya."
("Al Muraqqatal Mafateeh Sharah Al-Mashkawatal Masabeeh" Lil Muhadith Al-Shaheer Ali bin Sultan Muhammad Al-Qari (Died 1014 hijra) Part I, Maktaba Imdadiyya Multan p248.)
5. Hadhrat Abdur Raheem Grohri wrote :
"Hadhrat Mahdi Maoud has the Muhammadi appearance and will descend like a leader; he will have a mole near one of his eyes. He will re-establish din-e Ahmadi (the Ahmadi practices), our sahib will be bright like the sun and beloved of all. He will be learned, wise, king of wisdom and an eternal saint. O mir Muhammad Sahah! Mahdi will be decorated with the turban of prophethood."
(. "A'ainae Sikandri" Vol. II by Hafiz Ghulam Abro first edition (1974) Maulvi Muhammad A'zeem and Sons. Merchants of Books Shahi Bazaar Shikarpoor Sindh, p18.)
All the above Muslim saints and Sufis understood that at the time of Mahdi Tareeqatul Ahmadiyya will be re-established and thus the followers of the true Mahdi will be practicing the Ahmadiyya Glory of Islam or will be called Ahmadiyya Jamaat..*
God in reality is there in its most clear, puritan, crystal form in the Quran. How ironic it is that despite the guidance, many remain misguided including those who claim to have understood and mastered the divine guidance.
Mohammad Oomaar Bakarkhan
A True Muslim
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wwwalfurquan.blogspot.com
A monotheistic, Abrahamic religion, Islam means "submission", to the will of God. An adherent of Islam, a Muslim, means "one who submits to the will of God". The Qur’an, addressed to all humankind, was revealed to Prophet Mohammad saw through the angel Gabriel between 610 and 632 CE. Muslims consider the Qur’an to be the undisputed scripture, the Word of God, and Prophet Mohammad saw as the final law bearing prophet. Retained in its original form and without variants, the Qur’an confirms that prophets have been sent to all people throughout the world to sustain humanity in all ages. The Qur’an describes God as the Lord and Sustainer of the worlds, Prophet Mohammad saw as “the messenger for mankind”, refers to itself as the “message for the world” and Muslims as people “...raised for the good of mankind”.
Islamic teachings are encapsulated in the articles of faith, acts of worship, codes for social and moral behaviour, and the philosophy of life. This framework of beliefs, duties, obligations, exhortations and sanctions seeks to stimulate and deepen human consciousness by emphasizing duties and obligations to safeguard freedom, justice and equality for all and promote and foster human welfare and prosperity in all spheres — social, economic, moral and spiritual. The Teachings seek to establish a pattern of society, which, in all the changing and developing circumstances of a dynamic world, would maintain its character of beneficence in individual, domestic, national and international affairs.
The Holy Quran declares in a number of verses that belief in the Holy Prophet (saw) and his revelation is essential. Allah says:
‘Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers and desire to make distinction between Allah and his messengers and say “We believe in some and disbelieve in others” and desire to take a way in between, these indeed are veritable disbelievers; and we have prepared for the disbelievers an humiliating punishment.’ (4:151,152)
And those who believe in the Hereafter believe therein (i.e. The Quran) and they strictly observe their prayers (6:93)
From these two verses it becomes clear beyond any shadow of doubt that according to the Quran
1. Belief in the prophets is part and parcel of belief in God
2. Belief in the Hereafter includes belief in God’s revelation as well.
Muslims believe in Prophet Krishna (as) too:
After the doctrine of the absolute Unity of God, perhaps the most important assertion made in the Holy Qur’an is that God has always been revealing His will to mankind through His prophets and messengers. Belief in all prophets, therefore, is a fundamental article of faith in Islam.
As said in the Qur’an at Ch3 V85, if a Muslim claims to obey Allah, he is duty bound to believe in all the prophets (124,000 in total), to the extent that at another place, Allah the Almighty states that He has sent prophets to all the nations as a means to reform people, some of whom Allah has named in the Qur’an.
Islam requires its followers to believe in all the prophets of God, irrespective of the country or the race or community to which they belonged or of the time in which they lived. Again, Islam requires Muslims not only to believe in the prophets that have passed away but in any that may appear in the future. The words, We make no distinction between any of them, should not be understood to mean that Islam considers all Prophets to be of equal spiritual rank. This view is contrary to 2:254 in which some prophets have been declared to possess a higher spiritual rank than others. So the words refer only to discrimination as regards believing in them and not as regards their rank.
And there is no people to whom a Warner has not been sent. (35:25)
And there is a guide for every people. (13:8)
In accordance with these teachings, Almighty God has been sending innumerable messengers for the spiritual progress of mankind. Among these have been Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Ramchandra, Zoroaster, Confucius (peace be on all of them). Ultimately when the human mind attained its full development and the time approached when mankind was about to become one people, the system of sending different messengers for different nations was terminated and Almighty God sent the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, as an exemplar for all mankind.
Not only have the prophets of the East are mentioned, but a great Messenger of God who appeared in India was also mentioned with love by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) to his companions. He said:
‘There was a Prophet in India; his color was dark and his name was Kahin’ (Tarikh Hadan, Dilmi, Bab-ul-kaf).
The reference here is to prophet Krishna (peace be upon him) who is also called Kanhaiyya or Krishna the dark-skinned one, pronounced Kahin in Arabic.
So, all religions truly revealed by God to His Messengers are fully respected in Islam. Thus, Islam has laid the foundation for peace, harmony and reconciliation by making all the founders of religions worthy of respect.
The Promised Messiah, Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, has summarised the Islamic belief in other prophets as follows:
“One of the principles which forms the basis of my belief refers to the established religions of the world. These religions have met with wide acceptance in various regions of the earth. They have acquired a measure of age, and have reached a stage of maturity. God has informed me that none of these religions were false at their source and none of the prophets’ impostors.”2
“This is a beautiful principle, which promotes peace and harmony, and which lays the foundation for reconciliation, and which helps the moral condition of man. All prophets that have appeared in the world, regardless of whether they dwelt in India or Persia or China, or in some other country, we believe in the truth of them, one and all.” 3
Muslims are also required to believe not only in the divine scripture revealed to the Holy Founder of Islam, which is called the Quran, but it is essential for every Muslim to believe in all such divine revelations as were vouchsafed to other prophets, from wherever and whichever age. It is an essential part of a Muslim's belief that if anyone professes belief only in the divine origin of the Quran, and refuses to acknowledge the divine origin of other books, such as the Old Testament and the New Testament etc., his profession of Islam would be invalidated.
This verse gives much light on the subject:
“And they were not commanded but to serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, and being upright, and to observe prayer, and pay the Zakat. And that is the religion of the people of the right path.” (Ch. 98: V.6)
This means that all the founders of the religions of the world were categorically told that they must worship the one and only God with all sincerity, dedicating themselves purely and completely to Him alone. They were also told to perform regular prayers (as institutionalised in their religion), and to spend (in the cause of God) for the needy and the destitute, and for other similar philanthropic purposes. It is hard to find disagreement with this, whichever religion one may belong to.
For the information of all the readers, it is to be noted that all major religions – Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, etc, have foretold the coming of the Holy Prophet Mohammad saw through their scriptures. I am giving some references for your consideration. If you need more information do email me: bakarkhan2003@yahoo.com
1. https://www.google.mu/search?q=Muhammad+in+Parsi,+Hindu+%26+Buddhist+Scr...
2. http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?80524-Muhammed-in-Christi...
3. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
4. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
5. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishna/What%20is%20the%20meaning%20of%20this%20sanskrit%20sloka%20%20Is%20it%20denoting%20any%20body%20already%20born%20in%20the%20earth.%20%20-%20Yahoo!%20Answers%20India.html
6. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn... (All Sanskrit Doc)
7. http://www.alislam.org/quran/tafseer/?page=128®ion=E1
8. http://www.reviewofreligions.org/date/2001/01/
9. http://www.alislam.org/library/links/in_vedas.html
10. http://www.alislam.org/library/links/00000121.html
11. http://www.alislam.org/library/links/00000150.html
12. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
13. file:///C:/Users/DELL%20PC/Desktop/Response%20to%20Article%20of%20Krishn...
14. http://www.prophetmuhammadforall.org/webfiles/index_1.php
All major books of the Hindus prophesy about Prophet Mohammad. In addition to many of his qualities, his life events, Abraham, Ka'bah, Bakkah (Makkah) and Arabia, the prophecies mention his name as Mahamad, Mamah, and Ahmad. The name Mahamad appears in the Puranas, Mamah in Kuntap Sukt (in Atharva Veda) and Ahmad in Sama Veda. Many different classifications as to the degree of importance of the Vedas have been made. For example, in Shatpath it is stated that Sama Veda is the essence of all the Vedas. At another place in Taitttriya Brahmana, it is stated that “This world was created from Brahma, the Vaishas were created from the mantras of the Rig Veda, the Kashtriyas were created from Yajur Veda and Brahmans were created from Sama Veda.”
The Sanskrit text and translation of Verse 5 of Bhavishya Puran, Prati Sarg Parv III: 3, 3 are given below. (The boxed area in the Sanskrit text identifies the word Mahamad or Mohammad).
A malechha (belonging to a foreign country and speaking foreign language) spiritual teacher will appear with his companions. His name will be Mahamad...
Several prophecies are found in Atharva Veda: (1) XX: 21, Mantras 6, 7, and 9, (2) XX: 137, Mantras 7 through 9, and (3) X: 2, Mantras 26, 27, 29, 30, and 32.
Similarly, in Rig Veda, additional prophecies are found in: (1) VII: 96, Mantras 13 through 16, and (2) I: 53, Mantras 6 and 9. Finally, a prophecy is found in Sama Veda III: 10, Mantra 1. These are a sample of many prophecies. The serious reader may want to refer to scholarly work of Dr. A.H. Vidyarthi, entitled “Mohammad in World Scriptures,” 1990. This book explains the Hindu terminology used in the Mantras and the meaning and usage of certain words and phrases from within the Vedas and other Hindu Scriptures.
Generally there are two types of Muslims in our days. Those who plead that they have the complete Book—the Holy Quran; the perfect Model-- the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him). They claim to adhere to Kalima Shahadat--the Unity of God and Messengership of Muhammad (peace and blessings of God be upon him); observe prayers; keep fast of Ramadhan; pay Zakat and perform the pilgrimage to the house of God at Mecca, hence, they assert that there is no need of any Messiah or Mahdi or even a Mujaddid to appear in the Muslim Ummah. They accept or reject hadiths according to their belief. If a hadith is against their belief then they will consider it invalid or whatever. A concrete example is this hadith:
"Verily, God will appoint for this Ummah in the beginning of every century, those who will restore for it its faith." (Abu Da'ood, Kitabul Fitn).
Keeping the traditions of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, and the statements of the Muslim divines in view, each and every sane Muslim is requested to think twice that the 14th century closed on November 7, 1980, with the appearance of the Hilal of Muharram, the first lunar month of the Muslim era, and the 15th century has ushered in on November 8, 1980; but:
A. Where is the Mujaddid of the 14th century and who is he?
B. Where is the Imam Mahdi and Messiah and who is he?
C. What happened to the promises made and the prophecies foretold?
D. Are the Muslims implying that what the Holy Prophet saw has foretold is not going to be fulfilled? (Naouzobillah)
E. Are the Muslims, after being despaired of the advent of the Promised one, going to console themselves by saying?
1. We admit that Mahdi will not appear. What harm is there if he does not appear?
(Hadith-al-Ghashiyya, p. 343)
2. We admit that Mahdi may not come. This does not contradict any important belief of the people of Islam. (Iqtarabus Sa'ah, p. 147)
3. See the descent of God on the minaret of your heart; now even discard the awaiting for Mahdi and Isa. (Dr. Allama Iqbal)
4. As far as the belief for the Promised Mahdi is concerned, it is the invention of the helpless and indolent. (Shorash Kashmiri, Editor, Chitan, Lahore, May 28, 1962)
As a matter of fact there is no cause of despair; rather, we should rejoice that God fulfilled His promise made in the Holy Quran.
The Messiah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani, came in India 120 years ago to unite all religions and mankind by emphasizing religious freedom for everyone and the fact that the founders of all religions, Confucius, Buddha, Tao, Krishna, Ram, Moses and Jesus were prophets of God. He initiated renaissance of Islam in keeping with the prophecies of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may peace be on him. Ahmad also laid the foundation of a vibrant Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
The creed of Islam that “There is no God but Allah,” is not only a spiritual reality but becomes a moral and a social construct and paradigm. Allah wants mankind to live as one connected and loving community
The Messiah, peace be on him said:
Allah desires to make all mankind as if they were all one person. This could also be called a democratic singularity. Under this concept the diverse mankind could be considered as one individual. The purpose of religion is also that the human race be united in the form of the beads of a Tasbeeh (rosary) through one thread. The congregational prayers or Salat is also for such unification so that all the worshipers are counted as one. The reason why we are prescribed to stand shoulder to shoulder is so that whoever has greater wisdom or spiritual charisma is able to influence the weak.
Paigham-e-Sulh (A Message of Peace) was the last written work of the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He wrote:
A religion which does not inculcate universal compassion is no religion at all. Similarly, a human being without the faculty of compassion is no human at all. Our God has never discriminated between one people and another. This is illustrated by the fact that all the potentials and capabilities which have been granted to the Aryans have also been granted to the races inhabiting Arabia, Persia, Syria, China, Japan, Europe and America. The earth created by God provides a common floor for all people alike, and His sun and moon and many stars are a source of radiance and provide many other benefits to all alike. Likewise, all peoples benefit from the elements created by Him, such as air, water, fire and earth, and similarly from other products created by Him like grain, fruit, and healing agents, etc. These attributes of God teach us the lesson that we, too, should behave magnanimously and kindly towards our fellow human beings and should not be petty of heart and illiberal.
OPNIONS OF SOME MUSLIM SAINTS (Not the today self-proclaimed mullahs)
Now I would like to present a few quotations from the writings and utterance of a few Muslim saints reflecting on the practices and the name of the Jama'at of the followers of Mahdi and Messiah. Hadhrat Ali (RA) said :
1. "Mahdi Maoud will be colored with the glory of Muhammadiyya and will have the wealth of Ahmadiyya."
("Yanabaiul Muwadat" Part III page 58, by Allama Fazil Saheikh Suleman Ibn Sheikh Ibrahim Alma'aroof NaKhawajah Kalan (Died 1877) Matba'a AL Irfan Saida Bairoot.)
2. Hadhrat Muhammad bin Faris Misri wrote :
"Our scholar will be prophet and from among those who call towards the truth he will have the station of messengership and our A'arif will be in the period of Ahmadi, will be from among oolulazm (those who have strong determination) and will receive greatness."
("Al-Maddad Al Faidh" published by Sharah Deewan Sayedee Umar bin Al-Faridh, Maktabaa Hadhrat Al-Sheikh Ahmad Ali Aimlenji Al-kutabi From Al-Azhar Egypt, 1319 hijra (1901) p38.)
3. Hadhrat Mujaddid Alif Thani wrote:
"Around one thousand and some years after the sad demise of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), the Haqeeqate (truth) Muhammadiyya will ascend from its station and will unite with the place of Haqeeqate (Truth) Ka'aba. At that time Haqeeqate Muhammadi (Muhammadi Truth) will be called Haqeeqate Ahmadi (Ahmadi Truth)."
("Mubda'a o Ma'ad" by Imam Rabbani Mujaddad Alif Thani Sheikh Ahmad Farooqi Naqshbandi Sarhindi Qadas Sirah with Urdu Translation by Hadhrat Maulana Sayed Zawar Hussain Shah Naqshbandi Published by Idarahe Mujaddadiyya, Nazim Abad No. 3 Karachi No. 18 p205.)
4. Hadhrat Imam Ali Al-Qari wrote:
"so among seventy three sects all of them will be in fire and the firqah najiyya (sect deserving paradise) will be the one among ahle sunna (Sunnis) which will have the glory of Muhammadiyya and will be following the holy Tareeqatul (practices of) Ahmadiyya."
("Al Muraqqatal Mafateeh Sharah Al-Mashkawatal Masabeeh" Lil Muhadith Al-Shaheer Ali bin Sultan Muhammad Al-Qari (Died 1014 hijra) Part I, Maktaba Imdadiyya Multan p248.)
5. Hadhrat Abdur Raheem Grohri wrote :
"Hadhrat Mahdi Maoud has the Muhammadi appearance and will descend like a leader; he will have a mole near one of his eyes. He will re-establish din-e Ahmadi (the Ahmadi practices), our sahib will be bright like the sun and beloved of all. He will be learned, wise, king of wisdom and an eternal saint. O mir Muhammad Sahah! Mahdi will be decorated with the turban of prophethood."
(. "A'ainae Sikandri" Vol. II by Hafiz Ghulam Abro first edition (1974) Maulvi Muhammad A'zeem and Sons. Merchants of Books Shahi Bazaar Shikarpoor Sindh, p18.)
All the above Muslim saints and Sufis understood that at the time of Mahdi Tareeqatul Ahmadiyya will be re-established and thus the followers of the true Mahdi will be practicing the Ahmadiyya Glory of Islam or will be called Ahmadiyya Jamaat..*
God in reality is there in its most clear, puritan, crystal form in the Quran. How ironic it is that despite the guidance, many remain misguided including those who claim to have understood and mastered the divine guidance.
Mohammad Oomaar Bakarkhan
A True Muslim
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*HOLY SHIT!
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Muhammad Ali Ben Marcus My
heart has been shattered in 6 million pieces a long time ago; so I
never get emotional at those abominations! The New Judaic Talmudic
Commandment: THOU SHALT KILL ALL GOYIM!
Vickie Jacobs This is the only way to wake people up these days.
Muhammad Ali Ben Marcus I
have only one life and I wasted it trying hard and at great costs to
wake people up! Most are awake, but have chosen the path of selfishness
and to World Destruction.
Muhammad Ali Ben Marcus I just watched the live video footage.
I am glad I do not belong to those calling themselves humans or earthlings!
This Earth is poisoned and cursed!
These earthlings have nothing human in them!
But, when I watched the video, I did not see the Judaic monsters, but the Vatican monsters, the Christian and Muslim monsters who allowed this to happen, the US American monsters thanks to whom this has been happening nonstop in Palestine and in many other parts of this damn planet, including in US America, in the past and in the present, and will continue to happen in the future while we all (most of us) sit down, eat, drink, enjoy ourselves in all kinds of Satanic ways, sleep, and many even dream of a heavenly Paradise!
I always said I did not belong to this race of earthly monsters and I have been right all along!
A very long time ago I already had an overdose of people's
Love of Money and materialism
Hedonistic life-styles
Greed
UnGodly Values
Lust they call Love
Impurity of the heart
Hypocrisy
Dishonesty
Treachery or disloyalty
Unfaithfulness
Willing ignorance
Violence, 'savagery' or better CIVILISERY!..
For that reason, I parted ways with those ABOMINABLE creatures and their Satanic religions and governments and have always claimed to be
A Sovereign Freeman-on-the-land
Servant of God Alone - whether He exists or not!
A Sanatan Dharma and Christic Muslim, but one of a kind.
And servant of no government, man or woman.
I never belonged to any religious or political group.
I never voted in my entire life.
I never stole one penny from anybody.
I never coveted.
I always honoured my parents
I never made any false testimony in any Court of Law
I always loved and served my neighbour.
I always lived as a human of the unadulterated Earth.
I have been with no woman except my five wives (don't laugh, you fornicators and adulterers!)
I never raped anybody and committed no incest
I never gambled
I take no drugs
BAFS
I am glad I do not belong to those calling themselves humans or earthlings!
This Earth is poisoned and cursed!
These earthlings have nothing human in them!
But, when I watched the video, I did not see the Judaic monsters, but the Vatican monsters, the Christian and Muslim monsters who allowed this to happen, the US American monsters thanks to whom this has been happening nonstop in Palestine and in many other parts of this damn planet, including in US America, in the past and in the present, and will continue to happen in the future while we all (most of us) sit down, eat, drink, enjoy ourselves in all kinds of Satanic ways, sleep, and many even dream of a heavenly Paradise!
I always said I did not belong to this race of earthly monsters and I have been right all along!
A very long time ago I already had an overdose of people's
Love of Money and materialism
Hedonistic life-styles
Greed
UnGodly Values
Lust they call Love
Impurity of the heart
Hypocrisy
Dishonesty
Treachery or disloyalty
Unfaithfulness
Willing ignorance
Violence, 'savagery' or better CIVILISERY!..
For that reason, I parted ways with those ABOMINABLE creatures and their Satanic religions and governments and have always claimed to be
A Sovereign Freeman-on-the-land
Servant of God Alone - whether He exists or not!
A Sanatan Dharma and Christic Muslim, but one of a kind.
And servant of no government, man or woman.
I never belonged to any religious or political group.
I never voted in my entire life.
I never stole one penny from anybody.
I never coveted.
I always honoured my parents
I never made any false testimony in any Court of Law
I always loved and served my neighbour.
I always lived as a human of the unadulterated Earth.
I have been with no woman except my five wives (don't laugh, you fornicators and adulterers!)
I never raped anybody and committed no incest
I never gambled
I take no drugs
BAFS
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By Gideon Levy | January 17
We should call it like it is: Israel executes people without trial nearly every day. Any other description is a lie. If there was once discussion here about the death penalty for terrorists, now they are executed even without trial (and without discussion). If once there was debate over the rules of engagement, today it’s clear: we shoot to kill – any suspicious Palestinian.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan outlined the situation clearly when he said, “Every terrorist should know he will not survive the attack he is about to commit” – and almost every politician joined him in nauseating unison, from Yair Lapid on up. Never have so many licenses to kill been handed out here, nor has the finger been so itchy on the trigger.
In 2016, one doesn’t have to be Adolf Eichmann to be executed here – it’s enough to be a teenage Palestinian girl with scissors. The firing squads are active every day. Soldiers, police and civilians shoot those who stabbed Israelis, or tried to stab them or were suspected of doing so, and at those who run down Israelis in their cars or appear to have done so.
In most cases, there was no need to shoot – and certainly not to kill. In a good many of the cases, the shooters’ lives were not in danger. They shot people to death who were holding a knife or even scissors, or people who just put their hands in their pockets or lost control of their car.
They shot them to death indiscriminately – women, men, teenage girls, teenage boys. They shot them when they were standing, and even after they were no longer a threat. They shot to kill, to punish, to release their anger, and to take revenge. There is such contempt here that these incidents are barely covered in the media.
Last Saturday, soldiers at the Beka’ot checkpoint (called Hamra by the Palestinians) in the Jordan Valley killed businessman Said Abu al-Wafa, 35, a father of four, with 11 bullets. At the same time, they also killed Ali Abu Maryam, a 21-year-old farm laborer and student, with three bullets. The Israel Defense Forces did not explain the killing of the two men, except to say there was a suspicion that someone had drawn a knife. There are security cameras at the site, but the IDF has not released video footage of the incident.
Last month, other IDF soldiers killed Nashat Asfur, a father of three who worked at an Israeli chicken slaughterhouse. They shot him in his village, Sinjil, from 150 meters away, while he was walking home from a wedding. Earlier this month, Mahdia Hammad – a 40-year-old mother of four – was driving home through her village, Silwad. Border Police officers sprayed her car with dozens of bullets after they suspected she intended to run them over.
The soldiers didn’t even suspect cosmetology student Samah Abdallah, 18, of anything. Soldiers shot her father’s car “by mistake,” killing her; they had suspected a 16-year-old pedestrian, Alaa al-Hashash, of trying to stab them. They executed him as well, of course.
They also killed Ashrakat Qattanani, 16, who was holding a knife and running after an Israeli woman. First a settler ran her over with his car, and when she was lying injured on the ground, soldiers and settlers shot her at least four times. Execution – what else?
And when soldiers shot Lafi Awad, 20, in his back while he was fleeing after throwing stones, was that not an execution?
These are only a few of the cases I have documented over the past few weeks in Haaretz. The website of the human rights group B’Tselem has a list of 12 more cases of executions.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, one of the few ministers with a conscience left in the world, demanded that these killings be investigated. There is no demand more moral and just than this. It should have come from our own justice minister.
Israel responded with its usual howls. The prime minister said this was “outrageous, immoral and unjust.” And Benjamin Netanyahu understands those terms: That is exactly how to describe Israel’s campaign of criminal executions under his leadership.
Call them What they are: Extrajudicial Executions
By Gideon Levy | January 17
We should call it like it is: Israel executes people without trial nearly every day. Any other description is a lie. If there was once discussion here about the death penalty for terrorists, now they are executed even without trial (and without discussion). If once there was debate over the rules of engagement, today it’s clear: we shoot to kill – any suspicious Palestinian.
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan outlined the situation clearly when he said, “Every terrorist should know he will not survive the attack he is about to commit” – and almost every politician joined him in nauseating unison, from Yair Lapid on up. Never have so many licenses to kill been handed out here, nor has the finger been so itchy on the trigger.
In 2016, one doesn’t have to be Adolf Eichmann to be executed here – it’s enough to be a teenage Palestinian girl with scissors. The firing squads are active every day. Soldiers, police and civilians shoot those who stabbed Israelis, or tried to stab them or were suspected of doing so, and at those who run down Israelis in their cars or appear to have done so.
In most cases, there was no need to shoot – and certainly not to kill. In a good many of the cases, the shooters’ lives were not in danger. They shot people to death who were holding a knife or even scissors, or people who just put their hands in their pockets or lost control of their car.
They shot them to death indiscriminately – women, men, teenage girls, teenage boys. They shot them when they were standing, and even after they were no longer a threat. They shot to kill, to punish, to release their anger, and to take revenge. There is such contempt here that these incidents are barely covered in the media.
Last Saturday, soldiers at the Beka’ot checkpoint (called Hamra by the Palestinians) in the Jordan Valley killed businessman Said Abu al-Wafa, 35, a father of four, with 11 bullets. At the same time, they also killed Ali Abu Maryam, a 21-year-old farm laborer and student, with three bullets. The Israel Defense Forces did not explain the killing of the two men, except to say there was a suspicion that someone had drawn a knife. There are security cameras at the site, but the IDF has not released video footage of the incident.
Last month, other IDF soldiers killed Nashat Asfur, a father of three who worked at an Israeli chicken slaughterhouse. They shot him in his village, Sinjil, from 150 meters away, while he was walking home from a wedding. Earlier this month, Mahdia Hammad – a 40-year-old mother of four – was driving home through her village, Silwad. Border Police officers sprayed her car with dozens of bullets after they suspected she intended to run them over.
The soldiers didn’t even suspect cosmetology student Samah Abdallah, 18, of anything. Soldiers shot her father’s car “by mistake,” killing her; they had suspected a 16-year-old pedestrian, Alaa al-Hashash, of trying to stab them. They executed him as well, of course.
They also killed Ashrakat Qattanani, 16, who was holding a knife and running after an Israeli woman. First a settler ran her over with his car, and when she was lying injured on the ground, soldiers and settlers shot her at least four times. Execution – what else?
And when soldiers shot Lafi Awad, 20, in his back while he was fleeing after throwing stones, was that not an execution?
These are only a few of the cases I have documented over the past few weeks in Haaretz. The website of the human rights group B’Tselem has a list of 12 more cases of executions.
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, one of the few ministers with a conscience left in the world, demanded that these killings be investigated. There is no demand more moral and just than this. It should have come from our own justice minister.
Israel responded with its usual howls. The prime minister said this was “outrageous, immoral and unjust.” And Benjamin Netanyahu understands those terms: That is exactly how to describe Israel’s campaign of criminal executions under his leadership.
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Dear friends and devotees,
This week the city of Chennai was hit
with severe flooding which resulted in most of the city being
inaccessible. Our ashram is located in the south of Chennai at
Tharamani, which was also heavily affected by the floods. For the last 5
days there has been no electricity, and food and drinking water were
hard to come by.
To make it worse, there was a near
complete failure of all cell phone towers and ATMs, and all roads
leading into the city were submerged, blocking delivery of essentials
such as water, milk, vegetables and food. We heard rumours of water
bottles being sold for 150 rs. each, but even those were nowhere to be
found.
With the help of some local devotees we
immediately began cooking and distributing large pots of sambhar rice to
the areas around our ashram. Since banks had completely shut down even
getting money to buy groceries to cook was difficult, but some local
devotees helped out and provided the initial money to purchase supplies.
Some other shops agreed to provide us rice and dahl on credit.
We were lucky that our water tanks were
full just before the electric systems failed, as this allowed us to
continue cooking for all of the days. We would also keep our large
cooking pots on the roof to catch rain water at night, and the rain was
so heavy they would fill up in an hour.
We have been cooking 4 or 5 large pots of
sambhar rice each day, distributing some in front of our ashram and
some in different localities when ever a vehicle is available. The rains
have started to subside, and today for the first time they have
restored electricity in our area for a few hours. This will help a lot
as our main worry was shortage of clean water, and now we can pump water
from our borewell.
The main roads have begun to dry, but
most of the interior residential roads are filled with water. In some
areas near Tharamani railway station the water is still too deep for
anyone to try to enter even for relief work. We plan to continue cooking
and distributing food this entire month, as many people will find it
impossible to get cooking gas, water, food, etc. In addition to this
many people will be unable to work or earn a living for some time.
We request those of you able to help to
please contribute towards this relief work. Below are some pictures of
the relief work we have been carrying out over the last few days. We are
continuing this every day now as long as supplies are available.
Yours in service,
Jahnava Nitai Das
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November 4, 2006
Coming to terms with India's missing Muslims
Siddharth Varadarajan
The reality
of exclusion and discrimination can no longer be denied. But the remedy
requires political courage on the part of the Manmohan Singh Government
and wisdom on the part of those claiming to speak for Muslims.
WHEN
THE Justice Rajinder Sachar committee submits its report on the
socio-economic status of Muslims, the full extent of the community's
exclusion will be obvious to all. Especially those who have made
political careers out of the canard that Muslims in India enjoy special
privileges and have been "appeased."
Based on the
data leaked so far, it is evident there are entry barriers Muslims who
account for 17 per cent of India's population are unable to cross in
virtually all walks of life. From the administration and the police to
the judiciary and the private sector, the invisible hands of prejudice,
economic and educational inequality seem to have frozen the `quota' for
Muslims at three to five per cent. Thanks to a hysterical campaign run
by the Bharatiya Janata Party and some media houses, the Sachar
committee was denied data on the presence of Muslims in the armed
forces. But even there it is apparent that the three per cent formula
applies.
This gross under-presence of Muslims in
virtually every sector is presaged by substantial inequalities in
education. Muslim enrolment and retention rates at the primary and
secondary levels are lower than the national average and this further
magnifies existing inequalities at the college level as well as in the
labour market. For virtually every socio-economic marker of well being,
the Muslim is well below the national norm not to speak of the level
commensurate with her or his share of the national population and the
evidence suggests these inequalities are not decreasing over time.
This
bleak statistical picture is rendered drearier still by new trends
visible in many cities. Muslims, for example, find it extremely
difficult to rent and buy property outside of "Muslim areas" in some
metros. Apart from several journalists, I even know of one former Muslim
Union Minister in Delhi whose Hindu colleagues had to intercede to find
him a flat. In Mumbai, the situation is perhaps worse. Many Muslim
businessmen have problems accessing credit, besides having to run the
gamut of uncooperative officials who look upon them with suspicion at
every turn. Even in politics, as Iqbal A. Ansari's recent book, Political Representation of Muslims in India, 1952-2004,
has shown, Muslims have consistently been under-represented in the Lok
Sabha and all State Assemblies since Independence except Kerala. Only
half as many Muslim MPs and MLAs get elected as one might expect based
on their population share. In the absence of our political parties
throwing up a large enough number of Muslim elected representatives,
clerics and obscurantists are only too willing to step into the breach.
The
`war on terrorism' has added a new layer to this already intolerable
situation as policemen across the country give free vent to their
ignorance and religious prejudice. The tendency of law enforcement
agencies to target Muslims during incidents of communal violence is well
known. The complicity of the police in the Gujarat pogrom of 2002 was
reprehensible but not so different from what the country witnessed at
other times in other places. As for legal redress, neither government
nor judiciary shows any sense of urgency. Terrorist crimes such as the
Mumbai blasts are prosecuted energetically and this is a good thing. But
no one is able to explain what happened to the cases stemming from the
killing of Muslims in Mumbai in 1992 and 1993 nor why the Srikrishna
Commission recommendations against erring policemen remain
unimplemented.
The media are a corrective but only
to a limited extent. If one section has sought to highlight the plight
of Indian Muslims, another section is constantly ready to inflame
prejudice by staging debates on irrelevant issues, giving undue
prominence to ridiculous statements by unrepresentative `Muslim leaders'
or broadcasting marital disputes within Muslim families (as one channel
did last week) as proof of `Muslim backwardness.'
In
the U.S., the old journalistic adage was `Jews is News'. In India, it
seems, anything that shows Muslims as ignorant or fanatical helps propel
TRP ratings, while rational comment is frowned upon as unhelpful. A
Muslim MP was asked recently to take part in a TV debate on whether
there should be reservation for Muslims. He agreed, but added that he
would argue against it. The channel's reporter then tried convincing him
that "surely your community needs reservation." When he didn't agree,
the channel lost interest in putting him on air. One studio guest
recently advised Muslims to shed their `persecution complex' and to not
forget that theirs were the "hands that built the Taj Mahal." Though no
one would dare accuse Dalits of "doing nothing" to uplift themselves,
Muslims are blamed for their poverty and poor education. They are
gratuitously advised to study hard, as if the problem of lack of
schools, delinquent teachers, inadequate books, and poverty can be
remedied by will power alone.
The reservation trap
It
is against the backdrop of this highly vitiated atmosphere that the
Manmohan Singh Government must formulate a response to the Sachar
committee's findings. The reality of systemic inequality cannot be
wished away and the Government must find the political courage to
confront this situation head on. So serious are the implications of
Muslim marginalisation that the Congress must open a channel of
communication with other parties, including the BJP, to evolve a
consensus on the necessity for urgent corrective measures.
Among
the remedial measures to be considered, the least helpful in
substantive as well as political terms will be reservation. Whatever
they do, Muslim leaders and those who claim to speak in favour of
Muslims, must avoid the trap that the demand for reservation is. Sixty
years of affirmative action have led to some improvements for Dalits and
Tribals but it is clear that the country and its rulers have used the
sop of reservation as an excuse to do nothing about the persistent,
underlying causes of caste-based inequality.
It is
now universally recognised that the pursuit of "equality of outcomes"
and "equality of opportunity" must go hand in hand. Even equality of
opportunity has a formal and a substantive aspect. `Formal' equality
means ending discrimination on the basis of caste, religion or gender.
`Substantive' equality means overcoming the barriers (or benefits)
children of equal native talent inherit from their parents so that none
is advantaged or disadvantaged by birth. The India state pays lip
service to the idea of equality of outcomes (through quotas) but
completely ignores the necessity of crafting expenditure policies that
can provide equality of opportunity. Nowhere is this more glaring than
in the field of education where the increased notional access of Dalits
and Tribals to university is undercut by high dropout rates and
underperformance at the school level.
In a 2000
paper, Julian Betts and John Roemer model the amount of differential
expenditure the United States government would have to make to provide
equality of opportunity to its citizens. In a typology where they define
four categories of males based on whether they are White or Black and
whether their parents have `High' or `Low' education levels, Betts and
Roemer conclude that the `equality of opportunity' expenditure on
education must be nine times higher for members of the `Low Black' group
than the `High Whites'. They also found that the `High Black,' `Low
Black,' and `Low White' groups must all receive more than their per
capita share of educational resources if equality of opportunity were to
be guaranteed.
Both in the U.S. and in India today,
the actual allocation of educational resources is regressive in that
those who are affluent and socially privileged corner a greater share of
social allocations for education than their relative size in the
population. In reality, then, existing affirmative action or reservation
is for the privileged and the goal of public policy has to be to
reverse that by using the target of public expenditure. An important
finding in Betts and Roemer's work is that economic targeting alone
won't alter the relative distribution of income across cohorts. The
targeting has to be aimed at the discriminated or excluded cohort.
In
India, the first task of the government must be to guarantee formal
equality of opportunity by dealing firmly with discrimination in the
labour, housing and credit markets as well as educational system.
Without instituting a system of reservation which would generate more
political heat than tangible benefit for Muslims the Government must
send out a clear and unambiguous message that the social cohesiveness
and future growth prospects of the country require government
departments and private firms to encourage the recruitment of Muslims.
But in order to generate substantive equality of opportunity and uproot
inequality and exclusion from their roots, the government has to
guarantee better access to education at every level for Muslims, Dalits,
Tribals, and OBCs.
Rig-Veda query: 6.45.16
ReplyDelete[6.45.16] yá éka ít tám u STuhi kRSTInÁM vícarSaNiH
[6.45.16] pátir jajñé vRSakratuH
Unrestored parse: LH LH LH LL HH HL HL H (15 syllables)
LH HH LH LH (8 syllables)
Geldner's translation: Ihn nur preise, der als einziger, als hervorragender Gebieter der Völker geboren ist mit dem Bullensinn.
[translate whole passage using Google's translator]
Griffith's translation: Praise him who, Matchless and Alone, was born the Lord of living men, / Most active, with heroic soul.