HINDUISM-GOD-ISLAM

The Almighty God is only and only One but known by various names in different languages.
While the Muslims consider ‘Qur’an’ to be the ‘Word of God’ whereas the Hindus consider ‘Vedas’ to be the ‘Word of God’.
Vedas consist of four books, namely Rig-ved, Samved, Yajurved and Atharved. Next in importance are the Upanishads of which thirteen are primary. The Vedas and the Upanishads are considered to be ‘smriti’, that which is heard or revealed from God. The later texts are known as ‘shruti’, that which is remembered and written down. The Shruti texts comprises of Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Manusmriti, etc.
Let’s see the verses from some of the above mentioned texts that point to the existence of One True God.
‘He is One only without a second.’ (Chandogya Upanishad, 6:2:1)
‘O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him Alone.’ (Rig-ved 8:1:1)
‘Verily, great is the glory of the Divine Creator.’ (Rig-ved 5:1:81)
‘Of Him there are neither parents nor Lord.’ (Svetasvatara Upanishad, 6:9)
‘There is no likeness of Him.’ (Yajurved, 32:3)
‘His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye.’ (Svetasvatara Upanishad, 4:20)
‘Those whose intelligence has been stolen by the material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.’ (Bhagavad Gita, 7:20)
‘They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements (like air, water, fire, etc.). They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship man-made things (like image, statue, idols, etc.).’ (Yajurved, 40:9)
‘Sages (learned priests) call one God by many names.’ (Rig-ved 1:164:46)
And the Brahma Sutra of Hindu Vedanta is : ‘There is only one God, not the second, not at all, not at all, not in the least bit.’
Now, let’s see the similar verses from the Holy Qur’an.
‘Say: He is Allah, the One and Only.’ (112:1)
‘Such is Allah, your Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Creator of all things. So worship Him (Alone), and He is the Disposer of all things.’ (6:102)
‘Praise to be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds.’ (1:2)
‘He begets not, nor is He born.’ (112:3)
‘There is nothing whatever like unto Him.’ (42:11)
‘No vision can grasp Him.’ (6:103)
‘The Guidance of Allah,- that is the [only] Guidance. “Were you to follow their desires after the knowledge that has reached you, then would you find neither protector nor helper against Allah.”’ (2:120)
‘One who joins other gods with Allah, Has strayed far, far away [from the right].’ (4:116)
‘Say: “Call upon Allah or call upon Rahman (Merciful): by whatever name you call upon Him, [it is well]: for to Him belong the Most Beautiful names.”’ (17:110)
And the Brahma Sutra of Islamic Theology is: ‘There is no God but Allah; He is Alone, and no one shares His autonomy.’
After the above comparison regarding the concept of One God, one would be wondering how can there exist such a striking resemblance between the scriptures of two different religions revealed at different times. This question is answered by the Holy Qur’an thus:
‘And verily, it (Message of Qur’an) is in earliest revelations.’ (26:196)
Vedas are also called ‘Aadi Granth’, i.e., earliest revelations. So the above verse indicates that the teachings of the Qur’an are also in the Vedas.
Now, let’s check out some more interesting facts. The Britishers first used the term ‘Hinduism’ as the religion for the natives of India of the Aryan descent. But they got it totally​ wrong. The term ‘Hindus’ was first used by the Persians / Arabs who came from the Middle East for trade. It is a geographical name given to those people residing beyond the river Indus (Sindhu in Sanskrit). The religion of the people of ancient India was ‘Sanatana Dharma’ and Vedaswas their holy book which was revealed over a period of many many years.
Coming to the main point, now, if the sender of the Vedas and the Qur’an is the same One God, then the question arises whether Sanatana Dharma and Islam are also same? Let’s check out.
Sanatana Dharma, literally ‘eternal religion’ is mentioned in the Manusmriti thus :
“Speak the truth; speak the truth that is pleasant. Do not speak the truth to manipulate. Do not speak falsely to please or flatter someone. This is the quality of the eternal religion.” (Manusmriti, 4:138)
Sanatana is continuous from beginning to end and Dharma is religion or Deen (in Arabic). In the holy Qur’an, Islam is described as ‘Deen-ul-Qayyimah’ (98:5) meaning continuous religion from beginning to end. Thus Sanatana Dharma is the same as Islam.
In a religious context, ‘Islam’ means ‘peace acquired by submitting oneself to the will of Almighty God’. And that is what the ancient rishis (prophets/saints) did to attain moksha (salvation).
Till date all the scriptures, with the exception of the Holy Qur’an, have been corrupted. The authenticity of the Holy Qur’an can be asserted from the fact that more than fourteen centuries have passed since its revelation but not a single word from it has been altered. This itself speaks of the truth and the divine message that it contains. So, in today’s time, anyone wishing to attain salvation must have ​to believe in Allah as the Almighty God and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as His last Messenger, and follow His commandments as mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
May Allah guide the true seekers towards salvation! Amen.
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