Common questions asked by Hindus about Islam
Q10.Are the vedas a revelation of God?
Question:
If Allah
has sent His books and revelations in every period, then which revelation was sent
to India? Can we consider the Vedas and other Hindu scriptures to be the word
of God?
Answer:
1. Revelation
sent in every period
The
Glorious Qur’an mentions in Surah Rad, chapter 13 verse 38
“For
each period is a book (revealed).”
[Al-Qur’an 13:38]
2. Four revelations of God mentioned by name in Qur’an
By
name, only four revelations of God are mentioned in the Qur’an i.e. Torah,
Zaboor, Injeel and the Qur’an
Torah is the revelation which was given to Moses (pbuh)
Zaboor is the revelation which was given to David (pbuh)
Injeel is the revelation which was given to Jesus (pbuh)
And Qur’an
is the last and final revelation which was given to the last and final
Messenger Muhammad (pbuh).
3. All
the previous revelations sent only for their people
All the
revelations that came before Qur’an were only sent for their own people and
were to be followed only for a particular time period.
4. The
Qur’an sent for whole humankind
Since
the Qur’an is the last and final revelation, it was not sent only for the
Muslims or the Arabs but it was sent for the whole of humankind. It is
mentioned in:
a.
Surah Ibrahim, chapter 14 verse 1
“Alif
Lam Ra. A book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou
mightiest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light . . .”
[Al-Qur’an 14:1]
b. A similar message is repeated in Surah Ibrahim chapter 14 verse 52
“Here
is a Message for mankind: let them take warning therefrom, and let them know that
He is (no other than) One God: let men of understanding take heed.”
[Al-Qur’an 14:52]
c. Qur’an mentions in Surah Baqarah chapter 2 verse 185
“Ramadan
is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur’an, as a guide to mankind, also
clear (Signs) for guidance and judgement (between right and wrong).”
[Al-Qur’an 2:185]
d. A similar message is repeated in Surah Zumur chapter 39 verse 41
“Verily
We have revealed the Book to thee in Truth, for (instructing) mankind.”
[Al-Qur’an 39:41]
5. Which
revelation sent to India?
The
question that arises is “which revelation of God was sent to India and whether
we can consider the Vedas and the other Hindu Scriptures to be the revelations
of God?” There is no text in the Qur’an or Sahih Hadith mentioning the name of
the revelation that was sent to India. Since the names of the Vedas or other
Hindu scriptures are no where to be found in Qur’an and Sahih Hadith, one
cannot say for sure that they were the revelations of God. They may be the
revelation of God or may not be the revelation of God.
The
answer is ‘No’. Hebrew and Arabic are sister languages and if you translate “E’-Li,
E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni” into Arabic it is ‘Allah Allah lama tarak
tani’ does it sound similar?
This statement of Jesus (pbuh), “E’-Li, E’-Li la’-ma sa-bach’-tha-ni” is preserved in its original Hebrew in each and every of its translation which is available in more than 2000 different languages of the world and in each and every of them, “Allah” is present.
2. “Allah”
in Sikhism
One of the
names by which Gurunanak Sahib referred to God is “Allah”.
3 a. “Allah”
in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II
Even in
the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the attributes
given to God Almighty in Book no 2 Hymn no I verse II, is ‘Ila’ which if pronounced
properly is the same as Allah.
b. Allo
Upanishad:
Amongst
the various Upanishads one of the Upanishad is named as ‘Allo’ Upanishad in which
God is referred to as “Allah” several times.
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