The speaker was asked about the philosophy of one god and many gods or the concept of monotheism and polytheism in hinduism. They differ in many respects including idol worship, monotheism and their history. Zakir naik and translate into urdu language by syed imtiaz ahmed. Islam is a monotheistic religion in which the deity is allah, the last prophet being muhammad, whom muslims believe delivered the islamic scripture, the quran. The lack of unifying overall religious authority and the total absence of a book claiming supreme truth and dogmas have contributed to the diversity of hinduism as well.
Muslims worship a single, external deity, and follows a strict moral code based on their holy book, the quran. In india, this violence is supported by hindu extremists and their allies in the indian government, which is currently. Online books on hinduism, hindu religion, hindu culture, shastras, hindu scripture, vedas, upanishad, hindu saints, sages, science and hinduism. A hindu reading list 73 books goodreads share book. The earliest literary source for the history of hinduism is the rigveda, consisting of hymns that were composed chiefly during the last two. Hinduism is a way of life of the hindu people of india, their diaspora, and some other regions which had hindu influence in the ancient and medieval times. Hinduism has no traditional ecclesiastical order, no centralized religious authorities, no governing body, no prophets nor any binding holy book. Both religions believe that god gave man free will so. Free pdf copy downloads or read online book islam and hindumat in urdu written by dr. This book is written by a westerner who is a practicing hindu, to give non.
In this book the authors probe into vedic mathematics and explore if it is really vedic in origin or mathematics in content. The books main purpose is to provide an overview of hinduism and the book does this uniquely well. Islam explained from the books of hinduism by shaikh. Like islam, hinduism looks to an outward deity, while buddhism advocates that practitioners. It was assumed by western invaders as to be followed by people residing along hindsindh river and now it flows only in pakistan. The relationship between hindus and muslims is stereotypically characterized by conflict, rooted in the deep and flawed division. It is mentioned in atharvaveda book xx hymn 21 verse 6, lord of the truthful. Hinduism hinduism is like an allencompassing ocean. Evidence of hinduisms early antecedents is derived from archaeology, comparative philology, and comparative religion. The most holy of the hindu books is written in sanskrit and is referred to as the vedas. This is a mark of a personal god, one who cares about the universe he created.
This book is an open call to the hindus to comprehend islam as their own books have anticipated about the holy prophet, prophet mohammad s. Both religions believe in the responsibility of each individual towards others. These liberators drink these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs gladdened thee in the field of battle. Islam is a monotheistic abrahamic religion, founded by prophet muhammad in th.
Chief among the puranas is a book known as bhavishya purana. May 11, 20 a rich geography, many languages and dialects, lots of different creeds, racial diversity, all these elements have shaped hinduism and made it so heterogenic. In fact, there are rich similarities that both religions share. The holy book of the hindu is therefore called the veda. List of books and articles about hindumuslim relations in india. Hinduism and islam are the third and second most popular religions in the world respectively. It is a study on powers of man, woman, evil eye, fire, trees, animals, and so on, which, according to the author, must be controlled through rituals. These similarities are so strong and basic, its a wonder that there are any tensions between the two. All are available for purchase on click book images for details. Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world with approximately 950 million followers behind christianity and islam. Vedic hinduism influence in preislamic arabia religions. The history of hinduism in india can be traced to about 1500 bce. The book contains a lot of references from hindu scriptures. Although hindus live predominantly in india and nepal, they are scattered throughout the world.
There is a vast body of literature on islam in tamil composed over almost a thousand years. Some of the other holy works and books of hinduism. The first two thirds of the story are spent defining common islamic phrases like subhanallah and inshallah which is a nice thing to have for a child but not why i bought this book. Hinduism is such an ancient religion that it had many types of beliefs and religious practices. Shankar nair examines a pivotal work of mughal translation and shows how it channels huge vortexes of islamic and hindu intellectual culture. Similarities between islam and hinduism part 1 by dr. This felt need to stiffen the sinews of hinduism and reformulate it as an allpervasive national culture lies behind the proposal to make the bhagwad gita indias national book, in much the same way as the bible and the quran are for christian and islamic countries. It is thus almost impossible to generalize hinduism except in one specific metaphysical sense. Its history overlaps or coincides with the development of religion in indian subcontinent since the iron age, with some of its traditions tracing back to prehistoric religions such as those of the bronze age indus valley civilization. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. We would like to point out here that hinduism has many differences and disputes in the perception of divinity, but there are two most popular sects in hinduism in modern times.
Religionfacts does not necessarily endorse the contents of these books. It is called so because it is believed to give an account of future events. The early 19thcentury sira puranam, a biography of the prophet muhammad, is an excellent example. Hindus as well as hindus who are living in the west, an introduction to the faith. The legends of his life have become an epic story that everyone in western india knows, and an important part of the hindu nationalists ideology. This is a book in urdu shows the doctrines of hinduism.
On the surface, it may seem that islam and hinduism have nothing in common. History of hinduism denotes a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the indian subcontinent. About that dot on the forehead, the ten questions people ask about hinduism says this. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Though there are many proofs found by modern archaeologists that pre islamic arabia used to follow vedic religion, many try to deny it. Here, in the west only rational thought is considered essential for science and faith for religion. The earliest literary source for the history of hinduism is the rigveda, consisting of hymns that were composed chiefly during the last two or three centuries of. Islam is a monotheistic abrahamic religion, founded by prophet muhammad in the middle east in the 7th century ce.
Since september 11, 2001, the worlds attention has properly been focused on the violence of islamic extremism, but there are also major violent trends in hindu extremism that have largely been ignored in the united states. It is noteworthy that the writer was a hindu priest and embraced islam because he was impressed by the islamic teachings. Like islam, hinduism looks to an outward deity, while buddhism advocates that practitioners look inside themselves to find enlightenment. Hinduism includes a diversity of ideas on spirituality and traditions, but has no ecclesiastical order, no unquestionable religious authorities, no governing body, no prophets nor any binding holy book. Hinduism may not be called religion its dharma a way of living or a way of life followed since antiquity, i. Since the early 19th century, when the scholarly investigation of hinduism began to take shape as a modern academic discipline, hindu studies has evolved from its concentration on description and analysis to an emphasis on understanding hindu traditions in the. Comparison between hinduism and islam according to the sacred scriptures of both religions. Is hinduism based on idolworship or on worshipping one god.
Around 1750 bc aryan invaders from central asia settled in north west india and introduced their own religious. One of the rare matters on which all known religions seem to agree, is the condemnation of calumny as an extremely grave evil. Hinduism vs islam difference and comparison diffen. Hinduism 1 is the religion of the majority of people residing in india and nepal.
A collection of handselected books on hinduism, chosen on the basis of apparent usefulness and quality. Hinduism is the largest and oldest religion on earth almost 5,000 years old. Nov 26, 2011 this book is an open call to the hindus to comprehend islam as their own books have anticipated about the holy prophet, prophet mohammad s. Common questions asked by hindus about islam by dr. Common questions asked by hindus about islam by dr naik. Online books on hinduism, hindu religion, hindu culture. Other holy scriptures in hinduism are called the upanisads, the smrutis, the puranas, the ramayana and the mahabharata.
In traditional hinduism, the vedas are considered divine in origin and are assumed to be revelations from god. This book was first published in 1932 under the title the keys of power. This question occupies a lot of minds interested in the indian culture and philosophy. Islam does not object to anyone calling almighty god as khaliq or creator. Today, with about 900 million followers, hinduism is the thirdlargest religion behind christianity and islam. Hindutvas hinduism hinduism and india bjp and hindu. Hindus can choose to be polytheistic, pantheistic, panentheistic, pandeistic, henotheistic, monotheistic, monistic, agnostic, atheistic or. Since the early 19th century, when the scholarly investigation of hinduism began to take shape as a modern academic discipline, hindu studies has evolved from its concentration on description and analysis to an emphasis on understanding hindu. Dec, 2014 this felt need to stiffen the sinews of hinduism and reformulate it as an allpervasive national culture lies behind the proposal to make the bhagwad gita indias national book, in much the same way as the bible and the quran are for christian and islamic countries. The book s main purpose is to provide an overview of hinduism and the book does this uniquely well. A collection of handselected books on islam, chosen on the basis of apparent usefulness and quality. Not every book on premodern india finds its theoretical inspiration in the jet stream.
While once we could only find courses on the tradition in the most prestigious of institutions now islam classes are taught at small liberal arts colleges, state schools, private universities, and even programs in islamic theology and law. Maharishi yasa is considered to be just the compiler of the book. Hinduism is a compilation of many traditions and philosophies and is considered by many scholars to be the worlds oldest religion, dating back more than 4,000 years. Zakir naik introduction in the series of articles on this subject, we shall seek to find similarities or common ground between two major religions of the world. To read shivajis legend today is to find expression of deeply held convictions about what hinduism means and how it is opposed to islam. The work is encyclopedic in scope, but it is also analytical, and michaels attempts throughout the book to introduce the reader not only to hindu traditions but to major concepts in the study of religion more generally. Though there are many proofs found by modern archaeologists that preislamic arabia used to follow vedic religion, many try to deny it. Hinduism is not a monolithic religion but is a result of cocktail of aryan not a race culture, the indus civilization culture and other ethnic groups of india and hence hinduism is highly inconsistent, contradictory and evolving. Hinduism 1 is the third largest religion in the world, with more than 950 million adherents.
Which is the oldest religion among hinduism, christianity. The name christian and islamic is used because historically, those who spread hindu hate and persecuted hindus, did it in the name of christianity or islam. Hinduism is the oldest living religion of the world. Islam is a monotheistic religion in which the deity is allah arabic. Islamic studies classrooms have grown significantly over several generations.
As we discussed in the previous two articles, in some ways hinduism and islam can be thought of as polar opposites. When thou renders vanquished without fight the ten thousand opponents of. It was assumed by western invaders as to be followed by people residing along hindsindh river and now it. Roughly 95 percent of the worlds hindus live in india. More than a billion people are followers of indias eternal faith. But why is it that people dont really have a good answer when asked, what is hinduism. The complete hindus guide to islam complete hindus guides book 1 ebook. Within the veda many gods are praised and worshipped. Islam, hinduism, and buddhism christian assemblies. Hinduism stresses the whole consciousness, which also includes rational thought and faith, and is more universal.
The two epics of hinduism are the ramayana and the mahabharata. List of top 5 religions of the world in the chronological order of its origin dating back from the oldest to the newest religion. In this text, leading scholars from around the world take stock of two centuries of international intellectual investment in hinduism. More than 10,000 years old when we go back to the ramayana period lord vishnu had ten avatars and there. Hindus live with a legacy of domination by muslim and christian rulers that stretches back many centuriesin northern india, to the delhi sultanate established at the beginning of the th century. The book contains 270 pages and is divided in 57 small easytoread chapters, containing authentic information about all the important aspects of hindu religion, culture, and philosophy. There are also large numbers of adherents scattered across the globe. Both islam and hinduism accept that god loves everyone equally and that he hears prayers. The scriptures of the vedas are meant to guide hindu believers in their daily lives. Hindus live with a legacy of domination by muslim and christian rulers that stretches back many centuriesin northern india, to the delhi sultanate established at the beginning of the th. Hinduism and islam appear to be completely opposing.
He was a towering intellectual figure, a popular fiction author who inspired a global. Hindu relations with islam and christianity are in some ways quite different from the ties and tensions that bind together religions of indian origin. Religion is a way of life in india, where hinduism is practiced by over eighty percent of the population. Jawaharlal nehru, in his book discovery of india, writes on pg. Hinduism for beginners an concise introduction to the eternal path to liberation by.
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