We are not supposed to worship so called GOD in Human form...!

GOD WILL NOT AND DOES NOT TAKE HUMAN FORM:
a. God cannot do everything:
Some people may argue that God can do everything, then why can he not take
human form? If God were to take human form, then He would no longer remain
God because the qualities of God and the qualities of human beings are different.
(i) God is immortal. Human beings are mortal.
God is immortal; human beings are mortal. You cannot have a ‘God-man’ i.e.
an immortal and mortal being at the same time. It is meaningless.
God does not have a beginning. Human beings have a beginning. You cannot
have a person, who does not have a beginning and yet at the same time
having a beginning.
God has no end. Humans have an end. You can’t have an entity that has no
end and still have an end at the same time. It is meaningless.
(ii) God does not require to eat:
Almighty God does not require to eat. Human beings need to eat. The
Glorious Qur’an says in Surah Anam:
And He it is that
Feeds but is not fed.
(Al Qur’an 6:14)
(iii) God does not require rest and sleep:
God does not require rest. Human beings require rest. God does not require
sleep. Human beings require sleep. The Glorious Qur’an says in Ayatul Kursi:
Allah! There is no god
But He – the Living,
The Self-subsisting, Eternal.
No slumber can seize Him; nor sleep.
His are all things in the heavens and on earth.
(Al Qur’an 2:255)
b. Worshipping another human being is useless:
If God takes human form, he would cease to be god and it is useless to
worship a human being, e.g. suppose that I am a student of a very intelligent
teacher and I regularly take his guidance and help in my studies. If
unfortunately, my teacher meets with an accident and has amnesia i.e. an unrepairable
loss of memory, it will be foolish of me to yet seek guidance and
help in my studies from him. Because this person no longer has the expertise
after the transformation of his memory due to the accident. In a similar
fashion how can a human being worship and ask for divine help from a god
who has given up his divine qualities and has transformed himself into a
human being like you and I? If a person can worship a human being then why
not others worship you and also worship so many humans around us?
c. Human beings cannot become God:
So an entity cannot be both: God and a human at the same time. For if God
retains His divine powers then He is not a human because humans do not
have divine powers. And if God were to become a mortal which is a human
quality, then he is no longer God, for God is immortal.
Later on that same human being cannot become God, because it is not
possible for human beings to become God. If it was so, you and I too would
become God and attain divine powers.
That is the reason why God will never take or rather cannot take human form.
The Qur’an speaks against all forms of anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is
illogical.
d. God will not do ungodly things:
Islam does not say that God can do anything. Islam says that God has power
over all things. Let us understand this with the help of some examples of matters
that God cannot do simply because He is Divine.
(i) God will not tell a lie:
God only does Godly things; He does not do ungodly things. God cannot tell a
lie. He cannot even have a desire to lie or to make a false statement. God will
never, and can never tell a lie because to tell a lie is an ungodly act. The
moment God tells a lie, He will cease to be God.
(ii) God will not do any injustice:
God cannot do injustice nor can He even harbour a desire to do an unjust act or
take an unjust decision. He will not do it and He cannot do so because being
unjust is an ungodly act. The Qur’an says:
“Allah is never unjust in the least degree.”
(Al Qur’an 4:40)
The moment God does injustice He ceases to be God. Please realize that
God cannot be God and not-God at the same time!!! He cannot have divine
qualities as a Creator, and yet have the mortal qualities and attributes of His
Creation.
(iii) God will not make a mistake
Perfection is a quality only of the Creator. His creation can never ever achieve
this quality. We can only try to continually improve and excel but we can
never ever be perfect.
Hence, can God ever make a mistake? He will never make a mistake. He
cannot make a mistake. To err is human. Making a mistake is an ungodly act.
Qur’an says, “…My lord never errs.” (Al Qur’an 20:52)
Assuming without accepting that God was to commit a mistake, the moment
God makes a mistake He ceases to be God.
(iv) God will not forget:
God will not forget because forgetting is an ungodly act. Qur’an says, “…My
lord never errs, nor forgets.” (Al Qur’an 20:52)
The moment God forgets he ceases to be god.
e. God only does Godly things
i. Allah has power over all things
The Glorious Qur’an says in several places:
“for verily Allah has power over all things”
This same statement of Divine Wisdom is emphasized for our understanding in:
Surah Baqarah chapter 2 verse 106;
and again in:
In Surah Baqarah chapter 2 verse 109
In Surah Baqarah chapter 2 verse 284
In Surah Ale Imran chapter 3 verse 29
In Surah Nahl chapter 16 verse 77
In Surah Fatir chapter 35 verse 1
ii. Allah is the doer of all, all He intends :
The Glorious Qur’an says,
“Allah is the doer of all he intends.”
(Al Qur’an 85:16)
And by now I am sure you will yourself admit in all humility and sincerity that God
only intends Godly things – not unGodly things.
By ascribing human-like qualities of forgetting, of making mistakes, of getting
tired, of needing food, of getting jealous and the like – does one realize that one
is mocking God and committing blasphemy by ascribing such attributes to God?
Do you think we humans are in any way justified in attributing such human
qualities to God?
Is it not a better choice, and a truthful one at that, to state that our Creator is free
from all such blemishes that ignorant humans ascribe to Him?
For the Glorious Qur’an says:
Say: “Allah is free from all such things that they (unbelievers / polytheists)
ascribe to Him”.
Thus we have examined and highlighted similarities between the concept of
prophethood, and the attributes of God, in Islam and in Hinduism as mentioned in
their respective scriptures. In subsequent articles in the present series, we shall
study the similarities between the concept of life after death, fate & destiny and
worship in Islam and in Hinduism.
And all praises are for the One and Only God and Creator Allah, who alone is
worthy of devotion, complete submission and worship.

Hinduism is ordering the Hindus to follow the kalki avtar (NARA'SHANSA i.e. the one which is to be praised i.e. Prophet MUHAMMED p.b.u.h)

MUHAMMAD (PBUH) PROPHESIED IN HINDU SCRIPTURES:

a. Muhammad (pbuh) prophesied in Bhavishya Purana:
According to Bhavishya Purana in the Prati Sarag Parv III, Khand 3, Adhyay 3,
Shalokas 5 to 8
“A Malechha (belonging to a foreign country and speaking a foreign language)
spiritual teacher will appear with his companions, His name will be Mohammad.
Raja (Bhoj) after giving this Maha Dev Arab (of angelic disposition) a bath in the
‘panchgavya’ and the Ganges water (i.e. purging him of all sins) offered him the
presents of his sincere devotion and showing him all reverence said, “I make
obeisance to thee, ‘O ye! The pride of mankind, the dweller in Arabia, ye have
collected a great force to kill the devil and you yourself have been protected from
the malechha opponents”.
The Prophecy clearly states
(i) The name of the Prophet as Muhammad.
(ii) He will belong to Arabia; the Sanskrit word Marusthal means a sandy track
of land or a desert.
(iii) Special mention is made of the companions of the prophet i.e. the
Sahabas. No other Prophet had as many companions as Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh).
(iv) He is referred as the pride of mankind (Parbatis nath).
The Glorious Qur’an reconfirms:
“And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character”
(Al Qur’an 68:4)
‘Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern (of conduct)’
(Al Qur’an 33:21)
(v) He will kill the devil i.e. abolish idol worship and all sorts of vices.
(vi) The prophet will be protected against his enemies.
Some people may argue that Raja Bhoj mentioned in the prophecy lived in the
11th century C.E.i.e. 500 years after the advent of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
and that he was the descendant of the 10th generation of Raja Shalivahan. These
people fail to realize that there was not only one Raja of the name Bhoj. The
Egyptian Monarchs were called as Pharaohs and the Roman Kings were known
as Caesars. Similarly Indian Rajas were given the title of Bhoj. There were
several Raja Bhojs who came before the one in 11th Century C.E.
The prophet did not physically take a bath in Panch gavya and the water of
Ganges. Since the water of Ganges is considered holy, taking bath in the
Ganges is an idiom meaning washing away or making immune from all sorts of
sins. Here the prophecy implies that prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was sinless i.e.
‘maasoom’.
b. Muhammad (pbuh) prophesied in Bhavishya Purana:
According to Bhavishya Purana in the Pratisarag Parv III, Khand 3, Adhyay 3
Shalokas 10 to 27 Maharishi Vyas has prophesied:
“The Malechha have spoiled the well-known land of the Arabs. Arya Dharma is
not to be found in the country. Before also there appeared a misguided fiend
whom I had killed; he has now again appeared being sent by a powerful enemy.
To show these enemies the right path and to give them guidance the well-known
Mohamad (Mohammad) who has been given by me, the epithet of Brahma, is
busy in bringing the ‘Pishachas’ to the right path. O Raja, you need not go to the
land of the foolish Pishachas, you will be purified through my kindness even
where you are. At night, he of the angelic disposition, the shrewd man, in the
guise of a pischacha said to Raja Bhoj, O Raja! Your Arya Dharma has been
made to prevail over all religions, but according to the commandments of Ishwar
Parmatama, I shall enforce the strong creed of the meat eaters. My followers will
be men circumcised, without a tail (on his head), keeping beard, creating a
revolution announcing Adhan (call for prayer) and will be eating all lawful things.
He will eat all sorts of animals except swine. They will not seek purification from
the holy shrubs, but will be purified through warfare. On account of their fighting
the irreligious nations, they will be known as Musalmaans. I shall be the
originator of this religion of the meat-eating nation.”
The Prophecy states that
(i) The evildoers have corrupted the Arab land.
(ii) Arya Dharma is not found in that land.
(iii) The present enemies will be destroyed just as the previous enemies like
Abraha had perished. The Qur’an speaks about these sorts of previous enemies
in Surah Al Fil:
“Seest thou not how thy lord dealt with the
Companions of the elephant?
Did He not make their treacherous plan go astray?
And He sent against them flights of Birds
Striking them with stones of baked clay
Then did he make them like an empty field
Of stalk and straw, (of which the corn) has been eaten up.
(Al Qur’an 105:1-5)
(iv) Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has been given the title Brahma to guide the
opponents of truth.
(vi) The Indian Raja need not go to Arab land since his purification will take
place in India after the Musalmaan will arise in India.
(vi) The coming Prophet will attest the truth of the Aryan faith i.e. Monotheism
and will reform the misguided people.
(vii) The Prophet’s followers will be circumcised. They will be without a tale on
their heads, they will keep beards and they will create a great revolution.
(viii) They will announce the adhan i.e. ‘call for prayer’.
(ix) He will only eat lawful things and animals, but will not eat pork. The
Qur’an confirms this in no less than 4 different places:
In Surah Al-Baqarah chapter 2 verse 173
In Surah Al-Maidah chapter 5 verse 3
In Surah Al-Anam chapter 6 verse 145
In Surah Al-Nahl Chapter 16 verse 115
“Forbidden for you for food are dead meat, blood, flesh of swine and that
on which had been invoked the name of other than Allah.
(x) They will not purify with grass like the Hindus, but by means of sword
they will fight the evil-doers.
(xi) They will be called Musalmaan.
(xii) They will be a meat-eating nation.
The Qur’an permits humans to eat herbivorous animals in Surah Maidah chapter
5 verse no. 1 and in Surah Mu’minoon chapter 23 verse 21
(xiii) Commentary
According to Bhavishya Purana Part – III, khand 1, Adhyay 3, shlokas 21-23
Corruption and persecution are in seven sacred cities of Kashi etc. India is
inhabited by Rakshas, Shabar, Bhil and other foolish people. In the land of
‘Malechhas’ the followers of the ‘Malechah dharma’ (Islam) are wise and brave
people. All good qualities are found in Musalmaans and all sorts of vices have
accumulated in the land of the Aryas. Islam will rule in India and its island.
Having known these facts O Meeni, glorify the name of the Lord”.
The Qur’an confirms:
“It is He who hath sent His messenger with guidance and
the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all religion,
even though the pagans may detest (it).
(Al Qur’an 9:33 and 61:9)
and a similar verse ends with:
‘And enough is Allah for a witness”.
(Al Qur’an 48:28)
c. Prophet Muhammad prophesied in Atharva Veda
In the 20th book of Atharva Veda Hymn-127, some Suktas (chapters) are known
as ‘kuntap sukt’. ‘Kuntap’ means ‘the consumer of misery and troubles', thus
meaning ‘the message of peace and safety’. This translated in Arabic means
Islam.
‘Kuntap’ also means hidden glands in the abdomen. These mantras are probably
called so because their true meaning was hidden and was to be revealed in
future. Its hidden meaning is also connected with the naval or the middle point of
the earth. Makkah is called the ‘ummul Qura’, or ‘the mother of the towns’ or ‘the
naval of the earth’ in many revealed books. It was the first house of worship of
the One God where Almighty God gave spiritual nourishment to the world. The
Glorious Qur’an says:
“The first House (of worship) appointed for men
was that at Bakka (Makkah) full of blessing
and of guidance for all kinds of beings.”
(Al Qur’an 3:96)
Another name for Makkah is Becca. Thus ‘kuntap’ stands for Makkah or Becca.
Several people like M. Bloom Field, Prof Ralph Griffith, Pandit Rajaram, Pandit
Khem Karan and others have translated these kuntap suktas. The main points
mentioned in the kuntap suktas in Atharvaved book XX Hymn 127 verses 1-13
are:
Mantra 1
He is narashansah or the praised one (Mohammad).
He is Kaurama the prince of peace or the emigrant, who is safe even amongst a
host of 60,090 enemies.
Mantra 2.
He is a camel-riding Rishi, whose chariot touches the heaven.
Mantra 3.
He is Mamah Rishi.
Mantra 4
Vachyesv rebh ‘Oh! Ye who glorifies.’
Mantra 14
We glorify or praise the great hero with a song of praise and a prayer. Please
accept this praise so that evil may not befall us.
(i) The Sanskrit word ‘Narashansah’ means ‘the praised one’ which is the literal
translation of the Arabic word Muhammad (pbuh).
The Sanskrit word ‘Kaurama’ means ‘one who spreads and promotes peace’.
The holy Prophet was the ‘prince of peace’ and he preached equality of human
kind and universal brotherhood. ‘Kaurama’ also means ‘an emigrant’. The
Prophet migrated from Makkah to Madeenah and was thus an emigrant.
(ii) He will be protected from 60,090 enemies, which was the population of
Makkah. The prophet would ride a camel. This clearly indicates that, it cannot be
an Indian Rishi since it is forbidden for a Brahman to ride a camel. According to
Manu Smriti chapter 11 verse 202 sacred books of the east, volume 25, Laws of
Manu pg. 472 “A Brahman is prohibited from riding a camel or an ass and to
bathe naked. He should purify himself by suppressing his breath”.
(iii) This mantra gave the Rishi name as Mamah. No Rishi in India or any other
prophet had this name. ‘Mamah’ is derived from ‘Mah’ which means to esteem
highly, or to revere, and to exalt. Some Sanskrit books give the prophet’s name
as ‘Mahamad’ but this word according to Sanskrit grammer can also be used in
the bad sense. It is incorrect to apply grammar to an Arabic word. Actually
Mamah has the same meaning and somewhat similar pronunciation as the word
Muhammad (pbuh).
d. Battle of the Allies described in the Vedas.
It is mentioned is Atharvaveda Book XX hymn 21, verse 6: “O Lord of the
truthful! These liberators drinks, these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs
gladdened thee in the field of battle. When thou renderst vanquished without
fight the ten thousand opponents of the praying one, the adoring one.”
(i) This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the
battle of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh). The
Prophet was victorious without an actual conflict, which is mentioned in the
Qur’an:

Concept of GOD in Islam.

CONCEPT OF GOD IN ISLAM
The Qur’an too propounds monotheism. So you will find similarities between
Hinduism and Islam even in the concept of God.
a. SURAH IKHLAS WITH EXPLANATION
(i) Translation
As per Islam, the best and the most concise definition of God is given in Surah
Ikhlas of the Glorious Qur’an:
Say He is Allah,
The One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begets not,
Nor is He begotten;
And there is none
Like unto Him.
(Al Qur’an 112:1-4)
The word ‘assamad’ is difficult to translate. It means that absolute existence can
be attributed only to Allah, all other existence being temporal or conditional. It
also means Allah is not dependant on any person or thing but all persons and
things are dependent on Him.
It is the touch stone of Theology
Surah Ikhlas i.e. Chapter 112 of the Glorious Qur’an is the touchstone of
Theology. ‘Theo’ in Greek means God and ‘logy’ means study. Thus ‘Theology’
means study of God and Surah Ikhlas is the touchstone of the study of God.
If you want to purchase or sell your gold jewellery, you would first evaluate it.
Such an evaluation of gold jewellery is done by a goldsmith with the help of a
touchstone. He rubs the gold jewellery on the touch stone and compares its
colour with rubbing samples of gold. If it matches with 24 Karat gold he will tell
that your jewellery is 24 Karat pure Gold. If it is not high quality pure Gold, he will
tell you its value whether 22 Karats, 18 Karats or it may not be gold at all. It may
be fake because all that glitters is not gold.
Similarly Surah Ikhlas (Chapter 112 of the Qur’an) is the touchstone of theology,
which can verify whether the deity that you worship is a true God or a false God.
Thus, Surah Ikhlaas is a four-line definition of Almighty God according to the
Qur’an. If any one claims to be, or is believed to be Almighty God satisfies this
four-line definition, we Muslims will readily accept that deity as God. This Chapter
of the Glorious Qur’an, Surah Ikhlas, is the acid test. It is the ‘Furqan’ or the
criterion to judge between the one True God and false claimants to divinity.
Hence, whichever deity any human on earth worships, if such a deity fulfills the
criteria specified in this Chapter of the Qur’an, then this deity is worthy of worship
and is the One True God.
b. Is Bhagwan Rajneesh God ?
Some people say that Bhagwan Rajneesh or Osho Rajneesh is Almighty God.
Please note my words, I have stated that some people say that Bhagwan
Rajneesh is Almighty God. Once during a question-answer session there was a
Hindu gentleman who misunderstood my statement. He said that Hindus do not
worship Rajneesh as God. I am aware that Hinduism does not consider
Rajneesh to be God. Rajneesh has followers, who are converts to his philosophy
/ ideology, but who were originally followers of various different religions.
Let us put this candidate Bhagwan Rajneesh to the test of Divinity as prescribed
by Surah Ikhlaas, the touchstone of Divinity.
(i) The First Criterion is ‘Qul hu Allah hu ahad’ –‘say, He is Allah one and only’. Is
Rajneesh one and only? We know several such fake god-men and claimants of
divinity amongst humans. Several are found in our country, India. Rajneesh is
surely not one and only. Not as a human and not even as a human claimant to
godhood. However, some disciples of Rajneesh may still state that Rajneesh is
unique and that he is one and only.
(ii) Let us analyse the second criterion ‘Allah hus samad’– ‘Allah the Absolute &
‘Eternal’. Is Rajneesh absolute and eternal? We know from his biography that he
was suffering from diabetes, asthama, and chronic backache. He alleged that the
U.S.A. government gave him slow poisoning while he was in their jail. Imagine!
Almighty God being poisoned! Moreover, all are aware that Rajneesh died and
was cremated / buried. So Rajneesh was neither eternal, nor absolute
(iii) The third Criteria is ‘Lam ya lid wa lam yu lad’ – ‘He begets not, nor is
begotten’. However, Rajneesh was begotten. He was born in Jabalpur in India.
Like all humans, he too had a mother and a father. They later on become his
disciples.
Rajneesh was a very intelligent person. In May 1981 he went to U.S.A. He
established a town in Oregon and named it ‘Rajneeshpuram’. It seems that he
took America for a ride for the U.S. government arrested him and later deported
him out of America in 1985. So Rajneesh returned to India and started a
‘Rajneesh Neosanyas commune in Pune in India which was later renamed the
‘Osho commune’.
If you visit this ‘Osho commune’ in Pune you will find it written on his tombstone,
“Osho - never born, never died, only visited the planet earth between 11th Dec.
1931 to 19th Jan 1990”. They conveniently forget to mention on this tombstone
that Rajneesh was not given a visa for 21 different countries of the world.
Imagine Almighty God visiting the earth and requiring a visa! The Arch Bishop of
Greece had said that if Rajneesh was not deported they would burn his house
and those of his disciples.
(iv) The fourth test is so stringent that none besides the One True God, Allah
(swt), can pass it. ‘Wa lam ya kullahu kufuwan ahad’ which means, ‘there is none
like Him’. The moment you can imagine or compare the candidate or claimant to
godhood to anything, this candidate is not god. Neither can you have a mental
picture of God.
We know that Rajneesh was a human being. He had one head, two hands, two
feet, and a white flowing beard. The moment you can think or imagine what the
claimant to godhood is, he or she is not god.
Suppose someone says, “God is a thousand times as strong as Arnold
Schwarzenegger”. Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the strongest men on earth.
He was given the title ‘Mr. Universe’ in (the year). The moment you can compare
Almighty God to anything, whether it is a 1000 times stronger or a million times
stronger, whether it be Darasingh or Kingkong, the moment you can compare the
claimant to godhood to anything, he is not God. ‘Wa lam ya kul lahu kufwan
ahad’ ‘there is none like Him.’
c. ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
To Allah belong the most beautiful names:
(i) The Qur’an mentions in Surah Isra Chapter 17 Verse 110:
Say: “Call upon Allah, or
Call upon Rahman;
By whatever name ye call
Upon Him, (it is well):
For to Him belong
The Most Beautiful Names
(Al Qur’an 17:110)
You can call Allah by any name but that name should be beautiful and should not
conjure up a mental picture. The Qur’an gives no less than 99 different attributes
to Almighty God. Some of these are Ar-Rahman, Ar-Raheem, Al-Hakeem; Most
Gracious, Most Merciful and All Wise. 99 different names / attributes and the
crowning one, the hundredth one is Allah. The Qur’an repeats this message that
to Allah belong the most beautiful names in:
(i) Surah Al Aaraf Chapter 7 Verse 180
(ii) In Surah Taha Chapter 20 Verse 8
(iii) In Surah Al Hashr Chapter 59 Verse 23 & 24
d. NAME ALLAH PREFERED TO THE WORD ‘GOD’
The Muslims prefer calling Allah (swt) with His Name Allah, instead of the English
word ‘God’. The Arabic word Allah is pure and unique, unlike the English word
God which can be played around with.
If you add ‘s’ to God, it becomes ‘gods’ that is plural of God. Allah is one and
singular, there is no plural of Allah. If you add ‘dess’ to God, it becomes
‘goddess’ that is a female God. There is nothing like male Allah or female Allah.
Allah has no gender. If you add father to God, it becomes ‘godfather’. “He is my
Godfather” means that “he is my guardian”. There is nothing like Allah Abba or
Allah father in Islam. If you add mother to God it becomes ‘godmother, there is
nothing like Allah Ammi or Allah Mother in Islam. If you put tin before God, it
becomes tin god i.e. a fake God, there is nothing like-tin Allah or fake Allah in
Islam. Allah is a unique word, which does not conjure up any mental picture nor
can it be played around with. Hence, the Muslims prefer the name Allah when
referring to the Almighty Creator. But sometimes while speaking to non-Muslims
we may have to use the inappropriate word God for Allah.
Allah is mentioned by Name in Hindu Scriptures
The Word “Allah”, which refers to Almighty God in Arabic, is also mentioned in
Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1 verse 11
Rigveda Book 3 hymn 30 verse 10
Rigveda Book 9 hymn 67 verse 30
There is an Upanishad by the name ALO Upanishad.
IIA. THE CONCEPT OF GOD IN ISLAM
We had earlier stated that as per Islam the best and the most concise definition
of God is as given in Surah Ikhlas of the Glorious Qur’an:
Say He is Allah,
The One and Only;
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;
He begets not,
Nor is He begotten;
And there is none
Like unto Him.
(Al Qur’an 112:1-4)
i. Similar Verses in Hindu Scriptues
There are several passages in the Hindu Scriptures, which have the same or
similar meaning as Surah Ikhlas.
1. Say: He is Allah, The One and Only.
(Al Qur’an 112:1)
It has a meaning which is very similar to:
“Ekam Evadvitiyam”
“He is only one without a second.”
(Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1)
2. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute.
He begetteth not,
Nor is He begotten;
(Al Qur’an 112:2-3)
It has similar meaning as:
“He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginning-less, as the Supreme Lord of
all the Worlds.”
(Bhagvad Gita 10:3)
and “Of (check – or For Him?) Him there is neither parents nor Lord.”
(Shwetashvatara Upanishad 6:9)
3. And there is none
Like unto Him.
(Al Qur’an 112:4)
A similar message is given in Shwetashvatara Upanishad & Yajurveda:
“Na Tasya pratima asti”
“There is no likeness of Him.”
(Shwetashvatara Upanishad 4:19 & Yajurveda 32:3)
Remember, the Brahma Sutra of Hindu Vedanta is:
‘Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan”
“Bhagwan ek hi hai dusara nahi hai, nahi hai, nahi hai, zara bhi nahi hai”.
“There is only one God, not the second, not at all, not at all, not in the least bit”.

Concept of GOD in Hinduism.

a. COMMON CONCEPT OF GOD IN HINDUISM :
If you ask some lay persons who are Hindus that how many gods do they
believe in, some may say three, some may say thirty-three, some may say a
thousand, while some may say thirty-three crores i.e. 330 million. But if you
ask this question to a learned Hindu who is well versed with the Hindu
Scriptures, he will reply that the Hindus should actually believe and worship
only one God.

b. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAM AND HINDUISM IS THAT OF ’S
(Everything is ‘God’s’ – Everything is ‘God’)
The major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim is that while the
common Hindu believes in the philosophy of Pantheism, i.e. “everything is
God, the Tree is God, the Sun is God, the Moon is God, the Snake is God, the
Monkey is God, the Human Being is God”, all Muslims believe that “everything
is God’s”.
The Muslims believe that everything is God’s. GOD with an apostrophe’s’.
Everything belongs to the one and only unique eternal God. The tree belongs
to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to God, the snake belongs
to God, monkey belongs to God, the human being belongs to God.
Thus the major difference between the Hindus and the Muslims is the
apostrophe ‘s’. The Hindu says, “everything is GOD”. The Muslim says,
“everything is God’s”, GOD with an Apostrophe ‘s’. If we can solve the
difference of the Apostrophe ‘s’, the Hindus and the Muslims will be united.
The Glorious Qur’an says
“Come to common terms as between us and you”,
Which is the first term?
“that we worship none but Allah”
So let’s come to common terms by analyzing the scriptures of the Hindus and
of the Muslims.
UPANISHAD:
Upanishads are one of the sacred Scriptures of the Hindus.
i. Chandogya Upanishad Chapter 6 Section 2 verse 1
It is mentioned in the Chandogya Upanishad:
“Ekam Evadvitiyam”
“He is one only without a second.”
(Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1)
(The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan pg. 447 & 448)
(Sacred Books of the East Volume 1, the Upanishads Part I Page 93)
ii. Shwetashvatara Upanishad Chapter 6 verse 9
It is mentioned in the Shwetashvatara Upanishad
“Nacasya kascij janita na cadhipah”
“Of Him there are neither parents nor Lord.”
(Shwetashvatara Upanishad 6:9)
(The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan pg. 745)
(and in Sacred books of the East volume 15, the Upanishads Part II Page 263)
iii. Shwetashvatara Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 19
It is mentioned in Shwetashvatara Upanishad
“Na tasya pratima asti”
“There is no likeness of Him”.
(Shwetashvatara Upanishad 4:19)
(The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan pg 736 & 737 )
(and in Sacred books of the East Volume 15, the Upanishads part II, Page no.
253)
iv. Shwetashvatara Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 20
It is mentioned in Shwetashvatara Upanishad
“na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati kas canainam”.
“His form cannot be seen, no one sees Him with the eye”.
(Shwetashvatara Upanishad 4:20)
(The Principal Upanishad by S. Radhakrishnan pg. 737)
(And in Sacred books of the East Volume 15, the Upanishad part II, Page no.
253)
BHAGWAD GEETA 7:20
The most popular amongst all the Hindu Scriptures is the Bhagwad Geeta.
Bhagwad Geeta mentions
“Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires worship
demigods” that is “Those who are materialistic, they worship demigods” i.e.
others as deities besides the True God.
(Bhagwad Geeta 7:20)
It is mentioned in Bhagavad Gita
“He who knows Me as the unborn, as the beginning-less, as the Supreme
Lord of all the worlds...”
(Bhagwad Geeta 10:3)
YAJURVEDA
Vedas are the most sacred amongst all the Hindu Scriptures. There are
principally 4 Vedas: Rig Ved, Yajur Ved, Sam Ved, and Atharva Ved.
i. Yajurveda Chapter 32, Verse 3
It is mentioned in Yajurveda
“na tasya pratima asti”
“There is no image of Him”
It further says, “as He is unborn, He deserves our worship”.
(Yajurveda 32:3)
(The Yajurveda by Devi Chand M.A. pg. 377)
ii. Yajurveda Chapter 40 Verse 8
It is mentioned in Yajurveda Chapter 40 verse 8
“He is bodiless and pure”.
(Yajurveda 40:8)
(Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph I. H. Griffith pg. 538)
iii. Yajurved Chapter 40 Verse 9
It is mentioned in Yajurved
“Andhatma pravishanti ye assambhuti mupaste”
“They enter darkness, those who worship natural things.”
E.g. worship of natural elements air, water, fire, etc.
(Yajurveda 40:9)
It further continues and says
“They sink deeper in darkness those who worship sambhuti i.e. created
things”
E.g. created things such as table, chair, idols, etc.
(Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Griffith pg. 538)
ATHARVA VEDA
i. Atharva Veda book 20 hymn (chapter) 58 verse 3
It is mentioned in Atharva Veda
“Dev Maha Osi”
“God is Verily Great.”
(Atharva Veda 20:58:3)
(Atharvaveda Samhita Vol. 2, William Duright Whitney pg. 910)
RIGVEDA
The oldest and most sacred amongst all the Vedas is the Rigveda.
i. Rigveda Book no. 1, Hymn No. 164, verse 46
It is mentioned in Rigveda Book no. 1, hymn No. 164 verse 46
“Ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti”
“Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many names”.
(Rigveda 1:164:46)
Truth is one, God is one, sages call it by various names.
A similar message is given in Rigveda, Book 10, hymn 114, verse 5.
ii. Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1
Rigveda gives no less than 33 different attributes to Almighty God. Several of
these attributes are mentioned in Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1
a. Brahma - Creator - Khaliq – Rigveda Book 2 Hymn 1 Verse 3
Amongst the various attributes given in Rigveda, one of the beautiful attributes
for Almighty God is ‘Brahma’. ‘Brahma’ means ‘the Creator’. If you translate
into Arabic it means ‘Khaliq’. Islam does not object to anyone calling Almighty
God as ‘Khaliq’ or ‘Creator’ or ‘Brahma’, but if someone says that ‘Brahma’ i.e.
Almighty God has got four heads and on each head is a crown and this
Brahma has got four hands, Islam takes strong exception to it because such
descriptions give an image to Almighty God. Such descriptions are also
against what is propounded in Yajurveda Chapter 32, verse 3 which says:
“Na tasya pratima asti”
“There is no image of Him”.
(Yajurveda 32:3)
b. Vishnu – Sustainer - Rabb : Rigveda Book 2, Hymn 1, verse 3
Another beautiful attribute mentioned in the Rigveda Book 2, Hymn 1, Verse 3
is Vishnu. ‘Vishnu’ means ‘the Sustainer’. If you translate this word into Arabic
it means ‘Rabb’. Islam has no objection if anyone calls Almighty God as ‘Rabb’
or ‘Sustainer’ or ‘Vishnu’, but if someone says that Vishnu is Almighty God and
this Vishnu has four arms, one of the right arms holds the ‘chakra’ i.e. a discus
and one of the left arms holds a ‘conch shell’ and Vishnu rides on a bird or
reclines on a snake couch, then Islam takes strong exception to this, because
such descriptions of Vishnu give an image to Almighty God. Such descriptions
are also against what is taught in Yajurveda Chapter 40 verse 8.
iii. Rigveda Book 8 hymn 1 verse 1
It is mentioned in Rigveda
“Ma Chidanyadvi Shansata”
“Do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One, Praise Him alone”
(Rigveda 8:1:1)
(Rigveda Samhiti Vol. IX, pg. 1 & 2 by Swami Satyaprakash Sarasvati &
Satyakam Vidhya Lankar)
iv. Rigveda Book 5 Hymn 81 verse 1
It is mentioned in Rigveda
“Verily great is the glory of the Divine Creator”
(Rigveda 5:81:1)
(Rigveda Samhiti Vol. 6, pg 1802 & 1803 by Swami Satyaprakash Sarasvati &
Satyakam Vidhya Lanka)
v. Rigveda Book no. VI, Hymn 45, verse 16
It is mentioned in Rigveda
“Ya Eka Ittamushtuhi”
“Praise Him who is the matchless & alone”.
(Rigveda 6:45:16)
(Hymns of Rigveda by Ralph T. H. Griffith pg. 648)
BRAHMA SUTRA OF HINDU VEDANTA
The Brahma Sutra of Hindu Vedanta is:
‘Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan”
“Bhagwan ek hi hai dusara nahi hai, nahi hai, nahi hai, zara bhi nahi hai”.
“There is only one God, not the second, not at all, not at all, not in the least
bit”.
All the above quoted verses and passages from Hindu Scriptures clearly
amplify the Oneness and Uniqueness of Almighty God, the Creator of all.
Furthermore, they negate the existence of any other deity besides the One
True God. These verses essentially propound monotheism.
Therefore only if one carefully studies the Hindu Scriptures, will one
understand and realize the correct concept of God in Hinduism.