God is not separate from creation, but all life, all atoms, all beings have the divine within them. Islam and hinduism your way to a better understanding of. Hinduism spans a wide range of beliefs such as henotheism, monotheism, polytheism. The kathopanishad has it that god is the root of this tree of world existence. This book presents a clear and lucid concept about allah the almighty, the concept that is far from those impurities, defects and stains that were added to the faith of monotheism across the human history. Hindu students association and hinduism today, brings you series of videos to educate hindus, and nonhindus on basics of hinduism.
A comparative study of the concept of god in hinduism and islam. Let us examine the concept of god in these major religions in light of their respective scriptures and study if there are similarities. His interfaith dialogue with prominent hindu guru sri sri ravi shankar on the topic the concept of god in hinduism and islam in the light of sacred scriptures held at palace grounds, bangalore, on 21st jan. Christian educated hindus that there was no indigenous charity in hindustan. Thus the major difference between the hindu and the muslim beliefs is difference of the apostrophe s. Stream the concept of god in hinduism and islam sri sri ravi shankar, dr zakir naik debatecw48zkrcs by zikr from desktop or your mobile device. In this research paper we will discuss the concept of god in hinduism and islam, the two major world religions. Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic religion. Hinduism is a name given to these collection of philosophies.
Thus the major difference between the hindu and the muslim beliefs is while islam speaks relatively partial attributes of the god, hinduism speaks about complete attributes. The concept of god in major religions book download. Concept of god in hinduism it is the biggest misconception about hinduism that hindus worship 330 million gods making hinduism a polytheistic religion, but in fact, hinduism believes in only one god but allows its followers to worship the god in many forms such as nature including trees, sun, idols, animals, etc. The concept of god in hinduism and islam sri sri ravi.
Islam is strictly monotheistic but hinduism has pantheistic and henotheistic tendencies as well. Allah almighty is the ever living, the one who sustains and protects all that exists. The prasna upanishad says that god is the supreme prajapati or creator, in whom are blended both the matter and energy of the universe. Swamy golokanada, father geo payyapilly and dr zakir naik. Emotional or loving devotion bhakti to a primary god such as avatars of vishnu krishna for example, shiva and devi emerged in. Today, with about 900 million followers, hinduism is. Hinduism vs islam difference and comparison diffen. Concept of god in hinduism hinduism facts hinduism facts. Concept of god according to hindu scriptures god is experienced. It is our intentions to make this videos brief, and easy to digest. It promotes islamic dawah the proper presentation, understanding and clarification of islam, as well as removing misconceptions about islam amongst less aware muslims and nonmuslims. Then, it describes the concept of god for worlds several major religions including hinduism. We can gain a better understanding of the concept of god in hinduism by analysing hindu scriptures. While hinduism is pantheistic when vedanta is taken into consideration, islam is purely monotheistic.
Different philosophies within hinduism reconcile these seemingly conflicting statements about. Messengers or prophets of almighty god are persons chosen by almighty god to communicate his message to the people. The author formalizes the concept of a religious market, defends its. In order to understand t he concept of god in buddhism, it is important to know that. Posted on december 14, 2017 august 26, 2018 by nadarajah. If you help to remove possible errors and misquotations from this website, please contact with minimum two correct sources. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. The book ends with a detailed analysis of concept of. Free islamic books on comparative religion allahs word. In the article in the november 2004 issue of the islamic voice, we examined and highlighted similarities between the concept of angels and revelation in islam and in hinduism as mentioned in their respective scriptures. As the book name discloses, in the said book you will find the complete discussion about the concept f god in major religions in the world. The realisation of god is regarded as the supreme blessedness or shreyas, as apart from preyas or temporal experience of satisfaction. While some hindus believe in the existence of three gods, some believe in thousands of gods, and some others in thirty three crore i. In fact, there are rich similarities that both religions share.
The concept of worship in hinduism and in islam quran mercy. It is interesting to notice that allah is the personal name of god in aramaic, the language of jesus and a sister language of arabic. Concept of god in hinduism and islam goto lecture and debate videos by dr zakir naik. In hinduism, god is both the creator and infused within the creation. On the surface, it may seem that islam and hinduism have nothing in common. The word shashtang is made up of sa and asht which means eight and ang which means parts of. This essentially captures the concept of god in islam, which will be further elaborated in this pamphlet. Zakir naik the concept of god in hinduism and islam. Most of the hindus worship many gods and goddesses but. In this series of articles, we are analyzing similarities and common grounds between two major religions of the world.
A comparative study of the concept of god in hinduism and islam abid mushtaq wani abstract. The concept of god in hinduism varies in its diverse traditions. This philosophy created independent idols and a deity instead of. Hinduism and islam are the third and second most popular religions in the world respectively. Hinduism is not a single religion, it is actually a collection of various religions. Assimilated in local lore, the islamic concept of god became comparable to the notion of the. 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. They differ in many respects including idol worship, monotheism and their history. These similarities are so strong and basic, its a wonder that there are any tensions between the two. Comparison of christianity, hinduism and islam free download as word. Islam believes in tawheed which is not merely monotheism i. Therefore only if one carefully studies the hindu scriptures, will one understand and realize the correct concept of god in hinduism.
Pdf the concept of ultimate reality according to hinduism. The one true god is a reflection of the unique concept that islam associates with god. So you will find similarities between hinduism and islam even in the concept of god. This paper is an attempt to analyze the concept of god in hinduism, buddhism and islam in order to present a christian response to it. Islam is a monotheistic abrahamic religion, founded by prophet muhammad in the middle east in the 7th century ce.
To a muslim, allah is the almighty creator and sustainer of the. Islam is a system of thought that believes in absolute monotheism, called taw. Scriptures of hinduism, christianity and islam, one can dispel any. Hinduism on the other hand is religious tradition that originated in the indian subcontinent in the pre. Concept of god in hinduism and islam addeddate 201701 02. When the god is called the lord of all creatures, it is the god irrespective of the gender, animal race, or whatever other differentiation one could think of. One of the types of prayers in hinduism is shashtang there are various different types of prayers and modes of worship in hinduism. Concept of god in hinduism,christianity and in islam. In my study of hinduism while writing my book, i ran across something that stuck in my mind, and it stayed there, and it was true. Thus the major difference between the hindu and the muslim beliefs is the difference of the apostrophe s.
The concept of god in hinduism and islam in the light of sacred scriptures took place in bangalore in front of a jam packed crowd of about 50000, at the palace grounds on 21st jan 2006. Concept of god in hinduism download important scriptures on advaita philosophynon dualism school of hinduism shankara bhashya in hindu vedic religion there is only one supreme god which exist at two different levels of reality. The concept of god in hinduism by swami krishnananda. The islamic understanding of god is distinct from all other religions and beliefs in various respects since it is based on a pure and clear understanding of monotheism. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. In this months article, we shall study the similarities between the concept of prophethood, and the attributes of god, in islam and in hinduism. Thus the existence of one true, unique, supreme, almighty god, is the only logical concept of god. It first categorizes the belief of the major religions into 5 types of religions. Muslims are required to affirm daily, as one of the five pillars of islam, in shahada, that is there is no god but god, muhammad is the messenger of god. If at the end of your study you think you have a clear understanding of hindu teachings, you probably do not. Download islamic books on comparative religion including 101. Islam is a monotheistic religion in which the deity is allah arabic. We will show them our signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them.
Hinduism spans a wide range of beliefs such as henotheism, monotheism, polytheism, panentheism, pantheism, pandeism, monism, atheism and nontheism forms of theism find mention in the bhagavad gita. Pdf charity of religions with special reference to hinduism, islam. God is understood not only postulated the beauty of hinduism is that the concept of god is tried to be understood, experienced. Zakir naik is not responsible for the information published on this site.
The concept of god, the origin of the world, and the image. Concept of god in major religions ebook pdf the choice. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods or feminine, goddess. The theme of this paper is to show that monotheism is at the core of both these great religions. A comparative study of the concept of god in hinduism and. The concept of prophethood in hinduism and in islam. Indeed, most hindus would attest to this, by professing belief in multiple gods. With this volume leading thinkers of hinduism, buddhism, judaism, christianity, and islam provide the reader with a firsthand source for understanding the five world religions and their teaching about god, the human person, and the origin of the world.
Download or read online a very beautiful islamic english book the concept of god in major religions by dr. Then, it describes the concept of god for worlds several major religions including hinduism, sikhism, judaism, and others. Comparison of christianity, hinduism and islam scribd. As i am the student of bible,vedas, and quran and i am a muslim the notes which i have written down is some thing which i have studied and something is source from internet.
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