The Hindu Religion Exposed

Brahmins always criticize, condemn and mock at other religions.Their criticism and mocking is unreasonable and unacceptable.In his autobiography, Dr Charles, an American scholar says that it is very simple to define a Hindu. He says a Hindu means "one who believes in anything and everything if said in the name of god and shall never question its authenticity".The Brahmins claim that Lord Rama is incarnated (came in human form) to study and understand the difficulties of mankind. Is it really necessary for a god to incarnate Himself? Can he not understand the creation? Why should God become a donkey or a cockroach in orderto understand the sufferings of these creatures?

Lord Rama

Lord Rama is the central character to the Epic RAMAYAN (whose author was Valmiki) Rama is the son of Dasharath, the king of Banaras. Dasharath had three wives, kaushalya, kaikeyi and Smitra besides several hundreds concubines. According to the Ramayana, Rama spent most of his life trying to save his wife, Sita from the clutches of Ravan At the same time Rama was enjoying life to the full at every opportunity.

How Rama was Fooled by Sukrievan

When god Rama was exiled to the forest together with his wife, sukrievan appeared as deer and fooled god Rama. Although Rama was a "god", he was not able to see through Sukreivan's disguise!

12 Years for Rama, but One day to Ravan

To retrieve his wife from Devil Ravan, god Rama sought the help of Hanuman, a monkey god. Hanuman agreed to help Rama bring his wife back on condition that god Rama in turn help him (Hanuman) to kill his twin brother prior to undertaking the mission.

I took more than twelve years for Hanuman to build a bridge and accomplish the task while Ravan just took Sita and flew to Sri lanka in just one day's time Where is the bridge that Rama built?? Who is more powerful - God Rama or Devil Ravan ? Would a god seek the help of another god to murder a third god?

• 1. If Hanuman could fly carrying big mountains, he should have in the first instance carried and flown god Rama to Sri Lanka, which would have resulted in early rescue of Sita.


• 2. Who knows what Ravan might have done to Sita during this period of twelve years? Definitely a devil would have done only "devilish" things!


• 3. Before helping god Rama, Hanuman made Rama shoot his own twin brother in the back and only then did Hanuman help god Rama How can a "god" indulge in such a criminal act for personal gain?
  

Beef Eating Rama

When God Rama was told to go to forest, he mournfully revealed to is mother: "if has been ordained that I have to lose the kingdom, forego the princely comforts and the tasty, MEAT DISHES. (Ayodha Kandam, 20, 26, 94th Chapters).

Rama's Many Wives

Mr. C.R. Sreenivasa lyengar's translation of Valmiki Ramayana says: " Though Rama had married Sita to be the queen, he married many other wives for sexual pleasure in accordance with the royal customs. (Ayodha Kandam 8th Chapter, page 28). (The term "Rama's wives" as been used in many places in Ramayan).

Rama’s Disrespect for his Father

Rama called his father " A FOOL, AN IDIOT" (Ayodhya Kandam, 53rd Chapter)

Rama's Contempt for Women and Low Caste

Rama disfigured and mutilated many women by cutting off her noses, breasts, ears etc., and tortured them (Soorpanaki, Ayomuki).

Rama said, "Women should not be trusted" and that "Secrets should not be confided to the wife" (Ayodhya kandam, Chapter 100).

Sambuka was slain (by Rama) because he was making penance which was forbidden to him by Vedas as he was a "Shudra" (Uttara kanadam, Chapter 76).Looking at is hand Rama said the Sanskirt slogan "O right hand, you kill this Asche Shudra unhesitatingly as killing this Shudra is the only way to get back the life of the deceased Brahmin boy."

Da'wah to Sikhs

I INTRODUCTION TO SIKHISM:

Sikhism is a non-Semitic, Aryan, non-Vedic religion. It is a religion that has the sixth largest following in the world. Some consider it as an offshoot of Hinduism. It was founded by Guru Nanak at the end of the 15th century. It originated in the area of Pakistan and North West India called Punjab, meaning the land of the five rivers. Guru Nanak was born in a Kshatriya (warrior caste) Hindu family but was very strongly influenced by Islam and Muslims.


DEFINITION OF SIKH AND SIKHISM

The word ‘Sikh’ is derived from the word sisya meaning disciple or follower. Sikhism is a religion of ten Gurus, the first Guru being Guru Nanak and the tenth and the last being Guru Gobind Singh. The sacred book of Sikhism is Sri Guru Granth also called Adi Granth Sahib.

THE FIVE – ‘K’s

Every Sikh is supposed to keep the following five ‘K’s, which also serve to identify him as a Sikh:

Kesh – uncut hair.

Kanga – comb; used to keep the hair clean.

Kada – metal or steel bangle; for strength and self-restraint.

Kirpan – dagger; for self-defence.

Kaccha – special knee length underwear or under-drawer for agility.


II CONCEPT OF GOD IN SIKHISM:

MULMANTRA: THE FUNDAMENTAL CREED OF SIKHISM

The best definition that any Sikh can give regarding the concept of God in Sikhism is to quote the Mulmantra – the fundamental creed of Sikhism, which occurs at the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.

It is mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, volume 1 Japuji, the first verse:

"There exists but one God, who is called The True, The Creator, Free from fear and hate, Immortal, Not begotten, Self-Existent, Great and Compassionate."

Sikhism is a monotheistic Religion

Sikhism enjoins its followers to practise strict monotheism. It believes in only One Supreme God who is, in the unmanifest form, called Ek Omkara.

In the manifest form He is called Omkara and has several attributes such as:

Kartar – The Creator
Akal – The Eternal
Sattanama – The Holy Name
Sahib – The Lord
Parvardigar – The Cherisher
Rahim – The Merciful
Karim – The Benevolent

He is also called Wahe Guru – the One true God.

Besides Sikhism being strictly monotheistic, it also does not believe in Avataravada – the doctrine of incarnation. Almighty God does not incarnate Himself in what is known as Avatara. Sikhism is also strongly against idol worship.

Guru Nanak was influenced by Sant Kabir

Guru Nanak was influenced by the sayings of Sant Kabir so much that several chapters of Sri Guru Granth Sahib contain couplets of Sant Kabir.

One of the famous couplets of Sant Kabir is:

"Dukh mein sumirana sabh karein
Sukh mein karein na koya
Jo sukh mein sumirana karein
To dukh kaye hoye?"

"In times of trouble, God is remembered by all
But none remembers Him during peace and happiness.
If God is remembered in good times of happiness
Why should trouble occur?"

Compare this with the following verse of the Qur’an:

"When some trouble toucheth man,
He crieth unto his Lord,
Turning to Him in repentance:
But when He bestoweth
A favour upon him
As from Himself,
(Man) doth forget what he cried
And prayed for before,
And he doth set up
Rivals unto Allah."
[Al-Qur’an 39:8]

The Sikh scriptures therefore emphasise monotheism and God-consciousness.

by Dr. Zakir Naik

Answering Christian (Question 4)

The Quran talked about our Lord Jesus Christ for almost 15% of its entire content. It talks about His Devine miracles, the virgin birth, and also His creation by the Lord God. We can clearly see that in surah Ali Imran verse 45, it states :

(( When the angels said : O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and in Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah ))

It states "A Word", and indeed Jesus is the Word of God, and as a word a cannot be separated from its body, Jesus is God, from the Quran itself. Jesus had done so many miraculous thing, including giving life back to his dead friend. Who else can do that besides God?

Answer

Indeed we Muslims believe in the creation of Jesus without normal human interaction of male's sperm and female's ovum. We also believe all miraculous thing that he had done, when he talked while he was still in the cradle, he formed a bird from mud and it became real flying bird, he cured the blind and he even give life to dead person, but all of those miracles happened by the permission of Allah.

But, if those miraculous things are to accounted that he is God, or the Son of God, or a part of the Devine Trinity, then they are tons of other Messengers that had performed their own miracles, for example :

1) Noah had flooded the world with his flood.

2) The mountains had glorified Allah along with Daud.

3) Waters came flowing from the marks of Ismael's kick, and still the water is flowing today in Mecca.

4) The sea parted into two from the strike of Moses's stick.

5) How Allah preserved Muhammad (pbuh) miracle that is the Quran, from any sorts of alteration, while millions of Muslim all over the world memorized it without a single mistake!

Those are the miracles that Allah had given upon His messengers; in order to prove they are the Messengers of Allah. If they are to be proofs that Jesus is God by looking to his miracle, then all of the Messengers are God.

Secondly, who said that a word cannot be parted from its body? Of course they can! If we are reading book, for example, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, does that mean that we are reading and looking at him as well? Of course not! The book was indeed written by him, his words, but not him in essence or anything similar.

Same goes, we Muslims believe that the Holy Quran is the Word of God, but that doesn't mean that Quran is God. We also gave the nickname "Kalimullah" to Moses, for he can talk directly to Allah, a miracle that even Jesus had not given with, but that does not mean that he is apart from the Trinity, or he is the Son of God.

Thirdly, the verse quoted above does not means that Jesus is the son of God, indeed if we look at the context of the verse :-

45 (( When the angels said : O Mary! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and in Hereafter, and one of those brought near to Allah ))

46 (( He will speak unto mankind in his cradle and in his manhood, and he is among the righteous ))

47 She said: My Lord! How can I have a child when no man hath touch me? He said: So (it will be). Allah creates what He will. If He decrees a thing, He said unto it: Be! And it is ))

From the context, we can see :-

1) How Mary said " How can I have a child? ", which means her child, a human, a mortal being, not the Essence of Allah. She was the one that Allah chose to show His Greatness, in creating anything He wants to. Surely she was the one who understood this task at most. Why, then, she didn't cry out, " How can you, O Allah can have a child? " ?

2) Clearly Allah s.w.t. said "Allah creates what He will". Creates, not beget. Creates something, anything, in this case, Jesus, which means that Jesus was created, and that means that he was a creation of Allah, not God .

They are also many verses elsewhere one can find in the Quran, which Allah said that Jesus the son of Mary was a messenger of God. If Allah (he is exalted from having a child) ever had a son, His only son, wouldn't it be easy for God to spell the word "Jesus the son of Allah" ?

n addition, the Quran talked about Jesus so many times, 25 times to be exact . This is because Quran is explaining the matter of the Christ very well to solve the confusion that was created by the Christians. As the matter of fact, the People of The Book (Jews and Christians) are the primary group for Muslims to convey the Message of Islam, as their faith and creed are the closest to Islam, since they originated from the same source, that is Allah s.w.t.

We also would like to bring here the words from Jesus himself regarding the Oneness of Allah. In Matthew chapter 23 verse 9, Jesus said :

9 And do not call for yourself any father on the earth, because your Father is one Who is in Heaven.

10 And do not call any teacher because your teacher is the Messiah.

For that, he meant "Allah is One and I'm your only teacher" .

SAYA dan DUNIA DA'WAH

Assalaamualaikum w.b.t kepada semua pembaca yang budiman sekalian...

MUKADIMMAH

Mungkin ini kali pertama saya mengeluarkan artikel dalam bahasa melayu. Ini kerana, pada pemerhatian saya, saya merasakan perlunya ada variasi bahasa (Inggeris & melayu) dalam blog ini, kerna ada dikalangan pembaca yang lebih berminat membaca artikel bahasa ibundanya sendiri.Kerana apa semua ini? adakah ada dikalangan kita yang lemah dalam menguasai bahasa inggeris ? atau sememangnya orang melayu ini lebih mudah memahami setiap prosa dan tutur kata bahasa melayu berbanding bahasa inggeris? tidak kira apa jua "reason" yang kita berikan,sememangnya dalam menempuhi dunia globalisasi ini, kita bertemu dengan MAD'U yang pelbagai latar belakang. Justeru, kita perlu menguasasi pelbagai bahasa selain bahasa ibunda sendiri. Termasuklah bahasa arab,inggeris mahupun bahasa cina.

DAKWAH

Apa ertinya DAKWAH? kalau dahulu pada zaman persekolahan saya hanya mengenal dakwah itu pada ustaz-ustazah, dakwah itu kawan-kawan yang bersekolah di sekolah agama dan dakwah itu merujuk kepada ceramah-ceramah agama di surau dan masjid. Itulah definasi dakwah bagi seorang remaja belasan tahun, yang latar belakangnya bukan dari sekolah menengah agama. Walaupun pernah bersekolah di SAR, namun semua itu tidak mencukupi untuk mengenal dan menghayati definasi dakwah. Selain itu saya hanya mengenal dakwah pada sekumpulan orang yang selalu datang di kawasan perumahan kami, pergi dari satu rumah ke rumah, mengajak kami pergi ke masjid untuk mendengar kuliah yang dianjurkan mereka, seterusnya dijamu dengan makanan yang enak.

MENGENAL DUNIA DAKWAH

Namun, Takdir Allah menentukan segala-galanya. Sewaktu di awal pengajian di sekolah menengah, saya telah dipertemukan dengan sebuah Komik bertajuk "Mencari Kebenaran=suatu dialog ISLAM-KRISTIAN". Mungkin ini sebagai mukadimmah saya dalam dunia dakwah. Bila mula sahaja membaca komik itu, dunia luar seolah-olah tiada, ralitnya terlalu mengasyikkan, wah..hebatnya ustaz di dalam komik ini, seolah-olah macam Hafiz Al-Quran & Bible. Setiap Hujah yang keluar dari ustaz dalam komik itu dikeluarkan berdasarkan dalil dari Al-Quran & Bible, dan yang paling kagum sekali bilamana akhirnya dengan takdir Allah, lelaki yang beragama kristian itu memeluk Islam di pada bab yang terakhir. Lantas, saya berfikir," mampukah aku menjadi seperti ustaz ini? Namun, pengalaman membaca komik sebegitu hanya tinggal sebagai memori indah.

Lantas, sewaktu saya melanjutkan pengajian di Kolej Matrikulasi Pulau Pinang (KMPP), saya melibatkan diri dengan jawatankuasa surau. Melalui medium itulah, saya dipertemukan dengan sahabat-sahabat yang mengikuti Institusi Usrah. Dari situlah saya mula berjinak-jinak secara langsung dengan dunia dakwah. Bergerak dalam Organisasi, JPP (a.k.a MPP) dan Jawatankuasa surau sebagai "Proxy" kami.Pengalaman pertama memberi semangat kepada saya untuk terus istiqamah di kampus Uni Perdana (UM) ini.

Sewaktu di kampus, saya seperti sahabat yang terlibat dalam dunia dakwah ni bukan sahaja mengikuti usrah, malah kami jua sebagai Naqib/Naqibah Usrah. Berpayungkan PMIUM (Persatuan Mahasiswa Islam UM) sebagai wasilah kami dikampus. Namun pada saya itu tidak mencukupi, saya mencari ruang ilmu yang lain, yakni ilmu dakwah khusus kepada Non-Muslim. Alhamdulillah, saya sempat menghabiskan kursus (FCR) selama setahun di IIS (Islamic Information & Services Foundation) di setiawangsa, Ampang. Kursus ini di ajar oleh Bro.Shah kirit dan kawan-kawannya yang lain seperti Bro.Lim dan Bro Engku Fauzi. Syukur pada Allah, pengalaman menuntut disana selama setahun tidak saya sia-siakan.

MYSELF & DA'WAH

Mungkin beberapa pengalaman yang sedikit boleh dikongsi dalam blog ini. Saya ada bertemu dengan seseorang yang dalam proses mencari kebebaran. Amat menakjubkan saya apabila mad'u saya ini dikatakan tidur dengan "Tafsir Al-Quran". Proses untuk menemukan dengan kebenaran yang terulung masih lagi berjalan. Ada juga saya berdiskusi dengan rakan-rakan dari persatuan kristian. Kami berdialog tentang kristian dan Jesus. Selain itu, YM (yahoo messenger) dan Group-group kristian (Katholik atau Protestant) di dalam Frienster juga boleh dijadikan sebagai medium untuk kita berdakwah. Terdapat banyak persoalan yang kita boleh utarakan, salah satunya tentang Ketulenan Bible, Percanggahan di dalam Bible, dan ayat-ayat Bible yang menceritakan tentang kedatangan Muhammad S.A.W

Namun segala pengalaman itu masih belum mencukupi, kita harus terus menerus mengkaji, membaca pelbagai buku, berdiskusi dengan ramai mad'u, supaya segala pengalaman kita dapat dijadikan sebagai alat untuk menawan hati mad'u ini.

Saya masih lagi dalam pertengahan perjalanan dalam dunia dakwah, terlalu banyak rintangan dan halangan yang saya perlu hadapi kelak, anda pula bagaimana....?

Answering Christian (Question 3)

Question 3

Why Islam does always uses violence in dealing with things? For example, we can see in Islam that a man could beat his wife if she doesn't listen to him. We can also see how Islam made war obligatory to its followers, or what the Muslim calls 'Jihad'. Even more, those who kill others will be rewarded by God!

From this concept, we can see nowadays how many people that were killed under the name of Jihad. How many wars had broken into this world, how many innocent people had died and more importantly, how this act of violence can be justified by the name of Jihad!

This idea does not exist in Christianity. We always forgive whoever that had harmed us, and pray that God will have mercy on him, and that he will change. Jesus said, "If anyone hit you on your right cheek, turn to your left cheek". We can also see how Jesus, when he is being crucified, asked God to forgive the Jews, by saying that those men didn't know what they are doing. How merciful!

On the other hand, had this kind of mercy and forgiveness been showed by Muhammad? Islam was spread by the sword that means, preach Islam, and make sure that one converts into Islam, even by the means of the sword!

Answer
This is certainly an invalid view of Islam. In fact, Allah s.w.t. doesn't like those who spread bloodshed in this world. Allah s.w.t. said :

(( And when your Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am about to place a viceroy on the earth: They said wiil You place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood? ))

For every single little thing that uses physical contact in Islam, there are reasons behind it. The first example given, that is the case of husband and wife. This cannot be used as a proof that Islam permits violence in a family constitution. This should be understood correctly. They are steps to be taken before a man is permitted to beat his wife. First, there most be a good reason, such as the wife had done something wrong and terrible upon her husband. For example, she loves going out at night with her friends, and enjoy visiting and chatting at a certain night club. Her husband, then, should advice her, talk to her softly, so that she can thing properly and hopefully change her behavior. After advising her, and still she does not listen to the advice given, he should then separate her from their place or resting i.e. the bed for certain period of time. After all that, and she still does not change her attitude, then he is allowed to beat her.
Even so, they are rules when he is beating his wife. First, the beating should not be a harmful one. He can only beat her in the very same way that he beat his children in educating them. Secondly, he should not beat his wife at parts that will cause her great harm, such as the face. He also should not beat his wife at parts that will leave a mark, such as the face, that will gives her shame when she is going out, or when anybody sees her.

After this entire rule, does that counts as violence? What then, a husband should do, if his wife did something bad, he advised her and she did not listen, he separates her from his bed, still she would not listen? Just simply forgives and ignores her? Or simply divorce her? Isn't that is more pathetic?

Same goes to Jihad. It is not right to say that by the name of Jihad, Muslim could declare a war, and easily kill anyone who rejects Islam. The best proof is at the time of the Prophet. The first war, the Battle of Badr, was not started by Muslim; instead, it was started by the Quraish in Mecca, who ravaged Muslim's properties back in Mecca. The declaration of war by the Prophet is obviously an act of defense! Anyone can read the Sirah of the Prophet, and see how all of the wars and battles were started by the non-believers. It is not even too much to say that every battle was an act of defense, and every declaration of Jihad was defensive. Even when the Prophet cast away the Jews of Bani Nadhir from Medina, it was because the tribe violated the peace treaty with the Prophet (pbuh).

With this, we can say that from the deeds of the one who brought Islam, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), that Jihad does not means that Muslims could kill anyone who rejects Islam. If there is any Muslim that acts like this, killing innocent people and break a war without a reason of defending the religion or life, then he is a criminal. He should be brought to justice, and if necessary, he should even be killed. Islam does not recognize act of terrorism. The Prophet (pbuh) prohibited Muslim from killing innocent people like old men and women, children, those who are in worshipping place, those who are farming in their farm, cattle, and those who do not fight against Muslim army. Muslims are only permitted to strike those who strike against them. From this point, we can also say that the idea that Islam was spread by sword is not valid. Even more, terrorist exist in all religion, so it is not fair to blame only Islam.

As the matter of fact, jihad can also be found in the Bible. We will quote some of the verses, when Jesus and his disciples were preparing to confront the army of Rome:-

1) From Luke chapter 22, verse 35-36.

35 "When I sent to you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye anything?". And they said, "Nothing".
36 "Then said he unto them, "But now, he that hath no purse, let him take it, and likewise his bag; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
2) From Luke chapter 22, verse 38.
38 "…..Lord, behold, here are two swords." And he said unto them, "It is enough."

A call for sword, to hold a sword in order to protect the Messenger of God, is what we Muslims call Jihad!