no you didnt nor did i say you did. i was asking a question because i really dont know. but samar pretty much explained exactly what i was asking. obviously though religion pisses you off pretty quickly.
Muhammed certainly did exist, that's never been in question. What people differ over (naturally) is his 'status'; same thing with Jesus. Very interesting reading...so I guess my question is to those who are more informed about Hinduism than I am: does the holy book of Hundus REALLY describe Avatar in that fashion? If so, it's amazing since the Hindu religion has been around longer than Islam has. Mind-blowing stuff especially since it's coming from a Hindu scholar...
Based on the post here, I think one would have to be searching with a foregone conclusion to make Mohammed fit those criteria.
How so? According to this reputed Hindu scholar, those are facts mentioned in the Hindu holy books. What would be the Hindu scholar's motivation to "make Mohammed fit those criteria"?
#1 is the outcome that one is trying to prove. So it's meaningless, unless you starting from the viewpoint of what I said...a foregone conclusion. Just mentioning that is what make me feel that this was not performed w/o bias.
Dont you find it ironic that a devout HINDU is starting out with that outcome? If anything, should he not be biased AGAINST this? I could see your point if a muslim was doing this. Remember you brought the bias thing up.
I'm guessing this scholar is saying that Muhammed is an avatar of Vishnu like Krishna and Rama. I'm not too up on the avatars of Vishnu but from my understanding some Hindus have claimed Sakyamuni Buddha and even Jesus as being avatars of Vishnu based on similar evidence. This has caused some friction between Buddhists and Hindus since the presumption is that the historic Buddha is part of the Hindu Pantheon and even a sub deity compared to the triumverate of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma. By also claiming Muhammed that would also allow Hinduism to make a claim to Islam. Perhaps someone who's a Hindu could shed more light on this.
I don't care what religion he is. I'm looking at the arguments as presented here. The first argument makes me question his objectivity. (Can you think of any reason why a Hindu would wabt a reconciliation with Islam?) I wonder whether this is really a good synopsis of his arguments; it doesn't sound like the work of an objective academic.
This is only an abstract, with several points, he has written a whole book on it, but I have not been able to locate one, as I really want to read it. I dont believe it is available for sale in the US yet, nor do I think it has been published in English yet. But if I found out where his publication is available I will post it. It is available in India right now, and has created a lot of hype.
Why? What supporting evidence do you have that impeaches his objectivity? Are you just presuming that he has a 'bias' or an 'agenda' that he's hiding? If so, please let me know what it is, because I can't see it. His conclusions might be wrong or arguable, that's a different story, that's why I am waiting for someone knowledgeable enough about the Hindu religion to let us know why he/she agrees or disagrees with the author, and provide supporting evidence.
Once again elborate please. You are not bringing anything here other than "He is not being objective here." and that he has some hidden agenda here. How do you know this?? Can you back it up? I am not defending him. I need to do research on my own. I am just critisizing your method of disregarding it.
Why are you assuming that he wants a recounciliation with Islam? Why couldnt he be just connecting to something? Or looking for his own truths? Or analyzing 2 religions he has been exposed to perhaps?
I donno if its the same guy or not, but some other hindu pundit converted to islam due to the same findings in the vedas, and he has many tapes(cd's) regarding the mention of Muhammad (pbuh) in the hindu books. They call him Ahmed Pundit. I dunno if its true or not, but its still interesting some muslims say that Hinduism may have had a prophet sent to them (way back when), and they have just deviated from the original teachings, ala christianity, and judaisim. and im surprised this isnt in the d&d yet.
