Shiva vs Allah

Shiva vs Allah

Whenever a debate started on the name of religion, various principles are circulated on the basis of the rule books written by the founders of various religions. But, there is a religion that circulates its ideology from a specific rule book which don,t have an author. Interestingly, among all the religions of the world, only Hinduism is a religion of its unique type with no founder. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some scholars refer to it as Sanatana Dharma or the eternal way beyond human origins. But if someone claims it to be the oldest as well as the first religion of the world, then today why is only a small chunk of the population following this religion, and why its presence is limited only to countries like India and Nepal. 

Through this column, i don,t aim to harm the sentiments of any religion but i am only writing this to bring out some unknown facts, which I have accumulated during my research on the topic. In today,s scenario, Christianity is the largest population of the world with 31% of the world,s population, and Islam is the distinct second with 23% of the world,s population. But let me take you to some of the brainstorming evidence which shows that Hinduism is still the largest population of the world and the rituals of Hinduism are followed today also, but with different names across the world. In Islam, it is believed that the prophet Muhammad is the central figure of Islam and is widely identified as its founder and was said to start Islam from Arab. Lacks of prophet followers every year visit Mecca in Saudi Arabia which is considered as the holy place of Muslims. But, if you see the various archaeological surveys and historical evidence, it reveals some stunning facts. It says that Arabs was under the reigns or kingship of Vikramaditya. Vikramaditya's love for lord shiva is well known. Hence, he built a shiva lingam at Makkeshwara(now called as Mecca). In fact, the name Arab is a derivative of the Sanskrit word "ARAV", which means horses. Hence, Arab is known as land of horses.

A pic of MECCA

There are enough evidences that also indicate that prophet's uncle was an ardent follower of Lord Shiva and he wrote a famous Arabic poem in praise of lord Shiva, which can be seen in Sair-Ul-okul.
The language of Arabs was Sanskrit, many Arabic words have Sanskrit origin. Some poems have been written that mentions Hindu rule in the area and also mention famous king like Vikramadiya. Various archaeological finding suggest that Kaaba was a Hindu shrine  that was captured by the followers of prophet which resulted in breaking down of 365 Hindu idols. The black stone which is a symbol of Lord Shiva is found in Kaaba. The name of the holiest Muslim cities mecca and Medina comes from the Sanskrit words Makha-Medini which means land of fire-workshop. Since Muhammad copied many things from Hinduism and made it opposite but still "saptparikrama" which has its origin in Hinduism is followed in Mecca.

old pic of Mecca which looks like Shivlinga

4 FACT'S THAT ISLAM HAS ITS ORIGIN FROM HINDUISM IS :

1. Islam Universal Symbol-The MOON 

"Muslims were followers of Shiva and hence worshipers of the moon. The universal symbol of Islam comes from the Hindu symbol "OM", where the moon is visible."

2. ORIGIN OF THE NAME-"ALLAH"

The word ALLAH is derived from the Arabic roots AL(meaning moon) and ILLAHA(GOD). This, Muslims worship the moon GOD, which is associated with lord Shiva.

3. MEANING OF "NAMAAZ" AND IT, S 5 TIMES OFFERING: 

The word "NAMAAZ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "NAMAH"(TO BOW") and "YAJA"(worshiping). Muhammad used the word namaz to describe his prescribed method of prayer. Namaz five times a day come from the Vedic ritual panchamahayagna (five daily worship).

4. THE BRAHAMANICAL OUTFIT OF MUSLIMS AND SHAVING OFF THE HEAD: 

Even today Muslims follow the old age custom of Brahman. Brahman wore white Dhoti and Chadar and shave their heads before havan, pujan, etc. The same ritual is still followed in Mecca. In Islam, there is no tradition of praying to idols but in Mecca, they do so. There is no match between the ritual of Mecca and in another mosque.

Many Hindus refer to Mecca as Makkeshwara Mahadev and pray it as Shiva lingam. 

The Hindu sacred book Bhavishya puran also states in his one para that one day a Person name MUHAMMAD will come and do all opposite of what we did in Hinduism.

This was predicted much before the advent of the prophet Muhammad. So, based on the above facts, I cannot totally deny that at least the whole of West Asia and Arabia had strong links to Hindu culture, which were later snubbed by the later Muslim rulers. So, the rituals of Hinduism are still followed in the world but with a different identity. The world's oldest Hindu temple is surprisingly not in India, it is in Cambodia.

NOTICE:
Once again, my intention behind writing this column was not to hurt any sentiments of any religion but only to bring out the truth in front of everyone. That,s the reason behind my statement that Hinduism is still practiced across the world with the same rituals in all religions, especially in Islam.