Introduction

The most popular among the Aryan religions is Hinduism.
‘Hindu’ is actually a Persian word that stands for the
inhabitants of the region beyond the Indus Valley. However,
in common parlance, Hinduism is a blanket term for an
assortment of religious beliefs, most of which are based on
the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita.

Scriptures/Books

There are several sacred
scriptures of the Hindus. Among these are the Vedas,
Upanishads and the Puranas.

1. Vedas
   

   1. The word Veda is derived from vid which means to
      know, knowledge par excellence or sacred wisdom.
      There are four principal divisions of the Vedas
      (although according to their number, they amount to
      1131 out of which about a dozen are available).
      According to Maha Bhashya of Patanjali, there are 21
      branches of Rigveda, 9 types of Atharvaveda, 101
      branches of Yajurveda and 1000 of Samveda).

   2. The Rigveda, the Yajurveda and the Samveda are
      considered to be more ancient books and are known as
      Trai Viddya or the ‘Triple Sciences’. The Rigveda is
      the oldest and has been compiled in three long and
      different periods of time. The 4th Veda is the
      Atharvaveda, which is of a later date.

   3. There is no unanimous opinion regarding the date of
      compilation or revelation of the four Vedas.
      According to Swami Dayanand, founder of the Arya
      Samaj, the Vedas were revealed 1310 million years
      ago. According to other scholars, they are not more
      than 4000 years old.

   4. Similarly, there are differing opinions regarding
      the places where these books were compiled and the
      Rishis to whom these Scriptures were given. Inspite
      of these differences, the Vedas are considered to be
      the most authentic of the Hindu Scriptures and the
      real foundations of the Hindu Dharma.

2. Upanishads
   

   1. The word 'Upanishad' is derived from Upa meaning
      near, Ni which means down and Shad means to sit.
      Therefore ‘Upanishad’ means sitting down near.
      Groups of pupils sit near the teacher to learn from
      him the secret doctrines.

      According to Samkara, ‘Upanishad’ is derived from
      the root word Sad which means ‘to loosen’, ‘to
      reach’ or ‘to destroy’, with Upa and ni as prefix;
      therefore ‘Upanishad’ means Brahma-Knowledge by
      which ignorance is loosened or destroyed.

   2. The number of Upanishads exceeds 200 though the
      Indian tradition puts it at 108. There are 10
      principal Upanishads. However, some consider them to
      be more than 10, while others 18.

   3. The Vedanta meant originally the Upanishads, though
      the word is now used for the system of philosophy
      based on the Upanishad. Literally, Vedanta means the
      end of the Veda, Vedasua-antah, and the conclusion
      as well as the goal of Vedas. The Upanishads are the
      concluding portion of the Vedas and chronologically
      they come at the end of the Vedic period.

   4. Some Pundits consider the Upanishads to be more
      superior to the Vedas.

3. Puranas
   
   Next in order of authenticity are the Puranas which are
   the most widely read scriptures. It is believed that the
   Puranas contain the history of the creation of the
   universe, history of the early Aryan tribes, life
   stories of the divines and deities of the Hindus. It is
   also believed that the Puranas are revealed books like
   the Vedas, which were revealed simultaneously with the
   Vedas or sometime close to it.

   Maharishi Vyasa has divided the Puranas into 18
   voluminous parts. He also arranged the Vedas under
   various heads.

   Chief among the Puranas is a book known as Bhavishya
   Purana. It is called so because it is believed to give
   an account of future events. The Hindus consider it to
   be the word of God. Maharishi yasa is considered to be
   just the compiler of the book.
   

4. Itihaas
   
   The two epics of Hinduism are the Ramayana and
   the Mahabharata

   1. Ramayana
      
      According to Ramanuja, the great scholar of
      Ramayana, there are more than 300 different types of
      Ramayana: Tulsidas Ramayana, Kumbha Ramayana. Though
      the outline of Ramayana is same, the details and
      contents differ.

      Valmiki’s Ramayana
      
      Unlike the Mahabharata, the Ramayana appears to be
      the work of one person – the sage Valmiki, who
      probably composed it in the 3rd century BC. Its
      best-known recension (by Tulsi Das, 1532-1623)
      consists of 24,000 rhymed couplets of 16-syllable
      lines organised into 7 books. The poem incorporates
      many ancient legends and draws on the sacred books
      of the Vedas. It describes the efforts of Kosala’s
      heir, Rama, to regain his throne and rescue his
      wife, Sita, from the demon King of Lanka.

      Valmiki's Ramayana is a Hindu epic tradition whose
      earliest literary version is a Sanskrit poem
      attributed to the sage Valmiki. Its principal
      characters are said to present ideal models of
      personal, familial, and social behavior and hence
      are considered to exemplify Dharma, the principle of
      moral order.

   2. Mahabharata
      
      The nucleus of the Mahabharata is the war of
      eighteen days fought between the Kauravas, the
      hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and Pandavas, the five
      sons of Pandu. The epic entails all the
      circumstances leading upto the war. Involved in this
      Kurukshetra battle were almost all the kings of
      India joining either of the two parties. The result
      of this war was the total annihilation of Kauravas
      and their party. Yudhishthira, the head of the
      Pandavas, became the sovereign monarch of
      Hastinapura. His victory is supposed to symbolise
      the victory of good over evil. But with the progress
      of years, new matters and episodes relating to the
      various aspects of human life, social, economic,
      political, moral and religious as also fragments of
      other heroic legends came to be added to the
      aforesaid nucleus and this phenomenon continued for
      centuries until it acquired the present shape. The
      Mahabharata represents a whole literature rather
      than one single and unified work, and contains many
      multifarious things.

   3. Bhagavad Gita
      
      Bhagavad Gita is a part of Mahabharata. It is the
      advice given by Krishna to Arjun on the battlefield
      of Kurukshetra. It contains the essence of the Vedas
      and is the most popular of all the Hindu Scriptures.
      It contains 18 chapters.

      The Bhagavad Gita is one of the most widely read and
      revered of the works sacred to the Hindus. It is
      their chief devotional book, and has been for
      centuries the principal source of religious
      inspiration for many thousands of Hindus.

      The Gita is a dramatic poem, which forms a small
      part of the larger epic, the Mahabharata. It is
      included in the sixth book (Bhismaparvan) of the
      Mahabaharata and documents one tiny event in a huge
      epic tale.

      The Bhagavad Gita tells a story of a moral crisis
      faced by Arjuna, which is solved through the
      interaction between Arjuna, a Pandava warrior
      hesitating before battle, and Krishna, his
      charioteer and teacher. The Bhagavad Gita relates a
      brief incident in the main story of a rivalry and
      eventually a war between two branches of a royal
      family. In that brief incident - a pause on the
      battlefield just as the battle is about to begin -
      Krishna, one chief on one side (also believed to be
      the Lord incarnate), is presented as responding to
      the doubts of Arjuna. The poem is the dialogue
      through which Arjuna’s doubts were resolved by
      Krishna’s teachings.

   
   

Concept of God in
Hinduism

1. Common Concept of God in
   Hinduism

   Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic
   religion. Indeed, most Hindus would attest to this, by
   professing belief in multiple Gods. While some Hindus
   believe in the existence of three gods, some believe in
   thousands of gods, and some others in thirty three crore
   i.e. 330 million Gods. However, learned Hindus, who are
   well versed in their scriptures, insist that a Hindu
   should believe in and worship only one God.

   The major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim
   perception of God is the common Hindus’ belief in the
   philosophy of Pantheism. Pantheism considers everything,
   living and non-living, to be Divine and Sacred. The
   common Hindu, therefore, considers everything as God. He
   considers the trees as God, the sun as God, the moon as
   God, the monkey as God, the snake as God and even human
   beings as manifestations of God!

   Islam, on the contrary, exhorts man to consider himself
   and his surroundings as examples of Divine Creation
   rather than as divinity itself. Muslims therefore
   believe that everything is God’s i.e. the word ‘God’
   with an apostrophe ‘s’. In other words the Muslims
   believe that everything belongs to God. The trees belong
   to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to God,
   the monkey belongs to God, the snake belongs to God, the
   human beings belong to God and everything in this
   universe belongs to God.

   Thus the major difference between the Hindu and the
   Muslim beliefs is the difference of the apostrophe ‘s’.
   The Hindu says everything is God. The Muslim says
   everything is God’s.
   

2. Concept of God according to Hindu Scriptures
   
   We can gain a better understanding of the concept of God
   in Hinduism by analysing Hindu scriptures.

    

   1. Bhagavad Gita

      The most popular amongst all the Hindu
      scriptures is the Bhagavad Gita.

      Consider the following verse from the Gita:

      "Those whose intelligence has been stolen by
      material desires surrender unto demigods and follow
      the particular rules and regulations of worship
      according to their own natures."
      [Bhagavad Gita 7:20]

      The Gita states that people who are materialistic
      worship demigods i.e. ‘gods’ besides the True God.
      

   2. Upanishads

      The Upanishads are considered sacred scriptures
      by the Hindus.

      The following verses from the Upanishads refer to
      the Concept of God:

      "Ekam evadvitiyam"
      "He is One only without a second."
      [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]

      "Na casya kascij janita na cadhipah."
      "Of Him there are neither parents nor lord."
      [Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]

      "Na tasya pratima asti"
      "There is no likeness of Him."
      [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]

      The following verses from the Upanishad allude to
      the inability of man to imagine God in a particular
      form:

      "Na samdrse tisthati rupam asya, na caksusa pasyati
      kas canainam."

      "His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with
      the eye."
      [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]
      

   3. The Vedas
      Vedas are considered the most sacred of all the
      Hindu scriptures. There are four principal Vedas:
      Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samveda and Atharvaveda.
      

      1. Yajurveda

         The following verses from the Yajurveda echo
         a similar concept of God:

         "na tasya pratima asti
         "There is no image of Him."
         [Yajurveda 32:3]

         "shudhama poapvidham"
         "He is bodyless and pure."
         [Yajurveda 40:8]

         "Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste"
         "They enter darkness, those who worship the
         natural elements" (Air, Water, Fire, etc.).
         "They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship
         sambhuti."
         [Yajurveda 40:9]

         Sambhuti means created things, for example
         table, chair, idol, etc.

         The Yajurveda contains the following prayer:
         "Lead us to the good path and remove the sin
         that makes us stray and wander."
         [Yajurveda 40:16]
         

      2. Atharvaveda

         The Atharvaveda praises God in Book 20, hymn
         58 and verse 3:

         "Dev maha osi"
         "God is verily great"
         [Atharvaveda 20:58:3]9
         

      3. Rigveda

         The oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It
         is also the one considered most sacred by the
         Hindus. The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164
         and verse 46:
         "Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many
         names."
         [Rigveda 1:164:46]

         The Rigveda gives several different attributes
         to Almighty God. Many of these are mentioned in
         Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1.

         Among the various attributes of God, one of the
         beautiful attributes mentioned in the Rigveda
         Book II hymn 1 verse 3, is Brahma. Brahma means
         ‘The Creator’. Translated into Arabic it means
         Khaaliq. Muslims can have no objection if
         Almighty God is referred to as Khaaliq or
         ‘Creator’ or Brahma. However if it is said that
         Brahma is Almighty God who has four heads with
         each head having a crown, Muslims take strong
         exception to it.

         Describing Almighty God in anthropomorphic terms
         also goes against the following verse of
         Yajurveda:

         "Na tasya Pratima asti"
         "There is no image of Him."
         [Yajurveda 32:3]

         Another beautiful attribute of God mentioned in
         the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3 is Vishnu.
         Vishnu means ‘The Sustainer’. Translated into
         Arabic it means Rabb. Again, Muslims can have no
         objection if Almighty God is referred to as Rabb
         or 'Sustainer' or Vishnu. But the popular image
         of Vishnu among Hindus, is that of a God
         who has four arms, with one of the right arms
         holding the Chakra, i.e. a discus and one of the
         left arms holding a ‘conch shell’, or riding a
         bird or reclining on a snake couch. Muslims can
         never accept any image of God. As mentioned
         earlier this also goes against Svetasvatara
         Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 19.

         "Na tasya pratima asti"
         "There is no likeness of Him"
         
         The following verse from the Rigveda Book 8,
         hymn 1, verse 1 refer to the Unity and Glory of
         the Supreme Being:

         "Ma cid anyad vi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata"
         "O friends, do not worship anybody but Him,
         the Divine One. Praise Him alone."
         [Rigveda 8:1:1]

         "Devasya samituk parishtutih"
         "Verily, great is the glory of the Divine
         Creator."
         [Rigveda 5:1:81]
         

   4. Brahma Sutra of Hinduism

      The Brahma Sutra of Hinduism is:

      "Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan"

      "There is only one God, not the second; not at
      all, not at all, not in the least bit."
      
      Thus only a dispassionate study of the Hindu
      scriptures can help one understand the concept of
      God in Hinduism.

Prophet Muhammad in Hindus' Scripture

Bhavishya Purana

1. According to Bhavishya Purana in the
   Prati Sarag Parv III Khand 3 Adhay 3 Shloka 5 to 8.
   
   "A malecha (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 Ganga water (i.e.
   purifying him of all sins) offered him the present 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 malecha opponents."

   
   The Prophecy clearly
   states:

   1. The
      name of the Prophet as Mohammad.

   2. He will
      belong to Arabia. The Sanskrit word Marusthal means a sandy track of
      land or a desert.

   3. 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).

   4. He is referred as the pride of mankind (Parbatis nath).
      The Glorious Qur’an reconfirms this

      "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]
       

   5. He will kill the devil, i.e. abolish idol worship and
      all sorts of vices.

   6. The Prophet will be given protection against his
      enemy.

   Some people may argue that ‘Raja’ Bhoj mentioned in
   the prophecy lived in the 11th century C.E. 500 years after the advent
   of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and was the descendant in the 10th generation
   of Raja Shalivahan. These people fail to realise that there was not only
   one Raja of the name Bhoj. The Egyptian Monarchs were called as Pharaoh
   and the Roman Kings were known as Caesar, similarly the Indian Rajas
   were given the title of Bhoj. There were several Raja Bhoj who came
   before the one in 11th Century C.E.

   The Prophet did not physically take a bath in the Panchgavya and the
   water of Ganges. Since the water of Ganges is considered holy, taking
   bath in the Ganges is an idiom, which means washing away sins or
   immunity from all sorts of sins. Here the prophecy implies that Prophet
   Muhammad (pbuh) was sinless, i.e. Maasoom.
    

2. According to Bhavishya Purana in the Pratisarag
   Parv III Khand 3 Adhay 3 Shloka 10 to 27 Maharishi Vyas has prophesised:

   "The
   Malecha 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 Muhammad (pbuh), 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
   Pishacha
   said to Raja Bhoj, "O Raja! Your Arya Dharma has been
   made to prevail over all religions, but according to the commandments of
   Ishwar
   Parmatma, 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 the Aadhaan (the Muslim 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 nations."

   The Prophecy states that:

   1. The evil doers have corrupted the Arab land.

   2. Arya Dharma is not
      found in that land.

   3. The Indian
      Raja
      need not go the Arab land since his purification will take place in India after the
      musalmaan
      will arrive in India.

   4. The coming Prophet will
      attest the truth of the Aryan faith, i.e. Monotheism and will reform the misguided people.

   5. The Prophet’s
      followers will be circumcised. They will be without a tail on the head and bear a beard
      and will create a great revolution.

   6. They will announce the
      Aadhaan,
      i.e. ‘the Muslim call for prayer’.

   7. 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 to you for food are dead meat, blood, flesh of swine, and that on which
      hath been invoked the name of other than Allah".

   8. They will not purify with
      grass like the Hindus but by means of sword they will fight their irreligious people.

   9. They will be called
      musalmaan.
      

   10. They will be a
       meat-eating nation.

       The eating of herbivorous animals is confirmed by the Qur’an in Surah Maidah, chapter
       5 verse 1 and in Surah Muminun chapter 23 verse 21
        

3. According to Bhavishya
   Purana, Parv - III Khand 1 Adhay 3 Shloka 21-23:

   "Corruption and
   persecution are found in seven sacred cities of Kashi, etc. India is inhabited by
   Rakshas,
   Shabor, Bhil and other foolish people. In the land of Malechhas, the
   followers of the Malechha 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 islands. Having known these facts, O
   Muni,
   glorify the name of thy lord".

   The Qur’an confirms
   this in Surah Taubah chapter 9 verse 33 and in Surah Al Saff chapter 61 verse 9:

   "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)".

   A similar message is given
   in Surah Fatah chapter 48 verses 28 ending with, "and enough is Allah as a
   witness".

Atharvaveda

1. In the 20th book of Atharvaveda Hymn 127 Some Suktas
   (chapters) are known as Kuntap Sukta. Kuntap means the consumer of
   misery and troubles. Thus meaning the message of peace and safety and if
   translated in Arabic means Islam.

   Kuntap also means
   hidden glands in the abdomen. These mantras are called so probably because their
   true meaning was hidden and was to be revealed in future. Its hidden meaning is also
   connected with the navel or the middle point of this earth. Makkah is called the Ummul
   Qur’a the mother of the towns or the naval of the earth. In many revealed books
   it was the first house of Divine worship where God Almighty gave spiritual nourishment to
   the world. The Qur’an says in Surah Ali-Imran chapter 3, verse 96:

   "The first house (of
   worship) appointed for men was that at Bakkah (Makkah) full of blessings and of
   guidance and for all kinds of beings". Thus Kuntap stands for Makkah or Bakkah.

   Several people have
   translated these Kuntap Suktas like M. Bloomfield, Prof. Ralph Griffith, Pandit Rajaram,
   Pandit Khem Karan, etc.

   The main points mentioned
   in the Kuntap Suktas i.e. in Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn 127 verses 1-13 are:

   1. Mantra 1
      He is Narashansah or the praised one (Muhammad). He is Kaurama: the prince
      of peace or the emigrant, who is safe, even amongst a host of 60,090 enemies.
      

   2. Mantra 2
      He is a camel-riding Rishi, whose chariot touches the heaven.
      

   3. Mantra 3
      He is Mamah Rishi who is given a hundred gold coins, ten chaplets (necklaces),
      three hundred good steeds and ten thousand cows.
      

   4. Mantra 4
      Vachyesv rebh. ‘Oh! ye who glorifies’.

      1. 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 Madinah and was thus also an Emigrant.
         

      2. 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 the Sacred Books of the East, volume 25, Laws of Manu
         pg. 472. According to Manu Smirti chapter 11 verse 202, "A Brahman is prohibited from
         riding a camel or an ass and to bathe naked. He should purify himself by suppressing his
         breath".
         

      3. This mantra gave the Rishi's name as Mamah. No rishi in India or another
         Prophet had this name Mamah which is derived from Mah which means to esteem
         highly, or to revere, to exalt, etc. Some Sanskrit books give the Prophet’s name as
         ‘Mohammad’, but this word according to Sanskrit grammar can also be used in the
         bad sense. It is incorrect to apply grammar to an Arabic word. Actually shas the
         same meaning and somewhat similar pronunciation as the word Muhammad
         (pbuh).

         He is given 100 gold coins, which refers to the believers and the earlier companions of
         the Prophet during his turbulent Makkan life. Later on due to persecution they migrated
         from Makkah to Abysinia. Later when Prophet migrated to Madinah all of them joined him in
         Madinah.

         The 10 chaplets or necklaces were the 10 best companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
         known as Ashra-Mubbashshira (10 bestowed with good news). These were foretold in
         this world of their salvation in the hereafter i.e. they were given the good news of
         entering paradise by the Prophet’s own lips and after naming each one he said
         "in Paradise". They were Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, Talha, Zubair, Abdur
         Rahman Ibn Auf, Saad bin Abi Waqqas, Saad bin Zaid and Abu Ubaidah (May Allah be
         well-pleased with all of them).

         The Sanskrit word Go is derived from Gaw which means
         ‘to go to war’. A cow is also called Go and is a symbol of war as well as
         peace. The 10,000 cows refer to the 10,000 companions who accompanied the Prophet (pbuh)
         when he entered Makkah during Fateh Makkah which was a unique victory in the
         history of mankind in which there was no blood shed. The 10,000 companions were pious and
         compassionate like cows and were at the same time strong and fierce and are described in
         the Holy Quran in Surah Fatah:

         "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those who are with him
         are strong against unbelievers, (but) compassionate amongst each other." [Al-Qur'an 48:29]
         

      4. This mantra calls the Prophet as Rebh which means one who
         praises, which when translated into Arabic is Ahmed, which is another name for the Holy
         Prophet (pbuh).
         

2. 
   

   Battle of the Allies described in the Vedas.

   It is mentioned in Atharvaveda Book XX Hymn 21 verse 6, "Lord of
   the truthful! These liberators drink these feats of bravery and the inspiring songs
   gladdened thee in the field of battle. When thou renders vanquished without fight the ten
   thousand opponents of the praying one, the adoring one."

   1. This Prophecy of the Veda describes the well-known battle of Ahzab or the battle
      of the Allies during the time of Prophet Muhammed. The Prophet was victorious without an
      actual conflict which is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Ahzab:

      "When the believers saw the confederate forces they said, "This is what Allah
      and His Messenger had promised us and Allah and His Messenger told us what was true."
      And it only added to their faith and their zeal in obedience." [Al-Qur'an 33:22]

   2. The Sanskrit word karo in the Mantra
      means the ‘praying one’ which when translated into Arabic means
      ‘Ahmed’, the second name of Prophet Muhammed (pbuh).

   3. The 10,000 opponents mentioned in the Mantra
      were the enemies of the Prophet and the Muslims were only 3000 in number.

   4. The last words of the Mantra aprati ni
      bashayah means the defeat was given to the enemies without an actual fight.

3. The enemies’ defeat in the conquest of
   Makkah is mentioned in Atharvaveda book 20 Hymn 21 verse no 9:

   "You have O Indra, overthrown 20 kings and 60,099 men with an outstripping Chariot
   wheel who came to fight the praised one or far famed (Muhammad) orphan."

   1. The population of Makkah at the time of
      Prophet’s advent was nearly 60,000

   2. There were several clans in Makkah each
      having its own chief. Totally there were about 20 chiefs to rule the population of Makkah.

   3. An Abandhu meaning a helpless man who
      was far-famed and ‘praised one’. Muhammad (pbuh) overcame his enemies with the
      help of God.

Rigveda

A similar prophecy is also found in Rigveda Book I, Hymn 53 verse 9:

The Sanskrit word used is Sushrama,
which means praiseworthy or well praised which in Arabic means Muhammad (pbuh).

Samveda

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is also prophesised in the Samveda Book II Hymn 6
verse 8:

"Ahmed acquired from
his Lord the knowledge of eternal law. I received light from him just as from the
sun." The Prophecy confirms:

1. The name of the Prophet as Ahmed since Ahmed
   is an Arabic name. Many translators misunderstood it to be Ahm at hi and translated
   the mantra as "I alone have acquired the real wisdom of my father".

2. Prophet was given
   eternal law, i.e. the Shariah.

3. The Rishi was
   enlightened by the Shariah of Prophet. Muhammad. The Qur’an says in Surah Saba
   chapter 34 verse 28.

"We have not sent thee but as a universal (Messenger) to men, giving
them glad tidings and warning them (against sin), but most men understand not." [Al-Qur'an 34:28]