Vedic Past of Pre-Islamic
Arabia
Many
centuries before Prophet Muhammad and the destructive advent of Islam, Arabia
or Arabistan was an extremely rich and glorious center of Vedic civilization.
In this article, I will prove to you point by point that pre-Islamic Arabia was
in fact a flourishing civilization which revered Vedic culture.
It is the
prophet Muhammad and the followers of Islam who are fully responsible for the
dissemination and destruction of this once glorious culture.
"The word Islam is derived from the Sanskrit words ‘Isa’ and ‘Alayam’.In Sanskrit ‘Isa’ means God, and ‘Alayam’ means place. The Temple is the place where God is present, and Lord Shiva was the God for Muhammad’s family members. His grandfather and uncles were the priests of the Kaba Temple. Thus Muhammad dedicated the name of his newly created religion to the Kaba Temple by naming it ‘The Place of God’ which also means ‘The Temple of God’, Islam"
In learning about this most ancient
heritage, let's begin with the word Arabistan itself. Arabistan is derived from
the original Sanskrit term Arvasthan which means The Land of Horses. Since time
immemorial proponents of the Vedic culture used to breed exceptional horses in
this region. Thus eventually the land itself began to be called Arva (Horses)
-Sthan (place). The people who lived in this land were called Semitic. Semitic
comes from the Sanskrit word Smritic. Arabs followed the ancient Vedic Smritis
such as Manu-Smriti as their revered religious guides and thus they were
identified as Smritic which has been corrupted into Semitic.
"The word Islam is derived from the Sanskrit words ‘Isa’ and ‘Alayam’.In Sanskrit ‘Isa’ means God, and ‘Alayam’ means place. The Temple is the place where God is present, and Lord Shiva was the God for Muhammad’s family members. His grandfather and uncles were the priests of the Kaba Temple. Thus Muhammad dedicated the name of his newly created religion to the Kaba Temple by naming it ‘The Place of God’ which also means ‘The Temple of God’, Islam"
Taj Mahal, which was created on the a partially destroyed temple. The jews and riches of the temple were robbed to built TAJ MAHAL |
At that time
the Uttarapath (Northern Highway) was the international highway to the North of
India. It was via Uttarapath that Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries
drew their spiritual, educational and material sustenance from India. Besides,
this Sea-links were formed with India at least 800 years before the advent of
Islam. Basra was the ancient gateway to India because it was at this port that the Arab lands
recieved Indian goods and visitors. At that time the spoken language was
Sanskrit, which later dwindled into the local variation that we now call
Arabic. The proof of this is that thousands of words that were derived from
Sanskrit still survive in Arabic today.
Even various kinds of swords were referred to as Handuwani, Hindi,
Saif-Ul-Hind, Muhannid and Hinduani. The Sanskrit Astronomical treatise
Brahma-Sphuta-Siddhanta in Arabic translation is known as Sind-Hind, while
another treatise Khanda-Khadyaka was called Arkand. Mathematics itself was
called Hindisa .
Bhagavan gives us free will and those who decide not to follow Bhagavan are not sent to hell just because they don't follow him. This is because Bhagavan is a mature, responsible, and loving God. It's the actions taken by people in their life that determines the position of the soul in the next life and not the labels on them (Hindu, Muslim, Christian etc..Those who don't follow Islam will be sent to the hellfire. The God of the Koran only wants humans to follow Islam ....
The Arabs derived technical guidance in every branch of study such as astronomy, mathematics and physics from India. A noted scholar of history, W.H. Siddiqui notes:
Bhagavan gives us free will and those who decide not to follow Bhagavan are not sent to hell just because they don't follow him. This is because Bhagavan is a mature, responsible, and loving God. It's the actions taken by people in their life that determines the position of the soul in the next life and not the labels on them (Hindu, Muslim, Christian etc..Those who don't follow Islam will be sent to the hellfire. The God of the Koran only wants humans to follow Islam ....
The Arabs derived technical guidance in every branch of study such as astronomy, mathematics and physics from India. A noted scholar of history, W.H. Siddiqui notes:
"The Arab civilization grew up
intensively as well as extensively on the riches of Indian trade and commerce.
Nomadic Arab tribes became partially settled communities and some of them lived
within walled towns practised agriculture and commerce, wrote on wood and stone,
feared the gods and honored the kings."
Some people wrongly believe that Arabs used the word Hindu as a term of
contemptuous abuse. Nothing could be further from the truth. The people of
pre-Islamic Arabia held Hinduism in great esteem as evidenced from the fact
that they would endearingly call their most attractive and favourite daughters
as Hinda and Saifi Hindi. The fact that Arabs regarded India as their spiritual
and cultural motherland long before the damaging influence of Islam is
corroborated by the following poem which mentions each one of the four Vedas by
name: (The English translation is in black)
"Aya muwarekal araj yushaiya
noha
minar HIND-e
Wa aradakallaha
manyonaifail jikaratun"
"Oh the
divine land of HIND (India)
(how) very
blessed art thou!
Because thou
art the chosen
of God
blessed with knowledge"
"Wahalatijali Yatun ainana
sahabi
akha-atun jikra Wahajayhi yonajjalur
-rasu minal HINDATUN "
"That
celestial knowledge which like
four
lighthouses shone in such
brilliance -
through the (utterances of)
Indian sages
in fourfold abundance."
"Yakuloonallaha ya ahal araf
alameen
kullahum
Fattabe-u jikaratul VEDA bukkun
malam yonajjaylatun"
"God
enjoins on all humans,
follow with
hands down
The path of
the Vedas with his divine
precept lay
down."
"Wahowa alamus SAMA wal YAJUR
minallahay Tanajeelan
Fa-e-noma ya akhigo mutiabay-an
Yobassheriyona jatun"
"Bursting
with (Divine) knowledge
are SAM
&YAJUR bestowed on creation,
Hence
brothers respect and
follow the
Vedas, guides to salvation"
"Wa-isa nain huma RIG ATHAR
nasayhin
Ka-a-Khuwatun
Wa asant Ala-udan wabowa masha
-e-ratun"
"Two
others, the Rig and Athar teach us
Fraternity,
Sheltering under their
Lustre
dispels darkness till eternity"
This poem was written by
Labi-Bin-E- Akhtab-Bin-E-Turfa who lived in Arabia around 1850 B.C. That was
2300 years before Mohammed!!! This verse can be found in Sair- Ul-Okul which is
an anthology ofancient Arabic poetry. It was compiled in 1742 AD under order of
the Turkish Sultan Salim.
That the
Vedas were the religious scriptures to which the Arabs owed allegiance as early
as 1800 B.C.Proves not only the antiquity of the Vedas but also the existence
of Indian rule over the entire region from the Indus to the Mediterranean,
because it is a fact of history that the religion of the ruler is practised by
his subjects.
Vedic
culture was very much alive just before the birth of Muhammad. Again let's
refer to the Sair-Ul-Okul. The following poem was written by Jirrham Bintoi who
lived 165 years before the prophet Muhammed. It is in praise of India's great
King Vikramaditya who had lived 500 years before Bintoi.
"Itrasshaphai Santul
Bikramatul phehalameen Karimun
Bihillahaya Samiminela
Motakabbenaran Bihillaha
Yubee qaid min howa
Yaphakharu phajgal asari
nahans Osirim Bayjayholeen
Yaha sabdunya Kanateph natephi
bijihalin Atadari Bilala masaurateen
phakef Tasabahu. Kaunni eja
majakaralhada
walhada Achimiman, burukan, Kad,
Toluho
watastaru Bihillaha yakajibainana
baleykulle amarena
Phaheya jaunabil amaray
Bikramatoon"
"Fortunate are those who were born
during King Vikram's reign, he was
a noble generous, dutiful ruler devoted
to the welfare of his subjects. But at
that time, We Arabs oblivious of divinity
were lost in sensual pleasures. Plotting
& torture were rampant. The darkness of
ignorance had enveloped our country.
Like the lamb struggling for its life
in the cruel jaws of a wolf, we Arabs
were gripped by ignorance. The whole
country was enveloped in a darkness as
intense as on a New moon night. But the
present dawn & pleasant sunshine of
education is the result of the favor of
that noble king Vikram whose benevolence
did not lose sight of us foreigners as we
were. He spread his sacred culture amongst
us and sent scholars from his own land
whose brilliance shone like that of the sun
in our country. These scholars & preceptors
through whose benevolence we were once again
made aware of the presence of god, introduced
to his secret knowledge & put on the road to
truth, had come to our country to initiate us
The Black Stone which is the Shiv Emblem (also known as Sange Aswad which
is a corrupted form of the Sanskrit word Sanghey Ashweta--meaning non-white
stone) still survives in the Kaba as the central object of Islamic veneration.
All other Vedic Idols could be found buried in the precincts or trampled underfoot
in labyrinthine subterranean corridors if archaeological excavations are
undertaken. The Black Stone has been badly mutilated, its carved base has
disappeared and the stone itself is broken at seven places. It's parts are now
held together by a silver band studded with silver nails. It lies half buried
in the South Eastern portion of the Kaba Wall.
Kaaba, an old picture |
"The World's biggest slaughterhouse is in Makkah, and the biggest killing spree in the World takes place there during Islam's holiest festival (Hajj), when millions of cows, goats, and other animals are slaughtered to please Allah"
In fact the
names of the holiest of Muslim cities Mecca and Medina come from the Sanskrit
words Makha-Medini which means the land of Fire-Worship. Even the most ancient
names of these 2 citieswere Mahcorava- which came from Mahadeva (Lord Shiva)
and Yathrabn - which came from Yatra-Sthan (place of pilgrimage).
Islam came
into being about 1372 years ago. It is well known that over 7500 years ago, at
the time of the Mahabharat War, Kurus ruled the world. The scions of that
family administered the different regions.Prophet Muhammed himself and his
family were adherents of Vedic culture. The Encyclopedia Islamia admits as much
when it says: "Muhammed's grandfather and uncles were hereditary priests.
"Thousands were killed as they
defended their beloved gods. Muhammad's message was clear: destroy all the
Vedic temples or images, become a Muslim or die..... TAKE THE LINK....
Despite the fact that Muhammad had
to destroy all traces of Hinduism in order to make his "new religion"
work, he knew that in order to fool people convincingly he would have to borrow
from the Vedic culture that surrounded him. Being illiterate he picked out
rituals and symbols that he didn't understand anddistorted and falsified them
for his own ends. Here is a list of these distortions:
1. Muhammad destroyed all 360 idols, but even he could not summon
the courage to completely obliterate the Shivling in the Kaaba. He entered the
temple and kissed the black stone. TheShivling was so sacred that the man who
so detested idol- worship ended up kissing the largestidol in the Kaaba. Later
his followers in a fit of piety broke the Shivling and then out of remorserepatched
it together again. Today it lies broken at seven places and held together by a
silver band studded with silver nails, bearing the name "Sangey
Aswad" which came from the Sanskrit Ashwet meaning non-white or black
stone.
Black Stone in Kaaba before Mohammad ( see the image below) |
2. He jumbled up the
Sanskrit words Nama and Yaja (which meant "bowing and worshipping"respectively)
into a combination word Namaz and used that to describe his prescribed method
of prayer.
3. Because the Vedic custom was to pray facing the East, in his hatred
for all things Hindu, he directed his followers to pray facing only the west.
Black stone of Kaaba after Mohammad |
4. The method of
circling around a shrine seven times in a clockwise direction is an ancient
Vedic custom. Muhammad with his lack of originality decided that the 7 ritual
perambulations should be retained but again in his hatred of all things Vedic
decided the direction of the perambulations should be anti-clockwise.
5. With his phobia of all
things Vedic, Muhammad knew that the greatest reminder and threat to his forced
brand of religion were the beautiful Vedic idols of Arabic temples. Thus he
destroyed everyidol he could find and made idol worship the greatest crime for
a Muslim. Such a man could never have comprehended how an abstract concept can
be conveyed through a symbolic representation in the form of an image. Thus he
made all image representation a sin as well.
6. Vedic religion is known
for its ancient oral tradition. It is well known that the Vedic culture emphasized
oral debate and expression far more than the written word. In addition the oral
recitation of Vedic scriptures was always done in a lyrical fashion, utilizing
music and thus reaching a height of expression. In fear of this musical
tradition Muhammad decided to forbid Music.
7. All Arabic copies of
the Koran have the mysterious figure 786 imprinted on them. No Arabic scholar
has been able to determine the choice of this particular number as divine. It
is an established fact that Muhammad was illiterate therefore it is obvious
that he would not be able to differentiate numbers from letters. This
"magical" number is none other than the Vedic holy letter
"OM" written in Sanskrit. Anyone who knows Sanskrit can try reading
the symbol for "OM" backwards in the Arabic way and magically the
numbers 786 will appear!
When Muhammad
first started preaching his "new" religion the Meccans tolerated it
as they had tolerated many such propounders of "new" religions
before. However they were startled out of their tolerance when the small band
of Islamists started to publicly ridicule the Vedic heritage of the Meccans and
threatened to break down the idols, which were the pride of Mecca. At first they
proceeded in a calm manner to Muhammad’s uncle Abu Talib and told him that his
nephew had
"cursed our gods, insulted our
religion, mocked our way of life and accused our revered forefathers of error.
We request you to restrain him."
It should be
pointed out that the Meccans NEVER said Muhammad could not preach his religion,
all they asked was that in the true spirit of tolerance, he ought to respect
their way of life and religion, just as they were willing to let him uphold
his.But Muhammad continued insulting the Vedic heritage of the Meccans. He
considered his epileptic fits as periods of divine revelation and his bitter
invectives against the Vedic religion grew stronger. The Arabs of Mecca were
now convinced that Muhammad was a lunatic who deserved only pity. This charge
stung Muhammad to such an extent that he retorted bitterly
"By him who holds my life in
his hand, I bring you
slaughter".
And came up with revelations such
as:
"And they will see which one of
you is demented. Therefore obey not your rejecters who would have you
compromise; neither obey you each feeble oath-monger, detractor, spreader of
slander, hinderer of the good, an aggressor, malefactor, greedy therewithal,
intrusive. We shall brand him on the nose!" (Quran 68:5-6, 68:8-13).
The Meccans
were now stunned and convinced that such virulence and hatred could only come
from one who is possessed by an evil spirit. They sent Utba B. Rabia one of
their chiefs to Muhammad. Utba kindly explained to him that
" If this ghost which comes to
you is such that you cannot get rid of him, we will find a physician for you
and exhaust our means in getting you cured, for often a spirit takes possession
of a man until he can be cured of it."
Muhammad reacted violently and warned
the Meccans to leave him alone. The patience of the Arabs had come to an end,
they decided it was time to fight back.
In the spirit of their Vedic culture
, they invited Muhammad to an open debate. It was soon obvious from the debates
that Muhammad could not present arguments in a logical manner. He would lose
his temper and resort to violent and insulting answers to the questioners. Soon
after he claimed a divine revelation that instructed him not to participate in
open debate, to evade questions, and if questioned by unbelievers to retire!
(Quran 6:68-70)
Now the Meccans were amused that a man like Muhammad who was distinguished
neither by birth or education should go around proclaiming himself to be a
prophet. When he started producing revelations about Moses and Jesus having
performed miracles, they asked Muhammad to do the same. Unlike Moses and Jesus
however, Muhammad could not produce a single miracle. Instead he came up with a
revelation that the Meccans were not likely to believe in a miracle even if it
were shown to them!
Now the
Meccans were convinced about the falsity of Muhammad's claims. Their faith in
their Vedic deities was absolutely unshaken. Moreover they were enraged by the
fact that Muhammad had taken their principal goddess Allah (Durga).They met him
and said:
"Muhammad either you will stop
cursing our gods or we will curse thisAllah of yours."
Muhammad then
threw a challenge to the Meccans to produce revelations such as his. The
challenge was accepted by Al Nadr B. Harith, a Meccan chief who said
"I can tell better stories than
him...In what respect is Muhammad a betterstory teller?"
Al Nadr proceeded to tell several
stories in verses, which were even better than the verses of the Quran. Muhammad
was enraged and never forgave Al Nadr for this defeat. Later on Muhammad had Al
Nadr brutally executed.
Muhammad had
started preaching about how Judgement would come and bring destruction to the
Nonbelievers. The Meccans however were not cowed down by mere threats. They
challenged Muhammad to hurry up and bring down the Doom upon them. They said:
"You have disputed with us and
multiplied disputation with us. Now bring down upon us that wherewith you
threaten us, if you are truthful O Allah!If this indeed be the Truth from you,
rain down stones on us or bring us some painful Doom...Our Lord! Hasten us for
our fate before the Day ofReckoning...When will it come to port? When will the
promise be fulfilled if you are truthful? When is the Day of Judgement?.."
The Meccans
threw this challenge again and again. Muhammad had to wriggle out of the
situation somehow. He came up with another convenient revelation:
"Knowledge there of is with My
Lord, He alone can manifest it at the proper time...It comes not to you save unawares...But
Allah will not punish them while you(Muhammad) are with them... For every
nation there is an appointed time...It is (only)then when it has befallen that
you will believe.. And it is in the Scriptures of the men ofOld..Is it not a
portent for them that the doctors of the Children of Israel know it?
You(Muhammad) are but the warner sent to them...So withdraw and await the
event"(Quran 50:4 , 75:3-4, 79:13-14, 56:49-57)
It was
obvious that the Prophet had begun contradicting himself, the paradox was in
the verse itself, for how could Allah tell Muhammad to await the Event of the
Day of Judgement when he had made it clear that it would not happen while
Muhammad was alive!
The
knowledgable Meccans had by now realized that Muhammad was only stealing things
that he had learned from the Jews and the Christians. He was taking Biblical
lore and conveniently twisting it toconform with his own "divine"
religion. Moreover it was obvious that Muhammad was coming up with"holy
verses" whenever the occasion demanded for his convenience.
"Have Ye thought of Al-Lat and
Al-Uzza and Manat the third, the other, these are the Gharaniq whose
intercession is approved."(Quran 53:19-27)
The Verses of
the Quran clearly state that Al-Lat and Al-Uzza and Manat (Alla = Durga, Oorja
=Shakti (life-force) and Somnath = Shivji) are exalted and their intercession
is approved. The Meccanswere overjoyed that Muhammad had finally endorsed the
Vedic deities, but because of the pressure of his followers, Muhammad had to
withdraw the verses.
This was the
last straw. The Meccans were now convinced of the lies perpetuated by Muhammad.
Their chieftains said:
"We can surely see your
foolishness and we deem you as a liar, It is all the same to us whether you
preach or not, Our hearts are protected from your words and our ears are deaf
to you, Between us and you there is a veil drawn."
and to their
people:
"Heed not this Quran and drown
the hearing of it!"
Muhammad's
mission at Mecca had failed. The Arabs with their fierce love for their Vedic heritage
and intelligence had seen through the "Prophet's machinations and rejected
him whole-heartedly. Thus it was an embittered, furious and vengeful Muhammad
who was forced to flee to Medinah.It is no secret what the Prophet did after
this "migration" to Medinah. The story has been documented indetail
by his biographers, - surprise raids on trade caravans and tribal settlements,
the use of plunder thus obtained for recruiting an ever growing army of greedy
desperados assassinations of opponents,expropriation, expulsion and massacre of
the Jews of Medinah, attack and enslavement of the Jews ofKhybar, rape of women
and children, sale of these victims after rape, trickery, trachery and briberyemployed
to their fullest extent to grow the numbers of his religion Islam which
ironically was supposedto mean "Peace"! He organised no less than 86
expeditions, 26 of which he led himself.
The motives
of the converts to Islam was never in any doubt. As D.S. Margoliouth states in
his book
Muhammad and the rise of Islam
"Of any moralising or
demoralising effect that Muhammad's teaching had upon his followers we cannot
say with precision. When he was at the head of the Robber community, it is
probable that the demoralising influence began to be felt.; it was then that men
who had never broken an oath learnt that they might evade their obligations ,and
that men to whom the blood of their clan had been as their own, began to shed
it with impunity in the "cause of god".And that lying and treachery
in the cause of Islam received divine approval. It was then too that Moslems
became distinguished by the obscenity of their language. It was then too, that
the coveting of goods and wives possessed by Non-muslims was avowed without
discouragement from the Prophet...."
On another occasion
Muhammad was greatly criticized by his followers when he compromised his
principles completely. After feeling very confident about the consolidation of
his position in Medinah, Muhammad decided the time had come to take Mecca. But
he soon realized that he had miscalculated the timing of his attack and at the
last moment entered into negotiations with the Meccans. The Treaty of Hudaibiya
permitted Muhammad to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca the following year, but
in return he had to refrain from calling himself the "Prophet" and to
refrain from preaching the formula of Islam. Muhammad agreed to all the
conditions, and broke the Treaty much later. No wonder Dr. Magoliouth refers that:
"Muhammad's career as tyrant of
Medinah is that of a robber chief, whose political economy consists in securing
and dividing plunder, the distribution of the latter was carried out on
principles which fail to satisfy his follower's sense of justice. He is himself
an unbridled libertine and encourages the same passion in his followers. For
whatever he does he is prepared to plead the express authorization of the deity
(Allah). It is however impossible to find any doctrine which he is not prepared
to abandon in order to secure a political end. At different points in his career
he abandons the Unity of God and his claim to the title of Prophet. This is a
disagreeable picture for the founder of a religion and it cannot be pleaded
that it is a picture drawn by an enemy...", this is the character attributed to Muhammad
in the biography by Ibn Ishaq.
Yes....
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