Concept of God in Hinduism According to the Vedas – Dr Zakir Naik
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And amongst the Hindu scriptures, the most sacred, they are the Vedas. It’s mentioned in Yajurveda Chapter No. 32, Verse No. 3,
“Na Tasya Pratima Asti”
“Of that God there is no Prathima.”
As I mentioned earlier, Prathima is a Sanskrit word which means an image, an idol, a statue, a painting, a picture, a photograph.
So Yajurveda Chapter No. 32, Verse No. 3, says,
“Na Tasya Pratima Asti”
“Of that God there is no image, there is no idol, there is no statue, there is no picture, there is no painting, there is no photograph.”
It’s mentioned in Yajurveda Chapter No. 40 Verse No. 8,
“Almighty God is imageless and pure.”
It’s mentioned in Yajurveda Chapter No. 40 Verse No. 9,
“Andhatma Pravishanti Ye Assambhuti Mupaste.”
‘Andhatma’ means darkness. ‘Pravishanti’ means entering, ‘Asambhuti’ means the natural things like fire, water, air etc. So Yajurveda Chapter No. 40 Verse No. 9, says, “They are entering darkness those who worship the ‘Asambhuti’, the natural things like fire, water, air, etc and the verse continues, they are entering more in darkness those who worship the Sambhuti, those who worship the created things like idols, chair, table etc. Who says that? Yajurveda Chapter No. 40 Verse No. 9.
It’s mentioned in Atharvaveda Book No. 20 Hymn No. 58 Mantra No. 3,
“Dev maha Asi”
“Verily great is Almighty God.”
And amongst the Vedas, the most sacred is the Rigveda. It’s mentioned in the Rigveda Book No. 1, Hymn No. 164, Mantra No. 46,
“Ekkam sad vipra bahudha vidante”
“Truth is one, God is one, sages and saints call him by a variety of names.”
And the same message is repeated in Rigveda, Book No. 10, Hymn No. 114, Mantra No. 5 that “sages and saintly people call God by a variety of names”
And there are no less than 33 different attributes given to Almighty God in Rigveda Book No. 2 Hymn No. 1 alone.
One amongst them is mentioned in Rigveda Book No. 2 Hymn No. 1 Mantra No. 3 as Brahamma. Brahamma is called as the creator. If you translate creator into Arabic, it means Khaliq. We Muslims have got no objection if someone calls Almighty God is Khaliq or the Creator, but if someone says Brahamma is Almighty God who has got four heads and on each head is a crown, you are giving an image to Almighty God. And you are going against Shvetashvatara Upanishad Chapter No. 4 Verse No. 19 which says,
“Na Tasya Pratima Asti”
“Of that God there is no image.”
The other attribute given to All mighty God in Rigveda, Book No. 2, Hymn No. 1, Mantra No. 3 is ‘Vishnu’. Vishnu is called as the sustainer, cherisher. If you translate it into Arabic, it is somewhat similar to Rabb. We Muslims have got no objection if someone calls Almighty God as Rabb or Cherisher or Sustainer, but if someone says that Vishnu is Almighty God who has got four hands and one of his right hands he has the Chakra, the discus. One of his left hand, he has the conch, he’s flying on the bird by the name of Garuda or reclining on the bed of snakes, we Muslims take strong objection to it. Moreover you are giving an image to Almighty God and going against the Yajurveda, Chapter No. 32, Verse No. 3 which says,
“Na Tasya Pratima Asti”
“Of that God there is no image”
It’s further mentioned in Rigveda Book No. 8, Hymn No. 1, Mantra No. 1,
“Ma Chidanyadvi Sansad”
“Do not worship anyone but him alone, praise him alone.” …
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