Manu, Om and Allah

Last week, while speaking in the meeting of Jamait E Islami at Ramlila Maidan, Moulana Arshad Madani made many controversial remarks about Manu, Sanatana Dharma and Islam. We strongly oppose his views because they are far from truth. Let me deal with his remarks one by one.

1. Manu and Adam  are one and the same

Our reply: Manu was an ancient king who ruled over the Indian sub continent and gave his Dharma Shastra to the world. In contrast, Adam was a forest man who never even knew how to cover himself up with a dress. How can both be the same person? 

2. Manu worshipped Om

Our reply: Manu chanted Gayatri Mantra and used to give arghya to the Sun God. He was the follower of Vedic tradition. Because Om is the sound symbol of God, we accept your contention that Manu worshipped Om.

3. Om and Allah are the same

Our reply: Omkar Upasana has been in vogue in India for the past 12,000 years. Allah was created by Mohammad in 7th century CE. How can both be the same? Even if they are one and the same, why should Om be again renamed as Allah? According to your argument, you have to worship Om which is clearly the oldest of the two.

4. Manu worshipped Allah

Our reply: How can Manu, who was older to Allah by atleast 11,000 years, worship Allah who is a later creation? Manu never knew Allah and never used the word Allah anywhere in his Dharma Shastra.

5. India is the birthplace of Islam because Hazrat Adam was born in India.

Our reply: Firstly, how did the forest rustic Adam become Hazrat? Secondly, if Adam was born in India, why he was never mentioned in Indian scriptures by that name?

6. India is the motherland of Muslims.

Our reply: Islam was born in Arabia. How could India be the birthplace of Islam? If it was so, why Pakistan was created? Why all the Muslims who voted for creation of Pakistan never totally migrated to Pakistan but some of them chose to remain here? Whose plan was this?

7. Islam is the greatest of all religions.

Our reply: Only Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism is the greatest of all because it accepts all religions as valid paths to the same God. How can Islam, which hates all the other religions and creates violence everywhere be the greatest? 

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People like Madani are misinterpreting facts to suit their ideas and misleading people. We salute Dr. Lokesh Muni the Jain Acharya who opposed the blatant lies of Madani and walked out of the meeting. 

Listen in Telugu, to our video where the contentions of Moulana Arshad Madani were logically refuted by us.