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According to Dr Zakir Naik, Allah is mentioned in Hindu scriptures:

"Allah" in Rigveda Book 2 Hymn I verse II Even in the Rigveda which is the most sacred scripture of the Hindus, one of the attributes given to God Almighty in Book no 2 Hymn no I verse II, is ‘Ila’ which if pronounced properly is the same as Allah.

Allo Upanishad: Amongst the various Upanishads one of the Upanishad is named as ‘Allo’ Upanishad in which God is referred to as "Allah" several times.

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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:

  • The name of the Prophet as Mohammad.

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

  • 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).

  • 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]

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

  • 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.

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The above gives evidence of Allah and Muhammad.

Question: Is it possible that Hinduism was founded by a Prophet of Allah but has been changed into polytheism?

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  • How is this primarily-opinion based?
    – Muslim_1234
    Commented May 29, 2017 at 20:41
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    Voting to close this as off-topic, it looks like it belongs on Hinduism.
    – G. Bach
    Commented May 30, 2017 at 11:10
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    Maybe relevant : hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/142/…
    – Kilise
    Commented May 30, 2017 at 20:29
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    @أرمان I will tell you 1 thing: Never believe the Bhavishya Purana. Its highly interpolated. Plus if you carefully study it, Muhammad is shown as the incarnation of an asura i.e. demon Tripurasura. Most scholars highly the doubt its authenticity so don't even use it to link Muhammad with Hinduism. And also don't believe whatever Zakir Naik says. No offense if you like him but he has virtually cherrypicked verses from Hindu scriptures to show Islam as a superior religion.
    – user22971
    Commented Jul 30, 2017 at 13:22
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    I agree with @SuryaKantaBoseChowdhury the bhavishya puran is subject of controversy, because many of people may have changed the text, and this is because we're living in kaliyuga and kali demaon is king of this yuga, check my answer and don't forgot to read the last link. :)
    – user24430
    Commented Sep 26, 2017 at 9:03

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If you ask about the possibility of Hinudism being founded by a Prophet, then it is always possible. Allah tells us that mankind started on monotheism, and that He sent a prophet to every nation to guide them:

Quran 10:19 And mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but [then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them [immediately] concerning that over which they differ.

Quran 16:36 And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

Quran 4:164 And [We sent] messengers about whom We have related [their stories] to you before and messengers about whom We have not related to you. And Allah spoke to Moses with [direct] speech.

However ascribing a divine origin to Hinduism is pure speculation. Without a clear confirmation in the Quran or Hadith nothing can be said with certainty. We know from experience that there are religions that are not founded upon by a true Prophet (e.g Sikhs, Bahais, Mormons etc.)

It is better to avoid speaking about Allah without divine knowledge:

Quran 3:66 Here you are - those who have argued about that of which you have [some] knowledge, but why do you argue about that of which you have no knowledge? And Allah knows, while you know not.

Quran 17:36 And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.

Quran 7:33 Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities ... and that you say about Allah that which you do not know."

Regarding whether the scriptures of Hinduism could be divine revelation, there is a group of scholars who have claimed that only three books have been revealed (Torah, Injeel, Quran), based on the following:

Quran 6:156 [We revealed it] lest you say, "The Scripture was only sent down to two groups before us, but we were of their study unaware,"

Though some have disputed this and interpreted the above verse to mean that the Meccans only knew of two.

So to sum up: الله اعلم

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