11-08-2009, 10:43 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->'Islam an Indic religion, India a sacred land of Islam'
PATNA: God is one. So, the people of the world, professing different religions, are the same offering obeisance to the one and the same God in
their own words in different languages. And, this is what Yajurveda, Brahmsutra and Quran have mentioned, claimed Syed Tariq Abdullah Engineer, president of the World Organisation of Religions and Knowledge.
He was delivering a talk on The Conception of Harmony from Vedas to Quran organised by the Temple of Understanding, an inter-faith global organisation, here on Saturday.
Engineer said Islam can be called an Indic religion and India a sacred land of Islam. He said Prophet Mohammad used the word Hind with respect by saying: <b>"Hind ke taraf se jannat ki khushbu aati hai (The scent of heaven comes from India)."
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He went on to say that in India there is Sanatana Dharma and in ancient time there was no mention of the word Hindu. "I am Sanatana. I am a Muslim living in Hindustan, which is a sacred land visited by Adam from heaven. The name of Adam finds mention in all religious scriptures."
When all the religions say that God is one, then where is the difference, Engineer argued, giving a call for promoting international brotherhood and harmony, the very essence of all religions. There is one religion of one God whose manifestations are different according to different tongues, he reasoned.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->barbarindian
First establish a theological reference, then claim the whole land. Same strategy plays for Jerusalem.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
PATNA: God is one. So, the people of the world, professing different religions, are the same offering obeisance to the one and the same God in
their own words in different languages. And, this is what Yajurveda, Brahmsutra and Quran have mentioned, claimed Syed Tariq Abdullah Engineer, president of the World Organisation of Religions and Knowledge.
He was delivering a talk on The Conception of Harmony from Vedas to Quran organised by the Temple of Understanding, an inter-faith global organisation, here on Saturday.
Engineer said Islam can be called an Indic religion and India a sacred land of Islam. He said Prophet Mohammad used the word Hind with respect by saying: <b>"Hind ke taraf se jannat ki khushbu aati hai (The scent of heaven comes from India)."
</b>
He went on to say that in India there is Sanatana Dharma and in ancient time there was no mention of the word Hindu. "I am Sanatana. I am a Muslim living in Hindustan, which is a sacred land visited by Adam from heaven. The name of Adam finds mention in all religious scriptures."
When all the religions say that God is one, then where is the difference, Engineer argued, giving a call for promoting international brotherhood and harmony, the very essence of all religions. There is one religion of one God whose manifestations are different according to different tongues, he reasoned.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->barbarindian
First establish a theological reference, then claim the whole land. Same strategy plays for Jerusalem.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->