Title says its all.
Re: Are hindoos considered people of the book?
Nope. They're not.
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As far as I know, Ahlul Kitab (people of the book) are christians, jews and muslims
WaSalaam
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Dosn’t forget the Israelites, the people of Zuboor of the Prophet Daud (David) :as:…
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Definitely not.
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Are you trying to justify a muslim man marrying a hindu woman by making sure hindus are considered people of the book.
Sure enough, a marriage between a muslim man and a hindu girl is nothing but Zinaa Bil Raza.
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If the answer of this question lies in following a set of rules from one particular book or scripture, then we aren't. But ofcourse, to get philosophical knowledge, hindus do read bhagavad geetha and the vedas.
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What does "People of the book" mean ? By the way, I agree with ssingh's reply.
I follow Gandhiji's views as he wrote them down when writing in Young India in October, 1921. He says :
I call myself a sanatani Hindu, because,
I believe in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas and all that goes by the name of Hindu scriptures, and therefore in avatars and rebirth.
I believe in the Varnashram dharma in a sense in my opinion strictly Vedic, but not in its present popular and crude sense.
I believe in the protection of the cow in its much larger sense than the popular.
I do not disbelieve in idol-worship.
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my question has not been answered. What does "People of the book" mean ? SyedAbdullah is asking it on other threads also.
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the book referred to here is the koran and hence, the people of the book are the people who are mentioned in the koran.
in broad terms, i suppose it means jews and christians as these were the main non-pagan religions which mohammed came in contact with. hence, he referred to the people of the book mainly as the jews and christians.
in all probability, buddhism, hinduism etc all other religions hadnt ventured into the middle east and hence, mohammed didnt know about'em and hence there is no mention of them in the book of koran.
so you have ur answer yudi??
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Satsriakaal.
(I thought i'd clarify before i post im a Sikh and not a Hindu rajput)
If im not mistaken, along with the Jews, Muslims, Christians and the isralieties which was mentioned earlier etc the Zorastrians are also considered the people of the book (its an Iranian religion).
About the question... i dont think its a dumb question... i thinks its quite a wise question because if i remember correctly the Quran says that every nation has recieved a revalation or a messenger something on the lines of that (please correct me if im wrong)... and it might be worth learning about the Vedas... since Hindus consider this scripture the literal word of God... its considerd shruti (its that... or if im mistaken its smriti) anyway which ever one it is its the one that means 'the heard' which was the literal word of God, which to whom it was revelaed to the rishis... who spread this Vedic philosophy..which was revealed to them rishi's which was passed down orally and finally written down later... and i think its one of the oldest, if not the oldest scripture in the world. And the Vedas is considered to have authority over all of the other Hindu scriptures because they are considered to be smirti (i think- or its the smriti one- as ive said above).
And if i remember correctly the Quran also says that all the signs and warnings are in the previous revleations... and the Vedas prophesises the coming of the prophet Muhammed... and even prophises the coming of Guru Nanak and his 9 successors and a silent stage (the Siri Guru Granth Sahib ji) in the age of Kali yuga when ppl will be fiull of corruption etc... which ill explain in the 'Guru Nanak was a Muslim' thread later if i got time. However some Christians say that the Vedas was changed, to add argument that the prophet Muhammed wasnt prophesised hence wasnt a prophet... because otherwise the Christian doctrines would be proved false such as the trinity... which i doubt the Vedas was changed because of the fact that the Vedas was so widespread and some of the arguments can be counter argued... but anyways its better off if you's search and study for yourself and come to conclusions for yourself rather than me giving my opinions.
By the way i thought i'd add that the Vedas does tell us there is only one formless God... who has no shape or form etc... who wasnt timeless etc (fits in with the Sikh doctrines of Ekonkar- one God/ Islam's tawhid) but all these Hindu God's and Godesses are considered by Hindu's to be manifestions of the one formless Lord to show humans the way etc when we are going astray. And you will see alot of simularities between Islam, and Hinduism if you study deeply... which there are loads and you will be very suprised. Which after you may consider Hindu's to be people of the book... depending on what conclusion you come up with about the Vedas.
peace
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UKsingh, paaji/penji,
the vedas are a collection of wisdom from indian saints over the ages. it doesnt claim to be literal word of god anywhere.<as of my knowledge i.e. i'm not sure either.
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Satsriakaal
^Paaji/penji... yeah there are some collections of Indian saints and sages over the ages... i guess ill have to learn more about them because it was these who actually talked in more detail about the prophecises already mentioned in the Vedas... but it was the teachings of the rishi's which recieved a revelation from God... which was passed down orally which was put into the Vedas... but im still learning aswell... so im not that sure aswell.
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now lets stay focused on the topic and not try to deviate from it....
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ok soz paaji/penji
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all i can say is wow.i didnt want to start a discussion on this bcoz its a controversial topic.but uksingh has struck upon it n i will contribute my meagre knowledge.i admire ur knowledge and the way u phrased ur post mr singh.truly a delighful post.
people of the book r those who were given shariyat.wen Allah refers to those prophets he also refers to hazrat nuh.
42:13 In matters of faith, (42,12)[12]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) He has ordained for you that which He had enjoined upon Noah - and into which We gave thee [O Muhammad] insight through revelation (42,13)[13]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) as well as that which We had enjoined upon Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus: Steadfastly uphold the [true] faith, and do not break up your unity therein.
there is also a mention of ‘‘awwaleen sahaif’’ the earliest pages[message], which r lost.but there is no book for hazrat nuh or his people.quran also refers to them as ‘‘zabar ul awwaleen’’, the ‘‘lost message’’
people of the book have prophets.those who gave the message.the message has been there always but the only untainted form remaining is the quran.
16:43 AND [even] before thy time, [O Muhammad,] We never sent [as Our apostles] any but [mortal] men, whom We inspired: 16,45)[45]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) and if you have not [yet] realized this, ask the followers of [earlier] revelation,"
16:44 [and they will tell you that their prophets, too, were but mortal men whom We had endowed] with all evidence of the truth and with books of divine wisdom. (16,47)[47]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) And upon thee [too] have We bestowed from on high this reminder, so that thou might make clear unto mankind all that has ever been thus bestowed upon them, (16,48)[48]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) and that they might take thought.
who gave the vedas?who gave the message in them?vedas have refrences to noah and adam only [disregarding the controversial indications of our prophet [pbuh]} .logically it wud appear they r the most ancient of all messages.
i have said this in other posts as well.there is a huge similarity in the basic islamic beliefs according to the quran and the vedas shud anyone choose to read them.vedas even have referred to dajjal.
this wud get too complicated a discussion if i go into much more details.i will go with uksings point that people shud go n search for themselves.uksingh perhaps understands wat i want to say.besides i am still in the process of understanding n discovering.watever i want to say is in the following verses.
5:48 And unto thee [O Prophet] have We vouchsafed this divine writ, setting forth the truth, confirming the truth of whatever there still remains of earlier revelations and determining what is true therein. (5,64)[64]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) Judge, then, between the followers of earlier revelation in accordance with what God has bestowed from on high, (5,65)[65]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) and do not follow their errant views, forsaking the truth that has come unto thee. Unto every one of you have We appointed a [different] law and way of life. (5,66)[66]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) And if God had so willed, He could surely have made you all one single community: but [He willed it otherwise] in order to test you by means of what He has vouchsafed unto, you. (5,67)[67]](IslamiCity - The Global Muslim eCommunity) Vie, then, with one another in doing good works! Unto God you all must return; and then He will make you truly understand all that on which you were wont to differ.
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okay.....mohammed didn't know anything about hinduism, so he didn't include it into quran. So, hinduism or hindus are not considered people of the book. I got it.
Anyway....i liked UKsingh's reply as I myself dont know much about vedas. But i would like to say one thing which swami vivekananda mentioned "India or hinduism didn't have one prophet, but many", in the form of rishis, saints etc who propagated the knowledge of vedas. So no 'single' person in hinduism can have an authority on it. Besides we better stick to the topic.
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soz ended up posting 'I' instead the post which i just realised that ive already posted.