ME: Amit niga ! u never told me where ur hiduism orignated from .. i mean for real .. i wana know man
Amit: ppl believe in different stories but truth is god sent 5 angels on earth .. and every single angel chose a different religion .. one choze Islam .. one Christianity .. other hiduism .. and Bhudism bla bla lol
im darn serious !
Re: WHERE HINDUISM CAME FROM … hidu told me lol
Why are you so sure??? The books or versions created on behalf of God can be fake.
Or you had any personal interaction with God?
Re: WHERE HINDUISM CAME FROM ... hidu told me lol
It would be good if the Hindu members here can fill us in on the origins of Hinduism and other related material. I'm sure it'll clear up many misconceptions, as well as provide the rest of us with a chance to learn from the Hindu members first hand.
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Is this forum used to pick on religions?
Re: WHERE HINDUISM CAME FROM … hidu told me lol
Sadiyah…there is no such thing ‘origin’ in the developement of Hindu religion.
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^ He is right. There is no origin. Hinduism is something that does not fit in ANY definition. Even the well known Hindus are unable to define it.
It is a civilisation, a mythology....... :)
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anjjan, perhaps you could tell us how the Hindu holy books came into existence as well as the Hindu laws and rituals.
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i heard DR Zikray talking on this topic he said HINDU name was taken of a LAND's NAME .. where RAM JEE, and his followers use to live
ANJJAN: for example: hinduism might have orignated when RAM started to reveal his magic .. or something .
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we know its very old, perhaps older than written history....
but there must be some roots to it....
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To my knowledge, there is no 'starting point'. The earlier texts don't mention 'hinduism' by name. Some may use various synonymns for 'religion' or 'path'. One interpretation is that in the early centuries, there were no 'other religions'; hence there was no need to give it a name to differentiate it from the others. (If you knew only one Iqbal, you would just take his name. If you knew a Iqbal in Lahore and another in Karachi, you may use the city to distinguish one from the other.)
There is no one single religious text or 'hindu law'. There are many texts which originated at various points of time. There are no prescriptions or proscribtions.
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Hindu religion…this word came into existance much after Muslim invasion, to distinguish Muslims from other people of this subcontinent.
Now Hindu word is used to define our religion.
How our holy books came into existance…yes there is no ready made answer, and do not expect any ready made angel theory.
Vedas…known as the most ancient religious texts…are a study of evaluation. All verses written in Upanishads are related to the day to day life problems and solutions of tribes wondering in ancient India.
The tribes were depending on animals …the prayers are mostly about the health of animals and food.
Then started the period of cultivation and they pray for good climate and so on…
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The question that arises is "which revelation of God was sent to India and whether we can consider the Vedas and the other Hindu Scriptures to be the revelations of God?" There is no text in the Qur’an or Sahih Hadith mentioning the name of the revelation that was sent to India. Since the names of the Vedas or other Hindu scriptures are no where to be found in Qur’an and Sahih Hadith, one cannot say for sure that they were the revelations of God. They may be the revelation of God or may not be the revelation of God.
Even if the Veda was the word of God today you have to follow the Qur’an
Even if the Vedas and the other scriptures were the revelations from God, they were only meant for people of that time and were to be followed only for that particular period of time. Today all human beings through out the world including India should only follow the last and final Revelation of God, i.e. the Qur’an. Moreover since all the previous revelations were not meant to be followed for eternity, Almighty God did not preserve them in their original form. There is not a single religious scripture of any of the major religions which claims to be the word of God and has maintained its pure original text and is free from alteration, adulteration and interpolation. Since the Glorious Qur’an is to be followed for eternity, Allah (swt) has taken upon Himself to maintain its original purity and guard it from corruption. Allah says in Glorious Qur’an.
Surah Hijr chapter 15 verse 9
"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)."
[Al-Qur’an 15:9]
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armughal
The unReal king
Bu Abdullah
Quote: "I am a moderate Muslim, I drink wine but do not eat pork"- Chacha Galib,.UnQuote.
Ha Ha Ha. Hi Galib you should feel shy. In Quran both Drinking Alchohol & eating Pork have been declared Haram. If you do that do you believe you have perfect Iman on Islam , I mean on Allah ; Prophet; Quran;etc.? I doubt.
please rectify yourself & Claiming Muslim you should not post such article.
Being Muslim is not so easy. Almighty has said, " Do not die without being a Muslim" Being a son of a Muslim you become so called Muslim. But to become Muslim you have to lead life in light of Quran & Sunnah and strugle against all evils.
May Allah gives you the opportunity to rectify.
Ameen.
Syed
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Do you know that in your Religious Book there is forcast about Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)?
Hindu Members : Please ask about it to ur Brahmin Thakurs & be sure of it.
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syed bhai, expand a bit on ur knowledge dimensions and come back for a more healthy talk....
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Vedic Hinduism refers to the ancient religion of the Aryans who entered India probably around 1600 BCE, although the dating of events in such remote times is inevitably imprecise
Anthropologists believe that the tribal peoples of India are descendants of the original inhabitants whose existence in the region predates not only the Aryans but the Dravidians as well. These Adivasis, who number upwards of 20 million persons, have their own tribal religions which have probably existed from the very earliest period of human occupation of India. Today these cults persist, though for many centuries they have been subject to a process of assimilation into the pervasive Hindu culture
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Hinduism has evolved over time and will continue to evolve.
All the stories-have a moral. Good always wins over evil (satyam av jayatey)
It accepts that God visits the earth in different Avtars/different times, whenever the people need help/guidance- thus it could accept Jesus & Mohammed. It is a dynamic relegion, not static in its views.
Its spirituality & inner peace has influened other great religions such as Buddhism & Sikhism. Today the western world follows the teachings of the Yogi's, with meditation & inner peace (by saying 'OM')
Most of Asia-China, Sri Lanka, Laos, combodia, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, parts of Indonesia (Bali) etc have learn't so many good things from Hinduism.
Try, and I am sure you can find some good in it for you.
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Good that you have uch strong faith in your religion. But you see, similarly followers of other religions also have similarly strong beliefs. Now you may use points like how the Quran actually is touted as te final word from God etc etc but that is again just something which will appeal to Muslims and just because its a unchanged document doesnt make it more appealing to followers of oher faiths. Others will throw arguments in favour of a religion that adapts to changin times. Actually you will hear lot of Hindus actually saying that the adapting to times is the best thing about Hinduism. If you yourself are saying that the scriptures of Hinduism were fine only for that time period, it is very hard to argue that the same cannot be said about whats written in Quran - why should those points be final word.
So its good for you that you hope that evey human should follow Quran but I hope that you also realise it is not a real possibility.
And also - pls dont live under the impression that Hinduism is no longer relevant. Just like Islam, Hinduism also has its followers who are fundamentalists but there are millions of Hindus who lead good lives and are very content thanks to following Hinduism. Not very sure if you will ever be able to appreciate it completely but anyways, even if you realise that its possible for other religions to exist well (I have all respect for Islam or Christianity except when they start making claims about how they are the only way to be and eveything else is not allowed etc etc..)
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Thanks for all the replies.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Here's what I understood:
-Hinduism is a very ancient way of life (religion?) that upgrades itself with time
-There are books like Vedas that contain material on what is good vs. what is wrong, as well as anecdotes to help individuals learn lessons or to be able to distinguish good from bad
-God himself visits Earth when things get out of control or when people need assistance
I'd like to learn more about festivals and religious rituals and ceremonies as well as about laws and regulations if there are any. In addition, it'd be good if someone can shed some light on the prayers that are offered at the Mandir, their significance and other stuff related to it.
ps. Please do not turn it into a Islam vs. Hinduism thread. The intention is to only learn about Hinduism from the Hindu members here. Thanks.
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i read in WORLD HISTORY BOOK ** Hinduism is an easy version of BHUDISM **