edas are considered the most sacred amongst all hindus scriptures. there are four main vedas-RIG VED,YAJUR VED,,SAM VED and ATHARVA VED. 1.Yajurveda The following verses from the Yajurveda echo a similar concept of God: (i) na tasya pratima asti There is no image of Him. [Yajurveda 32:3] it further says that as he is unborn,he desreves our worship. there is no image of him whose glory verily is great.He sustains within himself all luminous objects like the sun etc.May he not harm me,this is my prayer.As he is unborn he deserves our worship.[Yajurveda by Devi Chand M.A. page 377] (ii) shudhama poapvidham He is bodyless and pure. [Yajurveda 40:8] [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith page 538] (iii) Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements (Air, Water, Fire, etc.). They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti. [Yajurveda 40:9] [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith page 538] Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc. The Yajurveda contains the following prayer: Lead us to the good path and remove the sin that makes us stray and wander. [Yajurveda 40:16] [Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Griffith page 541] 2. Atharvaveda The Atharvaveda praises God in Book 20, hymn 58 and verse 3: Dev maha osi God is verily great [Atharvaveda 20:58:3] Verily, surya, thou are great; truly, aditya, thou are great. as thou art great. as thou art great indeed thy greatness is admire:yea. verily grear art thou, o god. [Atharveda Samhita vol 2 William Dwight Whitney page 910] A similar message is given in quran in surah raud: He is Great ,the most High. [THE HOLY QURAN 13:9] 3.Rigveda (i) The oldest of all the vedas is Rigveda. It is also the one considered most sacred by the Hindus. The Rigveda states in Book 1, hymn 164 and verse 46: Sages (learned Priests) call one God by many names. [Rigveda 1:164:46] (ii)The Rigveda gives several different attributes to Almighty God. Many of these are mentioned in Rigveda Book 2 hymn 1. Among the various attributes of God, one of the beautiful attributes mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3, is Brahma. Brahma means ‘The Creator’. Translated into Arabic it means Khaaliq. Muslims can have no objection if Almighty God is referred to as Khaaliq or ‘Creator’ or Brahma. However if it is said that Brahma is Almighty God who has four heads with each head having a crown, Muslims take strong exception to it. Describing Almighty God in anthropomorphic terms also goes against the following verse of Yajurveda: Na tasya Pratima asti There is no image of Him. [Yajurveda 32:3] Another beautiful attribute of God mentioned in the Rigveda Book II hymn 1 verse 3 is Vishnu. Vishnu means ‘The Sustainer’. Translated into Arabic it means Rabb. Again, Muslims can have no objection if Almighty God is referred to as Rabb or Sustainer or Vishnu. But the popular image of Vishnu among Hindus, is that of a God who has four arms, with one of the right arms holding the Chakra, i.e. a discus and one of the left arms holding a ‘conch shell’, or riding a bird or reclining on a snake couch. Muslims can never accept any image of God. As mentioned earlier this also goes against Svetasvatara Upanishad Chapter 4 verse 19. Na tasya pratima asti There is no likeness of Him (iii) The following verse from the Rigveda Book 8, hymn 1, verse 1 refer to the Unity and Glory of the Supreme Being: Ma chidanyadvi sansata sakhayo ma rishanyata O friends, do not worship anybody but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him alone. [Rigveda 8:1:1] [Rigveda Samhita vol. 9, page 1 and 2 by Swami Satya Prakash Sarasvati and Satyakam Vidyalankar] (iv)Devasya samituk parishtutih Verily, great is the glory of the Divine Creator. [Rigveda 5:1:81] [Rigveda Samhita vol. 6, pages 1802 and 1803 by Swami Satya Prakash Saraswati and Satyakam Vidyalankar] Brahma Sutra of Hinduism: The Brahma Sutra of Hindu vedanta is: Ekam Brahm, dvitiya naste neh na naste kinchan There is only one God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit. Thus only a dispassionate study of the Hindu scriptures can help one understand the concept of God in Hinduism.
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