Zakir Naik – What is Wrong in Accepting God as Understood by Different Religions

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very good question, has asked that the world is so big and Islam just

14 years back, according to him, and people may not know about

Islam, somebody believes in Shiva as Lord or Brahma as Lord. So

what's the problem? Someone believes that Jesus Christ is God.

What's wrong? I being a student of comparative religion, besides

Quran saying it is wrong. Even the Hindu scripture says and the

Christian scriptures regarding Jesus, says, God. I quoted. So if

the Christian scripture says it is wrong, so why should the Christian

worship tomorrow? Someone calls you God,

someone calls me God, whatever greet, what we have to read, what

is wrong is wrong regarding calling Brahma, calling Brahma as

God, ashiva, as God. If you analyze these statements, I

mentioned Rigveda, Rigveda book number two, hymn number one, verse

number three, there are no less than 33 attributes given to

Almighty God in Rigveda book to him, one alone, one of them is

Brahma. Brahma is called Creator God. If you translate creator of

Arabic, it means Khaliq. We Muslims have got no objection. If

someone says Almighty God is Khaliq or creator or Brahma. But

if someone says Brahma is Almighty God who has got four hands and on

each head is the crown, we Muslims take strong objection to it.

Moreover, you are going against Yajurveda, chapter number three to

verse number three, which says Natha sepati Masti, of that God.

There are no images. Same thing, Vishnu. Vishnu, this is called

Sustainer God. If you translate Sustainer or cherisher into

Arabic, Rab, we Muslims have got no objection if someone calls

Almighty God as Rab or Sustainer or cherisher or Vishnu. But if you

say Vishnu is Almighty God who is traveling on a couch of snakes, he

has got four hands. One hand. Is a diskless left hand. He has a

conch. He starving a bird of Garuda. We take strong objection

to it. Moreover, you are going against Shweta, Satara, Upanishad,

chapter number four, verse number 19, which says nata sepati Masti

of him, there are no images. So brother, if certain people follow

wrong things, if they follow Brahma, the creator has got no

images, the Almighty without associating partners. There's no

problem regarding a question that people may not know Islam. Islam,

brother, as I said in my talk, is not a new religion which came into

existence 14 years back. It is the same time immemorial. And Jesus

Christ, peace be upon him, also. Not Islam. He said, Not my will,

gospel of John, chapter five, verse 30, not my will but the will

of my Father. Anyone who says not my will but will of Almighty God

is a Muslim. So Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, by the Muslim,

he taught nothing but submitting a will to God, which he would

translate into Arabic means Islam. Adam, peace be upon him. Taught

nothing but submitting a will to alter Almighty God. Noah, taught

nothing but submitting a will to Almighty God. Moses taught nothing

but submit the will to Almighty God Jesus taught nothing but

submitting evil to Almighty God, may peace be upon them all, if you

transcend the Arab it Islam. Muhammad, sallAllahu, Sallam is

the last and final messenger. He was not sent only for the Muslims

or the Arabs. Allah says in the Quran in surah Ambia, chapter

number 21 was number 107

that we have sent thee not but as a mercy to the whole of humanity

as a mercy, the whole of mankind as a mercy to all the creatures,

as a mercy to all the worlds. Therefore, it is the duty of every

Muslim. I ended my talk by saying the quotation of the Quran of

Surah Al Imran, Chapter Three was 110 which says it's the duty of

every Muslim to convey the message of Islam to the others. And Allah

says in the Quran in surah fusilah, chapter number 41 verse

number 53 Allah says sanuri, him, ayatina, Phila, faki but fi

anusim, Hatha, yet Soon we shall show them Our signs in the first

decision of the horizons and into their souls, until it is clear to

them that this is the truth. There may be some people living in some

far off island which no one may have heard about Islam, according

to you, Allah says He will put the message of the Creator in

everyone's heart, by the signs in the horizons and into the soul. So

Allah, Subhanahu wa Tara, the Creator, He Himself, will give the

message of submitting the will to God directly.

So even if we don't do the job, yet he will get the message. And

then if you reject it, you will be a loser if you accept it, you have

passed this test. Hope that answers the question you.