Unity in Diversity- Greatness of our India : Resemblance between HOLY VEDAS & ISLAM - OM NAMO NARAYANAYA & INSHA ALLAH

SOME HIGHLIGHTS Vedas contain a treasure of Wisdom. Some of them are as follows: 1. This is mine and that is yours, such thinking is of mean-minded people. Broad minded people consider this whole universe as a single family. 2. Right path is simple (Rig Veda 8/3/13) 3. Every breath curses a gambler. His wife deserts him, and no one lends money to a gambler. (Rig Veda 10-34-3) 4. Oh gamblers, do farming and quit gambling, and remain satisfied with whatever you earn through farming. (Rig Veda 10-34-13) 5. Liquor drinkers lose controls over themselves. They do those things which annoy you. Oh Ishwar! you also don't help such people. (Rig Veda 8-21-14) 6. O, God! you forfeit the prosperity of those who give loan to get more and more profit (interest). (Rig Veda 3-53-14) 7. (O, human beings) respect your elders, have noble thoughts. Don't get divided (among yourself) have friendship and unity. Come to me practicing noble deed. I will create understanding and unified thinking among you. (Rig Veda 10-191-3) 8. Because you are born as a woman, keep your eyesight down, keep your feet close together, and don't wear dresses, which reveal your body.(Rig Veda 8-33-19) 9. The son should be subordinate to his father and obedient to his mother. (Atharva Veda 3-30-2) 10. Generous donors become immortal. Neither they get fear, nor sorrow. They remain protected against destruction. Charity makes these donors succeed in this world as well as after death (Donor gets heaven) (Rig Veda 10-197-8) 11. O, friends! If you don't worship anyone except God, then you will be saved from violence (punishment). (Rig Veda 08-01-01) 12. One who eats alone his hard earned money, (without sharing it with poor) then he is eating sinful money. (Rig Veda 10-117-6) 13. O, God! You bless the righteous man, this is your peculiarity. (Rig Veda 01-01-6) 14. O, God! This universe trembles under influence of your great glory. People with wrong deed get punishment by your wrath, and to righteous people you appreciate with your blessing. (Atharvaveda 01:80:11) 15. Rig Veda says, “O believers! Do not worship anyone except Him (God). He is the only God.” (Rig Veda 8:1:1) 16. Atharva Veda says, “That God is one.”(Atharva Veda 10:9:29) 17. All human beings are children of Manu (Adam). (Rig Veda 01-45-1) (There are fourteen Manu in holy Vedas one of them is Adam. In general prophets are called as Manu in Holy Vedas.) 18. Human beings should walk the right path humbly.(Rig Veda 10-31-02) 19. Without struggle, a deity also does not get the friendship (favour of God). (Yajur Veda 01-45-1) 20. (The God) Instruct you (mankind) harmonious thinking, tolerance and hatred-free emotions. Love each other as a cow loves its calf. (Atharva Veda 03:30:02) TEACHINGS OF HOLY QURAN - Holy Quran is also a treasure house of wisdom. Some of the jewels from this treasure are as follows: 1. If you remain thankful to God, and believe in Him, then what God will gain by punishing you? He is aware of everything and appreciates your good deeds. (Holy Quran 4.147) 2. If a person kills an innocent man (then it is such a great sin that) it is equivalent to killing the whole mankind. And if a person saves life of an innocent man (then it is such a good deed) that it is equivalent to saving the whole mankind. (Holy Quran 5-32) 3. Refrain from major sins, (if you do so) then God will forgive your small mistakes. (Holy Quran 4:31) 4. Do not wish for riots, as God does not like the rioters. (Holy Quran 28:77) 5. If God does not keep the rioters away from each other, then places of worship (of many religions), churches, synagogues, and the mosque, in which God is often worshiped, would have been destroyed. God is most merciful to His creatures. (Holy Quran 22:40) 6. Those who struggle only for materialistic life (and ignore life after death) then I (God) give him prosperity whatever I wish to give him. Then (because of his deed) he will enter Hell. (Holy Quran 17:16) 7. Do not worship anyone, except God. Serve your parents humbly and respectfully, and seek blessings for them.(Holy Quran 17:23) 8. Help the relatives, poor and travelers (who are away from their home ) and don ' t spend wastefully.(Holy Quran 17:26) 9. Don't kill your children because of fear of poverty. (Holy Quran 17:31) 10. Conduct your business honestly. Don't manipulate while weighing (measuring). (Holy Quran 17:35) 11. Don't walk arrogantly. Neither you can tear up the earth nor become taller than mountains. (Holy Quran 17:37) 12. Don't gamble. Don't drink wine (liquors). (Holy Quran 5:91) 13. Never commit adultery. (Holy Quran 17:32) 14. Those who give charity will be too much rewarded by God, and will have a respectful life. (Holy Quran 57:18) 15. Ask the pious men and women to keep their eyesight down, and ask pious women to veil their chest and not to exhibit their ornaments. (Holy Quran 24:30:31, 33:59) 16. Life on earth is a time pass and fun. The true and eternal life is life after death. (Holy Quran 29:64) TEACHINGS OF THE LAST MESSENGER ·Some teachings of Prophet Muhammad ( p b u h ) who conveyed the holy Quran to us are as follows: 1. Walking on religious path is simple. (Bukhari) 2. The key of heaven is prayer (Namaz). (Ahmad) 3. Those who cheat, cannot be Muslim. (Muslim) 4. Always greet before talking. (Bukhari) 5. Always speak truth. (Muslim) 6. Reward of your deed will be as per your intention. (Bukhari) 7. 50% of true Religious faith depends on cleanliness. (Muslim) 8. An extortionist cannot be a Muslim. (Tirmidhi) 9. Heaven is below the feet of mother. (Kanzul Ummal) 10. Don't get annoyed unnecessarily.(Kanzul Ummal) 11. The (Qiyamat) Judgment Day will not occur, till a single person on earth recites the name of God. 12. Supplication (Prarthna) is weapon of a righteous person (Jamius Saghir). 13. Those who give and take bribes, both are cursed by Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). (Abu Dawood) 14. By pleasing father one can please God. (Tirmidhi) 15. Cheaters, misers, those who assert or announce their favour after donating will not enter heaven. (Muslim) 16. You cannot become a Muslim unless you like for others what you like for yourself. (Bukhari) 17. To please Me serve the weaker section of the society, because God helps you and gives you prosperity due to them. (Ahmad, Dawood, Tirmidhi) 18. Pay wages of the laborers before their sweat dries up. (Ibne Majah) 19. Best among you are those, who are best for their family. (Tirmidhi) 20. Treat your wife nicely. (Bukhari) 21. One who finds parent in old age and does not earn heaven by serving them, his nose may lick the dust (he may be Humiliated). (Bukhari) 22. There is an element of prosperity in consultation. (Hadees) 23. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: God says: Remain engaged in My worship and I will give you a respectable life and prosperity; but if you ignore it, I will keep you busy and will never end your misery and humiliation. (Ibne Majah 11-4107) (Source- via e-mail from Colonel N K Balakrishnan Retd)