Permission of Idol worship in Hinduism....

Idol-worship is not prohibited in Hinduism.
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"He who knows him who has no beginning and no end, in the midst of chaos, creating all things, **having many forms**, alone enveloping everything, is freed from all fetters."
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[Svetâsvatara Upanishad, 5:13;
The Upanishads, Part 2 (SBE15), by Max Müller;
source - http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15104.htm]
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"The Blessed Lord said: My dear Arjuna, O son of Prtha, behold now My opulences, **hundreds of thousands of varied divine forms**, multicolored like the sea."
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[Bhagavad Gita, 11:5;
'Bhagavad Gita As It Is' by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada;
source - https://asitis.com/11/5.html]
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Look at these two quotations where it is clearly said that God has many forms according to the view of Hinduism.
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It is clearly contradicted to this verse of the Quran:
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"And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
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(Al-Quran, 112:4;
The Noble Qur'an English Translation by Hilali and Khan)
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Here, we see that some scholars and brothers are trying to prove that Idol worship is not allowed in Hinduism. But there is no clear cut evidence where it is plainly said in Hindu scriptures that Idol worship or form worship is prohibited.
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Rather, in various quotations, you can find the permission of idol worship. According to our understanding, these two verses are giving the direct permission of idol worship or form worship.
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"All of them—**as they surrender unto Me(by form or formless worship)**—I reward accordingly. Everyone follows My path in all respects, O son of Prtha."
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[Bhagavad Gita, 4:11;
'Bhagavad Gita As It Is' by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada;
source - https://www.asitis.com/4/11.html]
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"Whatever a man may sacrifice **to other gods**, O son of Kunti, is really meant for Me alone, but it is offered without true understanding."
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[Bhagavad Gita, 9:23;
'Bhagavad Gita As It Is' by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada;
source - https://asitis.com/9/23.html]
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So, there should not be any similarity with "shirk" and "kufr" system. It should fully be rejected.
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Also read:
WHY ISLAM PROHIBITS WORSHIP BY FORMS???
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Part 1: http://uniqueislamblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/why-islam-prohibits-worship-by-forms.html?m=1
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Part 2: http://uniqueislamblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/why-islam-prohibits-worship-by-forms_13.html?m=1