Response to Dayananda - Allegation 1:
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Part 1
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Introduction:
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In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful. We testify that there is no God but Allah and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the servant and last messenger of Almighty Allah.
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The founder of orthodox Hindu sect 'Arya Samaj' had criticized almost all other religions including Islam in a great harsh way. As the followers of Islam, we Muslims want to reply to his false allegations on Islam.
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He has already been responded by some people previously; but yet we want to present some more new response part by part so that readers can get each of his points' rebuttal one by one in gradual process.
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♦ Dayananda on Islam:
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"Now we shall examine (the doctrines of) the Mohammedan religion.
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1. "(I begin this book) in the name of God, the Compassionate, the merciful." (1*:1.)
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C. ~ The Mohammedans claim that this Q’uran is the Word of God, but it appears from the above passage that the author of this book was some person other than God, since had it been God himself, He would not have said: "(I begin this book) in the name of God etc." He would have, instead, said: "I write this book for the instruction of mankind"......."
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['THE LIGHT OF TRUTH' (The Satyartha Prakasha) by Swami Dayanand Saraswati/Chapter 14 - AN EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF ISLAM/A WORD TO THE SEEKER OF TRUTH/Page 652]
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♦ Our Response:
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Firstly, the name of our religion is Islam and we are called as Muslims, not Mohammedans! Because Muhammad (peace be upon him) is not the founder of Islam, rather he is the last and final messenger of Almighty Allah.
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وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ ٱلرُّسُلُۚ أَفَإِي۟ن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ٱنقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْقَٰبِكُمْۚ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًٔاۗ وَسَيَجْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
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**"Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messenger that passed away before him.**
If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude."
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[The Noble Quran, 3:144;
translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali]
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Secondly, Dayananda has thought that Quran has come from human brain because of the expression "(I begin this book) in the name of God etc."
Here he has failed to realize some points.
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Point 1:
Quran is in Arabic and so, there are different translations to express the meaning of its verses. Here Dayananda uses //(I begin this book)// in first bracket but in different other translations, there are not such words in Al-Quran 1:1. We are giving some other translations below:
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Al-Quran, Surah Al-Fatihah 1:1
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"In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful."
(Sahih International translation)
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"In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful."
(Translation of Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
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"In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful."
(Translation of Hilali & Khan)
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"With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful."
(Translation of Mufti Taqi Usmani)
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"In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful."
(Translation of Pickthall)
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[source - https://goo.gl/w6rESk]
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So, we can see, there are many established translations where the portion //(I begin this book)// in first bracket is not mentioned. So, what Dayananda has used here in first bracket needs not to be the words of Allah. Rather, these are his own or some other person's speech what he is using here to show that Quran has come from human brain.
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Point 2:
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Dayananda has failed to realize that the expression "Bismillah" or "In the name of Allah" is the formula for starting every Suarh or Chapter of the Quran except Surah Tawba(9th chapter of the Quran) which is agreed by most of the previous Islamic scholars.
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Ibn Kathir says in his tafsir:
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"The opinion that Bismillah is an Ayah of every Surah, except Al-Bara'ah (Surah 9), was attributed to (the Companions);
- Ibn Abbas
- Ibn Umar
- Ibn Az-Zubayr
- Abu Hurayrah
- Ali
This opinion was also attributed to the Tabi`in:
- Ata'
- Tawus
- Sa`id bin Jubayr
- Makhul
- Az-Zuhri
This is also the view of;
- Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak
- Ash-Shafi`i
- Ahmad bin Hanbal, (in one report from him)
- Ishaq bin Rahwayh
- Abu Ubayd Al-Qasim bin Salam......"
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[Tafsir ibn kathir/Taken from the explanation of Al-Quran 1:1/source - https://goo.gl/w6rESk]
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Point 3:
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Al-Quran 1:1 is a unique style of starting which can not be found in any other scripture.
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Rig Veda is being started with the expression of fire-god 'Agni':
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"I Laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice, The hotar, lavishest of wealth."
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[The Rig Veda, 1:1:1;
translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith;
source - https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Rig_Veda/Mandala_1/Hymn_1]
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Bhagavad-Gita has been started with the reference of observing the armies on the Battle-field of Kuruksetra:
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"Dhrtarastra said: O Sanjaya, after assembling in the place of pilgrimage at Kuruksetra, what did my sons and the sons of Pandu do, being desirous to fight?"
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[Bhagavad-Gita As It Is, Chapter 1, Verse 1; Copyright (c) 1972 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada;
source - https://asitis.com/1/1.html]
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Manu Samhita has been started with the incident about approaching of different sages to Manu:
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"The great sages approached Manu, who was seated with a collected mind, and, having duly worshipped him, spoke as follows:"
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[The Laws of Manu, 1:1;
translated by George Bühler;
source - http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/manu/manu01.htm]
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Bible is started with the talking of beginning of the Creation:
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"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
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[The KJV Bible, Genesis, 1:1]
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But Quran is the only scripture in the world which is presenting the readers a unique style of starting - 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah) - which can not be understood by Dayananda because of his corrupted thinking on Islam.
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Point 4:
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Surah Fatihah is one kind of prayer which is read in our Salah or Namaz and also it is a discussion between Allah and His servant.
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"Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying:
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If anyone observes a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qur’an, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, it is incomplete, and deficient. (The narrator said) I said: Abu Hurairah, sometime I pray behind the imam(then what should I do)? Pressing my hand he replied:
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O Persian, recite it inwardly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying that Allah, Most High, has said:
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I have Me and the Half for my servant and My servant will receive what he asks.
The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said: Recite. When the servant says: “praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe,” Allah, Most High says: “My servant has praised me.” When the servant says: “ The Compassionate, the merciful, “Allah Most High says: “My servant has lauded me.” When the servant says: “Owner of the Day of Judgment,” Allah, Most High, says: “My servant has glorified Me” When the servant says: “ Thee do we worship and of thee we ask help. “ (Allah says) “This is between Me and My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks.” When the servant says: “ Guide us to the Straight Path, the path of those whom thou hast favoured, not ( the path) of those who earn thine anger nor of those who go astray,”(Allah says: ) “This is for My servant, and My servant will receive what he asks.”
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[Sunan Abu Dawud/Chapter 2/Salah/Hadith no. 821/Standard - Sahih;
source - http://www.hadithbd.com/share.php?hid=17244]
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Swami Dayananda's thought on Islam is so corrupted that he could not be able to understand the sweetness and relevance of Surah Fatihah and its first expression "Bismillah" in a normal way!!!
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To be continue....
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