Category: QURAN

Allah or Brahman are the same

March 15, 2025 Bharat Jhunjhunwala

In this post we will compare the description of Allah in the Quran with the description of Brahman in Hinduism. Our study shows that Allah or Brahman are two names of the same power. Omnipresent 1] Verse– And to Allah belongs the east and the west. So wherever you [might] turn, there is the Face…

ABRAHAMIC, Abrahamic, ANCIENT WORLD, Ancient World, PHILOSOPHY, Philosophy, QURAN, Quran

Hindu Idol Worshippers are not kafir

February 15, 2025 Bharat Jhunjhunwala

In this post we will consider those verses of the Quran in which it is said to kill the kafirs (infidels). Polytheists—including Hindus who worship many gods—have been called mushrik in the Quran. The Quran says to bring them on the right path. They are not to be killed. The Mushrik and those who do…

ABRAHAMIC, Abrahamic, ANCIENT WORLD, Ancient World, Geography, PHILOSOPHY, QURAN, Quran

Reincarnation in Islam

January 28, 2025 Bharat Jhunjhunwala

It is generally believed that the Quran says that after death everyone will appear before Allah on the single Day of Judgment. There is no mention of being born again on earth in the Quran but our study shows that reincarnation is as consistent with the Quran as a single Day of Judgment. We will…

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Does Quran reject idol worship?

December 27, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala

On a straight forward reading it seems that Quran rejects idol worship and looks at idol worshippers negatively. However, on careful reading it is understood that idol worship is of two types: one is when we see idol as a part of Allah or Brahmam and the other is when we see idol equal to…

Ancient World, INTERFAITH, Interfaith, PHILOSOPHY, Philosophy, QURAN, Quran

“Are the Sabeans mentioned in the Quran as Hindu Idol Worshippers”?

September 16, 2024October 14, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala No Comments

Is Hindu idol worship acceptable in the Quran as by Sabeans? || Are Sabeans idolaters? The Structure of Divinity in Hinduism It is often said that the Hindus are idolaters which refers to the people who worship idols. However, this characterization requires more examination. In Hinduism, the three principal gods are Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh…

ABRAHAMIC, Abrahamic, ANCIENT WORLD, Ancient World, AREA, Area, PERSON, Person, PHILOSOPHY, Philosophy, QURAN, Quran, SUBJECT, Subject, TEXT, Text

Who is Allah?

March 1, 2024October 11, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala No Comments

Abstract: The understanding of Allah as a Universal Consciousness is consistent with the Quran. In the beginning, there was only a uniform “matter consciousness.” This “matter-consciousness” that was simultaneously each of these. This uniform “matter-consciousness” wanted to evolve and separate into matter and consciousness. The driver of this evolution was consciousness. The consciousness then prodded…

What was the sin of Adam in the Quran?

March 1, 2024October 19, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala No Comments

Islamic scholars hold that Adam sinned in eating the Tree of Knowledge. Our reading of the Holy Quran, however, suggests that Adam did not sin in eating the Tree of Knowledge. Rather he sinned in delaying the eating of the Tree of Knowledge. This was a minor sin for which he repented and God forgave…

ABRAHAMIC, AREA, PERSON, PHILOSOPHY, QURAN, SUBJECT, TEXT, WEAST ASIA

What does the Quran say about heaven and hell?

March 1, 2024October 21, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala No Comments

A difference between the Hindus and Muslims is regarding the understanding of heaven and hell. I think there is only One God called Allah the Muslims and Parmatma the Hindus. Thus God cannot tell different things to Hindus and Muslims. To arrive at a common understanding I have given below certain Ayats from the Quran…

ABRAHAMIC, AREA, PERSON, PHILOSOPHY, QURAN, SUBJECT, TEXT, WEAST ASIA

Allah is within you

March 1, 2024August 26, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala No Comments

What does the Quran say about universes? In this post we shall consider the concept of Allah as given in the Quran. The traditional understanding is that Allah stand somewhere outside this universe and governs it’s from outside. We would like to present an alternative understanding that Allah is within this universe and the universal…

What does the Quran say about reborn?

March 1, 2024August 26, 2024 Bharat Jhunjhunwala No Comments

I understand that the Bible, Quran and Vedas are all Word of God. Proof is that these scriptures have provided much solace to large numbers. Since these are Word of One God, their messages could not be mutually contradictory….

ABRAHAMIC, AREA, PERSON, PHILOSOPHY, QURAN, SUBJECT, TEXT, WEAST ASIA