What do Muslims consider Hinduism as?

Do Muslims consider Hinduism as a polytheistic religion?

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And is Polytheism considered one of the worst of sins?

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  • Salam for you my dear friend.

    Yes muslims regard Hinduism as a polytheistic religion which is against with the monotheism just only believe to Allah the only one God without ally.They are considered as kafirs and they will have the worst and big sins of shirk.Hindusm is unfair and illogic because they bilieve in idols and statues and they are divided into several castes the highest brahmana and the lowest sudra, just opposite in Islam all people are treated the sameThe difference lies only on its faith (iman and taqwa)and good doings ( amal ibadah) in the eyes of God.

    Hinduism is a not in line with the religion brought by Adam,Nuh(Noah),

    Abraham(Ibrahim),Jacoob,Ishaqupt to Isa Al Masih or Jesus and Ismael up to Muhammad prophet

  • Yes. So does much of world who doesn't understand the original concepts of the philosophy versus common practice today. It only has one force or God represented by many forms in nature. Idol worship originally existed because humans need to use their senses in order to then transition to a formless idea.

    Abrahamic religions think they don't have idols or physical forms representing their God, but practice actually says otherwise. If God was formless, then why face a certain direction for prayer. A distance physical entity versus one up close is no different. This arrogant view coming from a religion born from one person's "vision" versus intelligent discussion amongst many is why it is considered a sociopolitical plague in the rest of the world.

    If Hinduism is considered to be "polytheistic" based on current perceived practices, then based on the responses here, Islam should be considered "unevolving, narrow-minded, and intolerant" as supported by worldwide actions.

  • Honestly speaking, there is no such religion that you call Hinuism. Hindu is a community based on their geographical land position. If you think this way then you can understand the layers of concepts. Moreover, a single person or single group did not set these concepts. Neither the concepts of God built in a single age. Vedas is main reference of Hinduism but those are not compulsory! Vedas are monotheistic. The colorful verities of many thoughts- including sheikh and Muslim Sufi saints form Hinduism. Christians- specially Vasai Church fellows are also adding their efforts to it in modern times. The process is still going on and it has no end! Then you name it by your way-monotheism or polytheism. Even non believer is also a Hindu.

  • Indraṃ mitraṃ varuṇamaghnimāhuratho divyaḥ sa suparṇo gharutmān,

    ekaṃ sad viprā bahudhā vadantyaghniṃ yamaṃ mātariśvānamāhuḥ

    "They call him Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa, Agni, and he is heavenly nobly-winged Garutmān.

    To what is One, sages give many a title they call it Agni, Yama, Mātariśvan."(trans. Griffith)

    Forget the new Hinduism followed in today.. Which is entirely wrong.. If you take the real Sanadana Dharma God is one as allah..But all religion concepts aren't same.

  • I was only wanting to find out what Hindus thought of Islam! Islam is a loud sea of mouths and I wanted to get the quiet voice of a single Hindu.

    Why do Muslims shout so loud about truth?

    Shakespeare Quote - "Methinks thou dost protest too much"

  • Muslims believe what Hindu claim themselves and feel proud in it. They do associate things with God and give a status of divinity to mere things.

    However, it is todays Hinduism. Islam recognizes Hinduism as a religion of past that was originated according to the needs of the human minds at that point of Histroy. With evolution of religion Hinduism became an outdated stuff.

    Every religion, however idolatrous it may appear to us today, was fundamentally a monotheistic religion because if one does not accept this universal principle then arguments between religions will have no end whatsoever and each religion will be understood to have emanated from a different source, from a different God.

    What went wrong is that Hindu started to beleive Lord Krishna as creator of the worlds. Krishna (as) himself only claimed to be a Messenger, no more. For instance, his being called `murli dhar' (flute player). Apparently, the flute is singing the song or creating the music but there is breath behind it. Then he has more hands than ordinary people and he has a body, a well defined body, but instead of two hands he has four hands and he is also known to have possessed wings.

    Read it full here:

    http://www.alislam.org/library/links/00000158.html

    http://www.alislam.org/library/books/revelation/pa...

    Concept of God in Hinduism and how it is changed:

    http://www2.alislam.org/askislam/mp3/MEI_19841117_...

  • yes...muslims consider Hinduism as a polytheistic religion, which by the way, is one of the many differences between it and Islam.

  • yes and yes. The whole world considers Hindus polytheists.

  • You lovely people please open your mind !! Hindus don't care if you call them khafirs, sinners, whatever nasty things you wish to call us. The difference between hindus and muslims are the former respects and believes you are on path to god just as much as a hindu, Christian, Sikh or a Jewish person is.

    If you want to quote about hinduism at least make the effort to quote from a hindu website rather than a Muslim one. If i am researching Islam, would it make sense if i quoted from www.hindu.org ??? Nope, only some one with an agenda to bullshit will do that like the guy ranting about what "Krishna" in hinduism stands for.

    I am not here to debate with you or quote the Hindu scriptures (unlike Muslims who love quoting on a Hindu q/a from Quran) Nor do i care about converting you.........unlike the tendency of a Muslim.

    Just debate with logic people.

    Incase truly curious about Hinduism try this website:

    http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1863/faq...

    I think its written very simply and may just clear all your negative notions about Hinduism.

    Keep believing in Allah...........Ram, Allah and Jesus are all the same god!!

  • Yes Hinduism is polytheism.

    Polytheism = Shirk = associating partners with The One Creator = the biggest sin in Islaam.

    *It is what makes someone a believer or disbeliever.

    :)

    Yes, even though the Hindus below have quoted about their marvelous religion, they forgot that the question asked for how Muslims consider Hinduism as, and btw, the answerer didn't respond to it without knowing the nature of Hinduism.

    Qur'aan doesn't mention "hindu" anywhere. But it teaches us not to associate partners in worship. That means, there is no need for idols, there is no need to imagine god, there is no need to put thoughts about God's characteristics and attributes, there is no need for another person to ask for another etc. God IS what He taught us He is and more than that, but we don't have knowledge of it, period. And we can directly ask Him, pray to Him wherever we are, except we are not to do so in dirty places and graves.

    THESE ARE THE MAIN REASONS WHY HINDUISM IS TRUELY POLYTHIESTIC IN NATURE ACCORDING TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAAM, & IT IS NOT CONSIDERED WORSHIP OF ONE TRUE GOD! But mixed with thoughts of men.

    This exactly IS what takes one out of the correct belief/path in Islaam. And it is not only Hinduism, but also many Muslims have added such things to religion, and it is shirk. And Allah forbade us from this again and again and again.

    So it is not a criticism to the fellow Hindus here, but it is only the understanding of faith/belief and worship in Islaam.

    Oh! and kaafir isn't nasty name calling, kaafir means the one who denies, and you do deny the message of Islaam, and that's all it means. And often people say, non-Muslim instead in English. Only Islaam haters come up with ideas to make it sounds horrible and nasty may be. but it truely isn't meant that way at all.

    Peace! :)

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