Kaaba
a Hindu (SHIVA) Temple?
The
main shrine in Mecca, which houses the Siva emblem, is known as the Kaaba. It
is clothed in a black shroud. That custom also originates from the days when it
was thought necessary to discourage its recapture by camouflaging it.
A
few miles away from Mecca is a big signboard which bars the entry of any
non-Muslim into the area. This is a reminder of the days when the Kaaba was
stormed and captured solely for the newly established faith of Islam. The
object in barring entry of non-Muslims was obviously to prevent its recapture.
As
the pilgrim proceeds towards Mecca he is asked to shave his head and beard and
to don special sacred attire that consists of two seamless sheets of white
cloth. One is to be worn round the waist and the other over the shoulders. Both
these rites are remnants of the old Vedic practice of entering Hindu temples
clean- and with holy seamless white sheets.
According
to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Kaaba has 360 images. Traditional accounts
mention that one of the deities among the 360 destroyed when the place was
stormed was that of Saturn; another was of the Moon and yet another was one
called Allah. That shows that in the Kaaba the Arabs worshipped the nine
planets in pre-Islamic days. In India the practice of ‘Navagraha’ puja, that is
worship of the nine planets, is still in vogue. Two of these nine are Saturn
and Moon.
In
India the crescent moon is always painted across the forehead of the Siva
symbol. Since that symbol was associated with the Siva emblem in Kaaba it came
to be grafted on the flag of Islam.
Another
Hindu tradition associated with the Kaaba is that of the sacred stream Ganga
(sacred waters of the Ganges River). According to the Hindu tradition Ganga is
also inseparable from the Shiva emblem as the crescent moon. Wherever there is
a Siva emblem, Ganga must co-exist. True to that association a sacred fount
exists near the Kaaba, Its water is held sacred because it has been
traditionally regarded as Ganga since pre-Islamic times (Zam-Zam water).
[Note:
Even today, Muslim pilgrims who go to the Kaaba for Haj regard this Zam-Zam
water with reverence and take some bottled water with them as sacred water.]
Muslim
pilgrims visiting the Kaaba temple go around it seven times. In no other mosque
does the circumambulation prevail. Hindus invariably circumambulate around
their deities. This is yet another proof that the Kaaba shrine is a pre-Islamic
Indian Shiva temple where the Hindu practice of circumambulation is still
meticulously observed.
The
practice of taking seven steps- known as Saptapadi in Sanskrit - is associated
with Hindu marriage ceremony and fire worship. The culminating rite in a Hindu
marriage enjoins upon the bride and groom to go round the sacred fire four
times (but misunderstood by many as seven times). Since "Makha" means
fire, the seven circumambulations also prove that Mecca was the seat of Indian
fire-worship in the West Asia.
It
might come as a stunning revelation to many that the word ‘ALLAH’ itself is Sanskrit.
In Sanskrit language Allah, Akka and Amba are synonyms. They signify a goddess
or mother. The term ‘ALLAH’ forms part of Sanskrit chants invoking goddess
Durga, also known as Bhavani, Chandi and Mahishasurmardini. The Islamic word
for God is., therefore, not an innovation but the ancient Sanskrit appellation
retained and continued by Islam. Allah means mother or goddess and mother
goddess.
One
Koranic verse is an exact translation of a stanza in the Yajurveda. This was
pointed out by the great research scholar Pandit Satavlekar of Pardi in one of
his articles.
Another
scholar points out that the following teaching from the Koran is exactly
similar to the teaching of the Kena Upanishad (1.7).
The Koran:
"Sight
perceives Him not. But He perceives men's sights; for He is the knower of
secrets, the Aware."
Kena Upanishad:
"That
which cannot be seen by the eye but through which the eye itself sees, know
That to be Brahman (God) and not what people worship here (in the manifested
world)."
A
simplified meaning of both the above verses reads:
God
is one and that He is beyond man's sensory experience.]
It
will now be easy to comprehend the various Hindu customs still prevailing in
West Asian countries even after the existence of Islam during the last 1300
years. Let us review some Hindu traditions which exist as the core of Islamic
practice.
The
Hindus have a pantheon of 33 gods. People in Asia Minor too worshipped 33 gods
before the spread of Islam. The lunar calendar was introduced in West Asia during
the Indian rule. The Muslim month ‘Safar’signifying the ‘extra’ month (Adhik
Maas) in the Hindu calendar. The Muslim month Rabi is the corrupt form of Ravi
meaning the sun because Sanskrit ‘V’ changes into Prakrit ‘B’ (Prakrit being
the popular version of Sanskrit language). The Muslim sanctity for Gyrahwi
Sharif is nothing but the Hindu Ekadashi (Gyrah = eleven or Gyaarah). Both are
identical in meaning.
The
Islamic practice of Bakari Eed) derives from the Go-Medh and Ashva-Medh Yagnas
or sacrifices of Vedic times. Eed in Sanskrit means worship. The Islamic word
Eed for festive days, signifying days of worship, is therefore a pure Sanskrit
word. The word MESH in the Hindu zodiac signifies a lamb. Since in ancient
times the year used to begin with the entry of the sun in Aries, the occasion
was celebrated with mutton feasting. That is the origin of the Bakari Eed
festival.
[Note:
The word Bakari is an Indian language word for a goat.]
Since
Eed means worship and Griha means ‘house’, the Islamic word Idgah signifies a
‘House of worship’ which is the exact Sanskrit connotation of the term.
Similarly the word ‘Namaz’ derives from two Sanskrit roots ‘Nama’ and ‘Yajna’
(NAMa yAJna) meaning bowing and worshipping.
Vedic
descriptions about the moon, the different stellar constellations and the
creation of the universe have been incorporated from the Vedas in Koran part 1
chapter 2, stanza 113, 114, 115, and 158, 189, chapter 9, stanza 37 and chapter
10, stanzas 4 to 7.
Recital
of the Namaz five times a day owes its origin to the Vedic injunction of
Panchmahayagna (five daily worship- Panch-Maha-Yagna) which is part of the
daily Vedic ritual prescribed for all individuals.
Muslims
are enjoined cleanliness of five parts of the body before commencing prayers.
This derives from the Vedic injection ‘Shareer Shydhyartham Panchanga Nyasah’
Four
months of the year are regarded as very sacred in Islamic custom. The devout
are enjoined to abstain from plunder and other evil deeds during that period.
This originates in the Chaturmasa i.e., the four-month period of special vows
and austerities in Hindu tradition. Shabibarat is the corrupt form of Shiva
Vrat and Shiva Ratra. Since the Kaaba has been an important centre of Shiva
worship from times immemorial, the Shivaratri festival used to be celebrated
there with great gusto. It is that festival which is signified by the Islamic
word Shabibarat.
Encyclopaedias
tell us that there are inscriptions on the side of the Kaaba walls. What they
are, nobody has been allowed to study, according to the correspondence I had
with an American scholar of Arabic. But according to hearsay at least some of
those inscriptions are in Sanskrit, and some of them are stanzas from the
Bhagavad Gita.
According
to extant Islamic records, Indian merchants had settled in Arabia, particularly
in Yemen, and their life and manners deeply influenced those who came in touch
with them. At Ubla there were a large number of Indian settlements. This shows
that Indians were in Arabia and Yemen in sufficient strength and commanding
position to be able to influence the local people. This could not be possible
unless they belonged to the ruling class.
The
Islamic term ‘Eed-ul-Fitr’ derives from the ‘Eed of Piters’ that is worship of
forefathers in Sanskrit tradition. In India, Hindus commemorate their ancestors
during the Pitr-Paksha that is the fortnight reserved for their remembrance.
The very same is the significance of ‘Eed-ul-Fitr’ (worship of forefathers).
The
Islamic practice of observing the moon rise before deciding on celebrating the
occasion derives from the Hindu custom of breaking fast on Sankranti and
Vinayaki Chaturthi only after sighting the moon.
Barah
Vafat, the Muslim festival for commemorating those dead in battle or by
weapons, derives from a similar Sanskrit tradition because in Sanskrit
‘Phiphaut’ is ‘death’. Hindus observe Chayal Chaturdashi in memory of those who
have died in battle.
The
word Arabia is itself the abbreviation of a Sanskrit word. The original word is
‘Arabasthan’. Since Prakrit ‘B’ is Sanskrit ‘V’ the original Sanskrit name of
the land is ‘Arvasthan’. ‘Arva’ in Sanskrit means a horse. Arvasthan signifies
a land of horses., and as well all know, Arabia is famous for its horses.
Unfortunately
these chapters of world history have been almost obliterated from public
memory. They need to be carefully deciphered and rewritten. When these chapters
are rewritten they might change the entire concept and orientation of ancient
history**. In view of the overwhelming evidence led above, historians,
scholars, students of history and lay men alike should take note that they had
better revise their text books of ancient world history. The existence of Hindu
customs, shrines, Sanskrit names of whole regions, countries and towns and the
Vikramaditya inscriptions reproduced at the beginning are a thumping proof that
Indian Kshatriyas once ruled over the vast region from Bali to Baltic and Korea
to Kaaba in Mecca, Arabia at the very least.
I
would like to bring to your notice regarding this, that the word Kabaa might
have come from the TAMIL language – Kabaalishwaran temple (TAMIL) is considered
as one of the oldest languages of the world). Dravidian's worshiped Lord Shiva)
as their Primal Deity - Indus valley civilization. Shiva Temple’s in South
India are called as Kabaalishwaran temples. Kabaali - refers to Lord Shiva.
The
following explanation is reproduced from the Sword of Truth archives.
Read
from right to left this figure of OM represents the numbers 786 Look at this
symbol of Om in a mirror and you can make out the Devnagari (Sanskrit-Hindi)
numerals 7-8-6
All
Arabic copies of the Koran have the mysterious figure 786 imprinted on them. No
Arabic scholar has been able to determine the choice of this particular number
as divine. It is an established fact that Muhammad was illiterate therefore it
is obvious that he would not be able to differentiate numbers from letters.
This "magical" number is none other than the Vedic holy letter
"OM" written in Sanskrit (Refer to figure above). Anyone who knows
Sanskrit can try reading the symbol for "OM" backwards in the Arabic
way and magically the numbers 786 will appear! Muslims in their ignorance
simply do not realise that this special number is nothing more than the holiest
of Vedic symbols misread.
Historians
have blundered in not giving due weight to the evidence provided by Sanskrit
names pervading over the entire west Asian region. Let us take a contemporary
instance. Why did a part of India get named Nagaland even after the end of
British rule over India? After all historical traces are wiped out of human
memory, will a future age historian be wrong if he concludes from the name
Nagaland that the British or some English speaking power must have ruled over
India? Why is Portuguese spoken in Goa (part of India), and French in
Pondichery (part of India), and both French and English in Canada? Is it not
because those people ruled over the territories where their languages are
spoken? Can we not then justly conclude that wherever traces of Sanskrit names
and traditions exist Indians once held sway? It is unfortunate that this
important piece of decisive evidence has been ignored all these centuries.
Another
question which should have presented itself to historians for consideration is
how could it be that Indian empires could extend in the east as far as Korea
and Japan, while not being able to make headway beyond Afghanisthan? In fact
land campaigns are much easier to conduct than by sea. It was the Indians who
ruled the entire West Asian region from Karachi to Hedjaz and who gave Sanskrit
names to those lands and the towns therein introduce their pantheon of the
fire-worship, imparted education and established law and order.
It
may be that Arabia itself was not part of the Indian empire until king Vikrama
, since Bintoi says that it was king Vikrama who for the first time brought
about a radical change in the social, cultural and political life of Arabia. It
may be that the whole of West Asia except Arabia was under Indian rule before
Vikrama. The latter added Arabia too to the Indian Empire. Or as a remote
possibility it could be that king Vikramaditya himself conducted a series of
brilliant campaigns annexing to his empire the vast region between Afghanisthan
and Hedjaz.
Incidentally
this also explains why king Vikramaditya is so famous in history. Apart from
the nobility and truthfulness of heart and his impartial filial affection for
all his subjects, whether Indian or Arab, as testified by Bintoi, king
Vikramaditya has been permanently enshrined in the pages of history because he
was the world’s greatest ruler having the largest empire. It should be
remembered that only a monarch with a vast empire gets famous in world history.
Vikram Samvat (calendar still widely in use in India today) which he initiated
over 2000 years ago may well mark his victory over Arabia, and the so called
Kutub Minar (Kutub Tower in Delhi), a pillar commemorating that victory and the
consequential marriage with the Vaihika (Balkh) princess as testified by the
nearby iron pillar inscription.
A
careful analysis of the above enables us to draw the following conclusions:
That
the knowledge of Indian arts and sciences was imparted by Indians to the Arabs
directly by founding schools, academies and cultural centres. The belief,
therefore, that visiting Arabs conveyed that knowledge to their own lands
through their own indefatigable efforts and scholarship is unfounded.
An
ancillary conclusion could be that the so-called Kutub Minar (in Delhi, India)
could well be king Vikramadiya’s tower commemorating his conquest of Arabia.
This conclusion is strengthened by two pointers. Firstly, the inscription on
the iron pillar near the so-called Kutub Minar refers to the marriage of the
victorious king Vikramaditya to the princess of Balhika. This Balhika is none
other than the Balkh region in West Asia. It could be that Arabia was wrestled
by king Vikramaditya from the ruler of Balkh who concluded a treaty by giving
his daughter in marriage to the victor. Secondly, the township adjoining the so
called Kutub Minar is named Mehrauli after Mihira who was the renowned
astronomer-mathematician of king Vikram’s court. Mehrauli is the corrupt form
of Sanskrit ‘Mihira-Awali’ signifying a row of houses raised for Mihira and his
helpers and assistants working on astronomical observations made from the
tower.
Having
seen the far reaching and history shaking implications of the Arabic
inscription concerning king Vikrama, we shall now piece together the story of
its find. How it came to be recorded and hung in the Kaaba in Mecca. What are
the other proofs reinforcing the belief that Arabs were once followers of the
Indian Vedic way of life and that tranquillity and education were ushered into
Arabia by king Vikramaditya’s scholars, educationists from an uneasy period of
"ignorance and turmoil" mentioned in the inscription.
