Submitted by anurag sati(India), Jul 27, 2006 at 15:25
i will like to tell you being a devoted hindu that that there is no concept of religion in sanatana dharma. all the religions of the world today are the offshoots of sanatana dharma.islam was not founded by prophet muhammad as every muslim thinks. prophet was an illliterate person and he was always confused with the idea of many gods being worshipped by the people in those times. confused and with little of anger in his mind , he travelled to a cave where he thought of making a new revelation to the world that there is only one god and his name is ALLAH. But his concept was rejected by his own family. so he waged a war to prove himself and so was born a new religion ISLAM. Prophet was right in his thinking but only his followers could not understand his core thought of one GOD. They tried to spread ISLAM in a violent way and thus a polarisation in the world took place where ISLAM and MUSLIMS found itself in hate with other faiths.
problem with the people in ISLAM is that it's religious leaders never tried the path of peace they only talked of it. In their heart they want to convert everyone to ISLAM little realizing that it will not make any difference to the world. But their acts of milltancy will only spread and who knows one more prophet may come in this world to fight these demons.
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