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Submitted by Rama (United Arab Emirates), Oct 2, 2006 at 09:26

I refer to the recent debate with Dr.Naik who is also a well learned man from Islamic literature. I have seen him on television many occassion abusing Hindu Dharma and also he referred on many occassion critizing Hindu way of prayers. I felt little annoyed and thought to myself that someone who is well learned about Hindu Dharma to have a debate and explain Dr.Naik and open his safety vault of knowledge and pour in correct information about Hindu Dharma.

The opportunity came when Sri Sri was to explain the real meaning of HINDU DHARMA and specially Sanathana Dharma. First of all we must all understand that HINDU religion was a name given only for recognition with other religion. Before the birth of various religion like Buddhism, Sikkisim, Judaisim, Christianity, Islam etc there was only one method of living and practicising life called by its name Sanathana Dharma and its also called PURE INTELLEGANCE or PURUSHA /BRAHMA/ etc there is no particular date of birth of Sanathana Dharma. Whereas all other religion has a era that is date of birth. Islam came year 1500 , christianity came year 2000 etc. The highest truth is anything that has begining has an end and anything that takes birth has to die. Whereas SANATHANA DHARMA never born there is no date of birth and no body can put an era to it..so this SANATHANA DHARMA will never die. As explained in ISA VASYAM UPANISHAD..

Verse 4, 5, and 8 describe the nature of Self as:

Self is One, unmoving, and faster than the mind. The senses cannot overtake It, since It is already there when we try to reach it. Only all-pervasive, stationary, and infinite entity (Absolute Consciousness) can qualify to become the Self. Such Self can be described as, "That moves and that does not move; that is far off and that is very near; that is inside all this and that is also outside all this." That has no begining and that has no end"

Kaaba a Hindu Temple?
[Note: A recent archeological find in Kuwait unearthed a gold-plated
statue of the Hindu deity Ganesh. A Muslim resident of Kuwait requested
historical research material that can help explain the connection
between Hindu civilisation and Arabia.]

Was the Kaaba Originally a Hindu Temple?
By P.N. Oak (Historian)

Glancing through some research material recently, I was pleasantly
surprised to come across a reference to a king Vikramaditya inscription
found in the Kaaba in Mecca proving beyond doubt that the Arabian
Peninsula formed a part of his Indian Empire.


The text of the crucial Vikramaditya inscription, found inscribed on a
gold dish hung inside the Kaaba shrine in Mecca, is found recorded on
page 315 of a volume known as 'Sayar-ul-Okul' treasured in the
Makhtab-e-Sultania library in Istanbul, Turkey. Rendered in free
English the inscription says:


"Fortunate are those who were born (and lived) during king Vikram's
reign. He was a noble, generous dutiful ruler, devoted to the welfare
of his subjects. But at that time we Arabs, oblivious of God, were lost
in sensual pleasures. Plotting and torture were rampant. The darkness
of ignorance had enveloped our country. Like the lamb struggling for
her life in the cruel paws of a wolf we Arabs were caught up in
ignorance. The entire country was enveloped in a darkness so intense as
on a new moon night. But the present dawn and pleasant sunshine of
education is the result of the favour of the noble king Vikramaditya
whose benevolent supervision did not lose sight of us- foreigners as we
were. He spread his sacred religion amongst us and sent scholars whose
brilliance shone like that of the sun from his country to ours. These
scholars and preceptors through whose benevolence we were once again
made cognisant of the presence of God, introduced to His sacred
existence and put on the road of Truth, had come to our country to
preach their religion and impart education at king Vikramaditya's
behest."


For those who would like to read the Arabic wording I reproduce it
hereunder in Roman script:


"Itrashaphai Santu Ibikramatul Phahalameen Karimun Yartapheeha
Wayosassaru Bihillahaya Samaini Ela Motakabberen Sihillaha Yuhee Quid
min howa Yapakhara phajjal asari nahone osirom bayjayhalem. Yundan
blabin Kajan blnaya khtoryaha sadunya kanateph netephi bejehalin
Atadari bilamasa- rateen phakef tasabuhu kaunnieja majekaralhada
walador. As hmiman burukankad toluho watastaru hihila Yakajibaymana
balay kulk amarena phaneya jaunabilamary Bikramatum".


(Page 315 Sayar-ul-okul).


[Note: The title 'Saya-ul-okul' signifies memorable words.]


A careful analysis of the above inscription enables us to draw the
following conclusions:


That the ancient Indian empires may have extended up to the eastern
boundaries of Arabia until Vikramaditya and that it was he who for the
first time conquered Arabia. Because the inscription says that king
Vikram who dispelled the darkness of ignorance from Arabia.
That, whatever their earlier faith, King Vikrama's preachers had
succeeded in spreading the Vedic (based on the Vedas, the Hindu sacred
scriptures)) way of life in Arabia.
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.


In Istanbul, Turkey, there is a famous library called
Makhatab-e-Sultania, which is reputed to have the largest collection of
ancient West Asian literature. In the Arabic section of that library is
an anthology of ancient Arabic poetry. That anthology was compiled from
an earlier work in A.D. 1742 under the orders of the Turkish ruler
Sultan Salim.


The pages of that volume are of Hareer - a kind of silk used for
writing on. Each page has a decorative gilded border. That anthology is
known as Sayar-ul-Okul. It is divided into three parts. The first part
contains biographic details and the poetic compositions of pre-Islamic
Arabian poets. The second part embodies accounts and verses of poets of
the period beginning just after prophet Mohammad's times, up to the
end of the Banee-Um-Mayya dynasty. The third part deals with later
poets up to the end of Khalif Harun-al-Rashid's times.


Abu Amir Asamai, an Arabian bard who was the poet Laureate of
Harun-al-Rashid's court, has compiled and edited the anthology.


The first modern edition of 'Sayar-ul-Okul' was printed and
published in Berlin in 1864. A subsequent edition is the one published
in Beirut in 1932.


The collection is regarded as the most important and authoritative
anthology of ancient Arabic poetry. It throws considerable light on the
social life, customs, manners and entertainment modes of ancient
Arabia. The book also contains an elaborate description of the ancient
shrine of Mecca, the town and the annual fair known as OKAJ which used
to be held every year around the Kaaba temple in Mecca. This should
convince readers that the annual haj of the Muslims to the Kaaba is of
earlier pre-Islamic congregation.


But the OKAJ fair was far from a carnival. It provided a forum for the
elite and the learned to discuss the social, religious, political,
literary and other aspects of the Vedic culture then pervading Arabia.
'Sayar-ul-Okul' asserts that the conclusion reached at those
discussions were widely respected throughout Arabia. Mecca, therefore,
followed the Varanasi tradition (of India) of providing a venue for
important discussions among the learned while the masses congregated
there for spiritual bliss. The principal shrines at both Varanasi in
India and at Mecca in Arvasthan (Arabia) were Siva temples. Even to
this day ancient Mahadev (Siva) emblems can be seen. It is the Shankara
(Siva) stone that Muslim pilgrims reverently touch and kiss in the
Kaaba.


Arabic tradition has lost trace of the founding of the Kaaba temple.
The discovery of the Vikramaditya inscription affords a clue. King
Vikramaditya is known for his great devotion to Lord Mahadev (Siva). At
Ujjain (India), the capital of Vikramaditya, exists the famous shrine
of Mahankal, i.e., of Lord Shankara (Siva) associated with
Vikramaditya. Since according to the Vikramaditya inscription he spread
the Vedic religion, who else but he could have founded the Kaaba temple
in Mecca?


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.


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.


According to the Encyclopaedia 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).

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pak hind superpowers -- ram rahim ek hai - allah aur ram [111 words]rajSep 16, 2009 12:4626556
hmmmm [194 words]KabirOct 21, 2009 05:2726556
hmmmm [113 words]KabirOct 21, 2009 05:4126556
Do not quote out of context [172 words]NileshNov 20, 2009 03:4226556
TRUTH IS OUT THERE [129 words]MahdiJan 12, 2010 13:5726556
God is love [49 words]FatimaFeb 9, 2010 12:0426556
2know complete hinduism [110 words]mukesh ranjan mallickMar 5, 2010 04:4026556
Shiva lingam.Seeds of Jivatmas.God created created force to live in harmony,karmas are linked to bear its fruits. [57 words]shridevMar 6, 2010 14:1326556
1MOHAMED IS NOT THE PREACHER OF ISLAM [141 words]SAHAZAD AHAMEDMar 22, 2010 09:0526556
Mr Ibrahim - My response to your Research [807 words]Gods SonMar 28, 2010 04:2626556
5Muslim rulers in India never totured hindus or forced conversion [188 words]M Y KHATRIApr 3, 2010 02:0526556
2reply for godson [880 words]ibrahimApr 7, 2010 05:5326556
Then you must know this [47 words]C09FFApr 11, 2010 16:2526556
Buddha was not Hindu [187 words]PamodhaApr 15, 2010 12:5226556
17For all those followers of tripurasura ..... [659 words]snehta sisodiaJun 19, 2010 08:0726556
2Reply to Pamodha [190 words]TarakJun 22, 2010 13:4526556
Ekamevyadwitiyam [44 words]arindamJul 31, 2010 07:5926556
10HA HA, another cock up [1186 words]Hindu4LifeAug 5, 2010 10:4426556
MMmm Interesting [687 words]Hindu4LifeAug 5, 2010 19:5226556
here we go again [295 words]Hindu4LifeAug 6, 2010 17:1026556
response to AM [53 words]Hindu4LifeAug 10, 2010 18:3526556
response to Bajpai [48 words]Hindu4LifeAug 10, 2010 18:3926556
Response to Bilal [552 words]Vijay BhattAug 13, 2010 11:5326556
you ... need to read the whole shloka [28 words]vishal singhAug 22, 2010 01:0326556
Traits Hindu Orthodoxy before Birth of Congress by A Hindu by Birth [11344 words]Dr. S L Dhani IAS (R)Sep 7, 2010 06:4326556
@Sultan(India) [475 words]AkshaySep 29, 2010 03:4726556
TRUTH ABOUT KALKI [138 words]82_RKSMNov 29, 2010 12:5726556
No Self Declared GODS in HINDUS [97 words]Nirmal KumarDec 14, 2010 15:2826556
think peace not skeptism [231 words]Ravikumar ShuklaDec 24, 2010 14:2826556
oversmartness [26 words]johnApr 23, 2011 11:4126556
100% incorrect [58 words]hitlApr 23, 2011 12:0026556
100% foolishness [45 words]hariApr 23, 2011 12:0726556
kabha is a hindhu temple [17 words]V.R.YADAVSep 3, 2011 00:1326556
GOD [56 words]ram devJan 12, 2012 06:0726556
ISLAM FAILS TO REACH ITS MESSAGE TO ITS OWN FOLLOWERS [36 words]pranavFeb 14, 2012 12:0126556
Hi ! [19 words]ScrutatorMar 16, 2012 16:5226556
I AM THE GOD [36 words]WHAT IS IN THE NAMEApr 13, 2012 06:5026556
7Please educate yourself before you talk about Hindu religion [419 words]subenMay 13, 2012 14:4126556
Pamodha the wise man [49 words]PrashantMay 15, 2012 02:1326556
5Buddhism - An antidote for Hinduism [375 words]PamodhaMay 22, 2012 11:5926556
1Pamodha please do an intellectual inquiry [40 words]PrashantMay 23, 2012 01:5326556
THANK YOU [32 words]ASMA MAJIDJun 21, 2012 13:4726556
If you are a sincere Sikh I should praise you [131 words]ronNov 30, 2012 02:1126556
Re: Absurd Hinduism [44 words]AnkushApr 3, 2013 00:1726556
Spread of Islam in India [321 words]Independent ThinkerMay 19, 2013 06:0326556
Reply [42 words]Vishwas KMay 19, 2013 06:4126556
orthodoxy muslim [29 words]samar mohammad khanJul 29, 2013 12:2926556
real fact [50 words]hinduAug 5, 2013 01:3926556
TRUTH of Islam practice [721 words]HUMANNov 2, 2013 05:5026556
I Agree the greatness of the muslim religion but than why the followers are being so cruel to humanity [371 words]HumanMar 1, 2014 06:3226556
Thanks [4 words]KismaaatMar 30, 2014 18:0626556
KHAFIRS [37 words]HinduJun 29, 2014 05:4826556
Gita [100 words]RaviAug 19, 2014 16:2726556
Pamoda, you need to learn a lot. [165 words]RockyOct 7, 2014 15:3626556
If Islam is a religion of peace [17 words]S WrightJan 12, 2015 12:5026556
islam imposing [71 words]rkjJan 13, 2015 07:1226556
Islam is a cult [87 words]SridharJul 16, 2015 10:4926556
truth lies in facts [73 words]puneetSep 4, 2015 11:0626556
Excellent interpretation [562 words]Ujjwal KarmakarJun 3, 2016 05:1826556
Islam [11 words]SomadityaSep 15, 2016 00:4826556
All false claims! [31 words]kunal kumarNov 18, 2016 00:5026556
Really? [193 words]AddiyanJan 2, 2017 01:1326556
i left it [17 words]Haneef KhanMar 27, 2017 12:2726556
Quran was a improvised answer book by prophet mohammed [76 words]VinApr 6, 2017 05:3226556
Hadith says invade india [22 words]RajeevMay 9, 2017 11:2326556
Quran [123 words]SumitMay 24, 2017 03:4726556
humanity [155 words]sumitMay 24, 2017 04:5626556
UK and and USA will become islamic countries. [20 words]Sushama KumariOct 1, 2019 11:2626556
Numbering of prophets. [22 words]Mukhtar SipaiFeb 28, 2020 07:2826556
What is a "lakh" our dear Mukhtar? [133 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 28, 2020 14:0526556
3Does Allah protect Mecca and Medina from al-Ta'oon including the Coronavirus? It seems that this is not true [207 words]dhimmi no moreMar 4, 2020 07:4126556
سعاد صالح or Su'ad Saleh issues an apology for recommending that a husband is allowed مضاجعة ونكاح البهاءم if his wife dies! Read and laugh [190 words]dhimmi no moreMar 4, 2020 11:2526556
1The case for Quarantine or كرانتينا (E. Arabic) or الحجر الصحي (MCA) and President Trump is very correct to ban flights from Europe [292 words]dhimmi no moreMar 12, 2020 17:1326556
1Does Halah food protect Muslims from the Coronavirus? And delusions from Pakistan! [194 words]dhimmi no moreMar 16, 2020 11:0426556
Coronavirus has entered Medina [17 words]J.R. QwertzMar 28, 2020 16:1926556
Kafir means non-believer not Non Muslim [195 words]PranabMar 30, 2020 04:4526556
Qwertz: The Saudis and the Wuhan/Chinese coronavirus pandemic! [159 words]dhimmi no moreMar 31, 2020 09:0626556
Our dear Pranab and the word كافر [85 words]dhimmi no moreMar 31, 2020 14:5426556
Even Moderates Believe in Killing Kafir Today [157 words]SAApr 9, 2020 03:4226556
Kalki avtaar & relegion of peace [28 words]Abhimanyu vermaMay 1, 2020 19:2426556
what is Hinduism [429 words]RishikaMar 26, 2022 17:2026556
Islam destroyed buddhism from Dr. Ambedkar [155 words]SujataMar 26, 2022 17:5426556
Not intolerant [323 words]ArchanaAug 9, 2005 06:2324451
Mr.Pipes, please start all new Cable Channel "Freedom" [74 words]HerveMar 14, 2005 13:0020976
10Islam is biggest Threat for Whole World [610 words]HerveMar 14, 2005 12:4020975
What? [40 words]PEACEAug 13, 2007 13:4720975
1DEAF AND DUMB [159 words]KHANApr 21, 2008 17:0320975
1Wrong [86 words]MyraMay 11, 2008 18:4820975
1Me Again.... [106 words]MyraMay 11, 2008 18:5420975
2Real Educated (not brainwashed) Muslims can save the world [1903 words]XYZNov 2, 2008 12:3620975
3The world would be a better place without Islam [43 words]mieouxNov 30, 2008 01:1220975
the author is 100% correct [77 words]humanityJan 11, 2009 13:3720975
islam [173 words]markJan 25, 2010 12:1620975
muslim is not terrorist [27 words]AyeeshaMar 3, 2010 07:5420975
Rethink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [34 words]saqibApr 28, 2010 07:1020975
Not Really No [549 words]Hindu4LifeAug 6, 2010 10:5120975
Very Nice [384 words]Hindu4LifeAug 6, 2010 11:4520975
Inquisition - Arab Apology Demanded? [226 words]John Randall PeacherMar 8, 2005 17:1120877
Fear and Absolute obedience [273 words]John CarlsonSep 2, 2006 19:5120877
RE: Inquisition - Arab Apology Demanded? [513 words]MiquelJan 21, 2007 16:5920877
1Please do some research [223 words]Neutral observerApr 5, 2008 08:4720877
Excuse-me? [31 words]YnnatchkahApr 7, 2008 01:0320877
Slave Soldiers of militant Islam and the Tsunami Disaster [132 words]Ilona MelstradsDec 30, 2004 15:3619253
Re: Militant Islam [158 words]RenataNov 29, 2004 08:2518694
We should accept Turkey into the EU [20 words]OzgaziOct 28, 2004 11:5518015
I disagree [104 words]reema saffariniOct 20, 2004 12:2917817
Strong Opposition [213 words]PublicFeb 25, 2006 10:3217817
Brutality [141 words]S.C.PandaOct 14, 2004 06:1717721
2prophet mohammed said " who ever changes his islamic religion, KILL him " [223 words]Phil GreendJun 24, 2009 23:3017721
Islam is a violent religion [163 words]JohnnyNov 6, 2009 11:2817721
1from which side [50 words]doesnt matterFeb 25, 2010 16:2017721
its matter [19 words]sumitMay 24, 2017 05:1517721
Not all [34 words]JaimeOct 13, 2004 15:1617634
Thank you. [57 words]John EkdahlOct 7, 2004 12:4317558
Muslims are what Islam Makes of Them [97 words]Gamaliel IsaacOct 7, 2004 10:4817557
5Why is there such an anti- Hindu hysteria among some muslims? [73 words]Michael J BlusteinOct 5, 2004 00:2517520
answer to your question [75 words]a sasidharFeb 12, 2006 23:1217520
islam- much more than what they call it!!! [129 words]anubha khandelwalSep 5, 2006 12:5017520
Why is there so much anti islamic remarks? [48 words]rashidJul 9, 2007 10:1417520
Because they are jealous of hindus [128 words]VJJul 21, 2007 04:3017520
Islam is the only right way not hundism. [86 words]emran ahmedSep 29, 2007 18:2817520
Info [109 words]soulOct 26, 2007 11:4817520
4Islam- most intolerant & violent cult of madmen | Hinduism- the most liberal way of Life [130 words]Jai RamFeb 13, 2008 14:1717520
Disagree: Islam preaches hatred? Where? [48 words]MkFeb 20, 2008 20:4717520
1Muslims hate Hindus because we dont like geting pushed around [130 words]AnonMar 12, 2008 10:2917520
hindu religion [159 words]MR ?Mar 23, 2008 14:2817520
124Muslims hate Hindus because we dont like getting pushed around [193 words]sandeep koulApr 2, 2008 07:5017520
Re: Mr? [495 words]sibaramJun 3, 2008 06:1717520
Tecniques to rule over the world [332 words]surinder singhAug 1, 2008 03:2417520
Idols [31 words]Hindu-HumanistOct 16, 2008 02:1517520
the bene israeli jews have been in india for long before the birth of islam [71 words]sheenaJan 15, 2009 13:2417520
1Jai Ram is right [9 words]steadyfriendNov 21, 2009 19:4217520
muslims have to admit that there are other religions also exist in the world [55 words]ashishDec 29, 2009 15:3317520
why muslims hate hindus [37 words]siddarthJan 3, 2010 00:1817520
Ph.Ds not needed to see the sun [175 words]VamananJan 14, 2010 22:5117520
God Fight!!! [145 words]PeacemakerMar 27, 2010 12:4317520
2comment [79 words]Cool DrangoApr 10, 2010 03:0717520
islem is the religion of right [80 words]achouakApr 20, 2010 09:1317520
Muslims marry everyone [152 words]shankarMay 17, 2010 10:4217520
Islam tolerated in India as well [310 words]Jack SwaggerJul 8, 2010 10:0317520
Full View [341 words]DrPhilAug 6, 2010 13:2317520
Response to MR? [470 words]Hindu4LifeAug 10, 2010 18:1817520
Not another ... [762 words]Hindu4LifeAug 10, 2010 19:3217520
truth [48 words]David HarlowJan 22, 2011 10:4717520
AGREE!! [25 words]yogita ashokFeb 29, 2012 10:1717520
My Dear Brothers & Sisters [85 words]SafiJan 25, 2013 11:2117520
Pride to be a christian [33 words]BenSep 18, 2014 02:0717520
Excellent! A request [22 words]David TsalOct 4, 2004 03:4317513
Pakistani Judge's Comment [282 words]John C. ZimmermanOct 3, 2004 17:3217505
You read my mind [43 words]Harry F StarkOct 3, 2004 13:5617504
Militant Islam [54 words]Issa BotrosOct 2, 2004 13:0917498
Militatant Islam and freedom of choice? [66 words]John SmithOct 2, 2004 06:1717495
Lacunae in Pipes' writings on Islam related issues [230 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Shankar SharanOct 1, 2004 07:1917486
mr shanker you'r e so wrong [41 words]veeraApr 11, 2006 21:3517486
veera ji aap ko sachhai maalum nahi hain [118 words]dilipJan 19, 2007 10:1417486
Can we keep it simple? [84 words]Robert M. ArmstrongSep 30, 2004 11:0117475
no problem, robert [79 words]rashidJul 9, 2007 10:3017475
If thats so [65 words]Hindu4LifeAug 10, 2010 18:3217475
La Ikrah Fil Deen [218 words]maurice massaadSep 29, 2004 22:3217468
jizya [62 words]rashidJul 9, 2007 10:1917468
do they pay? [12 words]SathyaNov 26, 2008 10:1117468
A query on literalism and on politics in Islam [290 words]John ClementsSep 29, 2004 19:3417463
Islam is like all religions? [299 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Bill SweeneySep 29, 2004 15:3517460
What you see isn't What you get [628 words]Raymond LullSep 29, 2004 15:0317458
Gagging America in the Holy War [555 words]Jordan OroszSep 29, 2004 10:5917455
Tariq Ramadan [122 words]Dave KabaySep 29, 2004 01:0917449
Preaching vs Action [321 words]Hari IyerSep 28, 2004 23:5417448
Islam vs. Freedom of Religion [89 words]Arlinda DeAngelisSep 28, 2004 23:2217447
re [57 words]veeraApr 11, 2006 21:2817447
May Allah enlight you [301 words]naing winJan 28, 2009 05:3517447
"Infidels." [24 words]Douglas BoggsSep 28, 2004 22:1317446
Good Article [46 words]Umm YasminSep 28, 2004 21:4917444
Turkey must be allowed to enter the E.U. [49 words]J. SheffSep 28, 2004 19:1217441
Interpretation [60 words]vladSep 28, 2004 16:2417436
False Hope [175 words]Tom ClearSep 28, 2004 14:3017434
Please .......brother [26 words]mayeedApr 5, 2009 12:3817434
Faith vs. Reason [240 words]Ralph C. Whaley MDSep 28, 2004 13:5917431
Faith [139 words]PJSep 30, 2006 15:0517431
Re: The Koran on tolerance of other religions [1557 words]ElliottSep 28, 2004 11:5217424
control the world [194 words]jackDec 3, 2006 21:5417424
the quran [37 words]rashidJul 9, 2007 10:3317424
true history [64 words]jaYDEEPANDec 11, 2008 15:2617424
Not so different [32 words]marySep 28, 2004 11:2417422

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