Bareilly, 13 Feb: According to Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, it is incorrect to argue that ‘Om’ and ‘Allah’ are synonymous. The comment follows Maulana Syed Arshad Madani’s (the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (Arshad group) statements on Sunday in which he claimed that ‘Om and Allah are alike’.
Following Arshad Madani’s speech, some religious leaders present at Jamiat Ulama-e-34th Hind’s general assembly allegedly left the stage. According to Razvi, Islam is a relatively young religion in India, but Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism are far older.
“It is both factually and historically erroneous to connect Islam with Hinduism. Mughal Empire propagated Islam in India, and Sufis were mostly responsible. Islam was promoted by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Khwaja Nazimuddin Chishti in Delhi, Masood Ghazi in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, and Maulana Naqshbandi in Bangladesh,” he stated.
The preacher went on to say that Allah and Om are two separate terms with different meanings. “Om is composed of three letters that relate to Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh, whereas Allah refers to a righteous and pure creature with no relative,” he stated.
“I questioned dharma master when there was no one, neither Shri Ram nor Brahma, then who did they worship to?” Arshad Madani previously claimed. ?Om was formerly considered to be a favourite of certain people. Then I stated that there is just one Om or Allah, and they are identical, and that it was the sole thing Manu used to worship. There was no Shiv or Brahma; there was just one Om, and Allah was worshipped. Om is known to us as Allah, to you as Ishwar, to Persian-speaking people as Khuda, and to English-speaking people as God,” he concluded.
