PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD TO ATHEISTS

PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD TO ATHEISTS

PROVING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD TO ATHEISTS
Congratulating an Atheist
Normally, when I meet an atheist, the first thing I like to do is to congratulate him
and say, " My special congratulations to you", because most of the people who
believe in God are doing blind belief - he is a Christian, because his father is a
Christian; he is a Hindu, because his father is a Hindu; the majority of the people
in the world are blindly following the religion of their fathers. An atheist, on the
other hand, even though he may belong to a religious family, uses his intellect to
deny the existence of God; what ever concept or qualities of God he may have
learnt in his religion may not seem to be logical to him.
My Muslim brothers may question me, "Zakir, why are you congratulating an
atheist?" The reason that I am congratulating an atheist is because he agrees
with the first part of the Shahada i.e. the Islamic Creed, ‘La ilaaha’ - meaning
‘there is no God’. So half my job is already done; now the only part left is ‘il lallah’
i.e. ‘BUT ALLAH’ which I shall do Insha Allah. With others (who are not atheists) I
have to first remove from their minds the wrong concept of God they may have
and then put the correct concept of one true God.
Logical Concept of God
My first question to the atheist will be: "What is the definition of God?" For a
person to say there is no God, he should know what is the meaning of God. If I
hold a book and say that ‘this is a pen’, for the opposite person to say, ‘it is not a
pen’, he should know what is the definition of a pen, even if he does not know nor
is able to recognise or identify the object I am holding in my hand. For him to say
this is not a pen, he should at least know what a pen means. Similarly for an
atheist to say ‘there is no God’, he should at least know the concept of God. His
concept of God would be derived from the surroundings in which he lives. The
god that a large number of people worship has got human qualities - therefore he
does not believe in such a god. Similarly a Muslim too does not and should not
believe in such false gods.
If a non-Muslim believes that Islam is a merciless religion with something to do
with terrorism; a religion which does not give rights to women; a religion which
contradicts science; in his limited sense that non-Muslim is correct to reject such
Islam. The problem is he has a wrong picture of Islam. Even I reject such a false
picture of Islam, but at the same time, it becomes my duty as a Muslim to present
the correct picture of Islam to that non-Muslim i.e. Islam is a merciful religion, it
gives equal rights to the women, it is not incompatible with logic, reason and
science; if I present the correct facts about Islam, that non-Muslim may Inshallah
accept Islam.
Similarly the atheist rejects the false gods and the duty of every Muslim is to
present the correct concept of God which he shall Insha Allah not refuse.
(You may refer to my article, ‘Concept of God in Islam’, for more details)
Qur'an and Modern Science
The methods of proving the existence of God with usage of the material provided
in the ‘Concept of God in Islam’ to an atheist may satisfy some but not all.
Many atheists demand a scientific proof for the existence of God. I agree that
today is the age of science and technology. Let us use scientific knowledge to kill
two birds with one stone, i.e. to prove the existence of God and simultaneously
prove that the Qur’an is a revelation of God.
If a new object or a machine, which no one in the world has ever seen or heard
of before, is shown to an atheist or any person and then a question is asked, "
Who is the first person who will be able to provide details of the mechanism of
this unknown object? After little bit of thinking, he will reply, ‘the creator of that
object.’ Some may say ‘the producer’ while others may say ‘the manufacturer.’
What ever answer the person gives, keep it in your mind, the answer will always
be either the creator, the producer, the manufacturer or some what of the same
meaning, i.e. the person who has made it or created it. Doesn’t grapple with
words, whatever answer he gives, the meaning will be same, therefore accept it.
Scientific Facts Mentioned in the Qur'an
Theory of Probability
In mathematics there is a theory known as ‘Theory of Probability’. If you have two
options, out of which one is right, and one is wrong, the chances that you will
chose the right one is half, i.e. one out of the two will be correct. You have 50%
chances of being correct. Similarly if you toss a coin the chances that your guess
will be correct is 50% (1 out of 2) i.e. 1/2. If you toss a coin the second time, the
chances that you will be correct in the second toss is again 50% i.e. half. But the
chances that you will be correct in both the tosses is half multiplied by half (1/2 x
1/2) which is equal to 1/4 i.e. 50% of 50% which is equal to 25%. If you toss a
coin the third time, chances that you will be correct all three times is (1/2 x 1/2 x
1/2) that is 1/8 or 50% of 50% of 50% that is 12½%.
A dice has got six sides. If you throw a dice and guess any number between 1 to
6, the chances that your guess will be correct is 1/6. If you throw the dice the
second time, the chances that your guess will be correct in both the throws is
(1/6 x 1/6) which is equal to 1/36. If you throw the dice the third time, the chances
that all your three guesses are correct is (1/6 x 1/6 x 1/6) is equal to 1/216 that is
less than 0.5 %.
Let us apply this theory of probability to the Qur’an, and assume that a person
has guessed all the information that is mentioned in the Qur’an which was
unknown at that time. Let us discuss the probability of all the guesses being
simultaneously correct.
At the time when the Qur’an was revealed, people thought the world was flat,
there are several other options for the shape of the earth. It could be triangular, it
could be quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal, octagonal, spherical,
etc. Lets assume there are about 30 different options for the shape of the earth.
The Qur’an rightly says it is spherical, if it was a guess the chances of the guess
being correct is 1/30.
The light of the moon can be its own light or a reflected light. The Qur’an rightly
says it is a reflected light. If it is a guess, the chances that it will be correct is 1/2
and the probability that both the guesses i.e the earth is spherical and the light of
the moon is reflected light is 1/30 x 1/2 = 1/60.
Further, the Qur’an also mentions every living thing is made of water. Every living
thing can be made up of either wood, stone, copper, aluminum, steel, silver, gold,
oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, oil, water, cement, concrete, etc. The options are
say about 10,000. The Qur’an rightly says that everything is made up of water. If
it is a guess, the chances that it will be correct is 1/10,000 and the probability of
all the three guesses i.e. the earth is spherical, light of moon is reflected light and
everything is created from water being correct is 1/30 x 1/2 x 1/10,000 = 1/60,000
which is equal to about .0017%.
The Qur’an speaks about hundreds of things that were not known to men at the
time of its revelation. Only in three options the result is .0017%. I leave it upto
you, to work out the probability if all the hundreds of the unknown facts were
guesses, the chances of all of them being correct guesses simultaneously and
there being not a single wrong guess. It is beyond human capacity to make all
correct guesses without a single mistake, which itself is sufficient to prove to a
logical person that the origin of the Qur’an is Divine.
Creator is the Author of the Qur'an
The only logical answer to the question as to who could have mentioned all these
scientific facts 1400 years ago before they were discovered, is exactly the same
answer initially given by the atheist or any person, to the question who will be the
first person who will be able to tell the mechanism of the unknown object. It is the
‘CREATOR’, the producer, the Manufacturer of the whole universe and its
contents. In the English language He is ‘God’, or more appropriate in the Arabic
language, ‘ALLAH’.
Qur'an is a Book of Signs and not Science
Let me remind you that the Qur’an is not a book of Science, ‘S-C-I-E-N-C-E’ but
a book of Signs ‘S-I-G-N-S’ i.e. a book of ayaats. The Qur’an contains more than
6,000 ayaats, i.e. ‘signs’, out of which more than a thousand speak about
Science. I am not trying to prove that the Qur’an is the word of God using
scientific knowledge as a yard stick because any yardstick is supposed to be
more superior than what is being checked or verified. For us Muslims the Qur’an
is the Furqan i.e. criteria to judge right from wrong and the ultimate yardstick
which is more superior to scientific knowledge.
But for an educated man who is an atheist, scientific knowledge is the ultimate
test which he believes in. We do know that science many a times takes ‘U’ turns,
therefore I have restricted the examples only to scientific facts which have
sufficient proof and evidence and not scientific theories based on assumptions.
Using the ultimate yardstick of the atheist, I am trying to prove to him that the
Qur’an is the word of God and it contains the scientific knowledge which is his
yardstick which was discovered recently, while the Qur’an was revealed 1400
year ago. At the end of the discussion, we both come to the same conclusion that
God though superior to science, is not incompatible with it.
Science is Eliminating Models of God but not God
Francis Bacon, the famous philosopher, has rightly said that a little knowledge of
science makes man an atheist, but an in-depth study of science makes him a
believer in God. Scientists today are eliminating models of God, but they are not
eliminating God. If you translate this into Arabic, it is La illaha illal la, There is no
god, (god with a small ‘g’ that is fake god) but God (with a capital ‘G’).
Surah Fussilat:
"Soon we will show them our signs in the (farthest) regions (of the earth), and in
their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not
enough that thy Lord doth witness all things?" [Al-Quran 41:53]

OH YOU HINDU AWAKE

 

OH YOU HINDU AWAKE!

byDr. Chatterjee

THE HINDU RELIGION

In his autobiography, Dr. Charles, an American scholar says that it is very simple to define a Hindu. He says a Hindu means "one who believes anything and everything if said in the name of God and shall never question its authenticity".

The Brahmins claim that Lord Rama is incarnated (came in human form) to study and understand the difficulties of mankind. Is it really necessary for a god to incarnate Himself? Can He not understand His creation? Or has his intellect also been destroyed by the Brahmins ? Why should God become a donkey or a cockroach in order to understand the sufferings of these creatures?

LORD RAMA

Lord Rama is the central character of the Epic RAMAYANA (whose author was Valmiki). Rama is the son of Dasharath, the king of Banaras. Dasharath had three wives, Kaushaliya, Kaikeyi and Smitra besides several hundred concubines.

According to the Ramayana, Rama spent most of his life trying to save his wife Sita from the clutches of Ravan. At the same time Rama was enjoying life to the full at every opportunity. In addition, Rama is responsible for the genocide of Dravidians when he ordered the firing of Lanka which led to thousands of Dravidian men, women and children being burnt alive.

HOW RAMA WAS FOOLED BY SUKRIEVAN

When "god" Rama was exiled to the forest together with his wife, Sukrievan appeared as a deer and fooled "god" Rama. Although Rama was a "god", he was not able to see through Sukrievan's disguise.

12 YEARS FOR RAMA, BUT ONE DAY TO RAVAN

To retrieve his wife from `devil' Ravan, 'god' Rama sought the help of Hanuman, a monkey 'god'. Hanuman agreed to help Rama bring his wife back on condition that 'god' Rama in turn help him (Hanuman) to kill his twin brother prior to undertaking the mission. It took more than twelve years for Hanuman to build a bridge and accomplish the task, while Ravan just took Sita and flew to Sri Lanka in just one day's time. Where is the bridge that Rama built? Who is more powerful- 'god' Rama or devil Ravan? Would a 'god' seek the help of another 'god' to murder a third god?

* If Hanuman could fly carrying big mountains, he should have in the first instance carried and flown 'god' Rama to Sri Lanka, which would have resulted in early rescue of Sita.

Before helping 'god' Rama, Hanuman made Rama shoot his own twin brother in the back and only then did Hanuman help 'god' Rama. How can a "god" indulge in such a criminal act for personal gain?

MEAT-EATING RAMA

When 'god' Rama was told to go to the forest, he mournfully revealed to his mother: It has been ordained that I have to lose the kingdom, forego the princely comforts and the tasty MEAT-DISHES. (Ayothia Kandam, 20, 26, 94th Chapters).

RAMA'S MANY WIVES

In Mr. C.R. Sreenivasalyengar's translation of Valmiki Ramayana, it says: 'Though Rama had married Sita to be the queen, he married many other wives for sexual pleasure in accordance with the royal customs. (Ayodhya Kandam 8th Chapter, Page 28). (The term "Rama's wives" has been used in many places in Ramayana).

RAMA'S DISRESPECT FOR HIS FATHER

Rama called his father "a FOOL, an IDIOT" (Ayodhya Kandam, 53 rd Chapter).

RAMA'S CONTEMPT FOR WOMEN & LOW CASTES

Rama disfigured and mutilated many women by cutting off their noses, breasts, ears, etc. and tortured them (Soorpanagai, Ayomuki). Rama said, "Women should not be trusted" and that "Secret sshould not be confided to the wife". (Ayodhya Kandam, Chapter 100). Sambuka was slain (by Rama) because he was making penance which was forbidden to him by Vedas as he was a "Shudra". (Uttara Kandam, Chapter 76).

Looking at his hand Rama said the Sanskrit slogan "Oh right hand, you kill this Asche Shudra unhesitatingly as killing this Shudra is the only way to get back the life of the deceased Brahmin boy. Are you not one of the limbs of Rama?" (Valmiki Ramayanam)

Note: This Rama, who mercilessly took away the life of Sambuka for no other fault than that of making penance is held as the Avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu!

RAMA'S DEATH

Rama, like an ordinary man, fell down into the river and DROWNED (Uttara Kandam, Chapter 106). How can a "god" die? Who will then look after the affairs of the world?

LUSTFUL SITA VS THE "IMPOTENT" RAMA

The negationist television serials depict Sita as supposedly denying Ravan's advances. However, the oldest versions of Ramayana (read - those not yet manipulated by the Brahmins) belie these falsehoods, and amply demonstrate that Sita willingly eloped with Ravana, the Black Tamil King.

Thus Sita told Rama "You are no better than a womanmonger who lets his wife for hire and makes his livelihood. You want to be profited by my prostitution". Sita also told Rama "You lack in POTENCE, manners and charm" and she called her husband a simpleton.

As soon as Sita stepped into Ravan's palace, her love towards Ravan grew more. (Aranya Kandam, Chapter 54).

When at length Rama asked Sita to swear about her chastity, she declined and died. (Uttar Kandam, Chapter 97)

Kukuvavathy, sister-in-law of Rama, said to him - "Oh Elder! How you love Sita more than you love yourself! Come with me and see what really is in your lovely wife's heart. Still she could not forget that fellow Ravan. Drawing a picture of Ravan on a hand-fan and pressing it closely to her bosom. She is lying on your bed with eyes closed thinking on and rejoicing at Ravan's glories. Rama sighed and went out to Sita's house. There she was found sleeping pressing to her breast the hand-fan on which Ravan's picture was drawn." (This is found in pages 199, 200 of the Bengali Ramayana written by Mrs. Chandravathi).

WHAT LEADERS SAY ABOUT god RAMA?

When such dastardly acts are proven to have been perpetrated by Rama, the Brahmin leaders declare : "My Rama (god Rama) is not the Rama of Ramayana". So each Brahmin has his own Aryan god Rama, which does not exist in any text !

SOME QUOTATIONS ON RAMAYANA

MAHATHMA GHANDI : "The Ramayana and Mahabaratha are nothing but another Arabian Nights story".

JAWAHERLAL NEHRU : "Rama is not a god; but he is a hero ".

C. RAJAGOPALACHARI, First Governor General of India & Ex Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu). : "Ramayana is not a divine story; it is only a literature." -- cited in KALIYUGA KAMBAN, T.K. CHIDAMBARANATHA MUDALIAR

LORD KRISHNA

The cataclysmic Mahabharata War was engineered by this `god'. Lord Krishna was also very fond of looking at naked young girls. Once upon a time Krishna, in order to get a full view of some bathing virgin girls, went to the extent of hiding their clothes on the tree tops just to get a panaromic view. Does he obtain divine immunity from looking at a naked woman?

The Gita, a Holy Book of the Hindus, quotes that when these bathing low caste girls (gopis, or Sudra cow-herdesses) begged for the return of their clothes. Lord Krishna demanded that they come out of the water with their hands raised instead of covering their bodies. Can this action be attributed to a god? Is this god capable of indulging in such ungodly acts?

THE RIDDLE OF RAMA AND KRISHNA

The Times of India reported on 12-11-87 that the Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, had published a book called "The Riddle of Rama and Krishna" by Dr. Ambedkar.

The report said that various statements contained in the book aroused the ire of some Brahmins, particularly the author's observations on Rama and Dasharath's many wives and also Krishna's moral character. (The Riddle of Rama and Krishna, available from Dalit Sahithya Academy, Bangalore). This book it a must read for all.

GOD SHIVA, LORD GANESH & GODDESS PARVATHL

According to Hinduism, god Shiva's head is the source of the river Ganges and his head is also the place where the moon is located. (If this was really a fact then why should America send astronaut Neil Armstrong 240,000 miles away to the moon ?).

According to Puranans, goddess Parvathi, wife of god Shiva, sought Shiva's permission to have a baby. When Shiva refused, Parvathi took dirt from her body and created Lord Ganesh.

Later God Shiva mistakenly chopped off his own son's head. How could a "god" make such a foolish mistake? Would such a god solve your problems or make them more complicated?

To rectify his error god Shiva severed the head of a baby elephant and transplanted it onto his son who then became known as the Elephant-headed god. His statues are usually found near river-sides where he is said to be looking for a bride resembling his mother! (There is a different version to this story which, for decency's sake, cannot be printed here).

KALI-GODDESS OF VIOLENCE

A recent report by United Press trust of India (UPI) stated that during the past three years more than 2,500 young boys and girls were sacrificed to goddess Kali in India. Another of AFP's recent reports say: hundreds of young boys and virgin girls are sacrificed every month for the deity Kali. In one case Rama Sewak hacked his eight year old son to death in broad daylight in Dehii because goddess Kali had told him he would come back to life and bring him good fortune. Bloodthirsty Kali is worshipped openly the length and breadth of India.

Kali's statue stands naked astride the inanimate body of the Hindu deity Shiva, tongue stuck out with blood dripping from fang-like teeth. She holds a noose, a skull-topped staff, a blood-encrusted sword and a severed head. She is also known as Durga, Devi, Shaktima, Uma and Parvathi in other manifestations.

The priest of Delhi, Kali Bari, says that a child sacrificed to Kali ensures a man the birth of a son. Human sacrifices are also made to these gods or goddesses, either to appease them or to ask favours of them.

Bihar's police chief J. Sahay said: "We have tried our best to curb human sacrifices, but what can an agency do when an entire village chooses a victim and cuts off his head with his parent's consent." Bihar's famous lawyer, Urnkant Chaturvedi, said that "Human sacrifice under our law is treated as murder, but the killer- never found - is always the local high priest." He continues, "at times the local policemen are reluctant to take action because of the inbred fear of the gods and goddesses."

A famous human sacrifice occurred in 1972 when a powerful leader in Maharashtra state- in order to find a treasure - offered blood from 11 virgin girls to Manja. He did not find the treasure, but four persons were hanged for the crime and the main culprit escaped because of his political influence. Some time ago, two brothers named Siddharth and Ravi asked their 21 year old sister Shobha to take a bath and come for prayers to a nearby temple in Kerala State. To her horror, the brothers pierced her with a sword and iron rods whilst chanting Vedic mantras. Withering in pain, she begged for pity, but she was cut to pieces and her body burned bit by bit. The brothers had done it to unearth a hidden treasure. At first they tried to find another victim but when they failed to find another virgin girl, they sacrificed their own sister.

One may ask why this human sacrifice is so prevalent in Brahmanic society and is sanctioned in the Vedas (where it is mentioned as `purushamedha'? Only Brahmin children are exempted by the Vedas from human sacrifice.

GODDESS PANCHALI

This goddess was married to five brothers. Which one would become the legitimate father of his child should she have one? Dr Charles says that instances of incest are common in Hindu scriptures.

SHANKARACHARYA OF PURI - "HIS HOLINESS"!

SHANKARACHARYA OF PURI, NIRANJAN DEV TEERTH, one of the BRAHMINS' supreme Spiritual leaders, gave an interview to the Kalyan (Hindu) monthly magazine. Extracts are given below:

Q: "Maharaj! if a Shudra acts righteously, can he become a Brahmin?"

A: "If the Shudra acts according to his code and keeps within the limit of Varnashrama he may become a Brahmin in the next birth - but never in the present."

Q: "Is the belief in the caste system essential?"

A: "Yes, it is very essential. There can be no PROGRESS without belief in caste system.

Q: "Maharaj! The change of caste depends on deeds and virtues."

A: "No, it depends on birth and not on deeds. Caste depends on birth, deeds cannot change it. This is an IRREFUTABLE TRUTH".

At the inaugurating of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (RSS Branch) at Patna in April 1969, the Shankaracharya (of course he is a Brahmin! ) said: "Untouchabitity is a part and parcel of Hindu social system, I shall cling to this belief even if they HANG ME. "

On Low Caste Hindus! Have a look and see what the Brahmin MANU says (Chapter VIII Sloka 4,14). "Slavery is inborn among the Shudras and no one can free them from it".

The Brahmin MANU again says in Chapter 19, Sloka 413: "Sri Brahmin had intended from eternity that the Untouchables should be born slaves, live as slaves, and die as slaves."

On another occasion the Acharya said that there was no way out for a woman who becomes a widow other than to commit Sati. He said he will oppose the Sati law even if the Government of India HANGS him.

Instead of sending him to prison, according to the Indian constitution, this fanatic priest is often visited and worshipped by the top Brahmin leaders in India.

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

Does Hinduism have the answers for todays problems? Alcoholism - Drugs- Divorce - Suicide etc. To these gods move, think or speak? Can they defend themselves if attacked; or mend themselves if broken? Don't you think it foolish to worship these manmade objects?

Ask yourself who is your God? Is it Shiva, who has the moon and river Ganges on his head and who could not identify his own son? Or is it Rama who couldn't see through Sukrievan's disguise and who murdered another god? Or could it be Krishna, the "playboy god"?

The Continuing War on Low Caste Hindus......

NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 (R) - Three Indian students set themselves ablaze today to try to shock the government into scrapping plans to reserve more government jobs for low castes in the Hindu hierarchy.

'This (job's plan) is for the poor classes who have been denied their rights for thousands of years. The students shouldn't come in their way," Paswan told Reuters. Protests led by upper-caste students began sweeping north India soon after Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh said on August 7 that 27 percent of government jobs would be set aside for low castes.

Paswan was himself born an "untouchable" or outcast in the system, which traditionally decides occupation and status by birth. "Untouchables" prefer to call themselves "Dalits," the oppressed. Paswan told a conference of political leaders and officials today that the jobs plan had to go ahead to raise the status of low castes and create a more sympathetic bureaucracy.

He said the upper castes were still taking jobs set aside 40 years ago for Dalits by simply delaying the implementation of reservation policies. Bureaucrats would employ an upper-caste graduate with irrelevant qualifications for a typist's job and turn down a Dalit trained to type at 60 words per minute, he said.

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PORNOGRAPHY IN RAMAYANA

Section IV This article exposes the insatiable sexual apetite that the Aryan Hindu gods possessed. As shown in the chapter `Women in Hinduism', the Vedas, Ramayana and Gita justify treating women as mere fuel for fire and an object for sexual gratification. As a result, the Ramyana and other `holy' books seem to have verses that pop up conveniently so that the gods can justify perverted secual actions with animals, female relatives, and other men.
PORNOGRAPHY IN RAMAYANA
Pornography is replete in the Ramayana, especially in the older unedited versions. The oldest Ramayanas are in fact Buddhist versions, and they preserve much of the true character of the vicious Rama and his adulterous wife Sita. Much of this material was later on deleted , so one must go to the older Ramayanas in order to uncover the truth. Thus, Dr. Charles claims that Ramayana contains much pornographic material and cannot be read in public. He gives the following examples:
Rama's description of Sita's beauty is lewdly detailed and full of obscene details (refer to C.R. Srinivasalyengar's translation of Aranya Kandam - chapter 46).
This shows Rama, who considered women as mere sexual objects.
In Kiskind Kandam, the Rama of the religion of Hinduism explains to Lakshmana in graphic details his sexual experience with Sita. According to Ramayana, the Aryans (Brahmins) used to drink liquor (of nine different kinds), eat meat, marry many wives and prostitution was an accepted way of life amongst the priests and gods.
Ramayana also recounts the "story of King Dasharatha who, in order to have a baby son, made a big sacrifice (yagnam) of sheep, cattle, horses, birds and snakes. He then delivered his three wives Kaushaliya, Sumatirai and Kaikeyi to three priests. These holy men, having fully satisfied their carnal desire, returned the ladies to the King. By this means, the King was able to have three sons - Ram, Lakshman and Bharat" (Bala Kandam, Chapter 14. For more details on yagnam, refer to the book "Gnana Surian", published by Kudi Arasu Press).
The handing over of Rama's mother to the three disciples occurred after the Vedic horse sacrifice (ashwamedha), in which Rama's mother copulated with the dead horse in accordance with Vedic Hindu requirements.
The Ramayan tells us much about the unlawful relationship of incest (Please refer to Aranya Kandam, chapter 45, verses 122, 123, 124 & 125). Brahma had intercourse with his own daughter Sarasvat; and even Sita is, in the older Buddhist and more authentic versions of the Ramayana, the sister of Rama.
LINGAM & YONI
Lingam and Yoni are the male and female sexual organs respectively. Hindus are allowed to worship anything - including sexual organs. It is not unknown for them to name their children Shiva Lingam (god Shiva's sexual organ) or Rama Lingam (god Rama's sexual organ). (In some places in Karnataka, the gods demand both male and females to pray naked together.)
DEVADASI (RELGIOUS PROSTITUTION)
The Devadasi system was set up, according to a Times of India report (10-1 1 -87) as a result of a conspiracy between the feudal class (pseudo-secular word for `Rajputs') and the priests (pseudo-secular word for `Brahmins'). The latter, with their ideological and religious hold over the peasants and craftsmen, devised a means that gave prostitution their religious sanction. Poor, low-caste girls, initally sold at private auctions, were later dedicated to the temples. They were then initiated into prostitution.
BHARAT NATYAM & THE BRAHMINS
The Bharat Natyam is a dance performance which, because of the Brahmin media, has gained much recognition as a form of art. However, the origin of this dance lies in the Brahmins abducting low-caste women, raping them and forcing them to become prostitutes in order to earn money. As part of the captured womens' training as `Devadasis', they were required to learn the Bharatnatyam. The celebrated Bharat Natya expert, Rukmini Devi, admits in a National Geographic video programme, that the Baratha Natya was really the art of Devadasis (temple prostitutes) to please their audience and admirers. This is the reason why you might have seen various Baratha Natya's postures in Hindu temples. The Bharat Natya helped the poor low-caste women who had been raped and incarcarated by the Brahmins, to attract customers and eke out a living.
Whilst Sudra women were shamefully exposed to the views of the males, the Brahmin females were locked up in a life of seclusion ! That is why Sudra women in Kerala were, down to the 20th century forbidden from wearing bodices or any form of upper body-garment which the Aryan women were forced to wear.
THE KAMASUTRA
Brahminism has also created Kamasutra -a set of instructions on how to have sexual intercourse. Some of the postures detailed in Kamasutra are so complex that they can only be performed with the help of one or more ASSISTANTS!
The Kamasutra was written in one of the Devadasi temples, those brothels where Sudra women were forced to a life of prostitution by their Brahmin captors. It is in these brothel-temples that Sanskrit, that hybrid mongrel language descended from the Old Indo-Aryan tribal tongues and the Sudric (Dravidian & Kolarian) languages.
THE DEVADASI SYSTEM THRIVES
UNI. - TIMES OF INDIA - 10th Nov. 1987: confirms that the practice of dedicating young Harijan girls (Mahars, Mangs, Dowris and Chambhar) at childhood to a goddess, and their initiation into prostitution when they attain puberty continues to thrive in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of South India. This is largely due to social backwardness, poverty and illiteracy, according to a study by two doctors of the India Health Organisation.
The report clearly indicates that the Devadasi system was the result of a conspiracy between the feudal class and the priests (Brahmins), who with their ideological and religious hold over the peasants and craftsmen, devised a practice which acquired religious sanction. They noted in their study on - "Devadasis - the link between religious culture and child prostitution".
The study revealed that girls from poor families were sold after puberty at private auctions to a master who initially paid a sum of money to the families ranging from Rs. 500 to 5000.
The study, made during health camps organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the devadasi populated areas, revealed that the dedicated girls formed 15 percent of the total women involved in prostitution in the country, and as much as 70 percent to 80 percent of the prostitutes in the border districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.
THE NAKED HINDU YOGIS OF KASHI
Many of the Yogis of Kashi (Banaras) live naked and beg for their living. They live in dirty, unhygienic conditions, and drug addiction is rife among them. Among the worshippers of such naked godmen, there are a number of high court judges, advocates, engineers, doctors, professors, politicians, cinema actors and actresses.
For more details on these Hindu saints and Yogis, watch the documentary video - "SHOCKING ASIA" - which is available from the following addresses: Atlas International Film GMBH, Munich, W. Germany. Replay Video, London, G. Britain. Distribution First Film Organisation, Hong Kong.
STARK NAKED BATHS!
AGENCIES News Agency reports on 23-9-87 that at Kurushetra (India) about 1,000 NAKED Hindu "Sadhus" (saints) plunged themselves into the river during a solar eclipse, claiming this to be a "holy dip". Over one million pilgrims, naked and semi- naked, both male and female, also followed them into the river. The largest of the pools is Brahmasarovar, and is said to accommodate 100,000 bathers at a time. There was still no room for everyone in the water at one time and there was much pushing and shoving. The huge crowds waiting on the banks barely had space to turn around. People crowded the shore waiting for their chance. A Haryana Government spokesman said that they posted 20,000 policemen to avoid misuse of this mixing opportunity for perverted reasons.
In addition to this spectacle, the pilgrims also look directly at the sun with the naked eye. Scientists and doctors strongly advise against this as it is likely to cause blindness.
THE MIRACLE MAN
DPA News (6-1 1 -86) reports that Police have arrested a "miracle man" in the Western India city of Prune for raping a number of women, on the pretext of solving their troubles, by making them sit naked before an idol which was supposed to render "divine advice". He would hold a blank sheet of paper over a fire on which written words would appear. He would then convince the women to have sex with him on the strength of the "miracle". Police discovered that his "divine advance" was nothing but a simple chemical trick by which words written on paper with invisible ink became legible when held over a flame.
HOW RISHIS WERE CREATED?
According to the Hindu Holy books, god Brahma arranged the marriage of god Shiva to goddess Parvathi. When they went around the fire as per Hindu religious ritual, god Shiva looked at the thighs of goddess Parvathi and ejaculated his semen into the Fire and they became Rishis (priests). According to the Hindu Puranas this "god" can do such an act!
SEX WITH COWS
In many Hindu temples there are sculptures depicting men having sex not only with women but also cows. What is the meaning of this?
RAMAYANA IS THE CULTURE OF ARYANS (BRAHMINS)!
Dr. Charles claims that the Ramayana is nothing but the culture and way of life of the Aryans (Brahmins) which is still having a great impact on present day India. According to Ramayana, the Aryans (Brahmins) used to drink liquor, used to eat meat, used to have many wives, and prostitution was a way of life to the Rishis (Priests) and even the gods.
The concept of "re-incarnation" or avtar is the bed-rock of the Hindu belief. Rama, Vishu, Hanuman etc ... are all believed to be avtars. But according to Hindu scholar Kshiti Mohan Sen, there is nothing in the Vedas to support this belief! Rather, it is an Aryan / Chinese concept that may have crept into the Hindu thoughts. This shakes the whole foundation of Hinduism!
"Hindus accept many incarnations of god. While some Hindus take the doctrine literally and accept figures like Rama, Krishna, and Buddha as actual incarnation, others prefer to treat it as a useful myth.
The origin of the concept of avatara is obscure. It cannot be found in the Vedas, but it is possible that it came from the Aryan settlers in Iran. The idea of discontinuous incarnations can be found in the Bahram Yasht, which forms part of the Zoroastrian corpus, where incarnations of the deity Verethragna can be seen. According to another theory, the concept originated in central Asia, as the Bahram Yasht shows traces of Chinese influence and mythology. In none of these beliefs, however, does the concept play as important a part as it does in post- Vedic Hindu thought, particularly that of the epics, Ranayana and Mahabharata.
HOW HOLY IS THE COW?
The origin of the holiness of the cow in popular Hinduism is not quite certain. The Aryans loved to eat beef, though they seem to have admired the cow as a very useful animal.
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Women in Hinduism

women in Vedas

Women in Vedas Soma Sablok The Indian Constitution guarantees equal rights to both the sexes and does not discriminate on the basis of caste, color and creed However, despite the constitutional provisions, do women enjoy equality with men ?

The answer is 'No'. Their condition still remains miserable. Newspaper carry report of rape and burning of women for not bringing sufficient dowry or their inability to satisfy the demands of greedy in laws.

Basically, out present attitude towards women streams from our religious scriptures which refer to women as contempt. Our oldest book are the 'Vedas' which contain highly objectionable and condemnable passages concerning women. Taking cue from the 'Vedas' authors of subsequent religious scriptures referred to women in more contemptuous form. 'Sati pratha' (custom of burning the widow with the body of her husband), 'Dasi Pratha' (keeping the slave girls), 'Niyog Pratha' (ancient Aryan custom of childless widow or women having sexual intercourse with a man other than husband to beget child), were among cruel customs responsible for the plight of the women.
 

Naturally, seeking shelter under such religious sanctions, unscrupulous women disgraced women to the maximum possible extent and made them means of satisfying their lust. No one wanted a daughter. As a result; female infant came to be considered unwanted. No one wanted a daughter. Everyone was interested in having a son. The birth of the son was celebrated, but the birth of the daughter plunged family into gloom. This attitude still persists, even though certain other customs have undergone changes.

'Rig Veda' itself says that a women should beget sons. The newly married wife is blessed so that she could have 10 sons. So much so, that for begetting a son, 'Vedas' prescribe a special ritual
called 'Punsawan sanskar' (a ceremony performed during third month of pregnancy). During the ceremony it is prayed:

"Almighty God, you have created this womb. Women may be born somewhere else but sons should be born from this womb" - Atharva Ved 6/11/3

"O Husband protect the son to be born. Do not make him a women" - Atharva Ved 2/3/23

In 'Shatpath Puran (shatpath Brahman)' a sonless women has been termed as unfortunate.

'Rig Veda' censures women by saying:
"Lord Indra himself has said that women has very little intelligence. She cannot be taught" - Rig Ved 8/33/17

At another placein Rig Veda  it is written:
"There cannot be any friendship with a women. Her heart is more cruel than heyna" - Rig Ved 10/95/15.

'Yajur Ved (Taitriya Sanhita)'m- "Women code says that the women are without energy. They should not get a share in property. Even to the wicked they speak in feeble manner" - Yajur Ved 6/5/8/2

Shatpath Puran, preachings of the 'Yajur Veda' clubs women, 'shudras'(untouchables), doga, crows together and says falsehood, sin and gloom remain integrated in them. (14/1/1/31)

In 'Aiterey Puran', preaching of the 'Rig Veda' in harsih chandra -Narad dialogue, Narad says: "The daughter causes pain" 
 

Despicable

 To insult and humiliate women further, the religious books speak of women having sexual intercourse with animals or expressing desire for intercourse with them. What further insult can be heaped on women.
In 'Yajur Veda' such references are found at a number of places where the principal wife of the host is depicted as having intercourse with a horse.

For example consider the following hymn:
"All wife of the host reciting three mantras go round the horse. While praying, they say: 'O horse, you are, protector of the community on the basis of good qualities, you are, protector or treasure of happiness. O horse, you become my husband.'" - Yajur Veda 23/19.

After the animal is purified by the priest, the principal wife sleeps near the horse and says: "O Horse, I extract the semen worth conception and you release the semen worth conception'" - Yajur Veda 23/20.

The horse and principal wife spread two legs each. Then the Ardhvaryu (priest) orders to cover the oblation place, raise canopy etc. After this, the principal wife of the host pulls penis of the horse and puts it in her vagina and says: "This horse may release semen in me." -Yajur Veda 23/20.

Then the host, while praying to the horse says:
"O horse, please throw semen on the upper part of the anus of my wife. Expand your penis and insert it in the vagina because after insertion, this penis makes women happy and lively" - 23/21.

In the Vedic age, the customs of polygamy was prevalent. Each wife spent most of the time devising ways and means to become favorite to her husband.

Clear references are available in 'Rig Veda', (14/45),' and Atharva Veda (3/81)'
 

Custom of Polygamy

The Aryans in those days used to attack the original inhabitants of this place, or other tribe within their own race; loot them and snatch away their women. Thus, militant and wicked men had more wives. This custom of polygamy helped a great deal in bringing down the women.

In 'Rig Ved' (10/59) it is written that Lord Indra had many queens that were either defeated or killed by his principal wife.

In 'Aitrey Puran', preachings of 'Rig Veda', (33/1), there is a reference to the effect that Harish Chandra had one hundred Wives.

'Yajur Veda' in the context of 'Ashva Medha' (Horse Sacraficing ceremony), says that many wives of Harish Chandra participated in the 'Yagyna' (religious sacrafice).

In 'Shatpath Puran(Shatpath Brahmin)', preachings (13/4/1/9), of the Veda, it is written that four wives do service in 'Ashva Megha'. In another Puran (Tatiraity Brahamin, 3/8/4), it is written that wives are like property.

Not only one man had many wives (married and slave girls), but there were cases of many men having a joint wife. It is confirmed from the following hymn in 'Atharva Veda': "O men, sow a seed in this fertile women" - Atharva Veda 14/1

Both these customs clearly show that a women was treated like a moving property. The only difference between the two customs was that whereas according to former one man had a number of movable properties, in the latter, women a joint movable property.

'Vedas' also sanction 'Sati Pratha' 

Widow was burnt at the funeral Pyre of her husband. The widow was burnt at the funeral pyre of her husband so that she may remain his slave, birth after birth and may never be released from the bonds of slavery.

The Atharva Veda says:
"O dead man following the religion and wishing to go to the husbands world, his women comes to you."  In the other world also may you give her children and wealth in the same manner. In the 'Vedas', widow is treated inhumanly. For example it is mentioned that on death of her husband, the wife was handed over to some other man, or to her husband younger brother.

Swami Vivekananda opines that even at that time women used to have sexual intercourse with a person other than her husband to beget a child. The hymn says:
"O woman, get up and adopt the worldly life again. It is futile to lie with this dead man. Get up and become the wife of the man who is holding your hand and who loves you. - Rig Ved 10/18/8

Apparently this shows that woman is considered to be a property. Whenever and whosoever desired, could become her master. If the women was not remarried, then her head was shaved. This is evident from Atharva Veda (14/2/60).

This custom was obviously meant to disgrace her. For what connection does shaving of widows head has with the death of her husband ? The condition of widows was miserable. She was considered to be a harbinger of inauspiciousness and was not allowed to participate in ceremonies like marriage. This custom is still prevalent in some places. She has to spend her life alone In Rig Veda therre are references to slave girls being given in charity as gifts. After killing the menfolk of other tribes, particularly of the native inhabitants, their women were rounded up and used as slave girls. It was custom to present slave girls to one other as gifts. The kings used to present chariots full of slave girls to their kith and kin and preists (Rig Veda 6/27/ . King Trasdasyu had given 50 slave girls. It was custom to present slave girls to Saubhri Kandav (Rig Veda 8/38, 5/47/6).


Intercourse without marriage

A slave girl was called 'Vadhu' (wife), with whom sexual intercourse could be performed without any kind of marriage ceremony. These girls belonged to the men who snatched them from the enemies, or who had received them in dowry, or as gifts. Only the men to whom they belonged could have sexual intercourse with them. But some slave girls were kept as joint property of the tribe or the village. Any man could have sexual rlations with them. These girls became the prostitutes. The 'Vedas' also talk about 'Niyog', the custom of childless, widow or woman having sexual intercourse with a person other than her husband to beget a child.

In simple words 'Niyog' means sending a married woman or a widow to a particular man for sexual intercourse so that she gets a son. Indication of this custom is available in 'Rig Veda' In 'Aadiparva' of 'Mahabharata' (chap. 95 and 103), it is mentioned that Satywati had appointed her son to bestow sons to the queens of Vichitrvirya, the younger brother of Bhishma, as a result of which Dhratrashtra and Pandu were born.

Pandu himself has asked his wife, Kunti, to have sexual intercourse with a brahmin to get a son (Aadi Parva, chapters 120 to 123).


Chastity of woman was not safe

In the name of 'beejdan' (seed donation), they used to have sexual intercourse with issueless women. This was a cruel religious custom and the chastity of the women was not safe. The so called caretakers of the religion were allowed to have sexual intercourse with other man's wife. From 'Niyog pratha' it csn be inferred withouth fear of contradiction that women were looked upon as mere child producing machines.

In 'The Position of women in Hindu Civilization' Dr. B. R. Ambedkar writes:
"Though women is not married to man, she was considered to be a property of the entire family. But she was not getting share out of the property of her husband, only son could be successor to the property."

Gajdhar Prasad Baudh says: " No woman of the Vedic age can be treated as pure. Vedic man could not keep even the relations brother-sister and father-daughter sacred from the oven of rape and debauchery/adultery named 'Niyog'. Under the influence of intoxication of wine, they used to recognize neither their sister nor their daughter and also did not keep the relations with them in mind. It is evident from their debauchery and adultery what a miserable plight of women was society in then. (Refer 'Arya Niti Ka Bhadaphor'. 5th Edition page 14).

In the 'Vedas' there are instances where daughter was impregnated by her father and the sister by her brother. The following example of sexual intercourse is found between father and daughter in the 'Rig Veda':
"When father had sexual intercourse with his daughter, then with the help of earth he released his semen and at that time the Righteous Devas (deities) formed this 'Vartrashak (Rudra) Devta' (Pledge keeper diety named Rudra)" - Atharva Veda (20/96/15).

RAMA'S CONTEMPT FOR WOMEN & LOW CASTES

Rama disfigured and mutilated many women by cutting off their noses, breasts, ears, etc. and tortured them (Soorpanagai, Ayomuki). Rama said, "Women should not be trusted" and that "Secret sshould not be confided to the wife". (Ayodhya Kandam, Chapter 100). Sambuka was slain (by Rama) because he was making penance which was forbidden to him by Vedas as he was a "Shudra". (Uttara Kandam, Chapter 76).

Looking at his hand Rama said the Sanskrit slogan "Oh right hand, you kill this Asche Shudra unhesitatingly as killing this Shudra is the only way to get back the life of the deceased Brahmin boy. Are you not one of the limbs of Rama?" (Valmiki Ramayanam)

Note: This Rama, who mercilessly took away the life of Sambuka for no other fault than that of making penance is held as the Avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu!

Women: Low grade creatures

From the aforesaid account, it is clear that in the Vedas women have been considered to be low grade creatures. It is high time we expose scriptures, preaching such inhuman teachings so that they lose their credibility. Only then can there be a hope on women's liberation, and of equality between sexes which is guaranteed by Indian constitution.