By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: In an effort to bring the people of different religions together and remove the misunderstandings against each other, Patna based Islamic Dawah and Research Foundation (IDRF) organized a program on May 1 at Anjuman Islamia Hall in Patna.
Speaking on the occasion, Dharamacharya Swami Harinarayanand, General Secretary, Bharat Sadhu Samaj, said: “The goodness of people lies in establishing justice, extending helping hands towards needy irrespective of their religions, caste and creed. The good character and morality make people big in the eye of God as well as human beings” he added.
Swami Harinarayanand speaking while Acharya Shri Sudarshan ji Maharaj (in green dress) on his right
He said that every religion commanded its followers to protect and respect humanity but some people especially politicians are using religion for wrong purpose to avail their own benefits. “These mischief mongers should remember that their power and posts will not remain always with them as they have to leave this world one day. Therefore, they should work for the betterment of humanity and not for destroying it” he said.
In his lecture on ‘Similarity between Islam and Hinduism’ Engineer Khurshid Imam from Bangalore said: “The main reason for misconceptions about each other is that we do not try to understand each other, we do not read the original religious sources of each other. In this context such interfaith program is very important”.
He said that there are many things that are similar in both Islam and Hinduism. To prove his claim, he gave various examples with the reference of verses from the scriptures. “We need to read religious scripture of both the religions then we would find similarity in various aspects. For example, Quran says that there is no God but Allah. The same message is given in original Vedas and Bible but most of the people do not know because they did not read it. Similarly, Quran asked human beings to worship Allah alone. The same commandment is available in Vedas and Bible” Khurshid Imam said.
Audience
“A religion shows a healthy way of life which brings people close to God. When human beings surrender themselves completely then he became a true follower of religion” said Acharya Shri Sudarshan ji Maharaj from Gurgaon.
Commenting on prayer system in Islam he said: “Today, people are adopting yoga for good health but Muslims were taught to offer prayer hundreds of years ago. One who offers prayers five times a day will never need yoga to maintain his health.”
Emphasizing on continuous interfaith dialogue he said that we all need to come on one platform to understand each other and establish peaceful society.