yeh.. but i heard it too - that the guru nanak was a muslim and he worshipped one god. but the people imitated his actions and dress code instead of focusing on the beliefs that he had.. but yeh u are right that it was mentioned in the hindu scriptures about our beloved Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) but under a different name.
According to Guru Nanak, some call Him "Alläh", others call him "Räm"...and there are a thousand others who have a thousand different man-made names for him. None of them are 'true' and none of them are 'false'. They are just different names by which to call the same rose.
And as for the 'form' of Sikkhs, this did not begin to take shape until the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind. But yes, I do agree that there are many Sikkhs who - like the Muslim and Hindu practitioners encountered by Guru Nanak - value their rituals more than the virtue they were supposed to instill.
I've got an idea: let's go through that list of Buddhist scriptures and see how closely it adheres to Guru Nanak. Just for fun
kay:
At his death bed his grief-stricken disciples asked him who will provide them guidance after him. The Buddha consoled them by saying; “Do not think I am the only Buddha. There had been many before me and will be many after me. (Compare this with the Qur’anic Verse 26:9 “say (O Muhammad): I am no new thing among Messengers (of Allah....). At appropriate time a great Buddha will come.”
Personally, I think that the Buddha is saying that wise men have come and gone. Indeed, Guru Nanak promotes associating with those who are devoted to
näm (the indescribable 'name') as well. And, of course, Guru Nanak came after Buddha.
* He will be born in a country to west ( and not in India). Remember that Arabia is in the west of India.
It's important not to consider the word "country" in the modern context. Once upon a time, India was not one country, but a throng of warring kingdoms. Buddha was born in the city of Lumbini on what is today the India-Nepal border. Guru Nanak was born West of this, in the city of Lahore, that is now in present-day Pakistan.
* He will migrate from his homeland.
Yer damn straight, he will :happy: Click
here to see a map that covers the extensive geography walked by Guru Nanak.
* He will look at the Universe face to face. (Compare this with Mi’raj).
He certainly did
that. The
mül mantra that he wrote after three days of meditation reflects this in its entirety, and is the passage that opens the Guru Granth Sahib:
"There is but one God. He is all that is.
He is the Creator of all things and He is all-pervasive.
He is without fear and without enmity.
He is timeless, unborn and self-existent.
He is the Enlightener
And can be realised by his grace alone.
He was in the beginning; He was in all ages.
The True One is, was - O Nanak - and shall forever be."
Guru Granth Sahib
Japji, p.1
Well, damn if that ain't the whole universe in one pretty-lookin' piece o' poetry
* His countrymen cannot be reformed until his advent.
His cultural revolution made way for the succeeding nine gurus, the last of whom gave India its first real sense of identity and equality. India had never seen a reformation like this before or since. It was the first major step towards forming what is modern-day India.
* He will preach the same religion as mine but its perfection and success will reach peak stage only in his time (Compare this with the Qur’anic Verse 5:3 “..... I have perfected your religion for you.. . and have chosen Al Islam for you as religion... “).
Well, every religion claims "perfection". But I think that the purity of the
mül mantra speaks for itself. And the way in which the form of the Khalsa proved so effective in forming the India's first secular government is a reflection on just how refined ("perfected", if you will) this form was.
* While my disciples are in hundreds, his will be in thousands.
I don't know how many there were in Guru Nanak's time, but by Guru Gobind Singh Ji's time, there were indeed "thousands".
The Chief disciple Ananda asked him how to identify the great Buddha when he eventually comes. Gautama told them,
* “His name will be Maitreya.”
The word maitreya means love, kindness, compassion, mercy, and so on.
If you take that literally, it obviously appears to mean that the name itself will have the definition of those virtous things. In actuality, one could interpret this as meaning that the 'next Buddha' would preach and practice those virtues. Guru Nanak certainly preached that. At the age of eleven, Guru Nanak was to wear a sacred thread called a
janeu. He refused to wear it, saying:
"Out of the cotton of compassion
Spin the thread of contentment,
Tie the knot of contience, and the twist of virtue;
Make such a sacred thread;
O Pundit, for your inner self."
Guru Granth Sahib
Asa, p.471
i think nearly all scriptures must have had it mentioned (because the people who had the original scriptures were probably really pious - and every nation who is told about islam will get judged) but the people must have changed their scriptures to suit their own needs.
Allah u a'lam
wasalam o 'alykum warahmatulahi wabarakatuh.
Hopefully, I've shown that Mohammad is not the only historical 'holy man' whose coming can be seen as being prophecised in the Buddhist words you quoted. Like star signs, they're so vague that they could apply to just about any of them
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