How many Gods do Hindus have?



I seek refuge in Allah (The One God) from the Satan (devil) the cursed, the rejected

With the name of ALLAH (swt) -The Bestower Of Unlimited Mercy, The Continously Merciful


Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)


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snakelegs said:
i'm not sure if we have any active hindu members right now. as to the answer to your question, i think, strangely enough, many hindus would reply "one".
i think hinduism is fairly complex.
anyway, here are a couple of websites
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/
http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10003.html
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a lady from Bhutan ( or Nepal ?? ) told me once that they believe 3 dieties protect their country . Later i asked a Bangladeshi hindu if they believe in 3 or 1 God . He said 3 gods.


yes , u r right. hinduism is complex. they believe in Trinity. 1 god created everything, 1 god is sustainer , other god is responsible for death.


i heard of Zakir NAIK. Hindus books tell them to worship 1 God only.




 
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Muslim Woman said:


I seek refuge in Allah (The One God) from the Satan (devil) the cursed, the rejected

With the name of ALLAH (swt) -The Bestower Of Unlimited Mercy, The Continously Merciful


Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you)


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a lady from Bhutan told me once that they believe 3 dieties protect their country . Later i asked a Bangladeshi hindu if they believe in 3 or 1 God . He said 3 gods.

yes , u r right. hinduism in complex. they believe in Trinity. 1 god created everything, 1 god is sustainer , other god is responsible for death.

i heard of Zakir NAIK. Hindus books tell them to worship 1 God only.
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Concept of God
Hinduism is sometimes considered to be a polytheistic religion, but such a view tends to oversimplify a diverse system of thought with beliefs spanning monotheism, polytheism,[11] pantheism, monism and even atheism. For instance, the Advaita Vedanta school holds that there is only one causal entity (Brahman), which manifests itself to humans in multiple forms[12] while many scholars consider the Samkhya school of thought to have had atheistic leanings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
 
i am from India and i could answer the question if you want me to
 
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful​

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I took a world religion course in college, from what I remember, my professor said they have millions of deities. But these deities come from one deity, I think its name is Brahma or something.and each deity is a reincarnation of one another.

Recently I tried to give two Hindu Dawah and they kept saying "yes, yes, Hindu and Muslims are the same...". The concept of Tauhid or Oneness of Allah just flies right over their head.

wasalam
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The Thought of One god may be achieved in specific

But as per the hinduism concept there are three main gods who take care of major tasks they are

1. Brahma - the Creator

2. Vishnu - The protector

3. Siva - The Destroyer


and these three are the source for all the other gods who are exsting. the total number crosses including all small and big gods in Hinduism is approximately 33,000,000


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I forgot to provide one more information

these total number include not only gods in human form but also in various animals, birdsand many other life forms
 
shible said:
I forgot to provide one more information

these total number include not only gods in human form but also in various animals, birdsand many other life forms
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Is Lord Murugan famous in India? In Malaysia, millions perform pilgrimages for him during Thaipusam.
 
Sure he is one of the sons of Siva and the other son name is ganesh
 
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I studied this in College, there is one main God called Brahman-The Absolute.

The other 3 gods (Brahma-The Creator, Vishnu-The Protector, Shiva-The Sustainer) make up the Ultimate God (Brahman). It is kind of like the concept of Trinity, but a bit complicated....

This link might help:
http://www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Hinduism/hindu4.htm

Oh, and I think there are...how many...oh yeh...33 Million Gods/gods all together.... :skeleton:
 
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here is a good link

The Concept of God in Hinduism and Islam

In the light of sacred scriptures


Difference between the Hindus and the Muslims is just the apostrophe 's': Dr. Zakir Naik.


Dr. Zakir Naik speaks of his love for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar by choice.


Sri Sri Ravi Shankar accepts that his book had mistakes, but the intention was to bring the Hindus and Muslims closer.

Dr. Zakir Naik thanking Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his noble decision.

Dr. Zakir Naik talks about the prophecy of Muhammad (pbuh) in the Hindu scriptures.



http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=185
 
Dr. Zakir Naik talks about the prophecy of Muhammad (pbuh) in the Hindu scriptures.
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Why is that good! The fact that he is prophesized in the Hindu (pagan) scriptures only lead me to refer to the Torah which says false prophets and false gods will perform miracles to tempt you. Why on earth is being mentioned in the Pagan scriptures a good thing? :?
 
lavikor201 said:
Why is that good! The fact that he is prophesized in the Hindu (pagan) scriptures only lead me to refer to the Torah which says false prophets and false gods will perform miracles to tempt you. Why on earth is being mentioned in the Pagan scriptures a good thing? :?
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Prophet Moses did many miracles, infact that's one of the reasons how the children of Isra'eel escaped from Egypt, because Moses hit his staff to the river Nile. So it's not shocking if the other prophets of Allaah perform miracles either.


Regards.
 
Fi_Sabilillah said:
Prophet Moses did many miracles, infact that's one of the reasons how the children of Isra'eel escaped from Egypt, because Moses hit his staff to the river Nile. So it's not shocking if the other prophets of Allaah perform miracles either.


Regards.
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Yes, but I am not speaking about Moses miracles. I am speaking of the miracles and prophecies of a book which supports worshiping many "gods" like "krishna".

Miracles performed by messangers that preach the eternal observance of Torah are of course prophets.
 


Salaam/peace;

lavikor201 said:
... I am speaking of the miracles and prophecies of a book which supports worshiping many "gods" like "krishna".
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Hindus holy books do tell them to worship one God only.

writing from memory.....God is only one, verily there is no other god , don't make statues etc.

krishna , Ganesh ( elephant god) , Ma kaali ( a naked goddess ) ...these dieties names are not mentioned in Veda ( hindus holiest book)

 
Muslim Woman said:
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here is a good link

The Concept of God in Hinduism and Islam

In the light of sacred scriptures


Difference between the Hindus and the Muslims is just the apostrophe 's': Dr. Zakir Naik.


Dr. Zakir Naik speaks of his love for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar by choice.


Sri Sri Ravi Shankar accepts that his book had mistakes, but the intention was to bring the Hindus and Muslims closer.

Dr. Zakir Naik thanking Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his noble decision.

Dr. Zakir Naik talks about the prophecy of Muhammad (pbuh) in the Hindu scriptures.



http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=185
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do you really think it makes any sense to go to a muslim source to learn about hinduism?
 


Salaam/peace;

snakelegs said:
do you really think it makes any sense to go to a muslim source to learn about hinduism?
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Dr. Zakir studied comparitive religion. He did that debate with a Hindu religious leader. In India , his audiences are mainly hindus. when Zakir quoted from their holy scriptures , they could not protest .

If possible , try to watch his debates (at least 1 ) ; if not the whole lecture only Q & A parts , very interesting & informative.

I enjoyed his following debates.

1 with Dr. Campbell about Bible & Quran ; another was about veg food ; his lectures on similarities between Hinduism & Islam , concept of God in major religions are very informative.

 
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muslim woman,
dr. zakir may be a great scholar. still, if i wanted to explore hinduism, i would go to hindu sources.
if i want to explore islam, am i going to go to a christian scholar?
 

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