Islam - The Right Path

Similarities Between The Teachings Of Islam And Hinduism 1. Prohibition of Alcohol a. It is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Al Maidah: O Ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling (Dedication of) stones, And (divination by) arrows, Are an abomination Of Satan’s handiwork; Eschew such (abomination), That ye may prosper. (Al Qur’an 5:90) b. It is mentioned in i. Manu Smriti Chapter 9, verse 235: “A priest-killer, a liquor drinker, a thief and a violator of his guru’s marriage bed - all of these, and each separately, should be known as men who committed major crime.” (Manu Smriti 9:235) Further after two verses it is mentioned in: ii. Manu Smriti “These miserable men - whom no one should eat with, no one should sacrifice for, no one should read to, and no one should marry - must wander the earth excommunicated from all religions”. (Manu Smriti 9:238) A similar message is repeated in: iii. Manu Smriti Chapter 11 verse 55: “Killing a priest, drinking liquor, stealing, violating a/the guru’s

There are many Hindus who are strictly vegetarian. They think it is against their religion to consume non-vegetarian food. But the true fact is that the Hindu scriptures permit a person to have meat. The scriptures mention Hindu sages and saints consuming non-vegetarian food. It is mentioned in Manu Smruti, the law book of Hindus, in chapter 5 verse 30 "The eater who eats the flesh of those to be eaten does nothing bad, even if he does it day after day, for God himself created some to be eaten and some to be eater." Again next verse of Manu Smruti, that is, chapter 5 verse 31 says "Eating meat is right for the sacrifice, this is traditionally known as a rule of the gods." Further in Manu Smruti chapter 5 verse 39 and 40 says "God himself created sacrificial animals for sacrifice, ...., therefore killing in a sacrifice is not killing." Mahabharata Anushashan Parva chapter 88 narrates the discussion between Dharmaraj Yudhishthira and Pitamah Bhishma about wh