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The intelligent king, Bhojaraj established the language of Sanskrit in three varnas - the brahmanas, kshatriyas and vaisyas - and for the shudras he established prakrita-bhasha, the ordinary language spoken by common men. After ruling his kingdom for 50 years, he went to the heavenly planet. The moral laws established by him were honored even by the demigods. The arya-varta, the pious land is situated between Vindhyacala and Himacala or the mountains known as Vindhya and Himalaya. The Aryans reside there, but varna-sankaras reside on the lower part of Vindhya. The musalman people were kept on the other side of the river Sindhu. | The intelligent king, Bhojaraj established the language of Sanskrit in three varnas - the brahmanas, kshatriyas and vaisyas - and for the shudras he established prakrita-bhasha, the ordinary language spoken by common men. After ruling his kingdom for 50 years, he went to the heavenly planet. The moral laws established by him were honored even by the demigods. The arya-varta, the pious land is situated between Vindhyacala and Himacala or the mountains known as Vindhya and Himalaya. The Aryans reside there, but varna-sankaras reside on the lower part of Vindhya. The musalman people were kept on the other side of the river Sindhu. | ||
On the island of Barbara, Tusha and many others also the followers of Isamsiha were also situated as they were managed by a king or demigods.<ref>Bhavishya | On the island of Barbara, Tusha and many others also the followers of Isamsiha were also situated as they were managed by a king or demigods.<ref>Bhavishya Purana: Prati Sarg: Part III:3,3 5-27</ref>}} | ||
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Some Islamic [[dawah]] sites make use of this text as proof that Muhammad was foreseen by the Hindu scriptures themselves, and thus Hindus should follow him. <ref>https://islamigems.com/prophet-muhammad-in-hindu-scripture-bhavishya-purana/</ref><ref>https://onegodblog.wordpress.com/prophet-muhammad-pbuh-in-bhavishya-purana/</ref> Although the mention that Muhammad was apparently mentioned in the Purana, they don't mention its late nature, the nature of the puranas, and they tend to literally attribute them to the rishi (ऋषि) Vyasa, when in fact scholarly opinion and even the traditions of Hinduism itself clearly agree upon the fact that this purana like all of the others was the work of many hands over an extremely long period. Furthermore they usually only provide part of the quote, failing to reproduce the passage in full: | Some Islamic [[dawah]] sites make use of this text as proof that Muhammad was foreseen by the Hindu scriptures themselves, and thus Hindus should follow him. <ref>https://islamigems.com/prophet-muhammad-in-hindu-scripture-bhavishya-purana/</ref><ref>https://onegodblog.wordpress.com/prophet-muhammad-pbuh-in-bhavishya-purana/</ref> Although the mention that Muhammad was apparently mentioned in the Purana, they don't mention its late nature, the nature of the puranas, and they tend to literally attribute them to the rishi (ऋषि) Vyasa, when in fact scholarly opinion and even the traditions of Hinduism itself clearly agree upon the fact that this purana like all of the others was the work of many hands over an extremely long period. Furthermore they usually only provide part of the quote, failing to reproduce the passage in full: | ||
{{Quote|| "That city is known as their site of pilgrimage, a place which was Madina or free from intoxication. Having a form of a ghost (Bhuta), the expert illusionist Mahamada (Muhammad) appeared at night in front of king Bhojaraja and said: O king, your religion is of course known as the best religion among all. Still I am going to establish a terrible and demoniac religion by the order of the Lord . The symptoms of my followers will be that they first of all will cut their genitals, have no shikha, but having beard, be wicked, make noise loudly and eat everything. They should eat animals without performing any rituals. This is my opinion. They will perform purificatory act with the musala or a pestle as you purify your things with kusha. Therefore, they will be known as musalman, the corrupters of religion. Thus the demoniac religion will be founded by me. After having heard all this the king came back to his palace and that ghost (Muhammad) went back to his place." | {{Quote|Bhavishya Purana: Prati Sarg: Part III:3,3 5-27| "That city is known as their site of pilgrimage, a place which was Madina or free from intoxication. Having a form of a ghost (Bhuta), the expert illusionist Mahamada (Muhammad) appeared at night in front of king Bhojaraja and said: O king, your religion is of course known as the best religion among all. Still I am going to establish a terrible and demoniac religion by the order of the Lord . The symptoms of my followers will be that they first of all will cut their genitals, have no shikha, but having beard, be wicked, make noise loudly and eat everything. They should eat animals without performing any rituals. This is my opinion. They will perform purificatory act with the musala or a pestle as you purify your things with kusha. Therefore, they will be known as musalman, the corrupters of religion. Thus the demoniac religion will be founded by me. After having heard all this the king came back to his palace and that ghost (Muhammad) went back to his place." }}It is clear that the author of this passage was an opponent of the religion he was describing; he includes a number of derogatory references to it, calls "Mahamada" an "illusionist" indicating that his miracles were not real, and falls back upon the wickedness of Muslims in how they consume meat, a trope which remains to this day in Hindu polemic and media about Muslims. Rather than being a miraculous prophecy of the coming of Muhammad, the Bhavisya Purana is clearly (in this spot) a late text sacralizing Hindu Brahmin stereotypes about Muslims. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{Hub4|Muhammad in Other Scriptures|Muhammad in Other Scriptures}} | {{Hub4|Muhammad in Other Scriptures|Muhammad in Other Scriptures}} | ||