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==Importance of Bhavishya Purana in Islamic Dawah==
==Importance of Bhavishya Purana in Islamic Dawah==


Islamic [[Apologists|du'aa]] such as Zakir Naik sometimes mention that Prophet [[Muhammad]] was predicted in the Hindu scriptures, especially when speaking to an Indian audience. The Bhavishya Purana is prominent in this regard. but what they fail to convey accurately is the nature of these references. Muhammad is depicted as a reincarnated demon, [[Islam]] as a demonic religion, and its followers as "the corrupters of religion".<ref>Ramanujan, A. K., "Folk Mythologies and Purāṇas" in: Doniger (1993), Purāṇa Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts. Albany, New York: State University of New York. ISBN 0-7914-1382-9, p. 105.</ref>
Islamic [[Dawah|du'aah]] such as Zakir Naik sometimes mention that Prophet [[Muhammad]] was predicted in the Hindu scriptures, especially when speaking to an Indian audience. The Bhavishya Purana is prominent in this regard. but what they fail to convey accurately is the nature of these references. Muhammad is depicted as a reincarnated demon, [[Islam]] as a demonic religion, and its followers as "the corrupters of religion".<ref>Ramanujan, A. K., "Folk Mythologies and Purāṇas" in: Doniger (1993), Purāṇa Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts. Albany, New York: State University of New York. ISBN 0-7914-1382-9, p. 105.</ref>
===Text of the alleged Prophecy===
===Text of the alleged Prophecy===
====Original Sanskrit====
====Original Sanskrit====
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