Kadamba
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Just for sharing information wanted to highlight some similar beliefs/concepts in hinduism and islam.
At spiritual level (According to vedas and upanishads) there is only one Universal being (Brahman) which is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and incomprehensible to common man without spiritual enlightment.
There is a concept called "Virodh bhakti" in hinduism. In virodha bhakti you are so obsessed with hating the deity (Krishna in case of Kansa) that you cannot forget the deity even for a second and keep on remembering in order to hate.
Vishnu Sahasra Nama (Thousand Names of lord Vishnu) reveals thousand characteristics of Supreme Being.
sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah (Bhagavad gita)
Meaning:
Abandon all varieties of religious activities and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
In Islam, God's personality is not definable, such a pursuit is considered impossible as to figure that out would be a degree of divinity that Islam accords to none except Allah.Other than that, there are certain attributes that are accorded to him due to his omnipotence which may be contradictory to us.
At spiritual level (According to vedas and upanishads) there is only one Universal being (Brahman) which is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and incomprehensible to common man without spiritual enlightment.
As they say, God created everything including good and evil, you may wonder why god created evil, but you may never reach that answer. You may choose to be angry with God on that but its another exercise in futility since your anger does no harm to God.
There is a concept called "Virodh bhakti" in hinduism. In virodha bhakti you are so obsessed with hating the deity (Krishna in case of Kansa) that you cannot forget the deity even for a second and keep on remembering in order to hate.
The Quran mentions 99 attributes of Allah, which we call 99 names of Allah (apart from Allah). Where he is described as Ar-Rahman (Most Beneficient) and Ar-Raheem (most Merciful), he is also described as Al Jabbar (The Compeller) and Al Qahhar (The subduer).
Vishnu Sahasra Nama (Thousand Names of lord Vishnu) reveals thousand characteristics of Supreme Being.
He should be loved unconditionally, but its not like Allah is keeping score of all of your human shortcomings and waiting go violent on you. He's forgiving.
sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma sucah (Bhagavad gita)
Meaning:
Abandon all varieties of religious activities and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.