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MUHAMMED IN THE MAHABHARATA

The great RISHI, KALKI, has been prophesied in many Hindu scriptures. Among them the following are noteworthy: MATSHA PURANA, KARMA PURANA, VARAHA PURANA, NARSIMHA PURANA, BAMAN PURANA, VISHNU PURANA, DEVI BHAGABAT, SRIMAD BHAGABAT, BHAVISYA PURANA, BRAHMA BAIVARTA PURANA, GARUDA PURANA, KALKI PURANA, JAIN MAHA BHASHMA, BRIHAD DHARMA PURANA, HARI BHASHMA, AGNI PURANA, VISHNU DHARMATRA, VAYU PURANA and MAHABHARATA.

Prior to the civilized age, there was a time, when the whole world was in the depths of darkness in terms of literacy, religious practices, morality and spirituality. Historians have called it the ‘DARK AGE’. The pre condition for the arrival of the Sage KALKI is the prevalence of the Dark Age in the whole world.

When Muhammed arrived the entire world was in the hands of tyrants. Religion was on a steady decline and immoral activities were at their peak. The arrival of Muhammed, and Islam the religion he brought with him, was an event of unprecedented nature in the history of mankind. The way Islam has spread throughout the world and established its rule is bewildering. No wonder then, in the MAHABHARATA, he is called a Sage and a King, all at once. How beautifully it gives the identity of KALKI:

VICTORY IN RELIGION, AND KING OF THE DAY,

ON THE SEAT OF MAJESTY, AND PEOPLE PLEASED;

HE WILL HONOR THE MLECHAS LIKE TRUE BRAHMINS,

AND TRANSFORM THE WHOLE WORLD, THAT GEM OF A MAN.

The personality of Muahmmed is most difficult to get into: There is Muahmmed, the Prophet. Muhammed the General. Muahmmed the King. Muahmmed the warrior. Muahmmed the Business man. Muahmmed the Preacher. Muhammed the Philosopher. Muhammed the Statesman. Muhammed the Orator. Muhammed the Reformer. Muhammedthe Refuge of orphans. Muhammed the Protector of slaves. Muhammed the Emancipator of women. Muhammed the Judge. Muhammed the Saint…….this list is never ending. And in all these magnificent roles, in all these departments of human activities, he is like a HERO.

MAHABHARATA’S PROPHESY:

Following is the text of the prophesy about KALKI, from the MAHABHARATA (‘Forest’ Section, chapter 190):

AT LAST, IN THE HOUSE OF THE BRAHMIN VISHNU-YASH,

HE WILL BE BORN, IN THE TOWN CALLED SHAMBHAL;

VERY BRAVE, VERY WISE KALKI, IN THAT HOUSE,

BORN TO DO GREAT DEEDS, IN DUE COURSE.

HE GOES TO WAR, TO DEFY OPPOSITION,

EVERY ARRANGEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED FOR HIM;

WEAPONS IN HEAPS AND CHARIOTS, ARMOURS,

MANY WILL JOIN HIM AS WARRIORS.

KALKI goes to war – Muhammed was the only prophet who, in addition to preaching, had to go to wars.

AND SAID MARKANDEYA, ‘LISTEN, O’ KING!

KALKI AVATAR, WITH HELP DIVINE;

DESTROYS THE WICKED, THEN PILGRIM AT LAST,

PREPARES HIS RETURN, THE FORTUNATE ONE’.

Having destroyed the enemy, KALKI will go to the pilgrimage, and then ready himself to meet the end – Muhammed defeated all his enemies, brought all of Arabia under the rule of his religion, and then went to perform the pilgrimage and its associated sacrifices. This event in his life is known as the Farewell Pilgrimage, (Hitti, chapter 8, page 119). He died three months after that.

THE BRAHMIN GIVES TO THE WORLD AT LARGE;

SECURES THE DIGNITY OF THE WORD OF GOD.

KALKI will receive the Word of God – Muhammed received the Divine Message from God, known as the Qur’an, and preached it to the whole world.

ENTERS HE, IN A GARDEN AGREEABLE,

SORROW IN HIS HEART, FOR WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND;

PEOPLE OF THE WHOLE WORLD, THOSE LIVING AROUND,

FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE, AND VISIT HIM HERE.

KALKI will go to a place which has beautiful gardens – Muhammed left his homeland and went to live in Madina, which was a beautiful place.

People of the world will live by his example – In Islam, everyone who goes to Makka to perform the pilgrimage and sacrifice, also goes to Madina following the example of Muhammed.

LO, THE AGE OF TRUTH HAS MADE A RETURN,

AND FALSEHOOD SUFFERS ITS SORRY PLIGHT;

MEN OF TRUTH BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN,

HAPPY THEY LIVE, WITH SINCERE TRUST.

In that Age, Truth will make a comeback, and Falsehood will vanish – At the time of the Victory of Makka, Muhammad received the revelation, "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished."

THE HOUSE WHICH THE WICKED HAD FULLED,

WITH CLAMOUR OF THEIR HAND-MADE GODS;

WILL NOW BE CLEANSED FOR THE WORSHIP OF TRUTH,

THE KING WITH HIS SUBJECT STANDING NEXT.

The wicked will fill that house of worship with grave sin. KALKI will cleanse the house of all abominations – It is simply saying that the great House at Makka was filled with many idols. Muhammed cleared the site by smashing these idols.

SUPERSTITIONS, THAT HAVE GROWN THEIR ROOTS,

FROM THE HEARTS OF MEN, WILL HAVE TO DEPART.

KALKI will remove all superstitions – Muhammed did indeed reject and remove all the superstitious beliefs from the social fabric, and reinstated equal rights to religious practices regardless of race, colour and social status.

IN ALL SEASONS, THE CROPS OF EFFORTS,

THOSE WHO ARE NEAR, IN IT HAVE A SHARE;

PLAY BY THE RULES OF CHARITY FOR THEM,

HAPPINESS THEN, BECOMES A COMMON GAME.

KALKI will set up the institution of Charity – In Islam, every rich person has to pay a COMPULSORY charity of two and a half percent of annual savings, called ZAKAT. This is not found in any other religion.

THEY WILL THEN DEVOTE TO PRAYER AND SACRIFICE,

AND WILL UPHOLD THE BASIC PRINCIPLES SIX;

THE HEART WILL REMAIN SERENE, WITH THAT SINGLE AMBITION,

RULE WITH VALOUR AND TRUTH, THAT IS THE MISSION.

They will set up a life on SIX major actions – Muhammed instituted FIVE commandments as a Prophet, (viz. 1. Belief in God, 2. Prayer, 3. Fasting, 4. Pilgrimage and 5. Zakat) ; and one as king, viz. JIHAD (defense of the right to religion). In his time, every Muslim remained busy in these six basic activities.

WITH RELIGION ALONE, THE LEADERS OF MEN,

CAN DISPENSE JUSTICE, IN LOOKING AFTER THEM;

THE NEWS IS IN THE AIR, AND THE RISHIS SAY,

COMPOSED IN THE PURANA, SURE AS THE DAY;

I SING IT TO YOU, IN YOUR PRESENCE,

PAST AND FUTURE, WHICH IS YET TO COMMENCE!

Here its absolutely clear that the KALI-YUG is NOT the current age of science and progress and civilization, but it WAS that period in History which has been identified as the ‘age of ignorance and barbarism’ by Historians. Muhammed appeared in the KALI-YUG. The religion, character, ideals, divine message, authority and valour that he brought are matchless. Especially the resemblance between him and KALKI as far as the signs and other characteristics are concerned, are unprecedented and astonishing.

Here is a statement from THE NEW POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA (vol1, page 272) and from ISLAM AND THE WORLD PROPHET (part 2, page 269):

"The physical structure of Muhammed, the shapeliness of his body, his religious principles, his family and ancestral characteristics, all these are clear indications of his Aryan pedigree. He was not the only person, who had this Aryan lineage. His first four successors – Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman and Ali – also had the same Aryan blood in them."

Therefore, Muhammed was a great Brahmin Prophet from the Aryan stock. Of course, his ancestors were the chief priests of the House of Kaaba, for many generations. It is mentioned that KALKI will be born in the family of a priest.

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