Dr Zakir Naik and Lahore Ahmadiyya Book : Muhammad in World Scriptures
Name of the book: Muhammad in World Scriptures
Language: English
Author: Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi
Publisher: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam
Glimpse: A pioneering work of comparative religion researching prophecies of Prophet Muhammad in Hindu scriptures like the Vedas and Puranas. It provides linguistic analysis to identify the Prophet in ancient Sanskrit texts.
Language: English
Author: Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi
Publisher: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Isha‘at Islam
Glimpse: A pioneering work of comparative religion researching prophecies of Prophet Muhammad in Hindu scriptures like the Vedas and Puranas. It provides linguistic analysis to identify the Prophet in ancient Sanskrit texts.
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📘 Book Description
Muhammad in World Scriptures is a seminal research work by Maulana Abdul Haq Vidyarthi, first published in 1940. This scholarly text is the culmination of the author’s deep study of Sanskrit, which he mastered around 1915–16. The book provides a detailed analysis of Hindu scriptures, including the Vedas and Puranas, to identify prophecies regarding the Prophet Muhammad.
Key highlights include interpretations of the Bhavishya Purana, where the author identifies a spiritual teacher named “Mohammad,” and the Atharva Veda, which mentions the “Narashansah” or “praised one”. Vidyarthi uses linguistic evidence to argue that terms like “Rebh” and “Mamah Rishi” refer to the Holy Prophet. The book’s findings were famously defended by the author in a 1944 public debate in Delhi against leading Arya Samaj pandits.
Recently, the source material has gained renewed attention due to allegations that modern lecturers, specifically Dr. Zakir Naik, have heavily borrowed from this research without proper citation, often presenting compressed versions of Vidyarthi’s original work as their own. This work remains a cornerstone of comparative religion, aiming to show the common divine origin of faiths.
