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s Hinduism has so many variations it is not possi-
ble to clearly identify this pagan belief’s teachings
or to categorize all its perverse aspects. The most

fundamental fact about the superstitious Hindu
religion is that it is a pagan belief that sanctions
and encourages the worship of idols.
It is not an easy task to determine what kind
of divinity Hindus believe in as they vary from community to commu-
nity, town to town, and from one family to another. The only thing that
can be said for sure about this superstitious religion is that it is heretical
and pagan. Hindus interpret their ancient traditions in many different
ways. Despite the fact that they worship millions of different idols, be-
lieve in their super natural powers of reward and punishment, they nev-
ertheless do not consider themselves idolatrous. As they believe in a
“universal spirit” called “Brahma” of which all the other idols are re-
flections of, they claim that Hinduism is a monotheistic religion.
In reality this is a perverse interpretation incompatible with Islam

and as such, it is idolatrous. There is no need for a comprehensive in-
vestigation or long term observation to expose Hinduism as an idola-
trous religion; the billions of idols spread across India reveal this fact by
observation.
Idolatry is clearly defined in the verses of the Qur’an. The Arab idol
worshippers of our Prophet Muhammad’s (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) era believed in Allah as the Creator and Governor of
the universe, but also believed in the powers of the idols they wor-
shipped besides Him (Allah is beyond that) and often only because they
thought of them as a “way” to Allah. There are obvious similarities be-
tween the ignorant Arab societies’ idolatrous beliefs and the Hindus’ be-