Lord Krishna in Islam

[thatsmrjason2u]

Shalom,

Last Night I was wondering.. Was Lord Krishna a prophet in Islam? The Hadith says that there have been 100,000 (It might have ben 122 or somewhere near) prophets, sent to different Nations.

So I googled it, and found this small article from Answers.com

It is written in the Taarikh-I-Baabul Kaaf, "Kaana fil Hinde NABIYYAN aswadal lawni ismuhu KaHiNa." [citation needed] This translates as, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was KaHaN." The constants 'KHN' exist in both the words 'Kahan' and 'Kanhaya' a common name for Krishna. Based on these similarities it believed that Krishna is being refered to directly in this text.

So I guess my question is, Was Lord Krishna a prophet in Islam, or is this Hadith a weak Hadith?

 

[anatolian]

it depends on which hadith collection you have read this..there are many weak hadith collections..sunni muslims accept mostly Bukhari and Muslim books and I havent seen or heard this hadith before but I personally think that Hinduism's origin comes from some prophets but corrupted just like the other religions then krishna might be a prophet

 

[thatsmrjason2u]

Hello, and thanks a lot for your response.

Islam is interesting because some verses and such in the Hadith seem to lean toward accepting some of the prophets, such as the Buddha, Lord Krishna, and so on.


It's interesting, because in the Talmud it says there have been 1.2 Million Prophets.. It actually says twice the population of Egypt, Which at that time was 600,000 so it makes you wonder.. Maybe Lord Krishna could be a prophet in Judaism too. Haha I have my doubts, but some Jews lean toward believing that Lord Krishna might have been Divinely sent from G-d.

 

[Bookofknowledge]

Shalom,

Last Night I was wondering.. Was Lord Krishna a prophet in Islam? The Hadith says that there have been 100,000 (It might have ben 122 or somewhere near) prophets, sent to different Nations.

So I googled it, and found this small article from Answers.com

It is written in the Taarikh-I-Baabul Kaaf, "Kaana fil Hinde NABIYYAN aswadal lawni ismuhu KaHiNa." [citation needed] This translates as, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was KaHaN." The constants 'KHN' exist in both the words 'Kahan' and 'Kanhaya' a common name for Krishna. Based on these similarities it believed that Krishna is being refered to directly in this text.

So I guess my question is, Was Lord Krishna a prophet in Islam, or is this Hadith a weak Hadith?

In my life-time I have never came across a Hadith which speaks of Krshna being a Prophet not even a weak Hadith of such kind.

According to my limited knowlege it imposible, never happened. It is impossible historically for krishna to be a Prophet.

Buddha can not be a Prophet because he never claimed to be a messenger of God and neither he claimed himself being God.

 

[thatsmrjason2u]

Oh I see! I've been getting some Mixed Answers here.. One Muslim has told me that The Buddha was a prophet and another Muslim told me that Lord Krishna could have Been, and it's interesting..

Thanks for your responses

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Hello, and thanks a lot for your response.

Islam is interesting because some verses and such in the Hadith seem to lean toward accepting some of the prophets, such as the Buddha, Lord Krishna, and so on.


It's interesting, because in the Talmud it says there have been 1.2 Million Prophets.. It actually says twice the population of Egypt, Which at that time was 600,000 so it makes you wonder.. Maybe Lord Krishna could be a prophet in Judaism too. Haha I have my doubts, but some Jews lean toward believing that Lord Krishna might have been Divinely sent from G-d.

Hi. Hey, if the Muslims can claim Muhammad was visited by Gabriel, and Joseph Smith as claimed by the Mormons, then what would prevent Krishna from being sent by the LORD.

Malachi 3:1 "Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the Covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the LORD of hosts.

 

[Bookofknowledge]

Oh I see! I've been getting some Mixed Answers here.. One Muslim has told me that The Buddha was a prophet and another Muslim told me that Lord Krishna could have Been, and it's interesting..

Thanks for your responses

I understand one of my brother saying "I personally think that Hinduism's origin comes from some prophets" but this can be resolved by knowing the origin of people who came to the land which in today's world called India.

Lot of things never happened in india, Krishna is believed to be a God by hindus not a Prophet who was left drifting in the river on a basket so he can escape, well this is a story because we know for fact the only child which was left drifting in the river on a basket to escape the ruthless king was none other then Musa (AS).

One need to filter a lot of information before making such claims.

 

[kunabi]

I understand one of my brother saying "I personally think that Hinduism's origin comes from some prophets" but this can be resolved by knowing the origin of people who came to the land which in today's world called India.

Lot of things never happened in india, Krishna is believed to be a God by hindus not a Prophet who was left drifting in the river on a basket so he can escape, well this is a story because we know for fact the only child which was left drifting in the river on a basket to escape the ruthless king was none other then Musa (AS).

One need to filter a lot of information before making such claims.

Krishna was never left drifting in the river. That was Karna, eldest brother of the Pandavas.

Krishna was of the royal family of Mathura, and was the eighth son born to the princess Devaki, and her husband Vasudeva. The king Kamsa, Devaki's brother, had ascended the throne by imprisoning his father, King Ugrasena. Afraid of a prophecy that predicted his death at the hands of Devaki's eighth son, he had the couple cast into prison where he planned to kill all of Devaki's children at birth. After killing the first six children, and Devaki's apparent miscarriage of the seventh, Krishna took birth. As his life was in danger he was smuggled out to be raised by his foster parents Yasoda and Nanda in Gokula, Mahavana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna

The princess Kunti, while young attended to the sage Durvasa for a full year, while he was a guest at her father's palace. The sage was pleased with her service and so he granted her a boon whereby she could call upon any of the gods through a mantra and the god would grant her a son equal to the god in splendour. Unsure of whether the boon would actually be granted, Kunti, while still an unmarried young girl, decided to test the mantra and called upon Lord Surya, the Hindu deity of the sun. When Surya appeared before her, she was completely overawed. Bound by the power of the mantra, Surya granted her a son as radiant and strong as his father, although she did not want a child. Through his divine power, Kunti retains her virginity and honor. Thus Karna was born. As Surya's son, Karna is born with an armour ('Kavacha') and a pair of earrings ('Kundala') which are dipped in Amrit the nectar of immortality.
Kunti was now in the embarrassing position of being an unwed mother. Unable to face the world with her divine child, she placed Karna in a basket and floated him down a river with his jewellery (the story of Moses bears a strong similarity to this), praying fervently that he would be kept safe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karna

 

[Bookofknowledge]

Krishna was never left drifting in the river. That was Karna, eldest brother of the Pandavas.

I don't recommend reading about a religion which teaches there is surya god, prithvi god, trilog gods and godesses instead of One and Only God, any way I don't believe wikipedia to be a source.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

I don't recommend reading about a religion which teaches there is surya god, prithvi god, trilog gods and godesses instead of One and Only God, any way I don't believe wikipedia to be a source.

Neither would I recommend a religion that whose prophet claims to have been visited by Gabriel.

I would consider Joseph Smith of the Mormon's just as inspired as Muhammad, but for myself, I believe the Apostle Paul was the last one sent to be sent to Israel and the "world" since his Bro Peter put in a good "plug" for him.

2 Peter 3:16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable [people] twist to their own destruction, as [they do] also the rest of the Scriptures.

 

[kunabi]

I don't recommend reading about a religion which teaches there is surya god, prithvi god, trilog gods and godesses instead of One and Only God, any way I don't believe wikipedia to be a source.

If you dont read, how would you know about that religion? Where did you get your story about Krishna from? Are you still sticking to your story of Krishna drifting in water? what is your source?
I grew up listening/reading Ramayan and Mahabharat. I cited wiki as a source for this forum as it seems to be widely accepted.

 

[Bookofknowledge]

If you dont read, how would you know about that religion? Where did you get your story about Krishna from? Are you still sticking to your story of Krishna drifting in water? what is your source?
I grew up listening/reading Ramayan and Mahabharat. I cited wiki as a source for this forum as it seems to be widely accepted.

I was born and raised in india

 

[thatsmrjason2u]

Although a lot of Hindu's do seem to Believe in Multiple G-ds, most mainstream Educated Hindu's believe in One G-d who came Down in Different Forms.. So the Fact is most Hindu's are Monotheistic but believe that Different G-ds came down in Different forms.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Although a lot of Hindu's do seem to Believe in Multiple G-ds, most mainstream Educated Hindu's believe in One G-d who came Down in Different Forms.. So the Fact is most Hindu's are Monotheistic but believe that Different G-ds came down in Different forms.

Hi. Didn't the LORD make Moses a "god" to Pharaoh as Jesus was to the High Priest?

Exodus 7:1 So Y@hovah said to Moses: "See, I have made you 'elohiym to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.


Matthew 26:57 And those who had laid hold of Jesus led [Him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

 

[thatsmrjason2u]

Hi. Didn't the LORD make Moses a "god" to Pharaoh as Jesus was to the High Priest?

Exodus 7:1 So Y@hovah said to Moses: "See, I have made you 'elohiym to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.


Matthew 26:57 And those who had laid hold of Jesus led [Him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'See, I have set thee in God's stead to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee; and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Indeed That is Very Interesting. The Torah I Use seems a bit Different then the Version you are Using but Nevertheless, Very Interesting indeed.

 

[anatolian]

Hi. Didn't the LORD make Moses a "god" to Pharaoh as Jesus was to the High Priest?

hey, you have found actually an interesting view ...God made Moses a 'god' to Pharoah..!? what does it mean really..Maybe this is the point where the religions got corrupted, people misunderstood such verses and started to worship their prophets as if they were gods*

 

[thatsmrjason2u]

Bump..

 

[sefroth77]

Shalom,

Last Night I was wondering.. Was Lord Krishna a prophet in Islam? The Hadith says that there have been 100,000 (It might have ben 122 or somewhere near) prophets, sent to different Nations.

So I googled it, and found this small article from Answers.com

It is written in the Taarikh-I-Baabul Kaaf, "Kaana fil Hinde NABIYYAN aswadal lawni ismuhu KaHiNa." [citation needed] This translates as, "There was a prophet of God in India who is dark in color and his name was KaHaN." The constants 'KHN' exist in both the words 'Kahan' and 'Kanhaya' a common name for Krishna. Based on these similarities it believed that Krishna is being refered to directly in this text.

So I guess my question is, Was Lord Krishna a prophet in Islam, or is this Hadith a weak Hadith?

Lord Krishna is neither man nor prophet, He is God himself in his original form.

All created beings have their source in these two natures. Of all that is material and all that is spiritual in this world, know for certain that I am both the origin and the dissolution.(Lord Krishna , Gita 7.6)

O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.(Lord Krishna ,Gita 7.7)

Thanks

 

[anatolian]

Bump..

hey i didnt mean judaism but others like hinduism etc.

 

[anatolian]

Lord Krishna is neither man nor prophet, He is God himself in his original form.


O conqueror of wealth, there is no truth superior to Me. Everything rests upon Me, as pearls are strung on a thread.(Lord Krishna ,Gita 7.7)

Thanks

Does "there is no truth superior to me" mean "I am God"?