دی اسکالر (Dec 2020)
URDU-A HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THE URDU-COMPILATION, COLLECTION AND SEQUENCE OF THE HOLY QURAN AND THE VEDA
Abstract
This paper will review historically and comparatively the process of conservation through collection and arrangement of two major religious books, the Holy Quran and the Veda. Both are considered as sacred books for the followers of respective faiths, i.e. Islam and Hinduism. Muslims believe that the holy Quran is the more often read book in the world as compared to other religious scriptures. It is firmly believed by the Muslims that the Holy Quran is the literal word of Allah, the Almighty, revealed down to Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in Arabic language through the Angel Gabriel in different ways fourteen centuries ago and is believed to be unchanged since then. The process of collection and compilation of the Quran underwent different periods and stages. Similarly, the Veda, the holy book of Hinduism, was collected and compiled after many years of its verbal memorization. It is divided into four major portions. Due to being among the very ancient religious literatures of the world, the Veda, unlike Quran, faces the challenge of being original and free of alteration & amendments in the historical process of collection and compilation. This comparative study will focus on the collection, compilation and the sequence of both scriptures in an unbiased way to make clear the similarities and differences between these two religious books. The method of this research is historical and comparative analysis. This research will indicate that the process of collection of the Quran was made in very organized way while the Veda had an uncertain record of collection and compilation. This study will reveal that there is a significant difference between the Quran & Veda in terms of originality and authenticity due to the difference of process of their preservation. Further research should be done on this subject to get the best results from the comparison of these two books and for this it is necessary to try to know more about the history of Vedas.
