Debunking the misquoted and half quoted verses of Yajurveda by zakir naik.

Since last few years some groups of self proclaimed scholars have declared war against Hinduism in internet forum. This group consists of communist writers and missionaries of Islam and Christianity. Their goal is to make 1 billion hindus to lose believe in their faith and convert to their believes which they believe is the final message.

The defence of Sanatana Dharma in the internet forum is very weak. As Hindus are less versed in their scriptures they are easy prey to these faiths. As a Hindu it is our duty to defend our faith. Because we believe

"Dharmo Rakshati Rakshita"
In the protection of Dharma is our protection.

One of them is Zakir Abdul Karim Naik president of IRF ( Islamic Research Foundation).

This article describes how he used some quotes of Yajurveda in a wrong way.

Zakir Naik: "na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no image of Him."
[Yajurveda 32:3]5

The truth: “Na Tasya Pratima Asti, Yasya Nam Mahadyash
Hiranyagarbh Ityesha Ma Ma Hinsidityesha Yasmanna Jat Ityesha"

The supreme god who is described in verses like Hiranyagarbh, Yasmanna Jat, Ma Ma Hinsit, whose name and glory is extremely broad but he/she does not have any pattern - (which means, he does not have any specific pattern but by your meditational intellectual u can imagine his pattern) To be noted that the word Pratima here doesnt mean image but it means pattern
[Yajurveda 32:3]

Zakir Naik: "shudhama poapvidham"
"He is bodyless and pure."
[Yajurveda 40:8]6

The truth: "Sa Paryagaachukramkayamvranmasnaveer shuddhampapviddham
kavirmanishi paribhuh svayambhuryathatathyatorthan vyadghachaashwatibhyah samabhyah"

He (The Supreme) is pervasive, is magnificient. He is bodiless, nerveless and doesnt have pores.
He is pure and sinless. He is poet (here poet means he can create anything he imagines), he himself is language (ruler of mind, from where the words come), victorious and the onecreated by him/herself. He has managed since eternity for everyone all source as-qualified.
[Yajurveda 40:8]

Zakir Naik:: "Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste"
"They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements" (Air, Water, Fire, etc.). "They sink deeper in darkness, those who worship sambhuti."
[Yajurveda 40:9]7
Sambhuti means created things, for example table, chair, idol, etc

The truth: "Andham tamah Pra Vishanti Yesambhutimupaste
Tato Bhuya Iva Te Tamo Ya Oo Sambhutyam rata"

Those people, who worship separation-destruction and are playing in such activities only, they enter darkness (here darkness is ignorance) and get surrounded by it and those who worship making organisation-creation only, they also enter the darkness of ignorance.

Here to note, worship means remain engaged in, and sambhuti is gathering and asambhuti means division, and engagement in such activities relates with, engaging in material life, forgetting the supreme to be worshipped equally and daily. Here it is nowhere mentioned about worship of natural elements" (Air, Water, Fire, etc.).
[Yajurveda 40:9]

Zakir Naik:: The Yajurveda contains the following prayer:
"Lead us to the good path and remove the sin that makes us stray and wander."
[Yajurveda 40:16]8

The Truth::
AGNE NAYA SUPATHA RAYE ASMANVISHWANI DEVVAYUNANI VIDWANA |
-------------(40/16,Yajurveda)

O Lord ! you are aware of all our deeds. Please enlighten us and lead us to the path of growth and spiritual development.

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Friends you can see in our previous post about the Upanishads and in this post zakir naik uses same verses i.e

"Na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no likeness of Him."
[Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]

and

"na tasya pratima asti"
"There is no image of Him."
[Yajurveda 32:3]5

In both the places neither he uses correct and full verses and also he same verses but interpreted differently.

Friends zakir naik is very clever he modify verses according to his need.

and for those who say it is right to use half verses, My dear Brothers If we use half of shahada that says "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah". If we use it as "There is no god" and spread it as in this religion there is no concept of God as it says "There is no god". Then this is wrong interpretation of shahada same as zakir naik's wrong interpretation of Vedas.