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Muhammad in Buddha Scriptures
(Continuation from 10/ 19 / 2006)

4. The criteria to recognize the Buddha

Followed to the Buddha scripture by Carus, page 214 have been state a statement that Buddha had been said with mean have six criteria to recognize a Buddha. It can see as follow:
i. A Buddha will get his highest level of spirit (Nirvana) on the night.
ii. At the time he reaches the Nirvana, his face will shine with brightly.
iii. A Buddha will dead as natural death with normal reason.
iv. A Buddha will pass away in the night time.
v. Before Buddha die, his face will shining.
vi. After his death no longer have a Buddha.

The studied that done on the six criteria above is accurately same with the personality of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
a. The Prophet of Muhammad s.a.w. reaches his highest level of spirit on the night time when he appointed as Allah messenger. Al-Qura’an in surah Al-Dukhan 44: 22-23 with means:

“(But they were aggressive): then he cried to his Lord “These are indeed a people given to sin,” (22). (The reply came): “March for with My servants by night: for ye are sure to be pursued. (23)

b. In the night he appointed as a “rasul” he felt his self and his knowledge was shine with spirit full of bright.

c. The Prophet had passed away with natural death.

d. Siti Aishah r.a. (the wife of Prophet) has said that the Prophet of Muhammad had dead in the night time. On that time too, the oil of lamp was empty and she have to borrow a little oil to bright her house.

e. Followed to Anas (the prophet loyal disciples and servants) that the Prophet of Muhammad s.a.w. has shine with bright ob his night of death.

f. After funeral ceremony of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. his body no longer in this world.

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Muhammad in Buddha Scriptures
(Continuation from 10/ 17 / 2006)

3. The aspect of the loyal disciples.

Followed to the book of Secred Books of the East, Volume 2, and page 36, Maha Parinibbana Sutta Chapter 5: 36 has been said, “In one of Gautama Buddha preach, he had told to his disciples that all the past Buddha poses their own disciples and servants who so loyal to them. The students who were very loyal to me for now is Ananda. Then, the next Buddha that will exist will posses disciples and servant who very loyal to them".

A contradiction: The prophet of Muhammad too posses one student and servant that very loyal to him; Anas bin Malik r.a. that gift by his parent to Rasullullah s.a.w. when he is in 8 years old. The prophet very loves to him and accepted him as his own child. Anas always be beside the Prophet no matter in comfort time or war even in the death time of Rasulullah s.a.w. Anas still beside hum. This event as example the loyalty of Anas to Rasulullah:

§ In Uhud War (625 AD) when the prophet closed to be killed, Anas still beside him, in that time, Anas was only a child that in 11 years old.

§ Hunain War (630 AD) the prophet of Muhammad s.a.w. had been besieged by his enemy that consists the archers, Anas still with Rasulullah s.a.w. and for that time he is the teenage with age in 16 years old.

Here have been proven that have a similarity between Anas and Ananda. In the times of Buddha was attacked by the mad elephant, Ananda still with Buddha and he not run away.

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Muhammad in Buddha Scriptures

1. From the aspect of “Maitreya name”
(Continuation from 10/ 15 / 2006)

The question is what is the Maitreya actually? For this question we can see the statement as follows:

§ The word of “Maitreya” is in Sanskrit language or “Matteya” in Pali language that brought the meaning of love, peaceful and kind full. It’s too mean as friendly and kind full person. The Arabic word that carries the same meaning is “Rahmat”, Al-Qur’an in surah Al-Anbiya 21: 107 which mean:
We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures.

§ The prophet of Muhammad was called with the name of “who was poses of loving character” or rahmat. This meant its same with the meaning of the word of “Maitreya”. The fact is the word of merciful and “who poses a loving character” had been said for 409 times in Al-Qur’an.

The words of Muhammad too were spell as “Mahamet” or “Mahomet” or with various spell in others language. “Maha” in Pali and “Maho” in Sanskrit brought the meaning of so kind full or so great, so pure, and so famous. The meaning of “Metta” is so merciful. Then, when this word had mixed it will become the word of “Mahamet” or “Mahomet” that was mean “The Great Merciful”.

2. From its teaching scope:

The thought of Buddha is for all level of society. Followed to the book of Secred Books of the East, Volume 2, and page 36, Maha Parinibbana Sutta Chapter 2: 32 have been said that Buddha was said with this mean:
I have given the truth of whole religion to all level of society. O Ananda, one Thatagata not hide any truth but he will separate or teach a whole of that religion.

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. was ordered by Allah s.w.t to spread the whole of Islam thought to all level of human society in this world without hiding the truth of Islam itself. The Prophet was give a warning to the people who hiding the thought of Islam. even the al-Qur’an today can read by all people who want to read it.

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Muhammad in Buddha Scriptures

Buddha had predicted that one man called “Maitreya” (kind full) will appeared. The prediction can see as below: (ibid page 112)

1. From the aspect of “Maitreya name”

In Chakkavanti Sinhaad Sulama 1). 111, 76, was describe “Will be born a Buddha that known with “Maitreya” as his name. Maitreya is holy person, the man who posses high authority in power, that was given a brilliant mind, the glorious and know about this world and what had he received from the other world, he will separate to all people in this world. Maitreya will preach his thought from the beginning until the end. Buddha has said that the Maitreya will introduce a perfect way of life as what I (Buddha) had introduce my religion. The Maitreya disciples are so many rather than my disciples (Buddha)".

In the book of “Secred Books of the East, volume 35, page 225 had been said with meaning “I’m not only one Buddha. After me will be born one more Buddha that known as Maitreya. He will posses a great character. If my disciples is in hundred of people he will posses a thousand of disciples."

The other prediction about Maitreya in the Buddhist scripture by Carus, page 217 and 218 from Ceylon with meaning,

“Ananda (the Buddha disciples) asked to Buddha:
“Who will teach us after you die?”

The Gautama Buddha was answered:
“I’m not the one and the last Buddha that send down to this world. After me, one more Buddha will send down again. He is the holy person that poses a high brilliant level, with good attitude; know about this world, the leader who will teach you one the truth religion and the person who will be loved by all creature. The religion that teaches by Buddha will be the permanent truth. If my disciples are in hundred peoples, he will have a thousand of disciples.

Ananda keep asking with the question:
How we will recognize this Buddha?

The Buddha answered:
“He will known as Maitreya as his name.”

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In the context of Buddha can be said that what had taught by Buddha in the aspect of human moral is similar what had been taught by Islam. However in the aspect of divinity Buddha did not approved or refused it. Is it the other factor was played it function such as, lost its true notes about its thought because the original language; Pali has lost? For this we must held one specific research to find the answer.

Buddha with the Divinity concept

The question that exist here is, how with the divinity matter. For Buddha he takes the natural action in this matter. When we die the good practices will transfer to the good body and the bad practices will transfer to the bad body (this is the Hindu element). The fact is, in the time of Gautama Buddha, the Hindu practices are so strong in among his society. If Buddha invited them to believe to the only one God, of course his thought will refused by Hindus. However Gautama does not refuse the existence of the only one God. When he had been asked by his disciples about the existence of the only one God, he do not answer it but he had said with mean: “It’s not my and your responsibility to know about the existence of the God, but our responsibility is to erase the tortured and suffering or the sadness in this world(1).
Because the Buddha thought does not discuss the matter of faith, the psychologists and as well as the religious experts, do not accept it as a religion but it was accepted as the philosophy idealism. Furthermore, it more concerned about moral aspect and refused the materialism. However, his thought had influenced by the Hindu believes that had practices for a long time in India. Hindu believes too many gods (but the Hindu also believes to the only one great God). Finally, have the Buddha disciples were create the Buddha statue and worship him as the God.. From this, all Buddhists, accept the Buddha Idealism as a religion. Its different from the Hindu believes, where the Buddha thought not based on the class or status, while the Hindu practice based on the class and status. The Buddha thought had vanished from India, but it spreads widely in East of Asia such China, Japan, Laos and Thailand.

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(1) Dr. Zakir Naik and Prophet Muhammad (PBUM) In Buddhist Scripture, translated by Dr. Haydar Ali Tajuddin bin Pateh Muhammad, Madrasatul Qur’an, Batu 6, Kedai Mulong, Jalan Kuala Krai, 16010 Kota Bharu, Kelantan Darul Naim, 2006, page 11.

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(From Islamic Point of Views)

The life of Ants (continuation from 10/08/2006)

To conclude what have been said about the entire science research and its findings are appropriately with what had been stated in Al-Qur’an, and this make its so amazingly. However, this is a little effort from the human, if they do more research in a various aspects, may be much more findings as had been stated in al-Qura’an. Ali Imran 3: 190,
“Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, - there are indeed Signs for men of understanding.”

Prof. Tagat Tejasan from Thailand has converted to Islam after he had studied only on the one aspect. Is true, have several scientists still closed their heart window for embrace to Islam after they found several scientific facts from al-Qur’an. Al-Qur’an has state in QS, Al-Baqarah 2: 18,
“Deaf, dumb and blind, they will not return (to the path).”

ix) The opponent’s words with couple

Have a lot of element that exist in al-Qur’an, for example the words of; the world and the next worlds, it has said for 115 times; the angle and the devils, 88 times; male and female, 24 times; life and death; 145 times; the difficulty and the patients,114 times; profit and Loss, 50 times; society and messengers, 50 times; the satan and avoiding from the satan,11 times; Muslims and Jihad, 41 times; public speaking and to propagate, 18 times; the tongue and the promise, 25 times; The lost people and the death, 17 times; The shame and the defamation, 60 times; the problem and Thankful,75 times; The alms and the blessing, 32 times; The passion and the fear; 8 times; The Giving and the unsatisfied; 73 times; and the mind and the light; 49 times. Beside the opponent words, the solat words have been stated for 5 times. (It compulsory to the muslims so that prayed for five times in a day.)
All aspects have been discussed, through al-Quran’an has showed the greatest and the powerful of Allah s.w.t. Now we know that what has been found by the researcher has stated in al-Qur’an that send to Muhammad since 1400 years ago.

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(From Islamic Point of Views)
(Continuation from 10/6/2006)
c) The Bees

In al-Qur’an on surah An-Nahl 16: 68 states that,
“And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men’s) habitations.”

The bees in one kind of insects, which has stated in al-Qur’an with, had been said that it’s bringing the good news for mankind. This is because honey from the bees is so precious. The honey that made by the bees is from its effort with suck it from the various flowers. Van-Frish the winner of 1973 Nobel award through his research on the bees’ habit and its communications. He had explained, that when the bees found a new garden or the flower, it will return to its nest then told their friends with its own unique communication; dancing, it will describe accurately about the direction to the new place. In here too had been stated that the female bees (fa’sluki) and the worker bee’s have a responsibility to the Queen of bee (female bees). This knowledge has noticed since 300 years ago but Al-Qur’an had said it since 1400 years ago.


d) The life of Ants

Al-Qur’an had said that the ant’s is the amazing insects. Al-Qur’an describes that the ants can communicate among them very well, especially to avoid from the enemy.
Only the modern science experiment had revealed that the story from Al-Qur’an is true on the communication among the ants. Beside that, the shape of life of the ants is similar with human. Most of the similarity between the ants and human can see as follows:
i. The ant has buried the dead bodies.
ii. The ant has a manager, supervisor, and the workers and so on in its working culture.
iii. Rarely the ants will gather among them to socialize and they have a day market that can make them a barter deal with change their goods.
iv. The ants too can store their foods. If the foods getting wet, they will bring out the food too keep it dry, then stored it again.

Al-Qur’an had said it since 1400 years ago.

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(From Islamic Point of Views)

viii) Zoology

a) The life of animals as a community.

The latest of studies proven that the animal life as one community and working as a group. In their group have a leader that must be obey by the others. If one of them, disobey to their leader it will be ignored. Beside that, have an animal very protect their child from the enemy, same as the human. Al-Qur’an in surah Al-Anaam 6: 38 has said:
“There is not an animal(That lives)on earth, nor a being that flies on its wings, but (forms part of) communities like you’.

b) The Birds

Allah s.w.t. have said
“Do they not look at the birds, held poised in the midst of (the air and) the sky? Nothing holds hold them up but (the power of) God. Verily in this are Signs for those who believe.” ( QS, An-Nahl 16: 79)

It’s too same in QS, surah Al-Mulk 67: 19
“Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them in? None can uphold them except (God) Most Gracious: truly it is He that watches over all things.”

The birds can fly in the air. With their wings they can fly in a high speed, its too can fly for a thousands miles. Prof. Hamburge in his book Power and Fragility have give an example, the mutton-bird that lived in the Pacific Ocean always flew for 15 thousands of miles in formation of eight (8) number. This journey has taken 6 months of time to complete it, starting from their home to the destination. Prof. Hamburge has added, the flight command are very complicated and it’s surely consist in its neuron cells and it has been programmed. What the power beside this bizarre? Allah s.w.t. possess it and the words in above have been prove it.

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(From Islamic Point of Views)
(Continuation from 10/02/2006)
vii) Couples (positive and negative)

Allah s.w.t. had explain that, the entire creature that create by Him in this universe as couples, which is has the positive and negative. This is including the human, animals, plants, unseen creatures, and to the entire creature whether we seen or just know it. QS,Ya-sin 36:
“Glory to God, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge.”

From our observation, we had seen clearly the proof of the existence of couple such as human: man and woman, animal: male and female, and the plants too have its own male and female. For bright the lamp, the battery has using the positive and negative elements from the electrical energy. From the aspects of the modern sciences, the biology research has found the nucleus that consist one special code to determine the type of the cell. A cell is the smallest part and it is the foundation of the organs. The skin cell will create the skin, and the flesh cells will create the flesh. The code of cells consist the molecule of Deoxiribose Nucleic Acid or known as DNA. This molecule is look like as the Helix string and it has existed with couples. Inside the DNA molecule has appeared the double helix, it has hold by the couple of nitrogen, adenine and it is the couple of thymine guanine and it was coupled to cytozone.
The most unseen in here is the atom the couple of electron and the proton beside neutron. For example hydrogen poses one proton, helium have a couple of electron, proton and neutron. Lithium too poses three electrons and protons. The electricity too has a couple of positive and negative.
It is clean that al-Qura’an has state the existence of these couples since it had sent down about 1400 years ago. Just for this time the scientist has proven about this and it is important to all people in these days.

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(From Islamic Point of Views)
(Continuation from 09/30/2006).
g) The Human Fingerprint

QS, 75:3-4, states, “Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? (4) Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. (5),

The citation in above showed that, it’s too easy for Allah s.w.t to gather all human bones, but what has focused in here is about the perfect of the fingers. These words have a very unique concern about the fingers. This is because; all human finger prints for each other are different. On 1896 it has used as the official identification for all people, it has been started by Edward Richard Henry; the person who had proven that all human possess a different fingerprint each others. It has used as widely in these days to recognize someone. Before the beneficial of finger print have founded, all human look the fingerprint as no reason and it same with others vein. The differences of the finger print will appear whether they are twins. Because of this the fingerprint has accepted as the main identification system in the world. Al-Qur'an has told about this since it sent to Muhammad s.a.w. in 1400 years ago.

h) The pain receptor

The latest research was found that under our skin had existed the pain receptors. If our skin burning, we will feel the burning pain at the beginning, a few minute later we would not felt it anymore, this is because our pain receptor has been damaged. Al-Qura’an had stated about this in An-Nisaa’ 4: 56.

“Those who reject our Signs, We shall soon cast into the Fire: as often as their skins are roasted through, We shall change them for fresh skins, that they may taste the penalty: for God is Exalted in Power, Wise.”

Prof. Tagat Tejasen, the Chairman of Anatomy Department from Chiang Mai University at Thailand has spent a lot of his time to study about the human pain receptors. At the beginning, he does not believe that al-Qur’an has stated the scientific fact inside it. Then he realizes that al-Qur’an has stated about the pain receptor after he studied the Al-Qur’an translation. He becomes impressive with the founding from Al-Qura’an. Finally, on the 8th Saudi Medical Conference at Riyad, he had said the Syahadah words in front of the audience. He had converted to Islam.