Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath Peeth is once again in the news. Suddenly one of his videos is going viral very fast on the internet, in which he can be heard speaking on ‘Allah’. Many people are making various comments accusing him of praising Islam. Did Shankaracharya really believe that Allah is the creator and sustainer of the universe? Let us tell you what is the whole truth of this viral video.
What is being claimed?
Actually, two video clips are being shared on social media platform X. In a clip, he is shown saying, ‘Understand the meaning of Allah, the creator and sustainer of the world, the one who makes order in the world, he is called Allah… Allah has no image, he has no form.’ In the second clip, Swami Avimukteshwarananda says, ‘Allah has no relatives. No one is his son, no one is his friend, no one is his parents and no one is his partner. He is completely inconsistent. Above the Kaaba.. Since Allah has created the seven skies, he is seated above the Kaaba. On the basis of qualities, like his quality is that he is very kind, so one of his names became Dayal. Muslims start every work by saying that he is very kind and noble. In the name of the same God who is called Allah. We worship only Him and do not consider anyone else as worthy of worship, this is the meaning of Allah.
Being condemned as a follower of Islam
While sharing these two clips, many people are criticizing Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarananda. Many people wrote harsh things calling him an advocate of Islam. One user wrote, ‘Is this Shankaracharya or Maulana? The so-called Hindu Shankaracharya started teaching Islam to Hindus instead of teaching Hindu religious texts. Similarly, many users are making various types of comments.
What is the whole truth of the video?
When Live Hindustan investigated the viral video, the whole truth came out. It was revealed that Shankaracharya’s words were being distorted. It also came to light that some excerpts from a two-year old video were being wrongly made viral.
Actually, under Prashnaprabodh program, Avimukteshwaranand was asked the difference between Allah and Parabrahm. In the video uploaded on Jyotirmath’s YouTube channel 1000.Guru on July 18, 2022, Avimukteshwaranand says – Shashikant Patil ji has asked what is the meaning of Allah and Parabrahm and is there a difference between these two. In response to this question, he explained Allah and Parabrahma. During this time he is also mentioning the beliefs of Muslims. Now some parts are being cut from the part and presented in a different way.
