Ramadan and Diwali?

Question

Please note that this question is certainly NOT an invitation to a certain member to express profanities as has been done by him so often.

This question has been inspired by a well known Indian TV channel. I do not claim any credit for the basic idea.

The Muslims celebrate Ramadan and the Hindus have Diwali every year all over the world.

It can be seen that:-
The words RAMadan starts with the name Ram. A name of a Hindu incarnation of God.
The word DiwALI ends with the name, Ali, a popular Muslim name.
(This name appears in the Quran, Sura 3 -- Ali-'Imran)

Both words have developed entirely independantly in their respective religions/cultures/languages.

This makes the Muslims utter the name of an incarnation of God.
It also reminds the Hindus of a Muslim saint.

Just co-incidence or is this God telling us something?

No matter which language you write it in, the pronunciation is the same. Just the characters change. The sound 'Ramadan' is the same in Arabic, English or Sanskrit. The same goes for Diwali. Have a little thing about it before answering.
Inorrect answers will not earn you 10 points.

For the information of 'Nothing to say?'
Plenty other stuff being spouted by others too. Some end up in prizon, like Abu Hamza al-Masri.

Those of you who claim Ali is incorrect, please get in touch with the someone at
http://www.submission.org/suras/sura3.htm

Answer 1

This is as bad as the idea of Santa being an anagram of Satan...

Answer 2

This is one of those questions that requires a careful read before answering.
As others say the names Ramadan are written differently in different languages and maybe the pronunciations are slightly different too.
But I tend to agree that the utterance or the sound stays fundamentally the same.

It does not mean there is Divine intervention to force a situation where the Muslims are made to utter Hindu god-name as you appear to suggest.
As others here point out there are other names embedded in Ramadan e.g. the Indian name Madan.

Very interesting question though.

Answer 3

hmmm.

There is no logic to this argument.

The chapter called "Aal-e-Imran" meaning the family of Imran is not pronounced like Ali (the fourth Kilafah). You can read this chapter in the Quran and judge for yourself if there is any link with Diwali.

If you want to know what God is telling us, then we just have to open the Quran. Similarly, the first part of Ramadan is not pronounced like "Raam"(Ram). The prounciation is closer to "Haram".

The arabic word for something unlawful or forbidden is Haram - pronounced "Ha Raam". Worship of anything other than God is "Ha Ram" and is the only unforgivable sin in Islam.

"He said: Ye have chosen only idols instead of Allah. The love between you is only in the life of the world. Then on the Day of Resurrection ye will deny each other and curse each other, and your abode will be the Fire, and ye will have no helpers."
( سورة العنكبوت , Al-Ankaboot, Chapter #29, Verse #25)

Answer 4

Maybe a co-incidence in the English language only. I don't think 'God' is telling us anything. Refer back to the original languages and the words are incomparable or compatible.

Answer 5

It is just coincidental in English language. Write the same words in Hindi or Urdu or in any other language, this coincidence will disappear.

Answer 6

it is u who are telling us something!
1**RAMADAN IS ARABIC , it has its own meaning in arabic, and not to be parted like what u said.

2**it isnot ali Imran, it is AL-imran , and even if there is a part of it in the word , it doesn't make any sense!

so , i think what u quoted is of no relation to one another at all!!

Answer 7

I think that's just a personal speculation. What about Nabi Muhammad reminding us of "ham" and "mad"? What about Brahma reminding us of "bra"? These are cases of imagination gone too wild.

Answer 8

Some corrections.

First Surah 3 of The Glorious Quran is not ALI Imran but AL-IMRAN.

Secondly, Ali(may Allah be pleased with him) was no saint of Muslim but a compaion of Prophet Muhammad(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He was one of the greatest Muslim ever.

These things prove nothing.Its just coinincidence. Try to read The Glorious Quran to get the real message of God!

Answer 9

in Arabic, Ali is not pronounced like Diwali, i see no connection.

Answer 10

If you read the history of Islam (see www.islamicity.com history of islam) you would learn that Muhammad was a pagan who lived in a pagan community. After his unverified "revelations" in the cave, he (actually it was Uthman and his committee who were also pagans) created a new religion that used the name of the pagan god Allah as their new god. They also adopted their old pagan rituals (such as the pilgrimage, fasting, etc.) and even the pagan temple Kabal as their primary place of worship.

So it is not surprising that they adopted other pagan gods and rituals too