Ramdev agrees: Lord Shiva was first prophet of Muslims

February 21, 2015 15:05

Days after kicking up a controversy over his comments on a Hindu deity, Jamiat Ulema's Mufti Muhammad Ilyas found support from Yoga guru Ramdev, reports PTI.

Ramdev said that the scholar's statement of 'Lord Shiva was first prophet of Muslims' was appropriate. "The comment of learned Mufti on Hindu Gods is appropriate. His watching a glimpse of Paigambar (Prophet) in Hindu Gods is nothing wrong. He has established an example of brotherhood," he said while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here last evening.

The saffron-clad spiritual leader extolled the Vedas, an ancient Indian body of texts. "Vedas are the oldest Granth (scripture) and Kuraan is the new one. Entire world has great regard for Vedas," he said.

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