The routes of Hinduism go back 6,000 years, and it is a religion rich in traditions and great literature. The oldest texts, the Veda, are a vast collection of holy scriptures that describe God as eternal, omnipotent, all-embracing. The three strata within the Vedic canon are the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, and the Upanishads, succeeding each other and each expressing a different point of view evolved from the earlier canons. In the Svetasvatara Upanishad, the supreme position is assigned to a personal God the ancient Vedic go Rudra, now also referred to as Shiva, the Mild. The Quiran distinguishes between submission and belief, or faith.
Submission requires strict adherence to a code of righteous behavior.
One who submits to the will of God is a Muslim. The Quiran , God's eternal and unchanging word as revealed to Mohammed, is regarded as infallible. It gives guidance on many subjects, summoning humankind to submit to God and to do God's will on Earth, promising the garden of paradise or threatening severe punishment in the hereafter. The Quiran commends those who observe worship and pay legal alms, and who abstain from all vices. It is a work of great beauty, expressing both mystical thought and practical advice in highly poetic language.