Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj’s View on Bakrid
Bakrid, also known as Eid-ul-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the most significant festivals in Islam. It commemorates the devotion and sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham, peace be upon him). Traditionally, animals are sacrificed on this occasion as a symbolic act of obedience to God. However, many social and spiritual reformers in India have questioned the practice of animal sacrifice. Among them, Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj stands out with his unique and thought-provoking perspective.
What Does Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj Say?
Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj believes that sacrificing animals or consuming meat is spiritually incorrect and acts as a hindrance to attaining true devotion. According to him, God never desires or commands His devotees to kill innocent creatures. He emphasizes that a proper interpretation of religious scriptures reveals that neither the Quran, nor the Vedas, nor the Bhagavad Gita support non-vegetarianism or animal sacrifice.
Does the Quran Approve of Animal Sacrifice?
According to Sant Rampal Ji, the Holy Quran instructs followers to do only what is commanded by Allah in the scriptures. A deeper analysis reveals that animal sacrifice is not a mandatory religious duty, but rather a tradition that has been adopted over time and mistakenly regarded as divine law. He highlights that true submission to God does not involve violence or killing.
Where Is the Spiritual Benefit?
Sant Rampal Ji explains that no religious ritual bears fruit unless it is performed according to God’s actual commandments. He insists that the true spiritual path promotes compassion for all living beings, not violence in the name of religion. In his discourses, he states:
“A person who tries to please God by killing others has neither understood religion nor the Almighty.”
What Is the Alternative?
Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj encourages people to walk the path of true devotion as guided by a complete spiritual master (Satguru). He advocates for renouncing animal killings and adopting a peaceful, non-violent way of worship. He also teaches that salvation is only possible by receiving true spiritual initiation and following the commandments of the Supreme God, Kabir Saheb. He believes that God loves all His creatures and desires peace and harmony.
Instructions of the Giver of the Knowledge of Quran Regarding Eating Meat
Surah Al-Maida-5
Verse no. 1: – O People! Who have believed means who have become Muslims, follow the
restrictions completely, that is, follow the rules made by me.
All four-legged animals have been made halal (lawful) for you to eat, except those that we
will tell you later, but do not make hunting halal (lawful) for yourself in the state of haram;
indeed, Allah commands whatever He wills.
{The four-legged animals that are said to be permissible to eat are: – camels, cows, sheep,
goats etc.}
Surah Maida-5
Verse no. 3: – Prohibited to you are (meaning that which is sinful to eat; those animals have
been mentioned) dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, the animal that has been slaughtered
for someone else (has been offered to them) other than Allah. The animal which has died either
by strangling, or by injury, or by falling from height or by a violent blow, or by being gored
by a wild animal, except those that you slaughtered after finding it alive. And that which was
slaughtered at some place i.e., at a place where there is idol of other gods and goddesses, is also
prohibited for you. You are also forbidden to seek knowledge of your fate by divining arrows.
All these above-mentioned acts are in violation of the order.
Surah Al Momin-40
Verse no. 79: – Allah Himself has made four-legged animals for you so that you can ride
some of them and eat meat of some of them.
Instructions and Orders of the Creator Regarding Food for Humans
In Holy Book Bible, in the topic of Genesis, in Chapters 1-2, in Genesis 1:26: – Then God
said that – We should create man according to our image, in our likeness. And let them have
authority over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the domestic animals and all the
creeping creatures that move on the earth. (26)
{To have authority means that man has been made wiser than other living beings so that he
can control all beings. There is no order to eat them.]
1:27: Then God created man according to his image. He created man as male and female.
1:28: God blessed man and said to them: – Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth.
Instructions for Food for Humans
1:29 :- Then God said to them (humans), listen! Whatever seed-bearing plants are on the
whole earth (i.e., millet, sorghum, wheat, rice, gram, maize, cashew, almond, pistachio etc.) and
whatever trees have seed-bearing fruits (mango, guava, java plum, bananas, grapes etc.), I have
given them all to you; they are for your food.
1:30 :- And to all the animals of the earth, the birds of the sky and the creatures that crawl
on the earth, that have breath of life in them, I have given all the green plants as food for them
to eat. And so it happened.
1:31 :- Then God saw all that he had made, he saw that it was very good. And there was
evening. Then there was morning. Thus became the sixth day.
Chapter 2
2:2 :- Thus the making of the sky and earth and all its army finished. And God finished his
work, which he used to do, and he took rest from all the work he had done on the seventh day.
2:3 :- And God blessed and sanctified the seventh day because in it he took rest from all the
work of creation of the universe.
Important: – Regarding the food of human, this is the order of that Allah, about whom it is
mentioned in the Quran, Surah Furqani 25 Verses no. 52-59 that “Kabir Allah created the whole
universe in six days. Then He went and sat down on the throne in the sky above. Ask a Baakhabar
(Tatvdarshi Saint) for news, that is, complete information about Him. (Find out from him.)”
This is Kaadir Allah (Allah Taala), Almighty God, the Creator of the universe. Whatever
creation He had to do, He did in six days and whatever order He had to give regarding the food
of the living beings, He gave, and on the seventh day, He went and sat down on the throne in
his own abode in the sky above. He has not ordered humans (male and female) to eat meat. By
disobeying His order, and obeying the order of others, those who eat meat are violating the law
of God and they will be punished.
Important: – This statement of the Bible proves that the Creator of the universe had created
many men and women (human beings) by His word and had created many animals, birds and
creatures of the earth and water. As it has been stated – {Bible Genesis 1:25] On the sixth day: – In this way, God created all the wild animals of the earth and all the creatures that crawled
on the land.
1:26-27: – Then God created human beings according to His image. He created human
beings by making male and female.
The description that is given further in the Bible is of the period after the universal
dissolution. Nonetheless, we have to understand the issue of not eating meat. It is clear from
this that Purna Brahm (Kaadir Allah) i.e., the Supreme God has not ordered human beings to
eat meat. One incurs sin by eating meat. Read detailed description ahead:
After Allah’s departure to the throne, Kaal Brahm again created humans in it. Its
description is given ahead. Kaal Brahm has made his three sons (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv)
the administrators here. He has given them the right to give fruits according to one’s deeds. He
himself remains hidden.
If somewhere further in this holy book Bible, there is an instruction to eat meat, it is not
from that (Purna Brahm) Complete God. Similarly, if there is a command in the Holy Bible or
in the Holy Quran to eat meat, then it is not of the Complete God (Almighty Allah). We do not
have to accept it.
