The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Minority Morcha, Jamal Siddiqui, speaking to India Today, on Wednesday claimed that Sanatan Dharma is the foundation of Indian civilization and that Muslims who do not acknowledge Lord Ram and Lord Krishna cannot be considered true Muslims.
“Sanatan Dharma came much before Islam. It is the foundation of our civilization,” Siddiqui said, emphasising the ancient roots of Indian culture. He further argued that Islamic teachings support the idea of shared heritage, pointing to the belief in multiple prophets.
“In Islam, we believe in not just one prophet but many. The Quran mentions only 25 prophets, but Hadiths and Islamic tradition say there were 1,24,000 prophets sent to different parts of the world. How can we say Lord Ram and Lord Krishna were not among them? They may well have been our messengers of God,” he further explained.
Siddiqui’s remarks extended to a bold claim that “All Muslims are descendants of Lord Ram.”
He elaborated, “We changed our method of worship, not our culture. Our identity is still Sanatani.”