Buddhism from viewpoint of ISLAM

Buddhism from the Point of View of Islam:

As we all know Buddha Is Not an Omnipotent God

The founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni, was a prince of the small city state of 

Kapilavastu on the border of present-day northern India and Nepal two and a 

half thousand years ago. After seeing the physical and mental sufferings of his 

subjects, Shakyamuni renounced his royal life and spent many years in 

meditation seeking the way for all beings to become liberated from their 

problems and attain to lasting happiness. As a result of his intense compassion 

for others and his deep understanding, he was able to overcome all his 

shortcomings, limitations and problems and realize all his potentials so that he 

became a Buddha. A Buddha is not an omnipotent God, but is literally someone 

who is “totally awake” so that he or she may be of fullest help to others. 

Shakyamuni Buddha then spent the rest of his life teaching others the techniques for awakening that he had realized so that they too could become fully 

enlightened Buddhas themselves.

References to Buddha in the Quran

The mid-20th century scholar, Hamid Abdul Qadir, in his Buddha the Great: His 

Life and Philosophy (Arabic: Budha al-Akbar Hayatoh wa Falsaftoh), postulates 

that the Prophet Dhu’l-Kifl, meaning “the one from Kifl,” mentioned twice in the 

Quran (Al-Anbiya 85 and Sad48) as patient and good, refers to Shakyamuni 

Buddha. Qadir explains that “Kifl” is the Arabicized form of Kapila, short for 

Kapilavastu. He also proposes that the Qur’anic mention of the fig tree (At-Tin 1-).

There is a very deep relation between boddism and islam ,after going through all 

the study the King Rinchan converted to islam .

After conversion, he renamed Srinagar as Rinchanpora and built a mosque known as "Bud 

Masheed". This was the first mosque to be built in Kashmir. The original structure was later 

burnt and replaced with a smaller structure. He also built another mosque at Ali Kadal. He built 

a khanqah in honor of his spiritual mentor Bulbul Shah. Attached to the khanqahwas 

a langarkhana (public charity kitchen) known as Bulbul Lankar, where the poor were fed free-of-

cost there twice a day. 

He had a son, Haidar Khan, by his queen Kota Rani, whom he entrusted to the care of his 

trusted minister Shah Mir. Rinchan was attacked by brahmins and was badly wounded and died 

in 1323. Shah Mir attacked his capital city and wanted to marry Kota Rani. Kota Rani fought 

bravely, but lost as her kingdom was already weakened by the brahmin attacks. She committed 

suicide after losing the battle.

In 1909, Hazrat Rinchan's grave was discovered near Bud Masheed by archaeologist, A. H.

Francke.