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Other similarities:

- Krishna was cowherd and Mohammad was shepherd in childhood.

- Both were brought up by other than their biological parents.

- Both advocated monotheism – Gita’s “Mamekam Sharnam Vraj – Chapter 18” and Koran’s “He is Allah; The One and Only – Chapter 112”.

IK Garg

Similarities between Vaishnavas and Muslims

 

* Vaishnavas worship both Krishna and Mohammad

 

Do Vaushnavas really worship Mohammad? I don't think so.

 

* Vaishnavas hold gita and koran in the same esteem.

 

Some vaishnavas (though not all) may respect Koran. But they do not consider it to be equal to Gita. Moreover, there are some Vaishnavas who hate Koran.

 

* Both of them believe in Monotheism

Yes.

 

* Both of them have a mission-to destroy pantheism.

 

Yes, they do not like pantheism.

 

* Moderate muslims are willing to accept Krishna as a historical reality

 

Depends on what you mean by "moderate muslims". There are many muslims who do not believe that Krsna existed.

 

* Vaishnavas consider Mohammad as one of Krishna's avatars

No, they do not.

 

Similarities between Gita and Koran:

 

* Gita advocates Dharma Yuddha, whereas Koran advocates Jihad, an Islamic version of Dharma Yuddha

 

I agree, though the term 'Jihad' has taken a very ugly meaning at present.

 

* Gita says, "Surrender to me." Koran says surrender to Allah. The very word Islam means surrender, also known as saranagati in Sanskrit.

 

Yes

 

* Gita insists on action. So does Koran

 

Yes.

 

* Gita and Koran are revered by both muslims and vaishnavas

 

Many muslims do not revere Gita. Likewise, many vaishnavas do not revere Koran.

 

Similarities between Krishna and Mohammad:

 

* In Mahabharat, Krishna uses questionable tactics to defeat kauravas. Mohammad does the same to defeat jews/christians

 

This is not an important similarity as many people have used questionable tactics in war,

 

* Both of them were great lovers and had plenty of wives/lovers

 

Of course, both had more wives than one. But the reasons were very different.

 

* Krishna and Mohammad had very few close disciples in their time

 

Krsna had many disciples. Do not forget to include cowherd boys and girls.

 

* Both of them are invariably misunderstood by western critics

True, but this is not an important similarity because many characters in various religious books have been misunderstood.

 

* Both Krishna and Mohammad were multifaceted personalities-warrior, diplomat, king, philosopher etc.

 

Yes

 

* Both of them lived during barbaric times, and had to teach the ppl love and such lofty ideals

 

Yes