چکیده:
According to Hindu beliefs, after several cycles of time have passed, a period called 'Kali Yuga' (the final stage of time) arrives, and oppression and evil prevail over justice and goodness. In this period, a savior named 'Kalki Avatara' will appear and enter into battle against oppression and evil, and by destroying the wicked, he will fill the world with justice and goodness again and provide the ground for humanity to enter a new era of progress and advancement. Of course, the belief in a promised one in Hinduism is not limited to the concept of 'Kalki,' and given that individuals have been found in recent centuries who have introduced themselves as the promised savior, it seems that the concept of 'savior' among Hindus has undergone a taxonomy. In this article, while examining the concept of 'Avatara' as well as the taxonomy of the subject of the promised savior in Hindu texts and expressing the influence of this belief on Hindu culture and society, we will also critically review the views of some thinkers regarding its comparison to various personalities, especially the Prophet of Islam.
خلاصه ماشینی:
During this period, a savior named "Kalki Avatara" will appear, enter into battle against oppression and evil, and by destroying the wicked, will fill the world with justice and goodness once again, providing the ground for humanity to enter a new era of progress and advancement.
The eschatological belief in Kalki likely emerged in Hindu texts over many centuries as a result of the calamities caused by the attacks of tribes such as the Scythians and Parthians, and under the influence of the mythological beliefs and customs of those peoples (such as the custom of using white horses) (Sharma, 2012: 244-245; Doniger, 2004: 235).
FootNote No="29" Text="There is also another figure named Karuppasamy or the "Dark God" in Hindu tradition for whom very similar attributes to Kalki are mentioned; including that he too is a manifestation of Vishnu and has emerged from his hands.
This same text, elsewhere (12: 2: 16-23), says that when Kali Yuga is ending, Vishnu manifests himself in the form of Kalki in the house of Vishṇuyaśas, the chief of the village of Shambhala, and riding a swift horse, while holding a sword in hand, kills all the wicked people, and thus the Krita Yuga period begins.
In the view of Dr. Upadhyaya, the conditions mentioned in Hindu texts for the sending of Avatars, especially the Kalki Avatar, also largely match the conditions in which Prophet Muhammad J appeared: the weakening of religion in human societies, the distortion of religions, the inability of religious leaders to correctly introduce religion to the people, the worship of unreal gods, the weakness of the religious and the strength of the irreligious, and the necessity of the appearance of a great saint (Upaddhay, 2004: 52-53).
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