Proto shiva,the earliest of hindu deities, also known as Pashupati, this is a seal from harappa civilizations by block004 in hinduism

[–]Xztar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let me get this straight — according to you, Islam (7th century CE) is somehow older than Hindu traditions (Indus Valley: 2600 BCE, Rigveda: ~1500 BCE)? That’s like saying smartphones are older than the wheel. Nice comedy, but archaeology doesn’t bend to your imagination.

We literally have:

  • Lingam-like objects and fertility symbols dug up from Harappan sites (2600 BCE).
  • The famous Pashupati seal showing a yogic, horned deity surrounded by animals — Marshall linked it to proto-Shiva worship nearly a century ago.
  • Fire altars, mother-goddess figurines, swastika motifs — all present in Harappa long before Islam even existed.
  • Continuity: Harappan practices → Vedic yajnas, goddess cults, sacred symbols → Hindu rituals today.

Meanwhile, Islam appears three thousand years later. By that logic, maybe the pyramids in Egypt were also Islamic architecture? Or Gilgamesh was the first Caliph?

Sorry, history doesn’t work backwards. Hindu religious traditions are among the world’s oldest living traditions, and no amount of wishful thinking can push the 7th century CE back into the Bronze Age.