Interfaith Dialogue in Islam

According to my way of study, if I am satisfied that a hadith is authentic then I quote it, irrespective of the book of Hadith it is part of. Why do you have a soft corner for Hindus? I have a soft corner for everyone, even those who harbour ill-feelings for me. Hatred does not have any positive outcome, in fact, hating another person makes me the first victim and causes mental and spiritual agony for my own self. However, having a soft corner or well-wishing for others encourages and fosters the process of personality and intellectual development in me. This process has been going on since the time of birth for every human being and will come to a halt only at the time of death. Christianity prohibits divorce unlike Islam. Does this mean Christianity is better of the two? I n principle, divorce is neither encouraged by Christianity nor by Islam. The Bible does not have a literal commandment prohibiting divorce, which should have been the case going by the premise of the question. According to a tradition, the Prophet Muhammad said: Of all things permitted, divorce is the most hateful in the sight of God. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitab at-Talaq, vol. 2, p. 255) According to Quranic teaching, marriage is the rule of life, and divorce only an exception. But the latter must also be accepted as a reality. Indeed, there exist commandments to deal with such cases in both religious and secular laws. Although Islam permits divorce, it lays great emphasis on it being used a last resort—a measure to be taken when all attempts at reconciliation have failed. The Hindu religion has Vedas which were written by saints. But how did Islam originate? How did Muhammad connect to ‘Allah’ as there was no proof of Allah’s existence during that time? How did he start this new religion?