I am a Christian, seriously looking at Islam..

[Abu Sarah]

This is very curious indeed , if you are so knowledgable about Christian beliefs then how can you accept Islam as your religion?
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.......if u wanna why All us accept islam as our religion..

Because of..

islam is the religion of Allah



Surely the (true) religion with Allah is Islam, and those to whom the Book had been given did not show opposition but after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves; and whoever disbelieves in the communications of Allah then surely Allah is quick in reckoning. (3 :19 )


islam is the religion accepted by Allah


And whoever desires a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the hereafter he shall be one of the losers. ( 3 :85)

Don't stop ..saying why...see : why islam ?

Ahamduillah ,Islam continues to be successful in the developed world, and elsewhere, because its call is in accordance with the fitrah or natural inclinations of mankind, and it advocates the best of human values, such as tolerance, love, mercy, truthfulness and sincerity.

Islam educates people and lifts them up to righteous conduct, good manners and virtue. Its call is distinguished from others by its realism, balance and moderation. Islam pays due attention to both the soul and the body. It neither suppresses physical desires nor allows extravagance in this regard; it makes a distinction between the natural inclination to enjoy the pleasures of this world and forbidden desires that come under the heading of depravity and perversion.

People embrace Islam because they find security, comfort and peace in it, they see a cure for their problems in it, and through it they are able to get rid of their feelings of confusion, anxiety and loss.

Islam is the religion of the fitrah, the natural inclination or pattern on which Allaah has created mankind. For this reason, people of sound minds and upright inclinations embrace Islam, as Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘There is no child who is not born in a state of fitrah (i.e., Islam), then his parents make him into a Jew, a Christian or a Magian (Zoroastrian), just as animals produce whole animals (i.e., the animals are born perfect with no part of their bodies missing). Do you find any born with their ears cut off?’” Then Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “ ‘… Allaah’s handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allaah: that is the Standard Religion…’
[al-Room 30:30 – interpretation of the meaning – Yusuf Ali’s translation].”
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1359).



What is meant is that Allaah has created mankind with the potential to learn the truth, accept Tawheed (pure monotheism) and submit to Allaah. Their natural inclination is to learn Islam and love it, but a bad education, a kaafir (disbelieving) environment, their own whims and desires and the devils among jinn and mankind turn them away from the truth.

Mankind is basically inclined towards Tawheed (pure monotheism), as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) reported that his Lord (Allaah) said: “I created all my slaves as ‘hunafa’ (pure monetheists), but the devils turned them away from their religion.” (Reported by Muslim).

For this reason the one who becomes a Muslim after having been a disbeliever is described as having “reverted” to Islam, as this is more correct than saying that he “converted.” When Islam enters a country where there is no nationalism or great legacy of jaahiliyah (ignorance), it spreads quickly because of its strength and the small number of obstacles. You may also see that Islam is suitable for all people, educated and uneducated, male and female, old and young; everyone finds in it what he wants and needs. Those who become Muslim in developed countries realize what their country’s civilization and laws, which have been fabricated from men’s whims and desires, have done to them, and they realize the extent of the misery in which people in developed countries are living. They see how prevalent psychological illnesses, nervous breakdowns, insanity and suicides are, despite the technological advances and great number of discoveries and inventions and modern systems of management. This is because all of that is concerned only with the physical and the outward, but it neglects the inward and fails to nourish and nurture the heart and soul.

Allaah says of these people (interpretation of the meaning): “They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world, and they are heedless of the Hereafter.” [al-Room 30:7]

Islam will continue to succeed, with the permission of Allaah, so long as those who work for its sake are sincere and its followers adhere to it and believe in it, and apply its laws.

The fact that there are those who are not committed or who fall short will not prevent Islam from succeeding, with the permission of Allaah, and nothing can distort its beauty. Its light will not falter because some people abandon it or fail to adhere to it. What Islam has given humanity in the way of progress and civilization, and lifting them up from the darkness of oppression and enmity, is pride enough.

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You said that what Jesus said is a lie.
Do you have proof of this?
And if so where are the lies according to you? And how do you know they are lies?

<1st> With regard to Muslim belief concerning jesus (peace be upon him), it is based on the evidence of the Qur’aan and Sunnah. jesus ‘Eesa (Jesus) – (peace be upon him) – is one of the greatest Messengers. Muslims believe that ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) was taken up by Allaah into heaven alive, and that he was neither crucified nor killed. He will remain alive until the onset of the Hour approaches, then he will descend to earth and will kill the Dajjaal, break the cross and kill the pigs, and he will rule according to Islamic sharee’ah, then he will die – peace be upon him – like all other humans.

Imam Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Haqq ibn ‘Atiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

The ummah is unanimously agreed on what is stated in the mutawaatir hadeeth that ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) is alive in heaven, and he will descend at the end of time and will kill the pigs, break the cross and kill the Dajjaal; justice will prevail and he will support this nation – the nation of Muhammad – and it will prevail as a result, and he will perform pilgrimage to the Ka’bah, doing Hajj and ‘Umrah, then Allaah will cause him to die.

Al-Muharrar al-Wajeez (3/143)

Al-Safaareeni (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The ummah is unanimously agreed that he will descend and none of those who follow sharee’ah disagreed with that. Rather it was denied by the philosophers and heretics whose dissent is of no importance. There is consensus among the ummah that he will descend and will rule according to the sharee’ah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). No new law will be revealed when he descends from heaven.
Lawaami’ al-Anwaar al-Bahiyyah (2/94, 95)


u should keep in ur mind that : Muslim belive in All Prophets ..

Allah wisdom decreed that Adam (peace be upon him) should be the father of mankind, and His wisdom, mercy and justice decreed that from among Adam’s progeny He should select an elite of Messengers and Prophets – may peace and blessings be upon them and upon our Prophet. Among those whom He chose and preferred over others were the Messengers of strong will [Uloo’l-‘Azm, see al-Ahqaaf 46:35],
namely, Muhammad, Ibraaheem, Nooh, Moosa and ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam, may the best of blessings and peace be upon them. And He chose and favoured above them all their leader, the final Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He is indeed the leader of the sons of Adam, with no boast.

He will carry the banner and will be granted the power of intercession [on the Day of Resurrection].

He is the one who will attain al-maqaam al-mahmood (the Praised Position) in Paradise, which will be given to one person only, and that person will be our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

Hence Allaah took the covenant and pledge from all the Prophets that if Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was sent during the lifetime of any one of them, they would be obliged to follow him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), to leave behind what they had brought and follow what our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) brought.

As Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And (remember) when Allaah took the Covenant of the Prophets, saying: ‘Take whatever I gave you from the Book and Hikmah (understanding of the Laws of Allaah), and afterwards there will come to you a Messenger (Muhammad) confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help him.’ Allaah said: ‘Do you agree (to it) and will you take up My Covenant (which I conclude with you)?’ They said: ‘We agree.’ He said: ‘Then bear witness; and I am with you among the witnesses (for this).’ Then whoever turns away after this, they are the Faasiqoon (rebellious: those who turn away from Allaah’s obedience)”
[Aal-Imraan 3:81-82]

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him): “By Allaah, if my brother Moosa were alive, he would have no choice but to follow me.”

And when the Messiah ‘Eesaa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) comes down at the end of time, he will come to rule in accordance with the sharee’ah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and he will follow him (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

All of the above refers to their status before Allaah. With regard to their religion, it is one religion, for they all called people to believe in One God, Allaah (Tawheed) and to devote worship sincerely to Him Alone. With regard to laws, each of them had his own law which was for his people alone.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way”
[al-Maa’idah 5:48]

. But the way (sharee’ah) of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the most perfect, the best, the most complete and the most beloved to Allaah; it abrogates all laws that came before it. Undoubtedly the Prophets differ in status, and they are at varying levels. The best of them, as stated above, are the five Messengers of strong will (Uloo’l-‘Azm), and the best of them all is the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

the prophet Muhammed is undoubtedly the best of them all, for he led them in prayer in Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) on the night of the Israa’. He will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection, and he is the only one among all the Messengers who will be granted the power of intercession on that Day. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the one who said: “From among the sons of Adam, Allaah chose Quraysh; from among Quraysh He chose Kinaanah; from among Kinaanah He chose Bani Haashim; and from among Bani Haashim He chose me.” He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the Chosen One (al-Mustafaa) from among all of mankind.​

Personally as a outsider of both Christianity and Islam I can clearly see the differences between the two faiths.

u wellcome..feel free to show us..

...May i could help u... to correct some Misconceptions About Islam

Any way see : Christ in Islam

You can't both agree with the Bible and the Qu'ran

On the Virtues and Excellence of the Qur'aan

Is The Bible God's Word?

The Difference Between the Bible and the Quran

peace

 

[Noor to shine]

Welcome carol

Peace to you carol I pray that God(Allah) guides us all : as a start Islam teaches to worship none but the creator (be sincere):

This is a very informative site about Islam :


http://www.sultan.org/

 

[ambuscade]

And yet there are so many similarities that it wouldn't be outrageous to claim they have common origins.

Go to page one of this thread and watch the video I posted, "Similarities Between Islam and Christianity". You may then begin to realise why we believe the other Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Judaism) have strayed from the prophets' original teachings, whereas Islam's teachings have remained pure and uncorrupted and reflect exactly what all the prophets of the past had been teaching, right from prophet Adam (as) to the last and final messenger of Allah, prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

Mabsoot & Submitter thats why i love this site it has a lot of information on Islam. I haven't seen all of it but i will take a look for sure.
I also didn't mean to cause offence I think the woman was wrong in how she explained her religious devotion to Christian teachings. This cannot be so otherwise you can't believe in Islam.
There has to be something in you already why you believe different , and it doesn't mean the existence of God but the teachings and the message that God gave mankind through the thousands of years of human existence.
The purpose of being and the way in which He wants us all to behave.
It's here where Islam and Christianity part ways not in the believe that there is One God who revealed himself to mankind.

Anyway i will go back to reading some of the links you provide it's very interesting.

 

[ambuscade]

islamicfajr do you also have links about the difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims?
Because there is a lot of difference between the two they accept some sunni teachings but disregard others or believe them to be false.
A lot of the prophetic traditions are different , it's as if they do not trust some of the statements made by people who witnessed Muhammed teachings.

Thanks.

 

[Abu Sarah]

Dear Brother..

<1st> Keep in ur mind there are many ppls under cover of islam but not
Practice the teachings of Islam..

Here..The Aqeedah of Ahlis-Sunnah wal Jamaa'ah

More: Fundamental Beliefs in Islam Tawheed and Aqeedah




peace,

 

[Abu Sarah]

Hello ...

Wellcome agian...about the Bible..i think sister / carol_au..get my reply..there.. ..

The Gospels that are extant nowadays were written after the time of ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) and have been tampered with a great deal

The first issue is the Gospel that was revealed from the Lord of the Worlds to the Prophet of Allaah ‘Eesa (peace be upon him). Belief that Allaah revealed a Book to His Prophet ‘Eesa and that the name of this book was the Gospel (Injeel), are basic principles of faith that we must believe in.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The Messenger (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) ‘We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers’ — and they say, ‘We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)’”
[al-Baqarah 2:285]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Jibreel, when he asked him about faith, as mentioned in the well-known hadeeth: “Faith means to believe in Allaah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in His divine will and decree, both good and bad.” (Agreed upon).
Disbelieving in that or doubting it is misguidance and kufr or disbelief in Allaah.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Believe in Allaah, and His Messenger (Muhammad), and the Book (the Qur’aan) which He has sent down to His Messenger, and the Scripture which He sent down to those before (him); and whosoever disbelieves in Allaah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Last Day, then indeed he has strayed far away.
137. Verily, those who believe, then disbelieve, then believe (again), and (again) disbelieve, and go on increasing in disbelief; Allaah will not forgive them, nor guide them on the (right) way”
[al-Nisa’ 4:136-137]
“Verily, those who disbelieve in Allaah and His Messengers and wish to make distinction between Allaah and His Messengers (by believing in Allaah and disbelieving in His Messengers) saying, “We believe in some but reject others,” and wish to adopt a way in between.
151. They are in truth disbelievers. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating torment”
[al-Nisa’ 4:150-151]
The second issue is the Gospel or, more precisely, the Gospels that the Christians have today. Although one of the basic principles of our faith is to believe in the Gospel that was revealed to ‘Eesa, we also believe that there is no longer any book that remained as it was revealed by Allaah, neither the Gospel nor anything else, apart from the Qur’aan. Even the Christians themselves do not believe that the books that they have before them were revealed in that form from God, nor do they claim that the Messiah wrote the Gospel or at least that it was written during his lifetime.
Imam Ibn Hazm (may Allaah have mercy on him) says in al-Fasl fi’l-Milal (2/2):
We do not need to try hard to prove that the Gospels and all the books of the Christians did not come from God or from the Messiah (peace be upon him), as we needed to do with regard to the Torah and the books attributed to the Prophets that the Jews have, because the Jews claim that the Torah that they have was revealed from God to Moosa, so we needed to establish proof that this claim of theirs is false. With regard to the Christians, they have taken care of the issue themselves, because they do not believe that the Gospels were revealed from God to the Messiah, or that the Messiah brought them, rather all of them from first to last, peasants and kings, Nestorians, Jacobites, Maronites and Orthodox are all agreed that there are four historical accounts written by four known men at different times. The first of them is the account written by Matthew the Levite who was a disciple of the Messiah, nine years after the Messiah was taken up into heaven. He wrote it in Hebrew in Judaea in Palestine, and it filled approximately twenty-eight pages in a medium-sized script. The next account was written by Mark, a disciple of Simon ben Yuna, who was called Peter, twenty-two years after the Messiah was taken up into heaven. He wrote it in Greek in Antioch in the land of the Byzantines. They say that the Simon mentioned is the one who wrote it, then he erased his name from the beginning of it and attributed it to his disciple Mark. It filled twenty-four pages written in a medium-sized script. This Simon was a disciple of the Messiah. The third account written was that of Luke, a physician of Antioch who was also a disciple of Simon Peter. He wrote it in Greek after Mark had written his account, and is similar in length to the Gospel of Matthew. The fourth account was written by John the son of Zebedee, another disciple of the Messiah, sixty-odd years after the Messiah has been taken up into heaven. He wrote it in Greek, and it filled twenty-four pages in a medium-sized script. End quote.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in al-Jawaab al-Saheeh (3:21):
With regard to the Gospels that the Christians have, there are four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are agreed that Luke and Mark did not see the Messiah, rather he was seen by Matthew and John. These four accounts which they call the Gospel, and they call each one of them a Gospel, were written by these men after the Messiah had been taken up into heaven. They did not say that they are the word of God or that the Messiah conveyed them from God, rather they narrated some of the words of the Messiah and some of his deeds and miracles. End quote.
Moreover, these books which were written after the time of the Messiah did not remain in their original form. The original versions were lost long ago. Ibn Hazm said:
With regard to the Christians, there is no dispute among them or anyone else that only one hundred and twenty men believed in the Messiah during his lifetime… and all of those who believed in him concealed themselves and were afraid during his lifetime and afterwards; they called people to his religion in secret and none of them disclosed himself or practised his religion openly, because any of them who was caught was executed.
They continued in this manner, not showing themselves at all, and they had no place where they were safe for three hundred years after the Messiah was taken up into heaven.
During this time, the Gospel that had been revealed from Allaah disappeared, apart from a few verses which Allaah preserved as proof against them and as a rebuke to them, as we have mentioned. Then when the Emperor Constantine became a Christian, then the Christians prevailed and started to practise their religion openly and assemble in safety.
If a religion is like this, with its followers practicing it in secret and living in constant fear of the sword, it is impossible for things to be transmitted soundly via a continuous chain of narrators and its followers cannot protect it or prevent it from being distorted.
End quote. Al-Fasl, 2/4-5.
In addition to this huge disruption in the chain of transmission of their books, which lasted for two centuries, these books did not remain in the languages in which they were originally written, rather they were translated, more than once, by people whose level of knowledge and honesty is unknown. The contradictions in these books and their shortcomings are among the strongest evidence that they have been distorted and that they are not the Gospel (Injeel) that Allaah revealed to His slave and Messenger ‘Eesa (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Allaah indeed spoke the truth when He said (interpretation of the meaning):
“Had it been from other than Allaah, they would surely, have found therein many a contradiction”
[al-Nisa’ 4:82].

peace,
islamicfajr

 

[Hannah123]

I was a christian too

I just reverted to Islam not even 2 months ago. I was very religious in my time as a christian, but i never felt as good about my faith as i do now. Islam is not just a religion to me its a way of life. Its on my mind all the time and its such a peaceful feeling, compared to being stressed all the time and letting it overtake me. We both know there is only one God. As a muslim i know things more though. Just open your mind, your eyes your senses. Let yourself feel and hear things in a different light and you will get it. Read as much as you can do as much research as you can. Its so exciting to read about Islam and embrace the one True Religion from Allah. If you need anything, feel free to ask.
Hannah

 

[Joslyn]

In the same boat...

I'm in the same boat as you, Carol. I can't say exactly what has drawn me to Islam, but I can see traces of it throughout my life. While I too find the conversion/reversion stories of people interesting, what compells me the most (oddly, perhaps) is the modest dress of Muslim women. I consider myself to be a modest women in the western culture at least. I only wear skirts and dresses, and modestly cut ones at that. Yet, I love the hijab Muslim women wear-- thier scarfs and dresses, or some of the other styles. One thing I notice immediatley about Muslim is thier femininity and gentleness. Has anyone else noticed this?

Anyhow, I think I'm at the point where I'd be interested in visiting a Mosque. Although I don't have the proper attire... I'll try to find something on Ebay. I wonder, would a Mosque let me--a non Muslim-- visit?

Where are you in your search, Carol?

~ Joslyn ~

:blackhijab:

 

[alhamdulillah]

Bismillah,

Hello...

I wonder, would a Mosque let me--a non Muslim-- visit?

~ Joslyn ~

:blackhijab:

for sure.....why wouldnt they? Alhamdulillah....ofcourse they would, just go there and grab some info Insha'Allah.

If you want, you can call them before hand and tell them you are interested in Islam and would like to visit the Masjid (Mosque).......dont worry, people are nice in the Mosque....you'll see the beauty of Islam Insha'Allah.....the unity the love Masha'Allah......after all, Islam shows UNITY through DIVERSITY and thats something i admire.....All Praise is Due to Allah Alone!

May Allah guide us all to that which pleases Him the most and may He Subhana hu wa ta'aala, guide us and keep us guided, Ameen Ya Rabb'al Alamin!

may peace be upon you

 

[samiha]

Anyhow, I think I'm at the point where I'd be interested in visiting a Mosque. Although I don't have the proper attire... I'll try to find something on Ebay. I wonder, would a Mosque let me--a non Muslim-- visit?

~ Joslyn ~

:blackhijab:

Not only would they let you visit, they would WANT you to visit. Mosques are a beautiful place, you definetly should go visit one!

Oh and by the way, if you don't know where a mosque is, you could type it in here....

http://www.islamicfinder.org/locate.php?ziporcity=&start=0&state=&method=1

they give good results and many times even show the mosque's website (IN U.S. and Canada)

 

[Submitter]

Hi Joslyn

I wonder, would a Mosque let me--a non Muslim-- visit?

Absolutely they would. People from all faiths and backgrounds are welcome if they have a sincere intention to learn more about Islam.

Are you in the UK Joslyn? What you could do is call the mosque that you wish to visit and arrange a time when a sister can show you around and answer any of your queries.

There are people from all over the world on this forum, so where ever you live I'm sure someone can help you

 

[Joslyn]

Thanks! Yes, I do know where one is located... In fact, if I were to put on my walking shoes, I might even be able to hike there. It's only about a mile or so. My husband ususually has our car.

 

[Mabsoot]

Thanks! Yes, I do know where one is located... In fact, if I were to put on my walking shoes, I might even be able to hike there. It's only about a mile or so. My husband ususually has our car.

Hi, Joslyn i recommend you visit Regents Park Mosque in London, it has good facilities for Non-Muslims and they often have many come visit.

if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask

 

[OmarTheFrench]

See a diversity of people be unite in a Prayer just for Allah its beautiful thing:arabi1:

 

[duran]

Hey WELCOME TO turntoislam.com

May Allah show u the guidance...ameen

 

[carol_au]

Well i think she is lying.
Or being untruthfull (?) at the least.
If she really knows Christianity she realises it doesn't fit with the Islamic beliefs.
There are so many differences that the two are not reconcilable with each other.
It's a matter of choosing to believe one or the other.
Or which you find more credible as the eternal word of God.

I just want to say, that I have been a Christian.. since 1976. I have many issues with Islam that I am working through and may never agree with, but I absolutely reject the concept that Christianity does not fit with Islamic beliefs.

Anyone who has done comparative religion study will know that infact the simliarities between the two faiths are so close .. the sticking point is the place of Jesus versus the place of Muhammad as the example in worship, and the place of Jesus as a Prophet or as God.

If you read the bible you will see the required lifestyle of a Muslim is there in almost total.. I can fully appreciate how people can explore one or the other and choose to convert to the other.

 

[rguyah]

Carol

I just want to say, that I have been a Christian.. since 1976. I have many issues with Islam that I am working through and may never agree with, but I absolutely reject the concept that Christianity does not fit with Islamic beliefs.

Anyone who has done comparative religion study will know that infact the simliarities between the two faiths are so close .. the sticking point is the place of Jesus versus the place of Muhammad as the example in worship, and the place of Jesus as a Prophet or as God.

If you read the bible you will see the required lifestyle of a Muslim is there in almost total.. I can fully appreciate how people can explore one or the other and choose to convert to the other.

I was born into Christianity... back in 1977. Reverted to Islam in 1999. "the sticking point is the place of Jesus versus the place of Muhammad as the example in worship, and the place of Jesus as a Prophet or as God." Just to be clear, Muslims do not in anyway worship Muhammed. Many Christians if not most do worship Jesus. The underlying doctrine of the Jewish religion, Christianity, and Islam is that there is 1 creator and everything else that exist are among his creation - except in light of his Word which is recording in Holy books, particularly the Quran. The Quran in Arabic consist of the literal words of the Creator. Regarding reading the Bible, it was what I learned as a Christian that made it easy for me to revert to Islam.

I also disagree with ambuscade. You are not correct on this. The Torah, Bible, and Quran have more parallels than less. They are steps upon each other. Each goes furthur to explain God's will for us. If the Quran was never revealed, we would have to follow Christianity. Irregardless of the abnormalities of much of the man made messages that rittle the Gospels. It was incumbant on the Jews to accept Christianity and if they had when Jesus was there, the Bible would be even clearer to this day. They didn't and now many Christians reject the Quran as the Jews rejected the Bible. It's the 'me first' mentality. There has to be difference from the Torah to the Bible to the Quran or there wouldn't be any use in having another Holy book. Other Prophets came specifically for a group of people - generally the tribe of Israel. Prophet Muhammed came for all people and Allah sent him His Words to convey to all of mankind. Once Christians and Jews recognize this then they will follow as Jesus told them to follow the one whom will come after him.

 

[Karima]

SIMPLE AS THAT

Very well said.

I also disagree with ambuscade. You are not correct on this. The Torah, Bible, and Quran have more parallels than less. They are steps upon each other. Each goes furthur to explain God's will for us. If the Quran was never revealed, we would have to follow Christianity. Irregardless of the abnormalities of much of the man made messages that rittle the Gospels. It was incumbant on the Jews to accept Christianity and if they had when Jesus was there, the Bible would be even clearer to this day. They didn't and now many Christians reject the Quran as the Jews rejected the Bible. It's the 'me first' mentality. There has to be difference from the Torah to the Bible to the Quran or there wouldn't be any use in having another Holy book. Other Prophets came specifically for a group of people - generally the tribe of Israel. Prophet Muhammed came for all people and Allah sent him His Words to convey to all of mankind. Once Christians and Jews recognize this then they will follow as Jesus told them to follow the one whom will come after him.

May Allah guide us all to appreciating and thanking him for our life that we willed for us.

 

[mosabaig]

prayer is always answered by Allah..

Welcom to this site Sis,

Allah our creater understands all goes on within our hearts, and as I learnt he grants what is best for us when we turn to him for guidance...just keep praying.

And seek the knowledge to find out to get close to Allah ( there is none to worshipped other then him alone, he is the one every prophet worshipped )

 

[abdullateefwt]

Islam and Christianity and Judaism are indeed related and any muslim who understands his/her belief will readily recognize this. The main difference is s the understanding that the monotheistic revelations to mankind are continuous w/o differing in belief, tho' somewhat in practices. Muslims realize that all religion starts w/ the submission (al islam) as opposed to identifying the faith with a personality or tribe. God stands alone in worship and does not need the support of any oif his creation tio justify His existence or majesty. It is mankind who has to worship Allah for its own benefit. In other words the current renditions of Christianity and Judaism are deviations from the Islam taught by Jesus, Moses, David et al in their eras. Therefore the current rendition in the Qur'an, exemplified by the practice of Muhammad (prayers and peace be on him) is the one revealed to all mankind as a final testament to the truth of One Allah, without partners until the end of this creation. Some testament from Allah concerning this.

We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of apostles; We gave Jesus the son of Mary Clear (Signs) and strengthened him with the holy spirit. Is it that whenever there comes to you an apostle with what ye yourselves desire not, ye are puffed up with pride?- Some ye called impostors, and others ye slay!
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #87)

(2) Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam)."
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #136)

(12) O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah. Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #171)

(1) And this was the legacy that Abraham left to his sons, and so did Jacob; "Oh my sons! Allah hath chosen the Faith for you; then die not except in the Faith of Islam."
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #132)

The Religion before Allah is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.
( سورة آل عمران , Aal-e-Imran, Chapter #3, Verse #19)

(6) Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah.s (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah.
( سورة آل عمران , Aal-e-Imran, Chapter #3, Verse #67)