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Question

Does the Quaran have any equivalents to the Bible?
How and will the world end?
Do you have a baptism?
What is heaven to you?
Was Noah real in the Quran?
Is there a Satan?
What about angels?
Why is Jesus just a prophet?
Do you have a salvation and how do you obtain it?
Will you one day be called on to kill non-believers?
Will there be an Anti-Christ?
Thank you for your serious answers and for not being offended at one's simple curiosity about your beliefs. I am not condeming you but showing a respect that is lacking in the religous community.

Is there anything about the mark of the beast in the Quaran? 666?

Answer 1

I will try and answer as sufficiently as I can. I know some people don't like it if someone answers by quoting verses from the Quran, but atleast you know you are getting the Truth about the Islamic religions and not lies.

How and will the world end?
"When the Sky is cleft asunder; when the Stars are scattered;
When the Oceans are suffered to burst forth;
When the graves are turned upside down -
(Then) shall each soul know what it had sent forward,
And (what it hath) kept back,
O man! What has seduced thee from Thy Lord Most Beneficent?
Him who created thee, fashioned thee in due proportion,
And given thee a just bias;
In whatever Form He wills, does He put thee together.
But verily over you (are appointed angels) -
Kind and honourable - writing down (your deeds):
They know (and understand) all that ye do.
As for the righteous, they will be in Bliss; and the wicked -
They will be in the Fire,
Which they will enter on the Day of Judgement,
And they will not be able to keep away thereform.
And what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgement is?
Again, what will explain to thee what the Day of Judgement is?
(It will be) the Day when no soul shall have power, (to do) aught for another:
For the Command, that Day, will be (wholly) with Allah."
surah 82:1-15 Al Infitar (The Cleaving Asunder)

Do you have a baptism?
No, we do not. This is what we practice:
The first practice to do is to make the adhaan in the ear of the baby, so that the first words that the baby hears is the name of Allaah, and the kalima. It should be given with it's usual wording in a voice which is audible to the baby, not so loudly that it risks harm to the baby or alarms it. On the seventh day after the birth the head of the baby should be shaved. So when al-Hasan was born the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) told his daughter, Faatima (RA),
"shave his head and give the weight of his hair in silver to the poor"

What is heaven to you?
Heaven to us is:
2:25. "But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before," for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever)."
3:15. "Say: Shall I give you glad tidings of things Far better than those? For the righteous are Gardens in nearness to their Lord, with rivers flowing beneath; therein is their eternal home; with companions pure (and holy); and the good pleasure of Allah. For in Allah.s sight are (all) His servants,-"

Was Noah real in the Quran?
Yes, 6:84. "We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) guided: and before him, We guided Noah, and among his progeny, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, and Aaron: thus do We reward those who do good:"
17:3. "O ye that are sprung from those whom We carried (in the Ark) with Noah! Verily he was a devotee most grateful."

Is there a Satan?
Yes, Iblis. Iblis rejected faith.
16:98. "When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah.s protection from Satan the rejected one."

What about Angels?
89:22. "And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank," There are angels surrounding you all the time, in good atmosphere, recording your deeds and worshipping Allah.

Why is Jesus (peace be upon him) just a Prophet?
There is no diety of worship except Allah, who has created us.
http://www.islamicity.com/education/understandingislamandmuslims/default.asp?ContentLocation=/Education/UnderstandingIslamAndMuslims&CurrentPageID=23&Top=&Bottom=&Right=&Left=&SideBarWidth=&RightWidth=&LeftWidth=&SideBarLocation=&Style=&CatID=&Destination=/Education/UnderstandingIslamAndMuslims/23.asp

Will you one day be called on to kill non-believers?
Never. The Quran says: God forbids you not, with regards to those who fight you not for [your] faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them; for God loveth those who are just. (Quran, 60-8)

With there be an Anti-Christ?
Yes, the Dajjal or Anti-Christ. The Messenger of Allah said, "Between the creation of Prophet Adam and the coming of the last hour, their will arise no matter more serious than the Dajjal."
Due to the severity of this turmoil, every Prophet from the first to the last warned and informed his people about, the Dajjal and his turmoil. The Dajjal will appear once the Muslim army, have conquered Constantinople and reached Syria. Emerging from the east, moving from city to city he will perform unusual feat and cause fitna (unrest) wherever he goes. Before we move onto his trials many important questions need to be answered. 'Is he alive?' 'Which signs will precede him?' 'How will we recognise him?' and so forth. All Muslims should be warned of the Dajjal and his impending destruction.

Nothing about 666 in the Quran.

Answer 2

Yes, most of the stories are similar
The world will end on judgment day, there are signs mentioned in the Qu'ran
We don't have a baptism, but there is something called aqeeqah, the call to prayer is said in a child's ear, his head is shaved, and an animal is sacrificed
Heaven is the afterlife, for those who have pleased God
Noah was real, he was called Nuh
There is a satan, he is called Shaitaan
We believe in angels, Gabriel is a big part
Jesus is just a prophet because we believe God is a higher power and does not have children
I think you can be absolved of all your sins through Hajj
We are encouraged to live with everyone in peace
There are theories about an anti-christ, i'm not really sure.

Answer 3

Here are your answers from not a very religious moslem:

Yes re Quaran and Bible-
Yes re the world end
No re the baptism
Re Heaven, we have more virgins running around in heaven than the other religions do-
Re Noah, yeah, we have that too.
Satan is there too
Angels, no, prophets sometimes visit back as angels
Jesus is a prophet because he was a human and did not have the super natural powers of God.
Salvation, no, but we have a lot of Martyrs.
Re killing non-believers, Yes, that is what we will be doing once prophet Mehdi shows up.
Anti Christ? Every one who is a non believer in Islam will be dead.

Answer 4

Salam :) I'm a Muslim teenager living in Canada. I wear hijab alhamdullilah and it's for the most part accepted here since i live in a big city with a sizeable Muslim population. I do get the few ignorant comments and idiots at school though who ask stuff like "yo got a bomb under there hahaha". But the hardest part is being different from your friends. Being a Muslim, parties, alcohol dating boys wearing revealing clothing etc is haram, and while I don't want to do that anyway, it can be a little awkward to have to explain why I don't do it to people who consider it just a part of being a teenager and its ordinary to them. Muslims living in Muslim countries definitely have it easier when it comes to fitting in. And with food it can be a little tricky but I always try to read the label if I'm not sure of the ingredients. But I wouldn't wanna be any other religion no matter how difficult it gets and how different I feel from everyone else, I'm glad to be Muslim :)

Answer 5

Yes there are equivalents to the Bible specially in some of the stories of old prophets ..

Our world will end .. when ? no one knows even prophet Mohammad .. he said no one knows the time of the end of the world else God .. so it will end when God want it to end .. how i dont know too ..

no baptism ..

heaven : the peaceful world with anything humans need and like to have .. with all the prophets and good people .. Our prophet said that in Heaven there what no eyes have seen, no ears have heard about, and what never crossed in mind ..

Noah is real ..

Yes there is a Satan ..

Angels never sin they do what God ask them to do , they are created from light .. thet are the messengers from God to prophets .. the can act as human ..

Jesus is just a prophet because the Qur'an describes Allah in Sura 112: "Say: He is Allāh, Singular. Allāh, the Absolute. He begetteth not nor was begotten. And to Him have never been one equal. so he cant have a son like us .. this is not appropriate to Allah ..

Salvation is called Tawba .. you do nothing else regreting truely your fault and intending truely not to do it again . If you are honest Allah will forgive you .. in some specail sins there are special things to do so you expiate your sin ..

No.. true muslims never kill non beleivers because they are .. Islam gives every one the right to think and believe in his/her own relegion .. No force in Islam ..Allah asked us to love all people from different relegions and races and to be cooperative with .. so what do you think about christian and jews people who believe in him .. we respect the humanity .. this what real muslims do ..

Yes there will be an anti-christ ..

I hope that everyone will think well in Islam and Muslims .. and try to understand it as it is .. You should distinguish real good muslims from those who are muslims in description ..

Answer 6

don't really know all that but i'll try (some i do know but can't fully answer coz i have bad english)

Noah was real in the Quran
There is a Satan
Yes there will be an anti-christ
God created all sorts of angels , they all wirship Allah and do what he commands him to do, they love humans and there are different kinds of angels, one kind is actually created just to ask Allah to forgive humans, and some are to write human's deeds, good and bad



bless you :)

Answer 7

i am a christian and like you, i am curious about Islam and the only answer to your numerous questions would be to visit the website: www.islam-guide.com and try to get hold of : a brief illustrated guide to understanding islam, 2nd edition by i.a. ibrahim at any darrussalam bookstores

Answer 8

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