Are muslims and christians the same?cos they follow the old testament and we follow both,origin also is same??

Answer 1

Kinda the same.

"He that lives by the sword, gets shot by us who don't".

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Answer 2

Muslims and Christians are not the same.

Jews came first, receiving the law through the Old Testament. Christ was of the Jews, but came for all people. He was not a prophet, according to Christian tenets, but rather the Son of God, or God in man.

Muslims follow the Prophet Muhammed. While usually associated with Arab people, Islam can be practiced by anyone of any color but must be practiced to the exclusion of all other religions. It has this in common with Christianity.

Islam has different laws and different disciplines. I am a Christian, and do not believe in Islam, but I have known many Muslims that I have respected and liked.

While there are similarities in the origins of Islam and Christianity, it is wrong to say they are the same. There is common ground, as is the case with many religions in the world. But that's about as far as it goes.

Answer 3

Muslims don't follow old testament, we just acknowledge that an old testament existed.. which would be somewhat different from what you would find now. As for the new Testament it would be what jesus and jesus only was inspired. Not what the 40 other people that were 'inspired' over the next succesive years.


Moreover, we believe each prophet with a 'book' abrogates preceding prophet's book.. ie.. The New Testament that Jesus preached would nullify the Old Testament.. and hence the Quran
nullifies both O and N Testaments.

Nevertheless we believe that there is a chain of PROPHETS and Moses and Jesus were among them

I would say the major contentions between Muslims and Christians is the diety of Jesus and the Holy spirit for muslims that is a major Issue.

Answer 4

christians dont follow the old testament

Acts 13:39 (King James Version)

39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Hebrews 8:13 (New Living Translation)

13When God speaks of a new covenant, it means he has made the first one obsolete. It is now out of date and ready to be put aside.


... CHRISTIANS FOLLOW CHRIST LAW NOT MOSES LAW..

Matthew 28:20 (New Living Translation)

20Teach these new disciples TO OBEY ALL THE COMMANDMENTS I HAVE GIVEN YOU And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

.. now if you say YOU FOLLOW the OLD testament .. do you STONE TO DEATH ALL ADULTEROUS fellow members? its one of the commandment of the old testament.. do your group follow that?

Answer 5

Muslims believe Christians (and Jews) used to be Muslims, too. Although we as Muslims acknowledge the original OT as being from God, we believe the current one has been altered so much that it does not fully reflect the truth. God also promised than when He revealed the final revelation that He would protect it from corruption until the end of this world.

Answer 6

The original, unchanged revelations given to Abraham and other prophets(like Moses and Jesus ) reaching back to Adam all came from the One True God(The Creator). This common origin explains their similarities in many beliefs and values


However, over time the teachings of the various religions, due to a variety of reasons, have become distorted and mixed with made-man ideas.


The last Prophet and Messenger of God, Muhammad , who is a direct descendant of Abraham through his first born son, Ishmael, was sent with the Last Guidance, Revelation and Testament, the Holy Qur'an(koran) to amend and correct the changes and corruption made to the the "Torah" which was sent to Moses and theTrue Gospel of Jesus.To say the truth ,God preserved all the other Holy Books plainly by preserving His Last Book the Holy Qur'an(koran)which contains the right and the truth of all that was changed in those other Books.


This is why this last Revelation which was sent 1423 years ago has remained unchanged, not even a word or a letter has been altered.


There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an. However, in the case of the Bible, even the most ancient manuscripts conflict with one another so that no two are identical. Footnotes in all modern versions of the Bible prove this fact.


These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect



It was only natural for Almighty God to preserve the scripture revealed to Prophet Muhammad, because he was the last Prophet and Final Messenger of God.


Islam teaches us that we must pray directly to God without an intermediary and no soul can bear the burden of another and that the nature of humanity is good, and we did not inherit sin from Adam. Each soul comes into being free of sin.in Islam there are no priests or clergy -- each worshipper, man or woman, has a direct relationship with their Merciful Creator -- Almighty God. Since God is the Owner and Sustainer of everything, as well as the only one who can provide true and complete forgiveness, it is completely futile to try to approach Him through anyone else.


The oneness and universality of God's message requires that people accept all the messengers of God. Rejecting one of them amounts to rejecting them all. The Jews reject Jesus's mission and Muhammad's mission; the Christians reject Muhammad's mission; whereas the Muslims accept them all, but reject incorrect historical interpretations and human elements in these missions.


As the Qur'an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).


The Final Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is messenger of God, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven."


you can do that now as you are reading these lines is to pronounce the two confirmations and attestations of faith, here it is




I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ( ARABIC WORD MEANS ONE GOD-THE CREATOR). AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER. I BEAR WITNESS THAT JESUS IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER.



The right picture of lslam is conveyed in the Qur'an, which is exemplified by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. The reality is that it is not fair to judge a religion by the actions of its followers alone because there are good and bad followers in every religion. The correct thing to do is to judge a religion by its documented revelation from God and the prophet who brought that revelation.

I encourage Christians and other religions to learn about Islam from Muslim sources and The Basis Of The Muslim Belief and not rely on second hand information which in many cases is distorted or contains a deep seated anti Muslim agenda. This is indeed a more scholarly approach


Your brother in humanity


http://islamtomorrow.com/ http://thetruereligion.org//

Answer 7

Muslims don't follow the hole OT, they only follow the parts which don't contradict the Quran.

Answer 8

yup, their origin is the same...

abraham, had a child with haggar, a slave because his wife couldn't bear him a son. now, when his wife already bore him a son, he banished haggar in favor of his wife. and haggar is said to be the first muslim. the journey to mecca is the dramatization of her journey

even though their origin is the same, they differ in a vast number of beliefs...

Answer 9

not same cause muslims are in a religion and christians are in anthor religion so if you search you will find that there are many diffrence between them

Answer 10

none.muslims made thier own testament which muhamad wrote.muhamad was a christian but when he preached at the dessert no body believe him so he created his own religion and killed christians 4 not listening to him.his desperate.