Muslims and Christians:?

Question

(((This is a question about love and respect between religions. If you can't handle that then please don't answer it.)))



What are possitive aspects about the other group's religion?



I'll start: I love the devotion that Muslims give to God by praying five times a day every day.

Answer 1

Catholics seem kind, are polite and soft-spoken.

God tells us that nearest in love to the Muslims are 'those who say we are Christians'.

EDIT: I'd vote this as the most positive question I've ever seen in this section. Thank you sister.

Answer 2

I appreciate how devoted Muslims are to their God. I especially like that they know there is a God and an afterlife. They know that there is so much more than the short time span we live on earth. I don't agree with the Islam religion, but we are all children of God. He created each one of us and we are all in this together, whether we accept that or not.

Answer 3

I've actually been reading some of the Qu' ran recently. Muslims seem to have a very deep reverence for God that Christians nowadays seem to have lost much of. While as a christian, I obviously disagree with them as to their take on Christ (they think he was a prophet to be respected but not the son of God.), I do respect their devotion to their beliefs.

Answer 4

There are many things I respect about different religions. I understand how many of them became religions. What I love about all religions is that all have faith in something, and all profess at least one God, whatever form or number the God takes. I happen to think all religions can be traced back to the One True God. If you trace the nations of our current world, you can see where Lot separated from Abraham, where Ishmael separated from Isaac, where Esau separated from Jacob, where even different Christian beliefs separated from Paul, Peter, and Barnabas. I love that all religions can be traced back to God.

Answer 5

The Muslim religion is very much about respect. But on a personal level, I've never met a Muslim that I did not get along with quite well. I have had several Muslim friends over the years in differen places I've lived and always enjoyed their company.

One was from Iraq and had a difficult time getting a better paying job. So I helped him with his resume so he could sharpen up his image for interviews. This was right before 9/11 and we lost touch, but I think of him often.

In graduate school, I became friends with a Muslim from Nigeria. He and I got along really well and often had dinner together. He was very gracious and always inviting me over for food or drink.

And when I was in NYC, I gave a Muslim guy art lessons. He was rather well off. He ran a travel agency (and works with Dave Chapell, also Muslim). This student was always easy to work with and often bought me dinner. He said he just enjoyed doing it. That was fine with me because I was a starving artist.

Answer 6

The ethic of reciprocity, also known as the Golden Rule, is perhaps the most concise and general principle of ethics. You find it in every culture. You find it in every principle religion. Christianity and Islam are not exceptions. Both religions would have man adhere to this rule.

“Not one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." Fortieth Hadith of an-Nawawi

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." Matthew 7:12

I find it heartening that rational men the world over, whether Atheist or Christian, whether Buddhist or Muslim, whether Wiccan or … (was going to go with Satanist here, but looked them up in Wiki and unless they are being terribly slandered, they seem to be taking a pass on the Golden Rule), believe in the Golden Rule.

Now if only us rational folk would speak out a bit more.

Answer 7

I attend a Unitarian Church and I myself am syncretic and agnostic...the church strives for diversity...many kinds of religions attend...Christians, Jews, Gays, Atheist, Pagan, Wicca, Buddhist, Theist, Humanist, and Muslims...we learn many philosophies and we learn about each other...While some people pray other meditate...we hold activities together...I love to learn of other religions and i respect other religions...it's a shame how so many people can be so hateful to someone who does not believe in the same things...they are still human and deserve respect...

Answer 8

Muslim respect all religion that non-muslim.

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. hadith told that people that have related to the muslim people is Nasrani people ( that quote as Christian believers).

Muslim always thought that Islam, Christian and Jews as religion that from same source that is Allah The Almighty One God but those believers have diferrent ways of faith and rituals.

Any other religion is the same as above since I quoted from hadith that Prophet Muhammad s.a.w also warning to all muslim to protect non-muslim in Islam countries as muslim protecting Muhammad himself.

But respect is directed only in general view as quoted in human rights except muslim will not gathering in any ceremony that related non-muslim especially in non-muslim ritual area like church, temple etc and muslim also cannot act or behave like non-muslim like eat pork, alcoholics, free sex without marriage, sodomation and eat /drink some that prohibited and wearing anything prohibited

But they can socialised or meet as a friend or neighbour at non-muslim house like anybody else.

But now, non muslim especially Jewish related to Israelis and USA are more hatred to muslim community.

Answer 9

As a Christian/Buddhist I have to admit I do not understand as much about Islam and Muslims as I wish I did. Thus I will not criticize the above mentioned verses as I neither know their context in the Koran nor do I know of their historical context. I will say that I admire the fact that Muslim girls are always dressed very modestly and that they behave themselves very maturely and quietly. I think that American girls in general could learn alot as to how to behave towards their parents and how to dress. I am not saying that every girl should dress according to Arab/Muslim culture but how can a girl expect a guy to notice her hairstyle or focus on her personality if she reveals half her body.

Answer 10

I love the way Christians pray continually in the Spirit.