Why do some Muslims say that Islam came before Judaism and Christianity?

Question

Quoting two Muslim respondants:

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the muslims didnt 'copy' from anyone. muslims live their life according to the quraan, and the quraan is divine revelation i.e. it is the word of God, therefore muslims do not copy from man or Jews, they follow only the QURAAN.

there are similarities between jews and muslims because it started as one religion i.e. islam. and then those who diverted from islam came up with their own teachings and scriptures. and thats how you get jews. therefore they are similar on many issues of acceptable and non-acceptable practices in their own religions .


Mustafa:
The real question is: Why do Jews hate Muslims when their god, religion and culture are all copied and based on the Muslim god, religion and culture?

Here is another specimen:
nezih batgun:

What do you think the belief of first man Adam what He was?Allah created Him and He is Muslim.Satan was also a Muslim
but He didnt accept only one order of Allah bcz.he became jealous of human.Adam was also first prophet and after Him came many prophets they were all İslam.

Source(s):

Do you think Allah will choose prophets and sending them to world for different religions?He will order to one:Go teach Judaism to other:You teach Christianity and you teach İslam.

Answer 1

Fact: Judaism came first
Then Christianity(which Jesus brought forth)
Then Islam
This is a fact undisputed......The Quran is quoted from the Bible in many places but changes alot of things that are taught to the people(Laws that God made)
I have spoke with many Muslims that state that the Religion has been around since Adam's time? Not true....If this was the case then why was the Islamic Religion not mentioned in the Torah or in the Bible?..
You have to read the Quran for your answer:However Jews and Christians are held as 2nd class to the Muslims
Not all Muslims are bad as well as not all Jews,Christians are bad...But you have BAD apples in every Religion out there

Answer 2

Assalamualaikum Ya Muslimeen

firstly i do like it when people say muslims hate jews... we do not where does it say in the Quran that we hate jews... so do not be stereotypical because we do not hate jews.... and do not judge islam but the so muslims, judge a religion by its scriptures...

and the Quran is not copied off the bible or the jewsish scripture... muslims believe in those books too because they were revealed to Prophets... We just believe that those books except for the quran have been interfered with by humans and so their meaning has changed... but the Quran has remained the same since it was revealed, even christians and jews or their scholars agree themeselves that their books have been messed with by humans and as humans are not perfect your books are not anymore either...

ok that point done now...
christians say that God inspired people to write the bible and therefore it is quite accurate... which i do not see as logical... why does not God inspire people these days to come up with more divine rulings or "gods words"... muslims believe that the Quran was revealed to the Last Messenger which was Prophet Muhammed SAW... and as he was the last messenger and only messengers or prophets can receive revelations then it makes sense and shows that this is the final message for the whole universe that people have to implement in order to survive.... AND PROPHET MUHAMMED (PBUH) WAS NOT THE FOUNDER OF ISLAM... so therefore u cannot say islam came into being just when this revelation was revealed... islam was there forever it was just never complete... its completion was upon this final revelation to the final prophet which is the word of God... if u do not believe this then there is a challenge for u in the Quran itself....

Say: "If the mankind and the jinns were together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another." [Qur'an 17:88]

And if you (Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down (i.e. the Qur'an) to Our slave (Muhammad Peace be upon him ), then produce a surah (chapter) of the like thereof and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allah, if you are truthful. [Qur'an 2:23]

this challenge has been brought down from producing such a book to producing such a surah which is a chapter and the smallest chapter in the Holy Quran is 10 words.... try this and u shall see

just over 1427 yr ago this challenge was set and after many hundreds of attempt it has never been met.... so please consider this

"Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error" [Quran 2:256]

Wasalam (with peace)

Answer 3

Hmmmm not copied they all believe in same God. They differ when it comes to prophets .... the blessed birth, the messiah, the foretold one, the chosen one...etc.....

Jews do not believe the prospised one has come yet. Muslims believe Mohammod was given the quraan and the laws for living from Abraham I believe, and christians believe Jesus is the son of God. Muslims also believe that Jesus came to earth but not as the foretold prophet in Islam, Judaism, and Christian prophecy.

So just depends which religious prophet coming story you believe I guess. Not sure about all the religious beliefs but only one you have to believe in is God. Check both the quraan and bible.

Answer 4

Judiasm existed before Islam. The Torah had been written and Jerusalem had been founded when Muhammed started preaching. You are mistaken; Islam looks at Judiasm in a different way. A lot of beliefs are from the Torah; for instance, the story of Abraham almost sacrifising Isaac is believed by Muslims to be the story of Abraham almost sacrifising Ishmael.

We do not hate Muslims. In fact, it is the Muslims who are sometimes very unrest toward Jews. I have nothing against Muslims or any other religion. We will not raise our fists unless it is to block a punch.

So this is my answer: The two Muslims are very much mistaken, Judiasm came before Islam, ad we do not hate them, but will defend ourselves when they strike out.

Answer 5

What do you think the belief of first man Adam what He was?Allah created Him and He is Muslim.Satan was also a Muslim
but He didnt accept only one order of Allah bcz.he became jealous of human.Adam was also first prophet and after Him came many prophets they were all İslam.

Answer 6

I think others have answered this question quite well. So, I want to add another thing to it------Jews hate Muslims? There are people of all religions who hate someone, whether we like it, or not. But, mostly, Jews do not hate Muslims. I am a Jew, and I find Muslims are easier to get along with in daily life than Evangelical Christians are.

Answer 7

If you expect them to quote a non-Islamic source to prove what tey believe, you must find non-christian sources to prove what you believe. Niether of you can, because no such sources exist! If anyone actually had as many followers as the bible claimed Jesu had, or if anyone did the things the bible says he did, there WOULD be outside sources. That SHOULD make Christians question what they believe., The fact it doesn't is called "cognitive disconnect" I used to have that, so I understand how they hold to beliefs in spite of contradictions.

Answer 8

it is the other way around most of early islam is based from paganism and various other false gods in the area. as many people in the area over two thousand years ago were pagans. Judaism was started by Moses when he led the isrealis out of Egypt. Christianity Started after the Reserection of Jesus Christ.

Answer 9

Let me make it clear.

Islam is about following what Allah(Arabic for God) and his choosen messenger tell us to do.Simple as that.

Now the person who followed Allah and Abraham and Moses(peace be upon them) was a Muslim.

When Jesus(peace be upon him) came, the one who followed him was a Muslim.

When Muhammad(peace be upon him) came,the one who followed him is a Muslim.

Simple as that.
Its a step by step process.For you to be muslims you have to obey Allah and the latest Messenger of Allah.




As far as customs and traditions are concerned,though messengers came from time to time...they brought the same messege that God is One and workship him alone.

But with change in times and places the laws to rule,customs and traditions etc changed.

The rule is that after a new messenger has come,all the previous laws are superceded by the new one.

Answer 10

A desperate attempt to give Islam ancient roots.

Islam is a relative newcomer on the scene as far as world religions go.