How close are the story lines of each book? I know they have the same basic people, Noah, Abraham, Jesus. I dont mean story line to be rude, I just cant think of a better word. At what point do the two become different?
2006-12-02 16:22:01 · 17 answers · asked by Perplexed 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The similarity in both holy books is that there are the commandments of God but as I know there had been a great alteration to the original context of the holy bible. If you look at the daily practice of Christianity, conscience will tell you it is against the will of God. Christians praised Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him) more than the God, God needs no middle man to pray through. The greatest mistakes in practicing Christianity is , never pray to God through Jesus, never confess your sins to a human (priest). By doing so , you are creating multiple faith towards the God., this is the only sin that God will never forgive.
We are only allowed to believe in the sayings and actions of the prophet but never worship him.
Owing to this mistake, we can see clearly in the final descending of the holy Quran, Muslims need to bear witness there is no God but the only one Almighty, Allah and Mohammad is the last messenger of God. Muslims are taught to (only) believe in all the prophets and the greatest sin is multiple faith.
They pray in the name of the Almighty not through Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) they confessed their sins directly to the Almighty not a anybody on earth. They never make comparison to the Almighty like Christianity declared Jesus(Peace Be Upon Him) as the son of God some even worst, Jesus is the God. It looks as if a human is greater than the God!
2006-12-02 16:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by S.K. Chan46 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Quran is not really a history of people or a metaphor or parable. It explains and directs. The closes the Bible comes to this is in the 10 commandements and the Proverbs and the books of Jesus leading up to the crisifiction, along with some of the writings of Paul.
There are, however, few stories like David and Gloliath in the Quran.
The Quran is written more like a law book or an instruction book for being in the Army or putting a stereo together.
It's more nuts and bolts.
The Quran doesn't go on for 30,000 words about how some guy dealt with this obstanant wife. The Quran tells you in one or two sentences how to deal with her by talking, leaving the bed or whacking her.
2006-12-02 16:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Qur'an (Koran) contains many references to people and events that are mentioned in the Bible; especially the stories of the prophets of Islam, among whom are included Moses, David and Jesus.
Muslims believe that Moses was given the Tawrat (Hebrew Torah, or 'the Law'); that David was given the Zabur (or psalms) and that Jesus was given the Injil (Greek evangel, or Gospel) from the Judeo-Christian-Islamic God (Allah in Arabic). Traditionally, Muslims have believed that parts of these teachings were eventually lost or distorted to produce what is now the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament. Hence Muslims traditionally denied the accuracy of the Bible. They generally believe that the Qur'an is the only remaining uncorrupted revelation.
The stories of the Biblical figures mentioned in the Qur'an often contain few details and tend to concentrate more on the moral or spiritual significance of the story.
Some Muslims may turn to the Bible to give a fuller picture of the person concerned. However there are guidlines set out in the way Muslims are to understand the Bible. What ever in the Bible agrees with the Qur`an then it is accepted, what ever disagrees with the Qur`an is rejected. Somethings in the Bible are not talked about at all in the Qur`an or in the sunnah (prophetic traditions), in regards to such passages Muslims are instructed to neither believe nor disbelieve in them, but they are allowed to read them and pass them on if they wish to do so.
Particular Muslims such as the Mu'tazili and Ismaili sects (accounting for a fairly small percentage of the total Muslim population ), as well as various liberal movements within Islam (all which are considered to be outside the fold of islam because of in innovation in `Aqeedah (creed)), believe that different revelations are created by God for the needs of particular times and places.
In Islam, some incidents and details of the prophets that are not mentioned in the Qur'an are mentioned in Hadith (sayings of Muhammad, and one of the most vital sources of Islamic law for most Muslims). This article serves to only compare the similarities between the Bible and the Qur'an, and may not necessarily include all the details listed in Hadith.
There are several events that are present in both holy books in some form. The Biblical versions are concerned mainly with narrative and detail, whilst the Qur'anic versions are much more concerned with the stories as parables and moral teachings and they often contain little in the way of detail.
The events are listed in the order that they appear in the Bible, as they appear chronologically in the Bible while they often do not in the Qur'an.
2006-12-02 16:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To me, there is no difference between the old testament and the quran. But that's just me. Other than the customs applied. But through the years, peoples covets increase and the covet for GOD decreased. So now, people have taken thier lusts(meaning desires) as GOD. The difference between them are the ones who follow the old testament(jews) don't believe in the new testament and the messiah. People who follow the quran believe in all of the books of GOD, but won't accept jesus as GOD. But will accept him as the messiah, prophet, the christ, and son of man. Muslims believe in it all(bible and quran) minus the son of GOD theology or that jesus is GOD.
The stories of both are on point besides a minor difference. Who was it that abraham(pbuh) was to sacrifice? Ismael(pbuh) or isaac(pbuh)? And in the quran, King David(pbuh) and King Solomon(pbuh) are revered as prophets. But in the old testament, they had a prophet named nathan(pbuh) on thier throne. Other than that, they are basically the same thing. But the religions and GOD himself are two different things. Islam is to be the final resting place for true monotheism. That is just how it is. The prophet muhammad(pbuh) is no false prophet, despite what others think. PEACE!
EDIT: Oh, and islam all meats are now edible besides pork, carcus(like road kill), and foods that have not been slaughtered in the name of allah. In the bible, they are not allowed to eat shell fish amongst other things(it is in Dueteronomy). But can drink wine and beer. Not in islam.
2006-12-02 16:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by Mitchell B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bible and Quran says that there were prophets who preached the oneness of God and about life hereafter. The message is that all prophets delivered the same basic truth that God is one and all will be judged on judgement day. When Christains say Jesus is God or is son of God, they are actually deviating from what all the prophets taught through out history.
2006-12-02 16:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by inin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims say the the Quran is the corrected Bible
2006-12-02 16:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are lot similarities in many aspects as both are the word of same God...with minor conflicts(replaced by human nature)
major conflict arises,all prophets taught n preached lesson of oneness of God,but bible(new testament) gives the image of trinity...calling Jesus(pbuh) as God himself..
and although it's mentioned in Bible,about arrival of last prophet Ahmed(muhammad pbuh) but they ddon't accept.well that's not difference in bible n quran,but belief of christians n muslims.
2006-12-02 18:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are lots of similarities, like the basic meaning of the books, but there are lots of differences. wikipedia "similarities between the Bible and qu'ran" and "differences with the Bible and Qu'ran."
2006-12-02 16:30:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will fine it here if u browse around a bit www.irf.net
Though u must know that just becuse they have the basic people, they are a lot of differences too. if u need help, here's my e-mail:- private_family@hotmail.com
2006-12-02 16:27:38 · answer #9 · answered by Knowledge Seeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Point is that mohammed got his stories from gnostic arabs who believed in the oral infancy gospel of thomas which has little details that go with islam added into it but those things that go againts islam are not in there i wonder why. Mohammed got his stories from the bible gnosticism and pagan sources.
2006-12-02 16:26:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋