What is Islam?
ISLAM
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The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word Islam itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person, or a place, a tribe, a mountain or a river. Nor is the name just another –ism among the many that exist in the world today. The Arabic word Islam means the submission or surrender of one's will to the only true god worthy of worship, Allah (God in Arabic). A Muslim is the one who submits or surrenders his will to Allah. Hence, it was not a new religion brought by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Arabia in the seventh century, but only the true religion of God re-expressed in its final form.
The fundamental teachings of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed (pbut) are the same. The first commandment given to Moses (pbuh) was the Shama or Kalima, as Muslims would have it.
That Shama is:
De 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is One LORD”
Same thing was repeated by Jesus (pbuh), when a scribe came to him and asks him which is the first commandment of all? Jesus replied:
MARK 12:29 And Jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is One Lord:
In the Medina some Christians came to Mohammed (pbuh) and asked him, what is your concept of God? At this moment God sent a revelation:
112:1 Say: He, God, is One.
If we read these verses in Hebrew or Arabic, the root word ‘One’ in Hebrew is “Ikhad” and in Arabic it is “Ahad”. Aramaic, Arabic and Hebrew are sister languages. Therefore, Moses said “Ikhad”, Jesus said “Ikhad” and Mohammed said “Ahad”. Meaning “One”.
If we are to believe in “ONE” God, than why God sent Moses (pbuh) with ‘Judaism’, Jesus (pbuh) with ‘Christianity’ and Mohammed (pbuh) with ‘Islam’?
Judaism:
If we are to follow the religion known as “Judaism” than this religion is not mentioned anywhere in the Law (Torah) (Old Testament) or Talmud or any other scriptures claimed by Jews to be the word of God. Nor did Moses (pbuh) in their sacred scriptures told his followers that their religion is “Judaism”. Where does this word “Judaism” comes from? Palestine was divided into tribes, one of them known as “Judea”. Therefore, the religion followed by the children of Juda in the land of Judea is known as “Judaism”.
Christianity:
If we are to follow the religion known as “Christianity” than this religion is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. Nor did Jesus (pbuh) told his followers that your religion is known as “Christianity”. There are 73 books in the Catholic Bible and 66 Books in the Protestant Bible, But no word such as Christianity is found in them. The word “Christianity” is actually a derivation of people who after the ascension of Jesus (pbuh), accepted him as their Messiah. It was first used in Antioch.
Acts 11: 25-26 “Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
If Christians believe that Jesus (pbuh) was their Messiah and the Bible is the word of God, than they must realize that no where does God says in the Bible to be Christians or no where does Jesus say in the Bible to be Christians.
Islam:
The Arabic word Islam is derived from the root word Salam or Shalom in Hebrew, meaning peace. The word “Islam” means Submission to God. Therefore, Muslims are those who submit themselves to God. This word is not only found in the sacred scripture of Muslims known as Koran, It is also found there in the Bible.
JAMES 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
PSALMS 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. {(The Pagan Arabs were also enemies of God, but later on they submitted themselves to God (Became Muslims)}
Of course, the word Islam or Muslim is mentioned many times in the Koran. Like in this verse:
3:20 But if they dispute with you, say: I have submitted myself entirely to God and (so) every one who follows me; and say to those who have been given the Book and the unlearned people: Do you submit yourselves? So if they submit then indeed they follow the right way; and if they turn back, then upon you is only the delivery of the message and God sees the servants.
Therefore if we had the chance of meeting Moses (pbuh) and would ask him, what is your religion (way of life)? He would say my religion is Submission to God (Islam). If we would be alive till the second coming of Jesus (pbuh) and would ask him, what is your religion? He would say my religion is Submission to God (Islam).
MATTHEW 4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
If he would say I am a Christian, we will ask him, which church do you belong to? Or do you accept the extra 7 books in Roman Catholic Bible or not?
Now the difference between Torah, Gospel and Quran is of Law. God gives Laws according to the situation. For example:
Mathew 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Now the disciples of Jesus (pbuh) couldn’t follow An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth because they were very few and weak in force. Not even faithful as Jesus (pbuh) use to say:
MATTHEW 17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
But still Jesus (pbuh) said:
MATTHEW 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
If we ask a man of any religion that How many Gods do you believe in? His answer will be that God is One. For example a Hindu will also answer that God is One, but on the other hand he believes in God Incarnation! That God came to earth as Rama, Krishna, Seeva etc. The Christians would also say that we believe in One God, but they’ll say that God came on earth only as Jesus (pbuh) to live among us and understand us better. If that is so, why don’t you ask yourself a question? If God became a man to understand us better, why He didn’t became a Tree or a plant to understand it better? Why He didn’t became Sun to understand the Sun better? Why He didn’t became a Rabbit, to understand it better?
If we create a camera, to understand camera do we have to become camera ourselves! Or do we as camera’s creators would already know how to make the camera work better. Just like that God is the Creator of everything that exists. To understand us, God doesn’t have to come in a form of human, But he sends a man, a Prophet to His people, so that they may believe in him with their God gifted brains and would live a life as God wants them to live.
JOHN 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.
Let us discuss the 2 major parts of Christianity:
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2006-12-22 22:43:21
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answered by A2Z 4
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The Christian doctrine of the Trinity is the only essential difference.
The theory that Allah is a pagan moon god is baloney - "Allah" is just the Arabic pronunciation of the ancient Hebrew "Eloah," or "God."
The Muslim Allah and the Christian God are one and the same - we each just have different ideas about what God is like. These differences are no more pronounced than the differences between the Orthodox God, the Roman Catholic God, and the Protestant God (all of which are defined differently).
The key difference between Islam and Christianity is not over the nature of God, but over the nature of Jesus of Nazareth. Christians believe that Jesus was God incarnate, and the Muslims do not.
2006-12-22 22:28:26
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answered by NONAME 7
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"Allah" is the Arabic word for "God." So those few Christians/Jews that speak Arabic, they would say "Allah" rather than God. But the difference between the Christian concept of God and the Muslim concept of God seems to be more what you are asking about. The Muslims consider themselves a continuation of Judaism and Christianity. Probably one of the biggest, and most obvious, differences between Islam and Christianity in regards to God has to do with the Trinity. Islam does not accept the Trinity in its doctrine. Which, in turn, directly relates to who they believe Jesus was. They view Jesus as a prophet, like others before Him. They think of Muhammad as the final prophet. One other big difference in Islam is the submission to God. It's true in Christianity too, but we are more reminded of the idea that if we pray, we can change things. Often, this concept gets skewed in Christianity to mean we offer up prayers and whatever we ask for will happen. In the Islamic faith, Muslims are seeking complete submission to God's will. One other difference worth noting is who the different faiths believe the religious lineage is that God passed down from Abraham. Hope this helps get you going in the right direction to look into it more if it interests you! Matt
2016-05-23 01:26:06
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answered by ? 4
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Virtually no difference at all !
Allah of Muslims and God of Christians are the same (except for the christians who believe Jesus Christ is God).
The word Allah is also mentioned in the Holy Bible as it quotes the last words of Jesus Christ when he was nailed on the cross. He said "Ella Ella lemma sebakhtani" (hebrew) meaning.. "Oh God Oh God why this hardship on me" !
2006-12-22 22:42:41
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answered by khatib 3
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Well,
1. Allah is a God made up from Mohammad, also the moon God.
2. The Christian God " Trinity" is a Babylon belief.
Christians also in their domination's worship idols and
women like the Virgin Mary. This is also wrong.
3. As the bible states there is only one God. He has a name
YHWH, used thousands of times in the bible.
There are actually more in common of both religions, because they incorporate pagan/wiccan, Babylon customs in their celebrations/beliefs.
2006-12-22 22:25:36
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answered by fire 5
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They are the same (imaginary) entity. As far as Allah being a moon god, why is the date of the most important celebration in christianity based on the phases of the moon
2006-12-22 22:21:47
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answered by Nemesis 7
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Allah is the name of One God, God it self is not a name.
Allah is One and Only who has created everything, the images we see, the imaginations we can have, the limits of our thoughts and imaginations all created by Allah, and Allah is not a creature.
There can be no example for Him, except that He told us names to remember Him.
Anything we can imagine is a creature, not The Creator.
He has no son, no father.
He does not need to sleep or rest, all these are also created things.
Death and life is created by Him, He does not need to die for any reason.
He is the supreme power, unimaginable by our limited imagination, even if we call it inifinity.
Christians and others believe in God but they attribute Him with human limitations, like having children, needing rest, need to die to forgive humans, and stuff like that.
2006-12-22 22:57:52
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answered by Muhammad K 2
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Allah and God are the same. Islam and Christianity are different.
2006-12-22 22:23:00
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answered by Anonymous
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Allah is only an Arabic term for God. For example how do you say God in other languages?
2006-12-22 22:32:50
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answered by kitty 3
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Muslim's Allah one and unique, christian's god three.
2006-12-22 22:23:56
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answered by yamanni 3
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Too many to mention all of them:
Allah - One / God trinity
Allah - no son / God - Son
Allah - Salvation - doing / God - Salvation by faith
Allah - World Kingdom / God eternal kingdon
Allah - Paradise / God - Heaven
Allah - Submission / God - Redemption
Allah - Convert or die / God - believe and live
Allah - fight for Allah / God - Live for God
Allah - Mohammed prophet / God - Jesus His Son
Allah - Koran / God - Bible His Word
Allah - Revelation continues / God - Revelation ended
Allah - Koran accepted / God - Koran rejected.
2006-12-22 22:40:55
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answered by oldguy63 7
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