The Quran itself has been witness to the Jewish nature of the "Israelite communities of Arabia": Quranic references appear about the rabbis and the Torah that they read, and the prestige and reverence with which the earlier community viewed them.
The Quran contains so many legends and theological ideas found in Talmudic literature that we are able to draw a picture of the spiritual life of the Jews with whom Mohammed must have come into contact.
It was the Prophet Mohammed himself who attempted to negate the positive image of the Jew that had been prevalent earlier. According to historian Bernard Lewis, the Prophet Mohammed's original plan had been to induce the Jews to adopt Islam; when Mohammed began his rule at Medina in AD 622 he counted few supporters, so he adopted several Jewish practices-including daily prayer facing toward Jerusalem and the fast of Yom Kippur-in the hope of wooing the Jews. But the Jewish community rejected the Prophet Mohammed's religion, preferring to adhere to its own beliefs, whereupon Mohammed subsequently substituted Mecca for Jerusalem, and dropped many of the Jewish practices.
Jews faced the danger of incurring the wrath of a Muslim, in which case the Muslim could charge, however falsely, that the Jew had cursed Islam, an accusation against which the Jew could not defend himself. Islamic religious law decreed that, although murder of one Muslim by another Muslim was punishable by death, a Muslim who murdered a non-Muslim was given not the death penalty, but only the obligation to pay "blood money" to the family of the slain infidel. Even this punishment was unlikely, however, because the law held the testimony of a Jew or a Christian invalid against a Muslim, and the penalty could only be exacted under improbable conditions-when two Muslims were willing to testify against a brother Muslim for the sake of an infidel.
2007-01-24 05:26:03
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answered by Ivri_Anokhi 6
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definite, I' am the Mahdi (i' m also in Rev. 11), and the angel Gabriel informed me that Jimmy Carter is the Antichrist aka Dajjal previously in Aug. 1973 at the same time as i become in Phillipsburg, Montana.. Jimmy Carter will change into the Antichrist aka Dajjal and he will serve yet yet again period in workplace after the shortcoming of life of Obama. The angel Gabriel informed me that Jimmy Carter is the Anti-Christ and that he is going to regulate his call and divorce his spouse! Obama is going to die first and then the Anti-Christ aka Dajjal who become between the previous 7 Presidents will take his position! Rev. 17:10 And there are seven kings: 5 are fallen, and one is, [and] the different isn't yet come; and at the same time as he cometh, he ought to proceed a short area. those 7 kings were; a million. Gerald Ford 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Ronald Reagan 4. George H. W. Bush 5. bill Clinton 6. George W. Bush.... is spoken of interior the present stressful (and one is) because till Reagan died all 7 were alive! 7. Barack Obama.......and one is yet to go back! he will die some days after he will develop taxes! Obama is likewise in Dan. 11:20 Then shall get up in his resources a raiser of taxes [in] the honour of the dominion: yet interior of few days he will be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in conflict. Rev. 17:11 And the beast that become, and is no longer, even he's the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
2016-10-15 23:43:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Both emphasize practice as well as belief. Worshipping G-d(Allah) is as much about participating in rituals and following certain lifestyle rules (no pork for both, alcohol for muslims, and other similar restrictions (dietary and otherwise) as it is about what you believe (as the practices reflect this belief). They are also more strictly monotheistic than Christianity. They don't hold to the idea of a Trinitarian god. Even the Jewish messiah is typically not seen as being the literal son of god, but rather more spiritual (in Christianity, Jesus is both). Islam, of course, believes in Jesus as a prophet, but does not believe him to be divine in nature. Judaism also does not believe Jesus to be divine, though they don't view him as a prophet.
2007-01-22 23:28:20
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answered by phaedra 5
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Islam a rehash of Judaism after Christianity came along, don't eat pork (ie ham sandwiches), wear beanie, grow beard, pay your debts number one command (not forgive your debtors) (not eating ham sandwiches will get you in heaven) don't worry about doing Christian Charity, for that is purely a Christian Concept, he he
Ivo anok (to your "blood money" ref.) , the jews state the same laws in their talmud and old testament referring to whether a jew rapes or murders a gentile in comparison to another jew, there was no penalty of death if done to gentile, don't forget comparison, mention the details of both religions, all the details
2007-01-23 00:02:05
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answered by Courageous Capt. Cat 3
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“Know thou assuredly that the essence of all the Prophets of God is one and the same. Their unity is absolute. God, the Creator, saith: There is no distinction whatsoever among the Bearers of My Message. They all have but one purpose; their secret is the same secret. To prefer one in honor to another, to exalt certain ones above the rest, is in no wise to be permitted. Every true Prophet hath regarded His Message as fundamentally the same as the Revelation of every other Prophet gone before Him. …
The measure of the revelation of the Prophets of God in this world, however, must differ. Each and every one of them hath been the Bearer of a distinct Message, and hath been commissioned to reveal Himself through specific acts. It is for this reason that they appear to vary in their greatness. …
… God’s purpose in sending His Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the darkness of ignorance, and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and tranquility of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be established. …” -Baha'u'llah
2007-01-22 23:36:20
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answered by Linell 3
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They both teach the unity and oneness of God. They have some similar laws. Both believe in Moses and the Torah.
2007-01-22 23:24:08
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answered by darth_maul_8065 5
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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
For more info
http://www.islamdoor.com
http://www.thetruereligion.org
BestWishes
Your brother in humanity
2007-01-22 23:56:12
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answer #7
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answered by BeHappy 5
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Islam is from the bastard son of Abraham, Ishmael. Judaism is from Isaac, Abraham's legitimate son. See the difference. In what culture does bastards rate above legitimate?
2007-01-22 23:26:51
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answered by asojourner247 1
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Isaac and Ishmael.... they both descend from Abraham.
2007-01-22 23:29:24
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answered by rambo 3
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Phaedra got it right.
2007-01-22 23:57:06
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answered by LadySuri 7
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