Genuine question. No malice.
2007-02-15 20:45:06 · 14 answers · asked by kjum 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for response.
How about Abraham, the original patriarch. I suppose he was pagan.
Also,did Buddhism influenced Islam??!!! Where can I verify that.
About what 'muslim' means, OK, according to arabic language ( I know some) every follower of G-d,any god, will be a muslim.
2007-02-15 21:25:30 · update #1
In Islam we believe that all the Prophets were Muslims,i.e someone who has submitted to God (this is what Muslim means). Not Muslim in the sense that they do everything they way Muslims do today.
All the Messengers bought the same message, There is one God and submit yourselves to God. I'm not sure if I've made that clear.
2007-02-15 20:56:44 · answer #1 · answered by By Any Means Necessary 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Muhammad did not found a new religion, but renewed the one religion brought by successive holy Prophets before Him, and Who were on the same plane as Muhammad Himself (2:130)"
In the Holy Quran, the words Muslim is used to described to believers already at the time of the Prophet Noah.
2007-02-15 21:45:06 · answer #2 · answered by Reindeer Herder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
b4 islam the meccans were involved in idol worshippin muhammad(saw) dint like dis n he often retreated to Mount Hira near Mecca where he 1st got the reveleation of the holy quran.
Abraham(pbuh) was born into that atmosphere, into a typical family of that ancient time. The head of the family was not even an ordinary idolater, but was one who totally rejected Allah and who used to make the idols with his own hands. Some traditions claimed that Abraham's(pbuh) father died before his birth and he was raised by an uncle whom Abraham(pbuh) called father. Other traditions said that his father was alive and was named Azer.
Into that family Abraham(pbuh) was born, destined to stand against his own family, against the entire system of his community. In brief, he stood against all kinds of polytheism.
muslims believe tht all prophets believed in One true God
being a muslim means submitting 2 da One True God i.e Allah
2007-02-15 22:53:54 · answer #3 · answered by NS 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a Jew who created a New Covenant and eventually Christians and Jews became very distinct in their religions.
Mohammed was an Arab created Islam by combining Arab Paganism with other religions like Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Zorastrianism.
2007-02-15 20:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes Jesus was a Jew
Muhammad was a Muslim
2007-02-15 20:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muhammad's religion like the other Arabs during the time was paganism, technicly by birth. Yet he believed in only one God.
2007-02-15 20:52:44 · answer #6 · answered by Adia Azrael 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Prophet Jesus (PBUH) was a jew. And Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was an Arab by race and muslim by religion.
2007-02-15 20:49:55 · answer #7 · answered by Peace4All 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know beans about Muhammad, Jesus was a Jew as was the custom so I don't know if that means more like nation than religion, ya know?
2007-02-15 20:48:51 · answer #8 · answered by rezany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its very true that muslim means on right path as per this meaning all prophets (including jesus)were muslims because they were all in right path and teach the same
2007-02-15 21:10:59 · answer #9 · answered by Akmal Zaidi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was born a Galilean Jew, Judean by tribe.
Mohammed was an idol-worshipping Arab before visiting Israel in the 6th century.
2007-02-15 20:51:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋