Do Muslims and Christians worship the same god?

Answer 1

The foundation of the Islamic faith is belief in the Oneness of Almighty God - the God of Abraham, Noah, Moses and Jesus. Islam teaches that a pure belief in One God is intuitive in human beings and thus fulfills the natural inclination of the soul. As such, Islam's concept of God is straightforward, unambiguous and easy to understand. Islam teaches that the hearts, minds and souls of human beings are fitting receptacles for clear divine revelation, and that God's revelations to man are not clouded by self-contradictory mysteries or irrational ideas. As such, Islam teaches that even though God cannot be fully comprehended and grasped by our finite human minds, He also does not expect us to accept absurd or demonstrably false beliefs about Him. According to the teachings of Islam, Almighty God is absolutely One and His Oneness should never be compromised by associating partners with Him - neither in worship nor in belief. Due to this, Muslims are required to maintain a direct relationship with God, and therefore all intermediaries are absolutely forbidden. From the Islamic standpoint, believing in the Oneness of God means to realize that all prayer and worship should be exclusively for God, and that He alone deserves such titles as "Lord" and "Savior". Some religions, even though they believe on "One God", do not make all of their worship and prayers for Him alone. Also, they also give the title of "Lord" to beings that are not All-Knowing, All-Powerful and Un-Changing - even according to their own scriptures. Suffice it to say that according to Islam, it is not enough that people believe that "God is One", but they must actualize this belief by proper conduct. In short, in the Islamic concept of God, which is completely based on Divine Revelation, there is no ambiguity in divinity - God is God and man is man. Since God is the only Creator and continual Sustainer of the Universe, He is transcendent above His creation - the Creator and the creature never mix. Islam teaches that God has a unique nature and that He is free from gender, human weaknesses and beyond anything which human beings can imagine. The Qur'an teaches that the signs and proofs of God's wisdom, power and existence are evident in the world around us. As such, God calls on man to ponder over the creation in order to build a better understanding of his Creator. Muslims believe that God is Loving, Compassionate and Merciful, and that He is concerned with the daily affairs of human beings. In this, Islam strikes a unique balance between false religious and philosophical extremes. Some religions and philosophies portray God as just an impersonal "Higher Power" who is uninterested, or unaware, of the life of each individual human. Other religions tend to give God human qualities and teach that He is present in His creation, by being incarnate in someone, something - or even everything. In Islam, however, Almighty God has clarified the truth by letting mankind know that He is "Compassionate", "Merciful", "Loving" and the "Answerer of Prayers". But He as also emphasized strongly that "there is nothing like unto Him", and that He is high above time, space and His creation. Finally, it should be mentioned that the God that Muslims worship is the same God that Jews and Christians worship - because there is only one God. It is unfortunate that some people mistakenly believe that Muslims worship a different God than Jews and Christians, and that "Allah" is just the "god of the Arabs". This myth, which has been propagated by the enemies of Islam, is completely false since the word "Allah" is simply the Arabic name for Almighty God. It is the same word for God which is used by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians. However, it should be clarified that even though Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christian, their concept of Him differs somewhat from the beliefs of other religions - mainly because it is based completely on Divine Revelation from God. For example, Muslims reject the Christian belief that God is a Trinity, not only becaue the Qur'an rejects it, but also because if this was God's true nature, He would have clearly revealed it to Abraham, Noah, Jesus and all of the other prophets

Answer 2

The big difference as far as the Deity goes is that Christians believe in the Trinity and Muslims don’t. The nature of the God we worship is therefore, necessarily, different.

Christians believe God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one and the same, though separate. A Muslim rejects that doctrine.

Answer 3

yes they both worship the same god the defence being that Abraham had two sons the elder was Ismael and the younger was Isac the elder son was by a slave girl called Hagar he was given permission by god because his wife was getting on in years and no child had been conceived, but then god promised Abraham a child with Sarah his wife and this was Isac so Hagar was then thrown out of the tribe with her son to wander. now the Muslims believe the true line come down from Ismail the first born and the Christan's believe its from Isaac all the way down to Jesus so it all goes back to one randy old man!

Answer 4

Muslims, i.e. Mohommedaian Islamics, worship the God of Abraham.

Jews worship the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and possibly of Judah, but definitely of Joseph.

Christians worship the Father of Christ, who, is the same as the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.

So, yes, they all worship the same God. They just disagree vehemently about His name, and whom he chose first, best, and most.

Or many of them do.

Some of us have recognized the truths of Islam and Judaism, and Christianity, and have realized that there really is no competition, except in the eyes of the writers of history.

Answer 5

Christians worship God the Father,Jesus the Son and The Holy Spirit.and the are three in one.They are God.I will let a Muslim answer who they worship.But let me add to be a true Christian YOU MUST LOVE EVERYONE.Jesus said how can you love God if you dont love and forgive everyone.If you hate you cant be with God who is so Holy our minds cant even fathom how Holy God is.

Answer 6

The Mohammed-delivered one is from a different concept, adopting many of the characteristics of the true God, but dropping key parts of the revelation of God's nature (eg holiness requiring an atonement) and path to salvation.

God may receive muslim prayers because they are praying to 'the one God', so He sees their hearts and can see if they are genuinely seeking Him. They need to have their sins forgiven to approach God in the right way though.

The Mohammedan concept of God is designed (by fallen angel) to present a plausible alternative to stop people putting faith in God's Saviour Jesus, and attaining a sure salvation.

Answer 7

Rev Kip - The moon God, WTF? and you're a non secular chief? Explains lots relating to the recommendations-set of quite some Christians accessible... *Shakes Head* Do you no longer understand that Muslims (and many Jews) hint the origins of Islam back to the 1st baby of Abraham, who God additionally pronounced might the be the father of a brilliant human beings? So do you carry it against Jesus that his mothers and dads weren't christian? on condition that Mohammed based the religion, of course he grew to become into born right into a distinctive one. and those loopy reference you made relating to the pagan daughters he allegedly worshiped, you will possibly be able to desire to earnings slightly extra. Mohommed somewhat denouced all scripture concerning them as "The Satanic Verses" and pronounced such ideals had no place in a monotheistic relgion. in any case, directly to answering the question. undergo in recommendations, I talk of the wider Christian recommendations-set, and not the definitely faith itself which preaches tolerance of others... Christianity has in no way cherished different religions. to incorporate Judaism. every physique keep in mind the Inquisition? Or the certainty that Pope John Paul II admitted that the church bore some accountability for the holocaust because of the fact of that's intolerence of Jews? Ever heard the age previous tale that we use the blood of a christian harmless to make our passover matzah? Christians desire to piggy back off of our faith so that they have got a love hate courting with us, yet regular won't be able to denounce us because of the fact they did borrow our God and not any incorrect way around. The immediately out hate for Muslims comes from the certainty that at the same time as Jews purely might desire to get with this methodology, Islam grew to become into fashioned after the dying and hoopla of Jesus. we don't desire to grandfather clause him in, yet they outright rejected him. Oh, that and Christians seem an intollerant lot as that's (lots to Jesus's chagrin, i'm specific).

Answer 8

'Halo' has it right, they do worship the same God, but Christians believe that God came to earth and called himself Jesus.
Muslims also believe in a guy called Jesus, but they believe he was a prophet and not God, they respect him as a prophet.
Thats your answer in a nut shell, and that is all factual!! No one can argue over that.
The rest of course is pure fantasy.

Answer 9

yes and no. Muslims and Christians worship the same god (God/Allah), but they respect different rules or commandments. Christians believe in Saints and Jesus, Muslims don't. Muslims believe in prophets (eg Mohamed, Mahomet)

Answer 10

Yes, Muslim, Christian and Jewish people do worship the same God. Muslims do also belivie that Jesus is one of the prophets but not that he is the son of God..

Hope this was good!

Answer 11

Yep,Jews Christians and Muslims all worship the same God.
So it's about time they stopped killing each other in the name of God.Afterall they have more in common than they have dividing them.