Islam & Taoism: Similarities?

Question

First off I am not saying they are the same thing.

The word Islam itself is more of a verb than a noun. It is about achieving harmony through puting your faith in a greater power that interacts with everything. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) delivered instructions on how we can specifically go about doing tihs. These instructions all revolve around universal respect and keeping in mind that ones actions will reciprocate everywhere.

Forgive that I can not clearly define Tao as one can not define Tao. I do not want to make an attempt at defining it and I am hoping that a good number of people reading this question have good graps on both beliefs.

My question is, would people pelase explain to me their thoughts on the similarities between Taoism and Islam?

Answer 1

Hmm...I honestly would have never looked at it that way.

Respect for one's fellow humans is always a virtue, one that is very admirable.

Answer 2

I dont know too much about Taoism but I was trying to look it up and I found that most religion have the golden rule in common......

- Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 3id... Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. - Leviticus 19:18, NIB
- Christianity: All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye so to them; for this is the law and the prophets... All the Bible!, Matthew 7:1... Do to others as you would have them do to you, Luke 6:31 NIB
- Islam, No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. - Hadith recorded by al-Bukhari, Sunnah
- Hinduism, This is the sum of duty; do naught onto others what you would not have them do unto you. Mahabharata 5,1517
- Buddhism, Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana-Varga 5,18
- Taoism, Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien
- Jainism, Therefore, neither does he cause violence to others nor does he make others do so. - Acarangasutra 5.101-2
- Confucianism, Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state. Analects 12:2
- Zoroastrianism, Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others. - Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29.
- Baha'i Faith, He should not wish for others what he does not wish for himself. - Baha'u'llah, Bahá'í Faith.
- Humanism, don't do things you wouldn't want to have done to you. - British Humanist society
- Wicca: Bide the Wiccan Rede ye must, In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust; Live ye must and let to live, Fairly take and fairly give, the opening statement
- Socrates, Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others
- Epictetus, What you would avoid suffering yourself, seek not to impose on others
- Ancient Egypt, Do for one who may do for you, / That you may cause him thus to do.- The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant 109-110, tr. R.B. Parkinson.

Answer 3

the Truth that can be told of
is not the absolute Truth .......Tao Te Ching

Taoists believe in the silence transmissions of Tao/Truth
Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the literal word of God

No similarities

Answer 4

You can find similarities between any 2 religions, Thats why they are classified as relgions, DAH!!!