Islam and Judaism seem to be the same to me, what U think?

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They both have food laws and dont allow depictions of human forms in worship
Mere men, Moses / Mohammed are their leaders and have handed down their teachings . Both have a straight path of clear cut duties and commands

And they both reject the need for a redeemer .They believe that salvation depends upon your actions and attitudes and not on what G-d is doing /done

Jesus the Annointed One is just a man who was a fake and his apostles were all liars .

What a great bunch of answers so far --Hope I hear from some jewish people

Answer 1

They are similar in a lot of things.

Answer 2

There are similarities, and you will find similar in Hinduism and even Buddhism. However, the Torah and the Koran are not the same and I suspect they should both be read to make a proper comparison. Jesus, whoever he may have been, told those who wanted to listen not to criticise or condemn others unless they had no faults themselves, to love those around them - that means consciously cultivating and applying love, and to forgive 'wrongs'. A few other what seem to me to be potentially world-changing (for the better, in fact for pure joy) suggestions there too. doesn't strike me as fakery; though the antics of people who claim to follow and love him while completely ignoring these and other instructions do.

I am not a Christian by the way. Brilliant teaching I think ...

Answer 3

I think you need to reread the Old Testament. The Jews do believe in a coming Messiah. They just do not believe Jesus was the one. I know you are Anti-Christian, which is fine, each believes what they choose to believe, but when Jesus started preaching, his beliefs were the same as what was being preached in the temples. He did believe in the same things that Jews and Muslims today believe in. Christianity changed over the years and became what it is today. His Apostles kept all the Jewish holidays of that time, as well as, all the beliefs of that time. It took Christianity to become more Gentile that it started to change. During the first several years of the early church, only Jews were allowed to be "Christian." Gentiles were still considered unclean by the early church. It took Peter to change that when he started converting Gentiles, from that moment on, it changed.

Now as for Judaism and Islam being the same, all 3 major religions consider themselves to be descended through Abraham. The only difference is, they are descended through different lines, the Jews and Christians through Issac and Islam through Ishmael, so there are bound to similarities.

Answer 4

i agree with you Jon, but Islam and Judaism are more similar than the same. They share the same God, but their practices and traditions are different. People tend mold things to their conveniences and to their benefits.

Have you ever play that game where you are in a circle and one person tells one person to either the left or right a truth. As the game progresses, the original message is somewhat not as original. Its the same with religion and you can use this model on many other aspect of truth. This is just my take on how things start and how it branches off.

Answer 5

Abraham was the Father of three religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam-ism. All three holy books read very similar in large parts.Judaism and Christianity being closer in similarities.

Answer 6

A good history book on paganism, and relative political strength's of different tribes in the middle east between 6000 B.C. and 1000 A.D. (perhaps inappropriate to use christian dates, but it's habit), and they're preferred religion, will probably explain a lot...both conspicuous similarities and clear cultural differences...

Answer 7

I cannot understand why you'd connect Islam and Judaism as "the same."
While it's fine for you to have your own religious opinion, whatever that may be, I do believe you should be more sensitive in your wording.
You're stating your belief about Yeshua and his apostles as fact, not opinion.
Would you feel the same if someone said "Mohammad was a liar" as though it were fact and not personal opinion?
In my opinion you disrepect all religion and followers when you make proclaimations such as that.

Answer 8

I have not read enough about Judaism, but if they dont allow human forms in worship then in that regard Islam too. Being Islam, not only human forms but any form at all whatever you name it , air as well should not be sacred and worshipped. In Islam GOD is GOD, its a Name, the Unlimited, cant be reach even if any creature say they have 7 or 8 senses.

Yes Islam has a straight path of clear cut duties and commands;
That's why its scaring people who think they want to be free, they want freedom. Whilst, what I feel by obeying the basic rules make me feels so free, then following the details makes me light.

Islam sure reject the need for a redeemer, because the teaching say we are born clean and pure, no sin nothing.
It's our parents(whoever parenting us) that nurture us to a certain path; but soon after we as human can think, we lead our own path.
If we disobey the rules, we can only "clean" it by admitting it and try to stop it and eventually stop it.
Sin basicly means anything harmfull to ourself which actually will lead harming others.

Our God's doing is out of our control.
We have to control oursleves in whatever we're doing, the path is clear, if we disobey and have problem then we have to fix it ourselves. We can repeat , "pls forgive" 1000X but will not give any effect unless we leave that sin behind and consciously stop it.
Sin is something we know its wrong, but we consiously doing it, or repeat it.

Any sin is forgiven except believing that God is something else than God The Allmighty, The Known, The Wise, The Most Mercyfull, The Most Gracious, The Most of anything, The Creator of anything at all whatever you name it.

And by doing sin(s) means that we regard ourself as the most knowing and that is same like believing ourself as god, that's why repeating sin is a sin. Repeating anything we know it is harming, is sin.

Jesus in Islam, is NOT JUST A MAN. He is special man and so is Virgin Mary. But Jesus is not God. He was Sent by God, to lead people to worship God.

Jesus Teaching, is basicly the same; but as time went on, when by one or other reason, Jesus than called or worshipped as God, God Sent Muhammad(s.a.w) to straightend up, which called Islam, which means submission and worship God only. That's what the real mean of the word : Islam .
Islam = submission and worship God only.
That is what I believe, and that is what made me say that I am Islam.

Mind you, its not easy to become "real" muslim; because when I was young I regarded money, children,husband, health, were so important and almost sacred and seems I "worshipped" them as I would "fight" for them ... but I told myself that's not an Islam being.., so with that acknowledgement, bit by bit I am more relax and my faith to God is stronger, which means I am more patient and more caring. Mind you I have almost anything I need with less effort. But, it takes time and effort WITHIN.

What Iam saying above is not perfect, I am saying it with my limited knowledge and I keep learning as in Islam we're ordered to : THINK!

Answer 9

Real Jesus in the dead sea scrolls was similar to Moses and Muhammad, the liars were Paul, Peter, and Constantine.

Answer 10

Moses prophesied that a Prophet like him would rise up from among the Jewish people. If they listened to Him, they would be saved, but if they wouldn't, they would not be saved. Christians interpret that passage in Deuteronomy to be talking about Christ because He came was a Jew and He was the greatest of the prophets. He was also a priest and a king. He was the Messiah that the Jews had been waiting for but the sinful Jews, who were more interested in keeping power for themselves than in the truth, didn't recognize Him when He came. Seeing as how the nation of Israel wanted to overthrow and maybe kill Moses too, that shouldn't surprise anyone that when God sent His Son Jesus, the nation of Israel killed Him too. Throughout her history, Israel has killed many people God sent to them. That's throughout the Old Testament. You might be happy to know that the apostles were jailed, beaten, and killed for the "lies" that they told. If they were in fact lying, they got punished for it.

Moses wrote the book of Leviticus. That book outlined the sacrifices that had to be made in order to pay for sin, so that God's wrath could be appeased, so that the ones who believed in God and in the promise that He would one day send a redeemer, the Messiah, could be saved. Jesus was called the Lamb of God, in reference to that book and other passages too. His was the ultimate sacrifice to pay for all sin, past, present, and future, for all mankind, so that sin could be washed away, and not just covered up, like the animal sacrifices did. Our righteousness, which means "right standing with God," has always come by faith, beginning with Abraham. You'll find that in Genesis, which Moses edited.

Judaism and Islam are not quite the same. Muslims want to take the whole world by persuasion preferably, but if not, then by force. The Israelites only took Canaan by force. When they asked God about the other lands, God told them not to take those lands because He had given those lands to others, like Esau, Ishmael, etc. (I think those names are right; not positive about Ishmael, but Esau is correct.) I'm pretty sure God predicted that Israel would play the harlot with other gods once they had taken the land of Canaan and gotten fat off the good of that land. That phrase, "play the harlot," is marriage imagery, indicating that the God of Israel really loved Israel. You don't find such things in the Koran. Allah doesn't care much, if at all, about anyone. Allah is majestic, just like Yahweh, but Allah is not loving, like Yahweh is. God restrained Himself a lot in the Old Testament. Remember when Moses went up to get the Ten Commandments? The Israelites made a golden calf to worship. God told Moses to get out of His way, so that He could destroy the nation of Israel completely and start over again with Moses. Only after Moses prayed did God relent. Why would an all-knowing God take advice from Moses? He didn't. God was expressing His heart to Moses. He was telling Moses how angry He was. God led the rebellious Israelites around in the wilderness until they died, but He led their children into the Promised Land. The children were just as bad as the parents sometimes, but God didn't wipe them out. He was merciful, and He helped them, although it was just as much for His glory as for His love. The two go hand in hand. God lets people into heaven for His name's sake and also for His love. He sends His enemies to hell. That is also for His glory. God gets more glory by redeeming someone, however, than He does by crushing a human, who is like a bug in comparison with God. Thus, "God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" (II Peter 3:9). That's a long answer. I guess I'll stop there.

Answer 11

they worship the same God. There's no difference cept the Muslims believe in the tenents of Jihad ( its not like the Jews have never practised religious war-ask the Canaanites... wait there are none :s)

and that Muhammed is the last, best and truest prophet since Abraham