Don't Muslims worship the same God as Christians?

Question

Many Christians accept the Muslim claim that we both worship the same God. They claim that they call him Allah, while we call him God.

The problem with this is two-fold. First, history and archeology show clearly that Allah was worshipped as a pagan moon god long before Mohammed came on the scene. Robert Morey, author of The Islamic Invasion, explains: "Islam's origins have been traced back by scholars to the ancient fertility religion of the worship of the moon god which was always the dominant religion of Arabia. The moon god was worshipped by praying toward Mecca several times a day, making an annual pilgrimage to the Kabah which was a temple of the moon god, running around the Kabah seven times, caressing an idol of a black stone set in the wall of the Kabah, running between two hills, making animal sacrifices, gathering on Fridays for prayers, giving alms to the poor, etc. These were pagan rites practiced by the Arabs long before Muhammad was born."

"What religion today practices the pagan rites of the moon god? Islam! This explains why the crescent moon is the symbol of Islam. It is placed on top of mosques and minarets and displayed on hats, flags, rugs, amulets and even jewelry. Every time you see the Muslim symbol of a crescent moon, you are seeing the ancient symbol of the moon god."

Second, if you read the Qur'an's description of Allah, and read the Bible's description of God, it becomes obvious you are reading about two different persons. Allah orders his followers to kill those who deny Islam, while God instructs us to love our enemies. Allah had no son while God sent His Son to die for sinful men. Allah is "unknowable" while God seeks a personal relationship with His creation, man.

The spirit behind Islam is an entirely different spirit... a spirit that denies the deity of Jesus Christ. Any Christian who accepts the notion that Allah is God creates an impossible situation. Since the Qur'an contains our only revela

"Islamic Invasion" by Robert Morey.

Since the Qur'an contains our only revelation about Allah, they will be forced to look there as their authority. The Qur'an specifically denies the deity of Christ! All Christian witness ends right there.

SpaceLover: I will be checking out your sources. Thanks for your input.

Answer 1

I am I Christian and I do not claim that Muslims worship the same God. Allah is a false god. He is not the God of the Jews & Christians. At best, allah doesnt even exist and at worst he is a demon decieving people into hell.

Answer 2

Rev Kip - The moon God, WTF? And you're a spiritual leader? Explains a lot about the mindset of a lot of Christians out there... *Shakes Head* Do you not know that Muslims (and many Jews) trace the origins of Islam back to the first child of Abraham, who God also said would the be the father of a great people? So do you hold it against Jesus that his parents weren't christian? Since Mohammed founded the religion, of course he was born into a different one. And those crazy reference you made about the pagan daughters he allegedly worshiped, you need to study a bit more. Mohommed actually denouced all scripture regarding them as "The Satanic Verses" and said such beliefs had no place in a monotheistic relgion. Anyways, on to answering the question. Keep in mind, I speak of the broader Christian mindset, and not the actual religion itself which preaches tolerance of others... Christianity has never liked other religions. To include Judaism. Anyone recall the Inquisition? Or the fact that Pope John Paul II admitted that the church bore some responsibility for the holocaust because of it's intolerence of Jews? Ever heard the age old tale that we use the blood of a christian innocent to make our passover matzah? Christians want to piggy back off of our religion so they have a love hate relationship with us, but overall can't denounce us because they did borrow our God and not the other way around. The straight out hate for Muslims comes from the fact that while Jews just need to get with the program, Islam was formed after the death and hoopla of Jesus. We don't want to grandfather clause him in, but they outright rejected him. Oh, that and Christians seem to be an intollerant lot as it is (much to Jesus's chagrin, I'm sure).

Answer 3

I don't know. Do they? Those who believe that Jesus is God, or the son of God, obviously are not worshipping the same God as we Muslims! Those Christians who think that Jesus was a Prophet..like my mother..are worshipping the same God.
There is tremendous ignorance about Islam amongst both Muslims and Non-Muslims. Since there is so much ignorance amongst us Muslims about our own Faith, then we really shouldn't be upset with the ignorance of Non-Muslims.
"Moon God"....LOL. What is the God of The West?... The Sun God? It makes just as much sense!

I witness that there is no God, but The God who has no partner. His is The Kingdom, and His is The Glory and He has Power over ALL things. And I witness that Muhammad is His Slave and His Messenger.

The ONENESS of The God.... THIS is Islam!

Answer 4

Yeah, I've got to agree with you. I used to say it was the same God until I started to read more of the Koran. I've read up to Surah 25 so far, and I can't hardly believe the difference.

I used to think that all those verses people used against the religion of Islam were just quoted out of context, like some people do to the Bible. But I've discovered that with these verses, Muhammad then moved on to other subjects, so OBVIOUSLY these verses AREN'T being quoted out of context.

I'll continue to study this. I haven't completely made up my mind yet.

Answer 5

Your source Dr. Robert Morey is a lying, anti-muslim stooge. He used deceit and unscholarly manner in the book that you refered to. If his hypothesis is true that Allah is a moon-god, I ask you why would still the BIBLE SCHOLARS use the word and name ALLAH to refer to God in many of their Bible Translations like in Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Indonesia and even in Roman script Sudanese Bible? (check it out in www.e-sword.net)

The Arab Christians and Sephardic Jews are using the name Allah for God for thousands of years, then suddenly in 21st century a pseudo-scholar like Morey appears and tell them that they are worshipping a moon-god? That's pathetic!!! There were literally thousands of Christian and Jewish bible scholars in the annals of history who were very critical of islam but no one put forward this ridiculous hypothesis of Allah being a moon-god! You mean to say Morey is more intelligent than the past and even present bible scholars? You are giving the fool much credit. Even your fellow christians are ashamed with what he wrote. (check it out in examinethetruth.com).

This pure hypocrisy. In the West people like you and Morey are shouting at the top of your voices that Allah is not the God of the Bible but in the East, you are using the name Allah in your bible translations, in your Christian literatures, in your liturgy and even in your churches. So which is which?

Please before you believe something, make extra effort to read more and study better. It does not mean that somebody with a DR. before his name automatically tells the truth.

Not all that you read are true...

Answer 6

Arabs -before Prophet Mohammed(pbuh)-worshipped many Gods as to make them near to Allah- who was first worshipped by Abraham (pbuh)and his son Ishmael (pbuh)-as they believed Allah wants someone between Him and them,but this is not right.Then -as I think- they named-wrongly- one of these Gods after Allah.

Answer 7

You seem to have answered your own question, but was it then really a question?
Anyway, hopefully any thinking person will read this and be moved to get the book you have named to read further for a better understanding.

Answer 8

muslims see christianity as polytheism
and muslims believe in one G-d who is too far above men to ever have a reason to be one

so i don think they believe in the same G0d