format_quote Originally Posted by
Kimo94
Different message between Islam and Christianity, coming from Allah?
No. Allah always sent the same main message. The main doctrines, the core belief, the fundamental tenets were always the same. The message was: to submit wholeheartedly to the will of God and to worship Him and Him alone, and to obey the prophet. Thus, Islam is not a new faith but is the same Ultimate Truth that God revealed to all prophets, including Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them all). And Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last, not first, Prophet of Islam.
They all taught that Allah is one, without any assocites in His Divinity, and that He alone should be worshipped, and that the Prophet or Messenger of the time, should be obeyed, with whatever rules or laws Allah sent him with. These rules coud be slightly different depending on the place, the time, the people etc, but the core creed has always been the same.
So for example, here, in the Quran, Allah tells Mary that Jesus peace be upon him would say to the Children of Israil, "And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allah and obey me. Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. That is the straight path." (3:50-51)
Here we can see that Isa alayhi assalaam was going to make lawful for the Children of Israil some things that had been forbidden to them.
This illustrates that the minor laws can change, but the core creed (as shown in the last two sentences), is the same.
format_quote Originally Posted by
Kimo94
In the Bible, it says:
Remember the Bible is not what Allah revealed to Jesus peace be upon him. He revealed a boook called the Injeel to Jesus, peace be upon him, and fragments of that may still remain in the current day book called the Bible, much of which is not the word of God, but the word of man, mixed up in, added to and changing Allah's revelation.
If something in the bible agrees with the Qur'an then there is a chance at that was part of Allah's original revelation.
format_quote Originally Posted by
Kimo94
So Allah said to jesus pbuh that if we hit you, dont take revenge and hit back.
We don't know if Allah said that to Jesus. Because it's written in the Gospel of Matthew, written by Matthew (though many say the author is unknown) - it's a humans word, and not necessarily Allah's word.
format_quote Originally Posted by
Kimo94
Since Islam teaches peace, why would Allah, change his message and the rules on revenge when it comes to hitting back someone who hit you, knowing that Jesus is a prophet of Allah, and that he transmitted Allah's message on earth.
If we are talking about the message changing, retaliation is only a side issue here. The bigger issue would be that why would Allah change his mind after years of teaching people that God is one without partner and son, and then change his mind and tell the whole world that actually he did beget a son.
Also remember that at the beginning, Muslims were not allowed to retaliate, and permission to retaliate was given later, when they were firmly grounded in the faith, stronger collectively and as a brotherhood, and greater in number.
Here, they are being told to have restraint and be patient:
Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allah delivers His command. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent. (2:109)
Then the permission came:
Permission [to fight] has been given to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory. (22:39)
And, fighting was enjoined upon the Children of Israel too:
Have you not considered the assembly of the Children of Israel after [the time of] Moses when they said to a prophet of theirs, "Send to us a king, and we will fight in the way of Allah "? He said, "Would you perhaps refrain from fighting if fighting was prescribed for you?" They said, "And why should we not fight in the cause of Allah when we have been driven out from our homes and from our children?" But when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, except for a few of them. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers. (2:246)
I don't know what Isa alayhi assalaams followers were commanded to do by Allah regarding this.
And Allah knows best in all matters.