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CorleneCarnegie
Hello, thank you for your reply. Yes, these are what my friend has been telling me.
One thing I do't think I have been able to articulate tohim is that in the bible we are not actually supposed to pray to Jesus, we are to pray to God, in Jesus name. He is like our legal representative who presents our case before God, and represents us before God. He is our advocaye with the Father. If we sin, we can ask forgiveness of God and because of our acveptance of the salvation of God, He is willing and able to forgive us our sins. And we actually have to repent and stop that sinning too. Its not acceptable to deliberately keep on sinning against God in spite of the fact that we know better. Thats just being rude to God, and annuls our commitment to God.
I find it wonderful to learn that the Quran calls jesus Isa, which, apparently means God is Salvation. Like wow, that totally floored me.
Having been raised as a ttaditional Christian I had no teaching, and hence, no idea that the Quran even refers to Jesus/Isa or any of the other people and prophets that the bible also talks about.
Please forgive me if I sound ignorant, but, how is anyone to know unless someone tells them.
Ask, and it shall be given, right. It's awesome.
Welcome to the forum and hope this will help you in understanding Islam.
While in Bible most names are translated but you will find that Quran used original names. For example Mosa is not an Arabic word, it is from old Egyptian word which mean new born or one who is saved from water. Similary Isa is also not an Arabic name, its an ancient Hebrew word which mean God is Salvation. Similarly Quran tells us that name "Ahmed" (one of the names of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was mentioned in Injil and Torah:
And remember when Jesus, son of Mary, said, o children of Israel, surely I am Allah's Messenger unto you fulfilling that which is before me of Torah, and giving glad tidings of e. Messenger who will come after me. His name will be Ahmad. And when he ( Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him) came to them with clear proofs they said, 'This is clear enchantment' [Quran 61:6]
Even Medina the City where Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) established first Islamic state is mentioned in Bible. Read Isiah 42:11:
Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where
Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of
Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the
mountaintops. [Isiah 42:11]
The two key words used are ‘Kedar’ and ‘Sela’ which together pinpoint an exact location for this special person. Out of all the places on earth that Isaiah could have mentioned, He chose to highlight Kedar and Sela’s location so we should pay special attention.
“let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice…”
Who is Kedar, and where did he settle? The Old Testament tells us that Kedar was one of the sons of Ishmael:
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam [Genesis 25:13]
The Old Testament tells us that Ishmael dwelt in a place called Paran:
While he (Ishmael) was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt. [Genesis 21:21]
Many Christian interpreters of the Bible hold that Paran is in Arabia. From Clarke’s Commentary on the Bible:
He dwelt in the wilderness of Paran – This is generally allowed to have been a part of the desert belonging to Arabia Petraea, in the vicinity of Mount Sinai; and this seems to be its uniform meaning in the sacred writings.
Strong’s Bible Dictionary also tells us:
H6290 pâ’rân From H6286; ornamental; Paran, a desert of Arabia: – Paran.
"Let the people of Sela sing for joy…“
Whilst it’s true that Saudi Arabia represents a wide geographic region, the use of the word ‘Sela’ pinpoints an exact location. The place being spoken of is actually the city of Madinah because ‘Sela’ is the name of a famous mountain in Madinah. Madinah was the city of Prophet Muhammad. I will not go into any more details, just google 'Sela Mountain' and see where it takes you?
This also explains why so many Jews were in Medina waiting for the arrival of their promised Prophet?
There are many other prophecies about coming of a final Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) but I will let you read and digest the above. For more details, see link below:
https://www.manyprophetsonemessage.c...-in-the-bible/