People of the Book...

[Ferrari1981]

People of the Book

The various faiths of the People of the Book share several qualities:
• They recognize one God.
• They share certain religious texts.
• They share many of the same prophets, such as Abraham.
• They recognize life after death, judgment, heaven and hell, and angels.
• They share similar beliefs regarding the Creation, specifically, in the lives of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

Christian and Muslim belief have many aspects in common. Judaism too shares many beliefs with Islam. All true adherents of these three great religions:
• Believe that God has created the entire universe out of nothing and that He dominates all that exists with His omnipotence.
• Believe that God has created man and living things in a miraculous way and that man possesses a soul granted him by God.
• Believe that besides Jesus, Moses or Muhammad, God sent many prophets such as Noah, Abraham, Isaac and Joseph throughout history, and they love all these prophets.
• Believe in resurrection, Heaven and Hell and angels, and that God has created our lives with a certain destiny.

The beliefs of the People of the Book are in harmony with Muslims, not only in terms of faith-related issues, but also of moral values. Today, in a world where such immoralities as adultery, homosexuality, drug addiction and a model of egoism and self-seeking cruelty have grown widespread, the People of the Book and Muslims share the same virtues: Honor, chastity, humility, self-sacrifice, honesty, compassion, mercy and unconditional love…
But while they basically rely on God's revelation, the People of the Book have moral precepts and know what is lawful and what is not. For this reason, if one of the People of the Book cooks some food, it is lawful for Muslims to eat it. In the same way, permission has been given for a Muslim man to marry a woman from among the People of the Book. On this subject God commands:
Today all good things have been made lawful for you. And the food of those given the Book is also lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. So are chaste women from among the believers and chaste women of those given the Book before you, once you have given them their dowries in marriage, not in fornication or taking them as lovers. But as for anyone who disbelieve, his actions will come to nothing and in the hereafter he will be among the losers. (Surat al-Mai'da: 5)

These commands show that bonds of kinship may be established as a result of the marriage of a Muslim with a woman from the People of the Book, and that those on each side of the union can accept an invitation to a meal. These are the fundamentals that will ensure the establishment of equitable human relationships and a happy communal life. Since the Koran enjoins this equitable and tolerant attitude, it is unthinkable that a Muslim could take an opposing view.

Summary - http://www.harunyahya.com/32terrorism_people_soc09.html

Jews and Christians, however, are much closer to Muslims than idolaters. Each of these religions has its book, that is, they are subject to a revelation sent down by God. They know what is right and what is wrong, what is lawful and what is unlawful. They know they will give an account to God, and they love and revere His prophets. This shows that Muslims and the people of the book can live easily together and cooperate.

[SilentAssassin]

Very beneficial, thanks brother

[Helena]

shukran for sharing!!!!

indeed very helpful!:)

[Looking4Peace]

Very good.

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[Halima]

People of the scripture

• The People of the Scripture being referred to are the Jews and the Christians. The scripture of the Jews is the Torah and the scripture of the Christians is the Gospel. Divine scriptures were revealed to Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad as well as to other Messengers (peace be upon them all). However, the term “People of the Scripture” is commonly used to refer specifically to the Jews and Christians.

• This understanding is illustrated by the following verses: “And this is the blessed Book which We have sent down, so follow it and fear Allah that perhaps you may receive mercy. Lest you (pagan Arabs) should say: ‘The Book was sent down only to two groups who came before us, and for our part, we were unaware of what they studied’.” [Sûrah al-An`âm: 155-156] The two groups that these verses refer to are the Jews and the Christians.

• The people of scripture are the Jews and Christians in this time and in all times, even if they have deviated from their teachings. This is because Allah gives them this name in the Qur’ân and allows us to eat from their food and to intermarry with them, even though the Qur’ân also tells us that they say: “Jesus is the son of Allah, “`Uzayr is the son of Allah”, “Allah is the third of the three”, and “Allah is poor and we are rich.”

• What must be taken into consideration is the general meaning of the People of the Scripture, what they believe about themselves, and what they profess to believe about their prophets. Nevertheless, whoever among them disbelieves in his religion or renounces it and becomes a Marxist or Communist, he should be considered in the same light as an idolater or an atheist.

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[searchingsoul]

We are more alike than different. Thanks for the lovely post.

[khalid zaheer]

Assalaam o alaikum

When a person, belongs to any religion, accept, like we accept Moosa (as) or Eisa (as) was prophet, Allah is one and Muhammad (saw) was a prophet then He would be called muslim? or there is some specific conditions to be a muslim?

Allah hafiz

[- Qatada -]

:wasalamex


Brother khalid - i think muslim means, someone who submits. And it comes from the root word islam which means submission.. So if a person submits to the way of Allaah Almighty; from the Qur'an and Sunnah - then they are a muslim insha'Allaah. (God willing.)


Allaah Almighty knows best.


:salamext:

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Nice brother :)
Jazak Allah Khair