I dont know if I'm allowed to do this but the following link containis a comparison of Jesus and Muhammad from a Muslim perspective. It is taken from the answering christianity website. http://www.answering-christianity.co...d_compared.htm
Many of you Muslims must be familiar with it.
I always thought that Muslims believed the revelations given by God through all prophets were identical, but got lost and/or were distorted; and that the revelation given to Muhammed was the same as the previous ones - the final one, which followers were to ensure would not be altered.
Your post gives the impression that Muhammed's revelation was different to the previous ones, and that it replaced them.
Can you please clarify? Thank you.
Yes, Glo, you make a good point. We Muslims believe that the message that all prophets brought was belief in One God and to be obedient to His Will. To clarify my statement, "Muhammad bringing the final revelation that superseded what came before" means that the Qur'an was the last revelation from God and that it replaced what remnants were left of the revelations to Moses, David and Jesus because they had been lost and/or contaminated by man. We believe there are bits and pieces of these previous revelations that are still in the Bible, but that it is very difficult to discern what is authentic and what is not. The messages were the same in basic beliefs but differed in the application. One example is found in these 2 passages:
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Qur'an 42:40 The recompense for an injury is an injury proportionate to it; but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation he shall be rewarded by Allah; He does not like the wrongdoers.
Another point of revelation is the interpretation and application of the Qur'an by Prophet Muhammad in what we know as the Sunnah. The Sunnah establishes the details for the application of faith to our lives, for example how to pray.
Muslims believe Jesus (p) is a blessed Prophet of God Almighty .
Please read holy Quran , you will be surprised to see how so many verses are there about both Jesus (p) & his dear mom & how both of them are highly respected in Islam .
That's the reason why I refuse to visit sites such as -------------- or AnsweringChristianity.
Such sites are so biased towards their own beliefs, and trying so desperately hard to discredit the other, that they are very damaging sites for those who seek to find common ground or a harmonious co-existance with other faiths.
I find it deeply sad to think that people should feel the need to turn to such sites at all ...
Why do people feel the need to undermine the faith of others? Is it to boost their own faith?
If we allow the hate-mongerers of -------------- and AnsweringChristianty to influence our thinking in such a way, then we are following their human will rather than God's!
Last edited by glo; 04-12-2008 at 08:35 PM.
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
Yes, Glo, you make a good point. We Muslims believe that the message that all prophets brought was belief in One God and to be obedient to His Will. To clarify my statement, "Muhammad bringing the final revelation that superseded what came before" means that the Qur'an was the last revelation from God and that it replaced what remnants were left of the revelations to Moses, David and Jesus because they had been lost and/or contaminated by man. We believe there are bits and pieces of these previous revelations that are still in the Bible, but that it is very difficult to discern what is authentic and what is not. The messages were the same in basic beliefs but differed in the application. One example is found in these 2 passages:
Matthew 5:38-39 Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Qur'an 42:40 The recompense for an injury is an injury proportionate to it; but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation he shall be rewarded by Allah; He does not like the wrongdoers.
Another point of revelation is the interpretation and application of the Qur'an by Prophet Muhammad in what we know as the Sunnah. The Sunnah establishes the details for the application of faith to our lives, for example how to pray.
Thank you for the clarification.
Peace glo
Here I stand.
I can do no other.
May God help me.
Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down •
and kneel before the Lord our Maker
[Psalm 95]
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