This has been troubling me, as I am not sure which religion is closer to Islam. What do you all think and explain why:
Which religion do you believe is closest to Islam?
Christianity
Believes that Jesus Christ is God, as the "son" part of the Trinity of the "father, son and ghost". They state that they believe in the one God, Allah that Islam and Judaism do, and that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah, and that he will finish the Messianic requirements in a "second coming". They believe that the laws of the "Old Testament" or "Hebrew Tanakh" are no longer commanded, because acceptance of Jesus is the way to heaven and Jesus died for everyones sins on the cross.
Judaism
Judaism believes in pure monotheism, and have just about the same laws that the Quran teaches. Pork, Male-Female interaction is not allowed by Traditional Jews who follow their scriptures. Jews must pray 3 times a day, and from Friday night sundown, until Saturday night sundown, they may not turn on or off a light (example: a light on must stay on) and use other machines that they believe "violates the sabbath" because of the prohibition of working and kindling fire found in the Torah along with other restrictions. Judaism however rejects Jesus and believes he was a false prophet. They still are waiting for the Messiah to come.
in all honesty, christianity is way to distorted to be compared to islam, and i dont know nothing about judaism but honestly i heard the rabi's aint suppose 2 spread the religion... whats that all about :S :S
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in all honesty, christianity is way to distorted to be compared to islam, and i dont know nothing about judaism but honestly i heard the rabi's aint suppose 2 spread the religion... whats that all about :S :S
Well according to what I have heard, they believe non-Jews can go to heaven, and therefore converting to Judaism is discouraged.
other: none!
That makes no sense at all. There obviously must be a religion that is the closest to Islam in beliefs.
I would have to say Judaism by just how similar laws are. Of course Jews do not hold that Jesus is anything more than a false prophet, there diatary, social, and praying laws (including washing before prayers) are very very similar.
Jedi.
It is a growing religion in the UK.
For example this post by a "Jedi":
I am a Jedi (not in the 'got a light saber' kind of way). I just follow the teachings of the Jedi masters. Now I know Yoda is not real but he is as real to me as Jesus, Yoda just lived and died long before the earth cooled. (LOL) Seriously, the base of the Jedi religion is FEAR. Understand the Jedi are not all good there is the Darth, they use fear for personal gain, the Jedi remove fear for clarity. I have not found one religion that can argue the simple teachings of the Jedi! Two main things that help me answer all of life's questions: 'Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to sorrow. Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try!'
i voted judaism tho there are, of course important differences since judaism doesn't recognise anything in the "new testament" and doesn't proclaim to be the One True Religion, without which you go to hell as christianity does.
like islam, it is an entire way of life, with a vast body of law and many of the laws are similar.
like islam, you can spend your lifetime learning and you get food for the intellect as well as food for the spirit.
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judaism, easily. a muslim could go to israel and not even have to look to see what food is haram or halal, because almost all kosher food is halal.
judaism and islam have quite a lot in common.. although judaism is more liberal. still though, both religions are very very similar.
also, islam is close to the baha'i faith in the sense that both religions fast(although at different times), and they both prohibit drinking and gambling, and they both believe mohammad as a messenger.
Depends what Jewish area you are in. Let me tell you the ultra-orthodox in Israel that do not work and spend 20 hours a day studying Talmud and Torah are as fanatic as they come. Yet they are so consumed with studying, they really never leave there learning areas and are not violent.
I voted that Christians are probably the closest in terms of beliefs and idealogy to Islam. First of all, the Holy Quran confirms that:
Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. (Al-Maidah 5:82)
So the Holy Quran has mentioned that religious Christians at least are less materialistic. If you read the Gospels, you will see there is a strong theme of social teaching and Jesus Christ (alaihi salam) favoring the meek and the poor, just like the Holy Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa salam) who prayed to Allah to keep him poor throughout his life. Christianity is also not a nationalistic religion like Hinduism or Judaism, so Christians are usually not "proud" of their ethnic heritage, they don't boast about being Brahmins or descendants of Abraham (alaihi salam). Hence the Holy Quran has mentioned that for the most part they are not arrogant.
Next the teachings of Christianity are more closer to Islam than any other religion. The concepts of Heaven and Hell, resurrection, predestination (taqdir), existence of Angels, the Christhood of Jesus (alaihi salam), virgin birth of Jesus (alaihi salam), etc., are exclusively shared by Islam and Christianity. Also, both Islam and Christianity are missionary religions, so this source of rivalry is in fact something that they share as common ground ironically. Muslims and Christians also generally but not entirely have similar eschatological beliefs, such as the second coming of Jesus (alaihi salam), the anti-Christ, tribulations, etc. However, Muslims believe that Christians will accept Masih ad-Dajjal (Anti-Christ) thinking that he is their Jesus Christ, while Muslims will know better, and accept the real Jesus (alaihi salam) when he descends from the sky.
There are many more commonalities, but basically this is how Christianity is closest in terms of beliefs to Islam. Some people may object and say that the Jews are closer because they don't believe in trinity and they are monotheistic. While they may not believe in trinity, contemporary Jewish beliefs, especially those inspired by Kabbalah, are filled with shirk. Even the Holy Quran has mentioned how they elevate their Prophets to a godlike status, in particular, Prophet Ezra (alaihi salam):
The Jews call 'Uzair [Ezra] a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! (At-Tauba 9:30)
So this is just my humble opinion, you can agree or disagree with it, it really doesn't matter, only Islam is acceptable to Allah, and everything else is manifest falsehood:
If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah) never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good). (Al-Imran 3:85)
Last edited by Talha777; 03-03-2007 at 01:12 AM.
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Before answering we need to understand the question. The question is asking:
Which religion is closest to Islam?
It is not asking:
Which religion uses the same religious texts as Islam.
Which religion is equal to Islam.
Which religion can substitute for Islam.
Now for sake of argument let us substitute Taoism for Judaism. The question now becomes "Which religion is closest to Islam Taoism or Christianity?"
I doubt it anyone would have any difficulty in seeing that Christianity has more features that are similar to Islam, than Taoism has.
So when we nail it down to being a choice being Judaism or Christianity. Let us look at the beliefs of both. They both have the same roots and both share the same texts up to the NT. Then the differences become noticed.
So it is with Islam. The things we can see in Judaism we can also see as being part of Christianity. However Christianity goes further and at least acknowledges the Virgin Birth of Isa(as).
The we also have what is in the Qur'an as mentioned by Brother Talha777
Strongest among men in enmity to the believers wilt thou find the Jews and Pagans; and nearest among them in love to the believers wilt thou find those who say, "We are Christians": because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant. (Al-Maidah 5:82)
so now what is the question? It has been answered, It should be obvious that Christianity is closer to Islam than Judaism is.
Christianity believes heaven and hell is based on accpetance of a man who they believe to be a god. Judaism is monotheistic, and they believe the following of laws are the determining factor on your destination on the afterlife.
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Even the Holy Quran has mentioned how they elevate their Prophets to a godlike status, in particular, Prophet Ezra (alaihi salam):
The Jews call 'Uzair [Ezra] a son of Allah, and the Christians call Christ the son of Allah. That is a saying from their mouth; (in this) they but imitate what the unbelievers of old used to say. Allah's curse be on them: how they are deluded away from the Truth! (At-Tauba 9:30)
Lol! Find me one Jew who does that!
According to the mufasireen (commentators of the Holy Quran), it was the Jews of Arabia (not all Jews) who believed that Ezra (alaihi salam) was a son of God. One of the reasons they rejected the Holy Prophet (salallahu alaihi wa salam) is because he did not share this belief of theirs.
to the person who said that judaism is close to Islam, i would have to disagree. The biggest difference that I noticed is that Islam is a religion for everyone whereas Jews are "Jewish-born" and its rare to find jews that were not "Jewish born." Even though they are similar in that they both don't eat pork, there are vast differences in the food....for example, jews don't use the same utensils to prepare dairy and meat....they need to use separate utensils including pots, pans etc. Islam on the other hand says nothing about that. Also, alcohol is not allowed in Islam whereas it is in Judaism.
Well I think there should have been an option as both, because in some ways, Christianity is similar and other ways Judaism is similar. But I chose Judaism, because its more monothiestic and thats really important.
*Without Allah, without Islam, life would be meaningless. If I've ever learned patience, it's because of this. Alhamdulillah...*
well it doesn't necessarily make it closer either.
So dont answer the question then... as it as what in your opinion the closest religion to Islam...
Yes .. Islam is a seperate religion from Judaism, with millions of differences, but still of zillions of religions around I still find it closest to Islam.
For example, lime and lemon are two different fruits, but to compare it to other fruits they're closer...
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in all honesty, christianity is way to distorted to be compared to islam, and i dont know nothing about judaism but honestly i heard the rabi's aint suppose 2 spread the religion... whats that all about :S :S
still though, both religions are very very similar.
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