Big Lesson for Christians and Muslims
Promoting awareness of commonality between the two great faiths of Christianity and Islam Questions and their repliesMiracles of Prophet Muhammad. By Yousuf Estes a former pastor.
Yusuf Estes runs an Islamic TV program.www.Guideus.tv
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The purpose for this website is to bring to the attention of folks the commonalities between all the three Abrahamic faiths especially Christianity and Islam.
Logic behind this is that most of the people only inherit the faith of their parents but interestingly insist that only their faith is right.To me this alone was good enough reason to study other faiths.Knowledge always helps it helps in building relations,it helps in dealing with others in better way.Today world is way small than before no one remains in same place for ever his friends,coworkers or classmates keep on changing so better knowledge of Islam which is 1/4th of world population only less than Christians will always help.
An American pastor and theology professor for 40 years comes on a Muslim TV show (TheDeenShow.com) in an interview where both Christianity and Islam are discussed, especially the commonalities between two faiths. FORTY YEAR CHRISTIAN MINISTER COLLEGE PROFESSOR ACCEPTS ISLAM
Respectfully .
Nowadays in our small world there may always be someone who would ask you questions on Islam for school, or due to inter-religious marriage, or you may need authentic information from a renowned Islamic scholar for your interfaith dialogue. So here is a short article written by an Australian Member of Parliament:
Big Lesson for Christians and Muslims:*
Robin Scott Member of Parliament in Victoria, Australia
, shared this on his Facebook page:
*Muslims follow Jesus in actions and love him in their hearts*
*Please read that which I have discovered – Robin*
1. Jesus taught that there is only One God and Only God should be worshipped as taught in Deut 6:4, Mark 12:29.
Muslims also believe this as taught in the Qur’an verse 4:171.
2. Jesus didn’t eat pork as taught in Leviticus 11:7, and neither do Muslims as taught in the Qur’an verse 6:145.
3. Jesus greeted with the words “as salaamualaikum” (Peace be with you) in John 20:21. Muslims also greet each other this way.
4. Jesus always said “God Willing” (inshallah), Muslims say this too before doing anything as taught in the Qur’an verses 18:23-24.
5. Jesus washed his face, hands, and feet before praying. The Muslims do the same.
6. Jesus and other prophets of the Bible offered prayer with their head to the ground (see Matthew 26:39). Muslims do too as taught in the Qur’an verse 3:43.
7. Jesus had a beard and wore a throbe. It is Sunnah for Muslim men to do the same.
8. Jesus followed the law and believed in all the prophets, (see Matthew 5:17). Muslims do too as taught in the Qur’an verses 3:84 and 2:285.
9. Jesus’ mother Maryam dressed modestly by fully covering her body and wearing a headscarf (hijab) as found in 1 Timothy 2:9, Genesis 24:64-65, and Corinthians 11:6. Muslim women modestly dress the same as taught in the Qur’an verse 33:59.
10. Jesus and other prophets of the Bible fasted up to 40 days (see Exodus 34:28, Daniel 10:2-6, Kings 19:8, and Matthew 4:1).s Muslims do so also during the month of Ramadan. Muslims are required to fast the full obligatory 30 days (see Qur’an 2:183), and others take it a step further by fasting an additional 6 days to increase their rewards.
11. Jesus taught to say “Peace to this house” when entering it (see Luke 10:5), and to also greet the people in the house with “peace be unto you”. Muslims do exactly what Jesus did and taught. When we enter our homes and the homes of others we say “Bismillah” and also greet with “as salaamu alaikum” (peace be upon you) as taught in the Qur’an verse 24:61.
12. Jesus was circumcised. Circumcision is 1 of the 5 fitrah in Islam, so Muslim men are required to be circumcised. According to the Bible in Luke 2:21, Jesus was eight days old when he was circumcised. In the Torah, Allah/God stated to the Prophet Abraham that it is an “Everlasting covenant” (see Genesis 17:13). In the Qur’an verse 16:123 Muslims are required to follow the religion of Abraham. The Prophet Muhammad said, “The Prophet Abraham circumcised himself when he was eighty years old.”
13. Jesus spoke aramaic and called God ”Elah”, which is pronounced the same as “Allah”. Aramaic is an ancient, Biblical language. It is one of the Semitic languages that also include Hebrew, Arabic, Ethiopic and the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian language of Akkadian.
The Aramaic Elah” and the Arabic “Allah” are the same.
The Aramaic “Elah” is derived from the Arabic “Allah”, and it means “GOD”. “Allah” in Arabic also means”GOD”, the Supreme GOD Almighty. You can easily see the similarity in their pronunciation so this concludes that the God of Jesus is also the God of the Muslims, of all mankind, and all that exists.
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Other references about Islam:
Quran is a unique book revealed in the changing circumstances of the people helping them, advising them, guiding them, resolving their confusion etc., and those expecting it to be like any regular book are recommended to read this
introduction to Quran before reading the Quran itself to help understand its message.
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2) The book compiled of sayings of Prophet Muhammad is called collections of Hadith and here is the link.
3) Biography of Prophet Muhammad,written by a Christian Englishman. Click Here To Download The Link.
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4) Towards Understanding Islam …a book by Syed Mawdudi in PDF format. Mawdudi was greatest Islamic scholar in 20th century.
5) Pastor of first Unitarian church in Denver speaks about Islam: First Unitarian Society of Denver, “What I Love About Islam” Part 2
6) For successful Christian-Muslim dialogue read the book written by Dr.Jerald Dirks, a Methodist Deacon and Harvard-educated theologian, The Cross and the Crescent available on PDF link:
7) For live questions on Islam/Muhammad/Quran/Muslims please visit GainPeace.com
But please first read the links and then contact them, because you should have a background against which you are asking question. While some folks just go to anti-Islam websites to pose a question, this approach has a few problems. First you start with the bias of the site and don’t value the reply as you are looking for more questions to prove Islam wrong, not to learn it. Second these sites are old and Muslim scholars have already posted responses. The best approach is to read the Quran and other references impartially and then ask questions. Due to your unique background your question will be unique and perhaps difficult to answer!
Sincerely
Muhammad Khan
mjkhan@muslimsyourneighbors.com
Muslim Call For Prayer
Adhan
When you suspect bad eye or ghosts in house play it daily 5 times a day.
Arabic-to-English translation
God is the greatest (Allahu akbar); intoned four times.
I testify that there is no God but Allah (Ashhadu anna la ila ill Allah); intoned twice.
I testify that Mohammed is God’s Prophet (Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasul Allah); intoned twice.
Come to prayer (Hayya alas salah); intoned twice.
Come to security/salvation (Hayya alal falah); intoned twice.
God is the greatest (Allahu akbar); intoned twice.
There is no God but Allah (La ilah ill Allah); intoned once.
Another line is sometimes added to the first prayer of the day (first light fajr):
Prayer is better than sleep (Assalatu khayrum minan naum); intoned twice.