Respectfully I want to bring this to your attention.
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:
http://www.englishtafsir.com/
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.
http://www.islamicstudies.
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2) The book compiled of sayings of Prophet Muhammad is called collections of Hadith and here is the link. http://
3) Biography of Prophet Muhammad,written by a Christian Englishman.https://www.
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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 here:
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!
Muhammad Khan
info@muslimsyourneighbors.com