SIMILARITIES BETWEEN JESUS’S TEACHINGS AND ISLAM

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN JESUS’S TEACHINGS AND ISLAM

Who are the Real Followers of Jesus, Christians or Muslims?

 

Robin Scott Scott Christians and Muslims are more alike than different.

 

Please read that which I have discovered. ~~ Robin1.

 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 salaamu alaikum” (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 prayed with their head to the ground (see Matthew26:39). 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. 1Kings 19:8, and Matthew 4:1- 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”  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 exist. (ze shared)

 

DEBATE BETWEEN MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS

 

Question: What If I Accept Jesus As My Lord And Saviour?

 

A neighbouring Christian keep pestering Muslim to accept Jesus as his Lord and saviour. They are very close, and he knows him very well. He (Muslim) only asked Christian few questions as follows:

 

1)      If I should follow your faith, then:

I should patronized so low and depart my gracious and glorious way of Life?

 

2)      To drop my belief that God is One and agree He is 3 in 1?

 

3)      To stop prostrating and bowing to my creator?

 

4)      To stop fasting in the holy month of Ramadan?

 

5)      To believe that God died?

 

6)      To stop saying "peace be upon you" as my way of greeting?

 

7)      To stop reciting the Glorious Quran?

 

8)      To learn how to clap, sing and dance instead of standing, bowing and prostrating in Night Prayers?

 

9)      To begin to shake hands, hug, peck and possibly kiss opposite sex and say my faith is in the hearts?

 

10)   To begin drinking alcohol and say only excess is bad?

 

11)   To begin eating pork and say only the heart is defiled?

 

12)   To engage in interest/usury and say nothing is bad?

 

13)   To urinate without cleaning up and say only spirit needs to be purified?

 

14)   To defecate and use tissue paper to rub anus and move on with life?

 

15)   To mingle freely with women in a free- for-all dance and call it praise and worship?

 

16)   To see live bosom and indecent dressings in the church and say we are living by his grace?

 

17)   To give 10% of my income to who needs a Jet to fly, instead of giving zakat to the

Needy/poor?

 

18)   To accuse all the Noble prophets of God of fornication, Robbery, Inbreeding, Alcoholism, molest, arson, suicide, genocide, infanticide, stealing, dark Magic etc. as seen in stories of d bible?

 

How could I quit light for darkness? At the end, I told him "I'd rather be a slave & servant of Allah (swt) my creator, than to slave for a man like Paul who founded Christianity".

 

Islam is a way of life, more than religion or belief.

 

Yah Allah! You created me, and in your Hand is My soul, Please Let me and my brothers & sisters in Islam die as Muslims, forgive and pardon us, and admit us into Jannatl Firdaus.

 

We shall forever worship none but You (God – Allah {SWT}).

 

We thus departed as Al-Kafiroon Chapter 109;
In The Name Of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful

Say: ‘’O ye that reject Faith! (1)

I worship not that which ye worship, (2)

Nor will ye worship that which I worship. (3)

And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship, (4)

Nor will ye worship that which I worship. (5)

To you be your Way, and to me mine. (6)’’

 

ISLAM IS THE GREATEST BLESSING FOR MAN KIND.

 

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY

Holy Quran Chapter 3:64

Holy Qur'an chapter 20:25-28
Greet you in the same manner as Jesus (peace be upon him) greeted in Hebrew Luke 24:36
‘Sholam alay kum’ or Islamic greeting in Arabic Assalaamu alai kum
both meaning ‘Peace be on you’.

INTRODUCTION

Similarities / Similar Teachings in the Holy Qur’an and the Bible which Muslims follow but Christians don't

I	ISLAM
DEFINITION
Meaning of Islam
(i)		Islam is derived from the word salaam meaning peace.
(ii)		Submission to the Will of Allah (swt) i.e. God Almighty.
Meaning of ‘Muslim’ – One who submits his will to Allah.
Islam is not a new religion found by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

 MESSENGERS IN ISLAM

A.	(i)	To every nation was sent a Guide or a Messenger Holy Quran Chapter  35:24 Holy Quran Chapter  13:7
	(ii)	25 Prophets mentioned by name in the Holy Qur'an
	(iii)	Islam is the only non-Christian faith that believes in Jesus (peace be upon him)
	(iv)	Stories only of some prophets mentioned in Holy Qur'an Holy Quran Chapter  4:164 Holy Quran Chapter  40:78
	(v)	More than 124,000 Messengers according to Hadith
B.	(i)	Previous Messengers were only sent for their people and nation and their complete message was meant only for a particular time period.
	(ii)	Moses (peace be upon him) was only sent for the Jews.
	(iii)	Jesus (peace be upon him) sent only for the Jews i.e. lost sheep of Israel. Holy Quran Chapter  3:49 Mathew 10:5-6 Mathew 15:24
	(iv)	Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Last and Final Messenger for the Whole of Mankind. Holy Quran Chapter  33:40 Holy Quran Chapter  21:107 Holy Quran Chapter  34:28 Sahih Bukhari Vol.1 Book of Salaah Chapter 56 Hadith No. 429
	(v)	Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) prophesised in the Bible. Holy Quran Chapter  7:157 Holy Quran Chapter  61:6 Deuteronomy 18:18 Isaiah 29:12 Song of Solomon 5:16 John 16:7 John 16:12-14

REVELATIONS OF GOD

A.	Several Revelations sent by Allah – Holy Quran Chapter 13:38. By name only four are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an.
B.	(i)		The Holy Qur’an is the Last and Final Revelation.
	(ii)		All previous Revelations before Holy Qur'an were only sent for a particular group of people and for a particular time period
(iii)		The Holy Qur’an was Revealed for the Whole of Mankind Holy Quran Chapter  14:1 Holy Quran Chapter  14:52 Holy Quran Chapter  2:185 Holy Quran Chapter  39:41

PILLARS OF ISLAM:

1.			Tauheed: Monotheism
			A.	La ilaha ilallahu, Muhammad-ur-Rasoolullah; Sahih Bukhari Vol. 1 Hadith No. 7
			B.	Believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels and the Book and the Messengers. Holy Quran Chapter  2:177
C.	Come to common terms — Worship of one God Holy Quran Chapter  3:64
D.	Concept of God Holy Quran Chapter  112:1-4 Deuteronomy 6:4 Mark 12:29
E.	Shirk – Biggest Sin Holy Quran Chapter  4:48 Holy Quran Chapter  4:116 Exodus 20:2-5 Deuteronomy 5:7-9
F.	Jesus (peace be upon him) not God. He never claimed Divinity Holy Quran Chapter  5:72 John 14:28 John 10:29 Mathew 12:28 Luke 11:20 John 5:30 Acts 2:21
G.	99 Attributes of Almighty God; Holy Quran Chapter  17:110
H.	Prefer using name ‘Allah’ rather than the word ‘God’ as the word ‘God’ can be played around with. Allah in the Bible – Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani Mark 15:34 Mathew 27:46
Salaah
Not merely Prayers but Programming Holy Quran Chapter  5:90 Holy Quran Chapter  2:188
Prayers restrain you from shameful and unjust deeds Holy Quran Chapter  29:45
Salaah timings – for healthy soul five times a day . Holy Quran Chapter  17:78 Holy Quran Chapter  20:130
Take off shoes before entering mosque.
(i)		Commandment of Allah to Moses Holy Quran Chapter  20:11-12 Exodus 3:5 Acts 7:33
(ii)		Can Pray with Shoes. Sunan Abu Dawood – Vol. 1, Book of Salaah, Chapter 240, Hadith No. 652-653.
(iii)		Hygienic
Ablution
(i)		Holy Quran Chapter  5:6 Exodus 40:31-32 Acts 21:26
(ii)		Hygienic
(iii)		Mental Preparation
Stand shoulder to shoulder, while praying – Sahih Bukhari – Vol. 1, Book of Adhan Chapter 75 Hadith no. 692 Abu Dawood – Vol. 1, Book of Salaah Chapter 245 Hadith No. 666.
Sujud – Prostration
(i)		To humble your mind, humble your body
(ii)		Sujud mentioned 92 times in the Qur’an Holy Quran Chapter  3:43 Holy Quran Chapter  22:77
(iii)		Prostration in the Bible Genesis 17:3; Numbers 20:6 Joshua 5:14; Mathew 26:39
Zakaah
A.	Meaning: Purification and Growth
B.	Description: 2.5% of saving every lunar year in charity Holy Quran Chapter  9:60
C.	If every human being gives Zakaah, not a single person will die of hunger.
D.	"Wealth does not circulate only amongst the wealthy and the rich"; Holy Quran Chapter  59:7
E.	I Peter 4:8
SAUM - FASTING
Description – one lunar month i.e. during the month of Ramadaan every lunar year, Muslims fast, i.e. abstain from food and drinks from sunrise till sunset.
Benefits: learn self restraint. If you can control your hunger you can control almost all your desires. It enhances spiritual awareness. Holy Quran Chapter  2:183
Medical Benefits:
(a)		Increases absorption capacity of intestines
(b)		Lowers cholestrol.
Discourages smoking, alcoholism and other addictions.
Bible prescribes Fasting Mathew 17:21 Mark 9:29
HAJJ
A.	Description – Pilgrimage atleast once in life time if you can afford it
B.	Universal Brotherhood – 2.5 million people from all over the world gather, wear two pieces of unsewn cloth, preferably white. Cannot differentiate between rich and poor. Holy Quran Chapter  49:13
C.	Significance of Kaaba – Muslims don’t worship it Psalms 84:4-7

ISLAM IS A COMPLETE WAY OF LIFE

These five pillars do not constitute complete Islam. Only if the pillars are strong, will the structure be strong.

HUMANS CREATED TO WORSHIP ALLAH
A.	Jinn and Man created for worship of Allah; Holy Quran Chapter  51:56

Meaning of Ibadaah – root word Abd meaning ‘slave’.

OBEYING COMMANDMENTS OF ALLAH IS SUBMITTING YOUR WILL TO ALLAH
A.	Abstaining from alcohol Holy Quran Chapter  5:90 Proverbs 20:1 Ephesians 5:18
B.	Abstaining from prohibited food Holy Quran Chapter  5:5 Holy Quran Chapter  2:173, 5:3, 6:145, 16:115
	(i)		Dead meat Leviticus 17:15 Deuteronomy 14:21
Blood Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:14, Deuteronomy 12:16, I Samuel 14:33, Acts 15:29
Pork is prohibited Leviticus 11:7-8 Deuteronomy 14:8 Isaiah 65:2-5
Food on which names beside Allah have been invoked Acts 15:29; Revelation 2:14
Being Honest in your Business
Helping Neighbours Holy Quran Chapter  107:1-7
Abstaining from Backbiting Holy Quran Chapter  104:1-3 Holy Quran Chapter  49:11-12
Obeying and Respecting Parents Holy Quran Chapter  17:23, 24
Celibacy or Monasticism is prohibited in Islam Sahih Bukhari: Vol. 7 Book of Nikah, Chapter No. 3, Hadith No. 4
Loving, being Kind and Just to your Wife Holy Quran Chapter  4:19
Abstaining from Adultery Holy Quran Chapter  17:32
Dressing Modestly
(i)		Holy Quran Chapter  24:30 Mathew 5:27-28
(ii)		Holy Quran Chapter  24:31
(iii)		Six Criteria for Hijab in Islam Deuteronomy 22:5 I Timothy 2:9 e.g. of Mary I Corinthians 11:5-6
Circumcision Acts 7:8 John 7:22 Luke 2:21
In short, every Muslim should follow all the Commandments of Allah (swt) and His Messenger Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and abstain from the things they have prohibited.
CONCLUSION
If Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Christ (peace be upon him) and not one who worships Christ (peace be upon him). (We are more Christian than the Christians themselves).
Muslim is a person who submits his will to Allah. Jesus (peace be upon him) said, "not my will but thy will be done." i.e. Muslim. John 5:30

Holy Quran Chapter 5:82

 

Reference:

Web link

http://www.islam101.com/religions/christianity/similarities.htm

 

similarities between islam and Christianity; http://www.irf.net/irf/comparativereligion/index.htm by Dr. Zakir Naik 

 

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