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Even_So
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Hi Landon. Maybe someone could start a new one?
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McCartney
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Sura 8:12 Allah will instil terror into the hearts of the non-believers. So strike off their heads and strike off each and every one of their finger tips.
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Alex_H
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Thanks for clearing that up for me! I was having a hard time understanding that.
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Usagi
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The answer could vary depending on what exactly is being asked.
Do Christians and Muslims (and Jews) describe God the same way? No, though there is some overlap.
Do the three groups worship God in the same way, or teach the same commandments and practices? No, though again there is overlap.
On the other hand…
Are the three religions historically related, with Christianity descending from Judaism and Islam from bits and pieces of both? Yes.
Do the later religions claim to be worshipping the same God as the earlier ones, even if the earlier ones say they are getting it wrong? Yes.
Do they tell some of the same stories about God and His interaction with humans? Yes. Christians say that Jesus is the incarnation of the same God that appeared to Abraham, and Muslims aver that Allah was Abraham’s God and the one who sent Jesus.
So…
We are not required to accept that Muslims are describing God correctly or worshipping Him rightly. We are certainly not required to believe that their religion is truly divinely revealed or salvific. But even purely historically there is enough connection between the two religions and their stories (with Judaism as the father of both) that we cannot deny they are trying to talk about and worship the same God, much as the Jews would have to acknowledge that about us even as they think our notions of the Trinity and the Incarnation are bizarre or even blasphemous. And that gives us a starting point for discussion with the other “Abrahamic” religions that we don’t have with other faiths that lack that connection.
Do Christians and Muslims (and Jews) describe God the same way? No, though there is some overlap.
Do the three groups worship God in the same way, or teach the same commandments and practices? No, though again there is overlap.
On the other hand…
Are the three religions historically related, with Christianity descending from Judaism and Islam from bits and pieces of both? Yes.
Do the later religions claim to be worshipping the same God as the earlier ones, even if the earlier ones say they are getting it wrong? Yes.
Do they tell some of the same stories about God and His interaction with humans? Yes. Christians say that Jesus is the incarnation of the same God that appeared to Abraham, and Muslims aver that Allah was Abraham’s God and the one who sent Jesus.
So…
We are not required to accept that Muslims are describing God correctly or worshipping Him rightly. We are certainly not required to believe that their religion is truly divinely revealed or salvific. But even purely historically there is enough connection between the two religions and their stories (with Judaism as the father of both) that we cannot deny they are trying to talk about and worship the same God, much as the Jews would have to acknowledge that about us even as they think our notions of the Trinity and the Incarnation are bizarre or even blasphemous. And that gives us a starting point for discussion with the other “Abrahamic” religions that we don’t have with other faiths that lack that connection.
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anon67074017
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Yahweh and Allah are the same. God has many different names. Muslims just view God differently than Christians.
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LethalMouse
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The biggest arguement Ibsee against it in somebcirckes isbabtheory that Allah of Islamic orgin was actually a moon god presented as the God of Abraham. But even if this was true, I would bet that not one single Muslim living is offering their prayer to a moon god but they believe in their heart they pray to the same God as us. I think that all origins aside Allah is God from the Muslim vs Christian standpoint.
Then as many have said linguistically Allah is God period. More so then the use of the term “god” gets applied to false ones. As all using the word Allah intend it to go to the one true God.
It is also why I am a bit confused when christians insult Allah to insult muslims… errrrr dude might want to check yourself.
Then as many have said linguistically Allah is God period. More so then the use of the term “god” gets applied to false ones. As all using the word Allah intend it to go to the one true God.
It is also why I am a bit confused when christians insult Allah to insult muslims… errrrr dude might want to check yourself.
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