Islam 101

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let me share my poor attempts...

Jesus, the Bible, and Christianity:
Seeing both Religions...

Jesus is arguably the most influential and debated man in history. Not only does he play the central role in Christianity, the world’s largest religion, he also is a major figure in Islam, the world’s second largest religion. However, although Jesus plays a critical role in both Christianity and Islam, and while the Christian and Islamic views of Jesus have much in common, there also exist some significant differences between his status, role, and mission.
Firstly, a brief overview of traditional Christian views of Jesus. Most Christians believe Jesus was the son of God and the messiah; that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary; and that he was both “fully man and fully God”. Moreover, Christians believe that although he suffered from all the temptations of a man, Jesus never sinned and that he proved his divinity with his death and resurrection. Jesus is reputed to have performed various miracles in his time including changing water into wine, healing numerous illnesses, and raising a man from the dead. A core Christian belief is that through Jesus’ death and resurrection, sinful humans have hope at salvation if they accept Jesus as their savior. Lastly, most Christians believe Jesus will return to Earth in the Second Coming and will trigger aspects of the messianic prophecy.
"Behold! the angels said, 'Oh Mary! God gives you glad tidings of a Word from Him. His name will be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honor in this world and the Hereafter, and in (the company of) those nearest to God. He shall speak to the people in childhood and in maturity. He shall be (in the company) of the righteous... And God will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel'" (Quran 3:45-4).
Let’s begin with the birth of Jesus. Muslim sources agree that Jesus was indeed born to the Virgin Mary, through a virginal conception. The Quran claims that the Angel Gabriel visited Mary and announced to her that she would give birth to Jesus, whom God would greatly bless. Moreover, the Quran claims Jesus was able to speak while still an infant, a sign of his extraordinary status. However, Muslims claim that just because Jesus did not have a father per se, does not believe that the Holy Spirit was Jesus’ father or that Jesus was the Son of God. Muslims believe that like Adam before him, God created Jesus from “nothing”, therefore he had no father like Adam had no parents. Rather than being viewed as the Son of God, Jesus is viewed as one of the 5 greatest prophets of Islam (Along with Muhammad, Abraham, Moses, and Noah). Muslims reject the notion of the divinity of Christ as polytheism.
“In blasphemy indeed are those that say that God is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power against God, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - one that is on the earth? For to God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between. He created what He pleases. For God hath power over all things. (Quran 5:17)”
In Islamic theology Jesus’ mission and message was to preach monotheism and worship of God. Muslims believe God strengthened Jesus by giving him the ability to perform various miracles including the ability to breathe life into stone birds, curing numerous illness’, and raising the dead. Muslims believed God revealed the Gospel to Jesus; however, they also believe the early Christians and Jews “corrupted” the Bible both in text and interpretation, therefore the Bible we know today is different than the original Bible revealed to Jesus 2000 years ago. Muslims believes various parts of the Bible, notably those pertaining to Jesus’ divinity, were added in or altered for political and/or personal reasons by early Christians shortly after Jesus’ death.
The second biggest difference between the Christian and Muslim accounts of Jesus is that of his death and resurrection. While most Christians believe Jesus was crucified, died for humanities sins, and was resurrected three days later, Muslims blatantly reject this. Muslims do not believe in “original sin” and therefore do not believe Jesus was ever crucified for man’s sins. Instead, the Quran states that although the Romans arrested Jesus and were planning on crucifying him, God rescued Jesus and Jesus ascended to heaven without ever actually being crucified. Muslims differ on the details, but the consensus is either someone was crucified in Jesus’ place or God made it appear as if the crucifixion had gone through.
“Surely they killed him not: Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is exalted in Power, Wise. (Quran 4:157)”
Overall, Muslims reject the notion of the trinity and thereby Jesus’ divinity. Islamic texts regard Jesus as a righteous messenger of God, but reject him as being God or the begotten Son of God. Muslims believe that the Christian’s views of Jesus are the results of corruption in their scripture. Islam views Jesus as a great prophet, yet at the same time an ordinary human being who preached that salvation came through submission to God's will and worshiping God alone. Thus, Jesus is considered in Islam to have been a Muslim, as with all prophets in Islam.

Good day...

thanks for the info bro..
this is what I mean a sharing of knowledge. not a debate or insult.
dapat kang tularan!
Good day!

[Malic]

hehehe, winning loosing is out of my scope. Wow, you speak about your baseless belief? hmmm... brad don't have time to dig up non-sense... just show it.... if there is nothing more you can show us then thats it...why is it hard to say, I don't know, or I cant answer it because im tired... what ever.... brad we don't need a 6 pages to come up with an answer to this thread. If there is just no context then its not possible to adapt something outside the content, it can but it becomes an offshoot. hmm...

and brad don't expect us to dig up your muslim info... because its not our obligation to inform... if we are not informed, then leave us to impression to think whats happening to your world. I hope this is fair.

beseless belief? well that's because you are not using google.

you want to learn right? so dig up, show some effort. I did.

[AkosiCasey]

there's no place for islam in this planet. what these jerks know is violence. islam=violence..so pipz, who likes to join islam?

[tatakalz]

^hoy yaw cge pataka'g buka ng imong baba....

membro mn ka sa STI.....SWETO SA TANANG ISTORYA

mghilom palang ka.....

[pigrah]

there's no place for islam in this planet. what these jerks know is violence. islam=violence..so pipz, who likes to join islam?

and i bet u dont see urself as a jerk...mahimuot manta nimo dong woi. ignorant kaayo.

[Malic]

there's no place for islam in this planet. what these jerks know is violence. islam=violence..so pipz, who likes to join islam?

calling the mother of this boy...pls ko disiplina ani kay nagwala na.

[janninat]

there's no place for islam in this planet. what these jerks know is violence. islam=violence..so pipz, who likes to join islam?

really!!!ngano kud tawon nakasulti ka ana dong?

[regnauld]

there's no place for islam in this planet. what these jerks know is violence. islam=violence..so pipz, who likes to join islam?

Well, bro basin ikaw maoy walay place for the muslims coz you are a BIGOT and JUDGMENTAL!

[Malic]

Muslim Women are not oppressed : Mrs. Samrah Sher


People often fail to distinguish between culture and religion, Two things that are completely different..


Everybody focuses to Muslim women worldwide as oppressed, more specifically the Muslim Women of Afghanistan.

The media shows us how oppressed the Muslim women are there and people start linking three words in their minds: ‘Islam,’ ‘women’ and ‘oppression.’ Therefore, they think that Islam commands oppressing women.

People often fail to distinguish between culture and religion, two things that are completely different. In fact, Islam condemns oppression of any kind whether it is towards a woman or in general.

Now, the Qur'an is the sacred book by which Muslims live. This book was revealed 14 centuries ago to a man named Muhammad who would later become the Prophet. Fourteen centuries have passed and this book has not been changed since, not one letter has been altered.

In surah number 33, entitled Al-Ahzab (Arabic for 'The Clans'), on verse 59, it says: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw cloaks all over their bodies. That will be better as they shall be known (as free respectable women) and will not be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most-Merciful.” This verse shows that Islam makes wearing a Hijab necessary, Hijab is the word used for covering, not only the headscarves (as some people may think) but also wearing loose clothes that are not too bright.

Sometimes, people see covered Muslim women and they think oppression. This is wrong. A Muslim woman is not oppressed, but she is liberated. This is because she is no longer valued for something material such as her good looks or the shape of her body. She compels others to judge her for her intelligence, kindness, honesty and personality. Therefore, people judge her for who she actually is.

Women cover their hair to be modest. When they wear loose clothes, they are trying to be modest. In fact, nuns cover their hair out of modesty. Also, when we see frequent pictures of the Virgin Mary, she is covering her hair out of modesty. Therefore, Muslim women are doing the exact same thing as righteous Christian women.

The lives of the people who accepted the Qur'an changed drastically. It had a tremendous impact on so many people, especially women. It was the first time openly declared that the souls of men and women are equal. They would be bestowed the same obligation as well as the same rewards.

In addition to being equal to men, women get economic independence. The money they bring into marriage is theirs as well as the money they earn. A woman is allowed in Islam to choose their own husbands and in extreme cases, divorce. A woman has the right to be educated, contrary to what the contemporary world might think. The responsibility is of the person who is raising her.

Now picture this: Fourteen hundred years ago Islam allowed women to vote for a leader. It was recently, in 1925, Canadian women became allowed to vote. Worst, in Quebec, the law became final in 1940. Muslim women got rights before Western women got any.

Islam is a religion that holds women in high regard. Long ago, when baby boys were born, they brought great joy to the family. Girls brought less and occasionally none. Actually, girls were hated so much that they were sometimes buried alive. Islam was always against this female infanticide.

The two great roles a woman plays in life are a wife and a mother. The Prophet once said to a group of men: “The best among you are those who are the best to their wives.” This shows that Islam highly encourages the well treating of the wives. This should be shown love, respect and care.

A man came to the Prophet, sallallahualayhe wa sallam, and asked: “Who among my kinfolk is worthy of my good companionship?” The Prophet, sallallahu alavhe wa sallam, replied: "Your mother" three times before saying: “Your father.” This indicates the impact that a mother has in a person's life. So women are highly honored in this great religion. Islam is a only religion that treats women fairly. Oppression is condemned. I hope all of you know and remember this.

[Lovely Charm]

there's no place for islam in this planet. what these jerks know is violence. islam=violence..so pipz, who likes to join islam?

Sir "special child" po kayo? at least dami na words nabo-o mo