Interfaith Dialogue (Jesus PBUH and Muhammad PBUH) - Islam and Christianity

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Re: Interfaith Dialogue (Jesus PBUH and Muhammad PBUH) - Islam and Christianity

I don’t state that the following is the only points.

  1. The prophet Muhammad taught that all teaching/messages pre-Qur’anic were corrupted and that he brings “New Knowledge” (Surah 2:151). In accepting the prophet to be correct, I have to assume that he is 100% correct and inspired to give a perfect book (which I can’t fully understand because I am not fluent in Arabic). That is dependend on Faith in the prophet Muhammad’s abilities while throwing away all other scripture.

  2. Surah 2:111-112 differs with what Jesus taught about faith in him being the way of salvation. Jesus was definitely according to the Bible NOT “no more than a Messenger” as per Surah 5:75. I therefor need to choose between works that will save me, or faith and works. If works are not enough, I am lost. If faith and works are needed, I am OK and all of Islam has a problem.

  3. It is clear, as I did mention, that the prophet Muhammad has NO idea of the teaching of Jesus. How can I follow someone that does not have the ability to at least state the errors that the New Testament has (except for the Trinity thing)? I have to follow those that died confessing their faith as being correct, AND they knew Jesus personally.

  4. I relate beter to the message/teaching attributed to Jesus as per the New Testament. Often in the Qur’an there is reference to teaching and exhortation to war e.g. Surah 2:190, 8:65 & 67 & 70, 9:3-5 & 29. Jesus laid more emphasis on a subservient, loving relationships and gave almost no teaching about war and retribution, and definitely NOT in the harshness as expressed in the Qur’an, e.g. Surah 5:33,38. The prophet’s teaching gives rise to war, even in his own time, the teaching of Jesus try and prevent war (except for those hell bend on forcing their religion down other’s throat).

  5. The MAJOR point might be because I was “reborn” as stated in the New Testament and filled with the Holy Spirit. I NEVER EVER want to be back to my old self. The prophet Muhammad does not teach about this indwelling of the Holy Spirit and becoming a new person. It is absolutely impossible for me to accept less than what I have at present. Because of this real experience, I KNOW what is written in the New Testament and the rest of the Bible WORKS and is not just mere words.

  6. Major conflicts between the prophet’s Qur’an and the Bible.

  7. Various religious practices and symbols as per the prophet’s teaching is totally foreign to Judaism and Christianity. It points to a religion more localized and which incorporated many practices/symbols from around the prophet not necessary proven to bring God closer to the people who worships Him.

  8. The way I understand sin and its impact on mankind is more feasable and logical to me.

  9. The death of Jesus documented in authoritive documents. It is purely by faith one can believe a person that basically “change” history 600 years later. I would again rather believe people that lived in the time, met Jesus personally, and died proclaiming that Jesus died and rose again - not one and two, but hundreds, even thousands.

  10. In general, when reading the Qur’an, one seems to get the idea that the prophet Muhammad had contact with Jews and Christians and used some of what he learned from them in the Qur’an. Unfortunately it does seem as if he only had good access to Genesis and Exodus while some of the other stories were told him e.g. Solomon, Jonah, Job, etc. Very little was apparently available to him from the Christians except a little on Jesus’ birth but none of Jesus’ teachings. How can I follow someone not well versed in the religions he state he is correcting?

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