Interfaith Dialogue (Religious Essentials) - Islam and Christianity

[The_Old_Man]

Re: Interfaith Dialogue (Religious Essentials) - Islam and Christianity

@ume-zafeerah

old man the questions u stated above do u need answers for all of them?and explanations why we have them in islam and why not in christianity? i will give u answers one by one.INSHALLAH i will do it tomorrow as here it is too late at night

No questions unless you want clarification on something. We are just looking at the different teaching of the two religions.

ume-zafeerah, I already wrote what Christianity teach/practice.

If you want to add to what the others have already wrote on Islam’s side, you is most welcome.

[USResident]

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@The Old Man

Healing the sick, doing miracles, profecying, having knowledge of matters a person had no experience off, speaking in unknown languages, interpreting unknown languages, prophecying, etc.

Sounds like exorcism.

@The Old Man

Exactly the opposite. Reverence of Mary is NOT mentioned in the Bible AND other documents of first century after Jesus' death. It started later and are un-scriptural (not as per Bible or contra the teaching from the Bible).

Oh I see. Mary is infact revered in the Quran. I believe the wife of Pharoah is also mentioned in good name. However revered does not imply given the status of a prophet.

[USResident]

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@The Old Man

Exactly why i preferred to state that Islam has no clear teaching/doctrine/practice of it.

Actually this is very true. Jinns do possess humans. I know there are no clear ahadith about Ruqyah but there are hints. And Prophet SAW has always asked for refuge from the beating of Shaytan in old age when one is most vulnerable to any kind of pain.

I know many incidents people have witnessed regardnig Jinns.

[The_Old_Man]

Re: Interfaith Dialogue (Religious Essentials) - Islam and Christianity

@USResident

Oh I see. Mary is infact revered in the Quran. I believe the wife of Pharoah is also mentioned in good name.

Why would Pharaoh’s wife be in good name? Because she took Moses in?

However revered does not imply given the status of a prophet.

Because women can’t be prophets? What is the difference between “good name” and reverence?

[USResident]

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@The Old Man

Why would Pharaoh's wife be revered?

Because she is narrated as a righteous person unlike Pharoah. She was one the believers.

[UZ]

Re: Interfaith Dialogue (Religious Essentials) - Islam and Christianity

Old man i have one question for you can u answer this please
DO you know what is SATAN?How it is made?
answer me according christian views, i am just curious to know.

[The_Old_Man]

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@ume-zafeerah

DO you know what is SATAN?How it is made?
answer me according christian views, i am just curious to know.

Satan is not a “what” but a 'whom". Satan, according to Christianity AND Judaism, is a fallen angel (angel that rebelled against God) and led a host of other angels in rebellion as well.

Satan was not “made” but created.

[USResident]

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@The Old Man

Satan is not a "what" but a 'whom". Satan, according to Christianity AND Judaism, is a fallen angel (angel that rebelled against God) and led a host of other angels in rebellion as well.

Satan was not "made" but created.

You know I still do not understand what is the difference when you say "made" and "created" as two different things.

[The_Old_Man]

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@USResident

You know I still do not understand what is the difference when you say “made” and “created” as two different things.

Hebrew use basically three words, asah, yatsar, and bara.

The first two (asah, yatsar) mean to make from some pre-existing substance. You take clay and mold an elephant. You “made” the elephant.

The third word bara means to create or make something from no pre-existing substance. The one moment there is no elephant, the next there is.

The difference between how Islam and Christianity see the formation of angels is:

Islam:- God created-made the angels from light/noor. God therefor took light and MADE/MOLDED/SHAPED the angels from it. In hebrew the word to use would be asah.

Christianity:- God created the angels. There one moment were no angels and by God’s word there were angels the next moment. Created from nothing. Not made from something. The word the Bible use is bara.

[USResident]

Re: Interfaith Dialogue (Religious Essentials) - Islam and Christianity

@The Old Man

Hebrew use basically three words, asah, yatsar, and bara.

The first two (asah, yatsar) mean to make from some pre-existing substance. You take clay and mold an elephant. You "made" the elephant.

The third word bara means to create or make something from no pre-existing substance. The one moment there is no elephant, the next there is.

The difference between how Islam and Christianity see the formation of angels is:

Islam:- God created-made the angels from light/noor. God therefor took light and MADE/MOLDED/SHAPED the angels from it. In hebrew the word to use would be asah.

Christianity:- God created the angels. There one moment were no angels and by God's word there were angels the next moment. Created from nothing. Not made from something. The word the Bible use is bara.

Oh I see. Good explanation.