Can someone name as much similarities(in terms of belief and practices) you can think of between
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Muslims and Christians
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Muslims and Jews
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Can someone name as much similarities(in terms of belief and practices) you can think of between
Muslims and Christians
Muslims and Jews
Thanks
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Some similarities between Islam and Judaism:
- Both are legalistic religions
- Both believe in one God
- Both believe in the same prophets pre-Muhammad
- Both prohibit the eating of pork
- Both prefer the follower to learn and worship according to a specific language
- Both accept Abraham as the father
- Both are very strongly centralised in the Mid-East with holy places etc.
Some differences between Islam and Judaism:
- Judaism believe many more food to be unclean than what Islam practice
- Judaism believe Isaac was to be sacrifices, while Islam believe it was Ismael
- Judaism keep the Sabbath and Islam not
- Judaism believe the Tanack (Old Testament) as the only Word of God, Islam prefer the Qur’an and believe the Tanack to be corrupted beyond repair
- Judaism has different Holy days and ceremonies than Islam
- Judaism celebrate Passover and Yom Kippor, while Islam has Ramadan and Eid
- Judaism does not believe in the Prophet Muhammad or his teachings
- Judaism believe in a Messiah that will come to rule the world, Islam believe that Jesus will return at the end of times to teach/lead all people to believe in Allah
- Judaism believe God’s name to be the Tetra-gammon and it should not be spoken, Islam not
- Judaism is really a religion of the nation the Jews, while Islam is an all-nation religion
- Judaism does not believe in Jesus as prophet, Islam does
- Judaism see themselves as God’s chosen people even today, Islam disagree
- Judaism believe Israel is their God-given right, Islam disagree
- Judaism has no prohibition w.r.t. alcohol, Islam has
- Judaism has the Talmud whereas Islam has the Haddiths
Some similarities between Islam and Christianity:
- Both believe Jesus was born of a virgin called Mary
- Both believe Jesus did miraculous deeds
Some differences between Islam and Christianity:
- Christians believe in a Tri-une God (i.e. Father, Son and holy Ghost), Islam not
- Christians believe the Bible (Old and New Testaments) to be the Word of God, Islam prefer the Qur’an and believe the Bible to be corrupted beyond repair
- Christians practice Baptism and Holy Communion, Islam not
- Christians believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected, Islam not
- Christians believe Jesus was taken up to heaven, Islam believe he died on earth
- Christians believe the Holy Spirit guides them, Islam not
- Christians believe you are saved by faith in Jesus Christ, Islam is a legalistic religion
- Christianity is normally seen as a Western religion, Islam a Mid-Eastern religion
- Christianity accepts/understands the present Judaism teachings, Islam believe Judaism has been corrupted
- Christians are free to eat/partake of any food, Islam prohibit the use of pork and alcohol
- Christians has no pilgrimage, Islam has the Hajj (spelling?)
- Christians believe they can have a personal relationship with God Almighty, Islam not
- Christians celebrate Passover, Islam not
- Christians practice fasting, Islam practice Ramadan and Eid
- Christians believe in a return of Jesus Christ and his rule on a new earth as God, Islam believe that Jesus will return only to teach/lead the people to believe in Allah
- Christians believe Jesus will be the Judge of all people, Islam don’t
- Christians don’t believe the Prophet Muhammad to be a messenger of God, Islam does
- Christians believe that prophets can exist even to this day, Islam believe Muhammad to be the last prophet
- Christians in general don’t hold to clothing restrictions, Islam do
- Christians in general believe miracles to be possible today as in Jesus times, Islam not
As can be seen, Islam and Judaism is much closer to each other than Islam w.r.t. Christianity.
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What was I thinking?
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Some similarities between Islam and Judaism:
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3. Both believe in the same prophets pre-Muhammad
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Not "pre-Mohammed", but "pre-Jesus (Jesus excluded by Judaism)
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5. Christians believe Jesus was taken up to heaven, Islam believe he died on earth
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Most Muslims confirm the Christianity belief that he was taken up to the heaven.
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8. Christianity is normally seen as a Western religion, Islam a Mid-Eastern religion
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This is not a difference between "Christianity" and "Islam", its the perception thereof.
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...10. Christians are free to eat/partake of any food, Islam prohibit the use of pork and alcohol
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I have read several quotes from Bible that Pork was forbidden for "Christians" as well, but they don't practice it. So it apparently is not a difference b/w Christianity vs Islam, but Christianity vs Christians.
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12. Christians believe they can have a personal relationship with God Almighty, Islam not
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What do you mean by "Personal relationship"?
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13. Christians celebrate Passover, Islam not
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I am not aware of that, do Christians really celebrate Passover?
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14. Christians practice fasting, Islam practice Ramadan and Eid
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Ramadan is a "fasting" month. But perhaps Christians fast in a different way from Muslims.
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19. Christians in general don’t hold to clothing restrictions, Islam do
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Christianity or Christians?
What really matters is that all Prophets came with the same message of Oneness of God. Prophets are like brothers, and each was sent with a message for the guidance of the people.
All Prophets taught Islam! So all divine religions have the same roots.
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Thanks for correcting me, Changes_like.
Could you please supply me with the quotes? I am unaware of any.
Be able to talk to God as you would with a friend (although humble way), ask him something and He provide, etc.
Passover might be the wrong word as we don’t celebrate it as the Jews do. We celebrate Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection on the days when the Jews celebrate Passover and also do it with bread and wine.
Christians don’t have a prescribed fasting period but fast in different ways for different periods and for different purposes. Normally when Christians fast, they exclude all food till they break the fast no matter how many days.
Let’s call it “Christianity in general” 
Can you add to my list, please?
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Book of Deutronomy 14:8 And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.
Book of Leviticus 11:7-8 And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
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Changez_like, the quotations you listed was given to the Jews only, not for Christians. Christians are relieved from this, see Acts.15.
If you go through your link, you will find myself explaining in more details.
Any other quotes?
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Changez_like, the quotations you listed was given to the Jews only, not for Christians. Christians are relieved from this, see Acts.15.
If you go through your link, you will find myself explaining in more details.
Any other quotes?
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Interesting. So God would prohibit Jews from consumption of swine, then allow Christians to consume then stop Muslims from consumption. Why do you think God would do that? Remember, the biology of this animal remains same if a Christians kills/cuts it or a Jew/Muslim. But God calls it unclean.
I don't remember any other quotes. So these quotes are from Bible, right? Why do these not apply to Christians?
There are no similarities
Kul ya ayuhal kafiroon
la abudu ma tabudoon
wa la antum abiduna ma abud
wa la ana abidum ma abadtum
wa la antum abiduna ma abud
la kum deenukum waliya deen
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Why do these not apply to Christians?
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Because,
- they were specifically intended for the Jewish nation - please read the context of your quotes.
- Christians were set free from any ceremonial/food laws as per Acts.15 and we fall under Grace not the Law anymore
- even the Muslims don't adhere to the laws, contrary to what you state. Muslims only adhere to the use of pork which is but a small part of the laws/regulations given to the Jews
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Interesting. So God would prohibit Jews from consumption of swine, then allow Christians to consume then stop Muslims from consumption. Why do you think God would do that? Remember, the biology of this animal remains same if a Christians kills/cuts it or a Jew/Muslim. But God calls it unclean.
I don't remember any other quotes. So these quotes are from Bible, right? Why do these not apply to Christians?
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do you know pig valves best fits human heart ? its organs are most
close to human.
^ and that rvikz may very well be a reason Muslims were forbidden to eat it's meat.
I say what is wrong with the smell of baked bacon in the morning, hmmmmmm:yukh:
most of the people in south asia dont eat pork because they see what it eats. in west it is raised in farm .
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most of the people in south asia dont eat pork because they see what it eats. in west it is raised in farm .
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Doesn't matter, eats the same $hit, its "genetics", "biology" still remains same. The "germs" in its meat still thrive.
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There is a difference between "kaafir" and "ahle-kitaab". Jews and Chrisitians are not addressed in sura Kafiroon, I believe, its "idolators" who are addressed.
Changes Like
Its is addressed to the kafiroon ...the disbelievers
the ahle kitab are not considered believers because who they worship
is not the same God
for example the christians believe in jesus and the holy spirit
that is not god
and for the jews ... they read that god created the heavens and earth
and rested on the seventh day
Allah subhanahu wa ta'la is not human or an angel and he doesnt
need to rest
therefore Allah swt is not who the christians and jews worship
so the surah is also addressed to them because they do no believe
in Allah
it is just not pork other meats can be contmainated also.
Even though cooking it to 265 degrees makes it sterile, I still don’t like poop in my chili," said Paul Johnson, acting chairman of the National Joint Council of Food Inspection unions. ConAgra issued a recall on June 30 for 354,200 pounds of ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a potentially lethal variant. The company expanded the recall on July 19 after the USDA learned ConAgra made ground beef from untested meat on days the slaughterhouse found E. coli in meat it had tested.
Echinococcosis - Also called ECHINOCOCCAL DISEASE, HYDATIDOSIS, OR HYDATID DISEASE, formation of cysts, or hydatids, at the site of infestation by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus, a tapeworm common in sheep, cattle, camels, dogs, and many other mammals
This is a very familiar phrase but can you translate it please.
Thanks everyone for your inputs…