Both the Bible and the Koran mention Abraham and that he was born in Sanliurfa. (Turkey)\nWith such similarities it becomes easier to believe that the events of the Scriptures of the different religions are based on actual events and people.  That they were based on similar occurrences/ people but were then changed by man to better suite the needs of the then ruling religious men in power.  From this point of view could Jesus and Muhammad have been based on the same person, i.e a great philosopher/ prophet/ spiritualy advanced person of that time?
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The Koran considers the Old Testament, and some of the New to be holy texts. It considers itself a religion that builds off of Judaism into something new. Jesus and Muhammad were not the same person. There are a few centuries between the establishment of Christianity and Islam.\n\nSo while both are Holy Texts based on the Abrahamic tradition, they aren't mirror images of each other.
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Jesus was a prophet, just like the many prophets before him and the one after him.  Besides, how could any one kill God?  Just like God would not lessen himself to an animal, neither would a rich medical doctor go begging on the streets.  The story is, there was a Jewish man named Saul.  He killed hundreds of thousands of Christians for the Roman Empire.  The religion of God was spreading, and his attempts were being unsuccessful.  Many years after prophet Jesus left us, he 'converted' to Christianity and introduced the concept of Zues son of Apollo relationship into Christianity and Saul changed his name and is now known as St. Paul.  According to Christian historians, many verses, including the one where it claims that God says prophet Jesus is His only begotten son, was added by Saul aka St. Paul.  He has destroyed Christianity from within and is now a pagan religion; look around next time you go to church.  The Bible is also full of Islamic prophesies. One that I recall is in genesis ~from the seed of Ishmael I will create a great nation and from him 12 princes will be descendant of. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was the only one to claim to be from prophet Ishmael plus he had 12 righteous descendants, as also stated in bukhari. The Bible also says that false prophets will not be successful but in the not to far off future, Islam will be the largest religion in this planet. Plus prophet Abraham and prophet Ishmael build the Kaba, and prophet Ishmael is buried there beside the building. Note, prophet Jesus did not have a father and was born of a Virgin Mary with the spirit, but prophet Adam had neither a mother or father and was made of the spirit without any previous human connection. If prophet Jesus brought the dead person to life, prophet Moses brought an inanimate piece of wood into a snake which is more miraculous. What is the miracle of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)? A Book, the Holy Qur'an, unchanged with proof for 1400 years, what other book can claim this? And if you think it was just good book keeping, there is a verse there claiming that God will protect the Holy Qur'an from any changes. Also the banned Bible according to St. Barnabas clearly states that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) will come after prophet Jesus.
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I don't know. Why don't you ask them yourself. I'm not sure, there canbe many reasons.\nAs for Jesus, he is a Prophet as well. All Muslims shoud believe that. And there is not dispute about this. Also if your a strict Christian, and you go by every word in the bible and believe in it. Then why don't you believe in the Prophet Muhammad? He is mentioned in the Bible...how about that?( The links ae further down)\n\nPraise be to Allaah. \n\nIslam means submitting to Allaah, worshipping Him alone and obeying Him, and shunning shirk (polytheism, associating others with Allaah) and those who believe in that. This is the religion which Allaah approves for His slaves. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): \n\n“Truly, the religion with Allaah is Islam”\n\n[Aal- ‘Imraan 3:19] \n\n“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”\n\n[Aal ‘Imraan 3:85] \n\nThe person who enters this religion is called a Muslim (one who submits), because he has submitted (aslama) to all the rulings that have come from Allaah and from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): \n\n“And who turns away from the religion of Ibraaheem (Abraham) (i.e. Islamic Monotheism) except him who befools himself? Truly, We chose him in this world and verily, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.\n\nWhen his Lord said to him, ‘Submit (i.e. be a Muslim)!’ He said, ‘I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).’” [al-Baqarah 2:130-131] \n\n“Yes, but whoever submits his face (himself) to Allaah (i.e. follows Allaah’s religion of Islamic Monotheism) and he is a Muhsin ( a doer of good who does good deeds solely for the sake of Allaah) then his reward is with his Lord (Allaah), on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve”\n\n[al-Baqarah 2:112].\n\nThat's what basically all the other Prophets were, they submitted themselves submisevly to the will of Allaah.\nHis is the creation and the commandment :\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13379&ln=eng\n\nGuidelines of the true religion \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=9607&ln=eng\nIs there a Creator of this universe?\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=4548&ln=eng\nThe creation of man :\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13286&ln=eng\nTHE LORD OF THE WORLDS \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=14010&ln=eng\n\nEvidence that the Qur'aan is the Word of Allaah \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13804&ln=eng\nTrees mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=1920&ln=eng\nMankind’s need for religion \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=14055&ln=eng\n\nMankind’s need for the Messengers:\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13957&ln=eng\n\nWho was Muhammad(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=500&ln=eng\n\nEvidence for the truth of the Prophethood of Muhammad \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=2144&ln=eng\nMuhammad (peace be upon him) in the bible\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=10116&ln=eng\nMore questions and answer about the Prophet Muhammad-His Biography:\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=376&ln=eng\nTrees mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=1920&ln=eng\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=4028&ln=eng\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?cref=377&ln=eng\n\nplease read a question about Jesus, and get a better understanding - read my answer - and more about your so called holy book.\nhttp://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoEean8wqIIl6VJObYwf6xwgBgx.?qid=20061017074921AAhRHry\nAslo \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=185&ln=eng\nAnd \nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=10116&ln=eng\nhttp://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=44018&ln=eng\nThank you... also read this \nhttp://www.islamawareness.net/Christianity/inbible.html\nI hope you know what I am trying to say about....
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Stansky is pretty much right. Isa is not Jesus and Islamic mentions of Jesus are not the true Jesus of the Bible. Islam says there is a Jesus but they do not believe He is the Son of God so theire teachings about Him are false. The true Jesus the Son of God whom the Bible teaches about will return to Zion which is an Old Testament name for Jerusalem. He will return at the end of the tribulation and set foot on the Mount of Olives which is in Jerusalem (Zion)When Jesus returns He will set up His kingdom on earth and will reign. After a thousand years satan will lead a final rebellion which God will crush and then the day of judgment will come and Jesus will judge.
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I suspect it's because Mohammed is considered by Muslims to be the supreme prophet, the greatest man who has ever lived.  David and Soloman have never been touted as near-perfect human examples for people to follow.  Jesus, on the other hand, is for Chiristians what Mohammed is for Muslims.  Not exactly, of course, but it's a closer comparison than David or Soloman.  If Jesus had several marriages or had sex with young girls, people would analyze that behavior just as bluntly.  Look at the huge furor that the DaVinci Code has created, especially with the suggestion that Jesus was married.  People rightly expect their religious leaders to behave better than others.  The discussion is still there, you're just looking at the wrong person to compare Mohammed to.
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We are saying that the story of Jesus was probably embellished alot down the line. Perhaps he did not claim to be the son of god, maybe he was just a prophet or political activist who gained people's admiration - and ended up being persecuted by the politicians of the time for spreading his political message.
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Yes.  The Koran is based off of several sources including but not limited to Jewish scripture, Jewish Apocryphal literature, Arabic legends and myths, gnostic literature, Christian apocryphal lit., and Syrian Nestorianism (a form of Christianity that is heretical) (particularly a Syrian Catechism).\n\nBelow are some historians who have tracked the sources of the Koran and give a history to the development of ideas that are contained within.  There are more sources and more current ones than the below.  These are just for starters.\n\nTHE ORIGINAL SOURCES OF THE QUR'AN\nCLAIR TISDALL\nhttp://tinyurl.com/lpjru\n\nThe great English Historian Hilaire Belloc\nhttp://tinyurl.com/janch
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Absolutely not.  The Koran is as much God's word as the phone book is.  Both were written by men.  Allah is a false God and no on one in the civilized world gives a damn about Muslims anyway.  They have made NO impact on the spiritual growth or awareness of people on earth at all.
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There is speculation, but Jesus came to right what Adam had wronged.  There are similiarities and you'll find parallels drawn between the two in the Bible, but they are completely different.  Jesus was with God as well as the Holy Spirit when the world was created, including Adam.  They are totally different entities.
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Adam is a prophet, Jesus is a Prophet, what are you talking about ?????
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In Islam, we believe Jesus (Isa- PBUH) was a human prophet sent by God.  However, I'm not sure if I believe in the Da Vinci Code.  This wasn't mentioned in the Quran, so I'm not sure I believe it.  And please do not concern yourself with richbro's comments.  They are arrogant, demeaning comments only ignorant people will type.
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'fly your fla...' was almost right, the Koran does say that Jesus was only a Prophet, and not the Son of God, it also says that Mohammad was a Prophet, not that Mohammed was God!\nApart from that I agree it is a load of cr**!\nAs to your question, if Jesus is "still alive" why does he need to return, where has he been if he is still alive?\nWho took his place on the cross? I really don't know and it's not as if Crucifixion was anything unusual in those times, hundreds of people (not only followers of Christ) were crucified daily, for all sorts of crimes, people were crucified and set alight to illuminate the Roman arenas at night, it was really no big deal. (unless you were the one being lit up!!  \nI can understand your interest, it's all a great story, but don't get carried away, it is actually only a story!!
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Differences between the two religions began the day Abraham separated Ishmael and Hagar his mother from Isaac and Sarah, the progenitors of these faiths.  Both religions believe in the same monotheistic God, but views on how to relate and otherwise commune with Him differ drastically.  Christianity teaches that Jesus is the only way to God, Islam teaches that Jesus was not God Incarnate, but rather a prophet of Allah, who at the end of time will come back to proclaim Islam the true religion.
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Muslims believe that Adam, pbuh, was the first Muslim and the first prophet. I think those verses you speak of mean during their own time. Prophet Moses, pbuh, (aka Musa in Arabic) was the first Muslim during his time.
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Jews never recognised JESUS as Messiah & Christans never recognised Muhammed as true prophet but Muslims recognised all the prophets of God.There are clear signs of his peophecy in bible but still they say he is not a prophet\nIsaiah's vision: \n\nIsaiah saw a vision of two riders. \n\n"And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of as-ses, [and] a chariot of camels .." (Isaiah 21:7) \n\nWho was the rider upon the as-s? Every Sunday school student will tell us that this was a prophecy of Jesus (peace be upon him), as stated in John: \n\n"And Jesus, when he had found a young as-s, sat thereon; as it is written," (John 12:14) \n\nbut who is the promised prophet who would ride the camel? If it is not Muhammad (peace be upon him) then this prophecy has yet to be fulfilled. Let us read on... \n\n"And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground." (Isaiah 21:9) \n\nBabylon did indeed fall before Islam and the Islamic nation under the guidance of Muhammad (peace be upon him) did indeed succeed in eradicating the worship of idols from Babylon replacing it with the worship of God alone. In fact, the Muslims were the only believers in the God of Isaiah to ever succeed in fulfilling this prophesy. \n\n"The burden upon Arabia ..." (Isaiah 21:13) \n\nWhat does the word "burden" mean? Let us ask the Scofield Study Bible: \n\n"…which also means an oracle is a word sometimes used in the prophetical writings to indicate a divine message of judgment" (Scofield Study Bible New King James Version, note 1, p. 792) \n\nSo the Muslims of Arabia (and subsequently Muslims everywhere) would be assigned the burden of God's message. \n\n"The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war" (Isaiah 21:14-15) \n\nIn "The Dictionary of the Bible," bearing the Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur, and Imprimi Potest (official Church seals of approval), by John McKenzi, we read that "Tema" is: \n\n"a place name and tribal name of Arabia; a son of Ishmael.... The name survives in Teima, an oasis of the part of the Arabian desert called the Nefud in N Central Arabia." \n\nThis word, Tema, is the name of the ninth son of Ishmael (the father of the Arabs), in Genesis 25:13-15 we read: \n\n"And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah" (Genesis 25:13-15). \n\nStrong's concordance tells us that this name was also applied to the land settled by Tema the son of Ishmael. It goes on to explain how this word is "probably of foreign derivation". Indeed, this word, Teima, is an Arabic word which means "Barren desert". It remains the name of a city in the Arabian peninsula just north of "Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah," or "Madinah" for short (Please see Map 1, page 491). Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions were given sanction to migrate. They departed Makkah during the night and left all of their possessions behind. Upon reaching Madinah they were greeted by its citizens with open arms and Muhammad (peace be upon him) assigned each one of the Muhajireen (citizens of Makkah) to one of the Ansar (citizens of Madinah) to house and feed them until they could strike out on their own. This became the first year of the Arab "Hijra" (Emigration) calendar used in Islamic countries to this day. \n\n"For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an
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I think that if Jesus walked the Earth as a human again He would fail to recognize many "Christians" as His followers.  Many have strayed far from His message of love, into hate and intolerance.  This includes those who use their Bibles to attack others.\n\nIt's certain that most if not all of his followers would not know him.  But I hope that some would treat Him with respect and dignity, as many have promised to do for all people, at their baptism.  \n\nAs far as that goes, most of the followers of Islam might not recognize Mohammed, either, for many of the same reasons.\n\nIn the Bible, God or His messengers are always showing up incognito.  Those who treat the messengers well are blessed, because they are the kind of people who treat everyone, even strangers, with respect and dignity.
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Well, first, Jesus was Jewish...he was NOT Christian.\nSecondly, there is little information available about the historical Jesus - most of what we know is from the writings of others about what Jesus said and taught (again, all within the context of Jewish learning).\n\nregarding "mussulman", I assume you mean Muslim?\nLeast we forget, Abraham and Sarah had two children - Issac and Ishmael (actually, Ishmael was born to Hagar, the handmaid of Sarah).\nBecause of the problems between the two women, Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael away, but God blessed them as well as the people of Israel.\nIshmael became the family linage to the Islamic faith.\nNow, back to Jesus and whether you will enter heaven if you are/are not Christian: remember, Jesus was Jewish and Jewish faith teachs that all will be blessed in the next world as long as we do acts of loving kindness in the here and now, regardless of what our faith is.\nNow, in my book, THAT is the real grace of God.\nAnd now, you know the rest of the story.