Islam and Judaism Islam is the in Allah as God, the creator of all and the one that has no equal. In Arabic, Islam means “submission” and “peace”. They believe in complete submission of your will to Allah for peace and blessings. Muslim is the name of the followers of Islam. Islam was founded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia by the Prophet Adam.
Islam vs. Christianity Muslims believe in one God or Allah. They believe that the purpose of existence is to love and serve Allah. Muslims also believe that Islam is the whole and universal form of an ancient faith that was shown at many times and places before, including through Abraham, Moses and Jesus, whom they consider to be prophets. Muslims consider the Qur’an to be the true revelation of God. Muslims practice the five pillars of Islam, which are required acts of worship.
They also share the Jewish first commandment, which states "You shall put no other gods before me." All three are monotheistic. Islam and Judaism do not believe in the Trinity, unlike Christians, who believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Nosotro). They hold that prayer is a way to speak and be close with God. Muslims believe the Kaaba was built by Abraham and his first son Ishmael and is the first mosque.
These teachings are parallel to the teachings in the Bible. According to Exodus 20:2, God says, “I am the lord, your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery and thus, you shall have no other gods but Me” (Naqvi 28). The Holy Koran and the Holy Bible also shares some similarities on their teachings about the remembrance of God. They both command their followers to remember God in all phases, try to get closer to Him and submit themselves to His service. According to Quran 2: 112, whoever submits his whole self to Allah and is a doer of good, will get a reward from Allah; on such they shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.
The Muslims who initiated the kalam cosmological argument believe that it is obvious that God is the cause for the universe and so they do not look for evidence instead they believe God simply is the answer. Furthermore, why shouldn’t the cause be Gods hands? William Craig would agree with this viewpoint as he says “It is so intuitively obvious that I think scarcely anyone could sincerely believe it to be false” suggesting that any cause other than God is false. The cosmological argument is a posterior argument this means that the argument is based on experience and is based upon the observation that every event has a cause. Everyone who exists sees the existence of the world and simultaneously sees the existence of a cause.
This is evident in Exodus, the First Commandment is, “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt […]” From this statement, God is declaring his almighty power and complete authority over his followers. By declaring that he has brought his followers out of Egypt, God is declaring that the Jews, Christians and Muslims must honor and be faithful to him for helping them to freedom. It is also stated in the Ten Commandments, “[…] Thou shalt have no other gods before me”.2 This implies that God is unique and to worship other divinities would mean that one is rejecting his omnipotence. There is no other doctrine that can be compatible or compared to God, because he should be the only one that is believed in. By stating that his followers should have no other gods, God is proclaiming that Jews, Christians and Muslims should not believe in other religions that are not monotheistic.
WORLDVIEW/RELIGION ANALYSIS PAPER Mike Michaels APOL 500 May 10, 2012 Introduction There are many ‘Worldviews’ regarding religion. The topic of this paper will discuss the Worldview known as Islam. Islam claims to be the only true religion, bringing the purest message of Allah and could have succeeded. This paper will contain a summary of Islam, a critique, a plan as to how Christians can share the gospel and a conclusion. Summary of the Worldview of Islam Islam, to surrender, is a worldview religion founded by Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn “Abd al Muttalib ibn Hashim; or more commonly known, Muhammad.
Islam vs. Christianity Islam is similar to Christianity, both believe that: - There is only one God. He is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. - God sent prophets such as Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph, John the Baptist, Jesus, etc. - People should follow the Ten Commandments and the moral teachings of the prophets. - Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin; therefore Jesus was born miraculously.
Judaism is a monotheistic religion, as is with Islam. It originated from the Hebrews, who believed that God was their special protector and was everything, the most powerful, and is present everywhere. Like Islam, Judaism has a holy book called the Torah, a sacred recording of laws and events in the Jewish history. The Jewish faith believes that God gave them the Ten Commandments through Moses, “the Lawgiver”. According to the Jewish tradition, God made a covenant, or agreement with Abraham, the founder of Judaism.
All of the monotheistic faiths originated in what is known today as the Arab world. Throughout history, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have spread their similiar monothesistic ways through their followers. Each of the monothesistic religions share a similar set of laws which guides the people on how to live by valuing the sanctity of life. In Judaism, God revealed a set of rules that Jews should obey, the most famous of which is known as the Ten Commandments. The Jewish holy book is called the Torah, which is the written law of God's instructions.