Questions from a Christian to Muslims

asalaam aleykum,

very kind of you.... ....If i would address Issa bin Maryam without mentioning (Aleyhi salaam) i feel like i loose You know what.....=On him there is Peace from Almighty...wont you like some One to wish you all the best?

Talking about being Ibrahimic etc ...Gospel you respect it of course We muslim have been instructed to respect any say like an emblemnational flag, swastika , cross like this.

coming to either is distorted or not surely you can figure out How come to a book from god to be revised by humans till date.YET bible and Talmud there are few teaching which are intact.

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Precisely the same thing was taught by the Prophet Jesus (may Allah's peace be upon him) (29:60) How many an animal there is that does not carry about its sustenance. Allah provides sustenance to them and to you. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. *99

"While migrating you should not be worried about your means of livelihood as you should not worry about your life's safety. For none of the birds and the animals of the land and the sea that you find around yourself carries its provision with it. Allah is providing for all of them; wherever they go they get their provision through Allah's bounty. Therefore, do not be disheartened by the thought that if you left your homes for the sake of your faith, you would have nothing to eat. AIlah will provide for you as well from the sources from which He is providing for the countless of His other creatures:"

Precisely the same thing was taught by the Prophet Jesus (may Allah's peace be upon him) to his disciples when he had said: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold :of the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than that, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: Quote: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall .we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek ) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." (Matthew. 6: 2434). ). The background of these discourses of the Qur'an and the Gospel is the same. Quote: There always comes a stage in the way of the propagation of the Truth when the follower of the Truth is left with no alternative but to stake his very life only with trust in Allah, regardless of the support and means of the material world. In these conditions, those who are too calculating about the possibilities of the future and seeking guarantees of the saftey of life and assurance of provisions cannot do anything.

Indeed, such conditions are changed only by the efforts and power of those who rise fearlessly in face of every danger and are even prepared to risk their very lives. It is all due to their sacrifices that ultimately the Word of Allah is raised high and all other words and creeds stand humbled and subdued before it.

http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings/matt6v24.htm

I suppose you don't have to do so since you are not a Muslim, but then I am not one either. But never was accused for not putting those after Mohammed's name.

Assalamualaykum.. to those who are learning Islam, go to Huda Online academy. they offer helpful courses for free. I just recently converted from Christian to Muslim and this online academy really helps great. ALLAHU AKBAR..

http://forum.islam.com/questions/879/questions-from-a-christian-to-muslims

Peace,

I am very pleased that you have asked these wonderful questions and for your concern of our feelings therefore, I will answer your questions and will start with how to not to offend us and in the Qur'an God says,

[The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination] [2 v285] therefore, you can not disrespect Allah His Angels His Books and His Messengers as we do not make any distinctions between as they were all prophets from Allah and you should use respectful words but there is no harm if you mentioned them by their names.

As for your second question I want you to contemplate these verses as they will tell you why we believe what we believe about other scriptures that been distorted and the reason why they have been distorted by men, so Allah says,

[Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over the Scripture except those who were given it - after the clear proofs came to them - out of jealous animosity among themselves. And Allah guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path][sura 2]

{Those messengers - some of them We caused to exceed others. Among them were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree. And We gave Jesus, the Son of Mary, clear proofs, and We supported him with the Pure Spirit. If Allah had willed, those [generations] succeeding them would not have fought each other after the clear proofs had come to them. But they differed, and some of them believed and some of them disbelieved. And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought each other, but Allah does what He intends] [sura 2 v253]

I hope this will give you an idea hopefully.

confusedsoul:

Your approach is not impressing anyone here. It is a typical Christian missionary approach, that deceives and conceals. If you believe the Bible is "100% from God", as you state, why are you then hesitant to call yourself a "Christian"? This is just semantics and word play. Come out clean.

You asked me about what translation says "almost dead" in relation to Jairus' daughter. The NIV says "My daughter is dying" (Mark 5:24, by the way). That means she is almost dead. The KJV and ESV say "My daughter is at the point of death", meaning that she is at the mouth of death, about to die (but not dead yet).

The simple answer is, virtually all translations put it the same way. In Mark, Jairus is saying that his daughter is almost dead. The same incident occurs in Matthew, but Matthew changes Jairus' words to "My daughter is ALREADY dead". He could not have said both statements at the same time, because they are mutually exclusive.

So whether you call yourself a "Christian" or not, the point is, you assert that the Bible is the correct standard, and that the Bible is the 100% Word of God and without errors. If this is so, please explain the above contradiction to us, and tell us which version (Mark's or Matthew's) you choose to believe or disbelieve. If you say you believe in both, please explain how you can simultaneously believe in two completely contradictory and mutually exclusive statements.

Thanks.

This particular column started as a very polite question from a Christian who was curious about Islam. Answers and comments were equally civil initially. Then suddenly a few seemingly fanatics of religions destroyed the peaceful exchanges of information into a war of ideologies. How do you think you can impress the questioner with such an attitude. Criticize not one another's beliefs. You need not be hostile to prove a point.....you can equally impress your opponent with polite but firm answers based on the religious teachings not your personal opinions. Let us keep this discussion civil........

Arguments are natural when you have differences of opinions but they don't have to be harsh and hurting. I am sure you in the West, young and strong-headed maybe, have heard debates of scholars on theology on youtubes on the many websites originating mostly from the West too. You should learn from these knowledgeable and gentle people albeit militant in their voices/presentations. You see how well prepared they are (particularly the muslims) when they exploit their own Holy Book and those of their opponents as well. They DO NOT insult one another and they never lose their objectives of "un-earthing" the truth by first proving the authenticity of their sources. They do not ramble their own opinions. The truth will glare at you so to speak without having to resort to stamping on or embarrassing you opponents. Yes, I have noticed that whenever there is such a debate between, say, a Christian and muslim scholars, it is always obvious the the latter is always well prepared knowing not only their own Holy Book but also that of the opponent. In the end, in a cordial atmosphere, the audience can conclude for themselves the right from the less right. We should keep this forum as clean and civil as possible, please.....