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Patty 
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 Topic: The Words of JesusPosted: 26 July 2006 at 7:54pm |
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I understand that Muslims believe Jesus was a great prophet. As such, it would seem to me that you also believe He spoke only the truth. However, in many posts there are contradictions made to His teachings. Can someone explain to me how you can revere Him as a great prophet, yet at the same time not believe all He has said or revealed through his apostles? God's Peace. |
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Posted: 26 July 2006 at 9:21pm |
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Jesus was indeed a prophet but only what the Koran says about him and his teachings are accurate. The Bible that the Jews and Christians have contained the word of God, but has been corrupted by additions and subtractions over time. Not everything claimed by Christians that is found int the Bible is necessarily something Jesus actually said or did. For example, the Bible teaches that Jesus was divine. The Koran refutes this error, and on Judgement Day Jesus himself will rebuke those who worshipped him as divine and deny being deity. Also, Jesus was not crucified either but the evil one planning to have him murdered in this fashioned died in such a way. Jesus died and went to Paradise but has not been resurrected like the Bible claims. The Koran teaches that Jesus was born of a virgin--Mary, so this part is true. Edited by B.H. |
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Posted: 27 July 2006 at 2:58am |
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In the name of Allah, Most
Gracious, Most Merciful Greetings Patty, Hope you are doing better now. I
am writing this with all due respect to you and your belief. It is an article of faith for every Muslim to believe in all the
Prophets of God and all revelations of God. As Muslims we believe what the Quran says and also believe what
the last Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) said. The Taurah, the Zaboor or the Injeel (Bible) may partly contain
the word of God but these books are certainly not the exact, accurate and
complete revelations given to the prophets. The Qur�an presents all the different prophets of Allah as
belonging to one single brotherhood; all had a similar prophetic mission and
the same basic message. The Qur�an says that the differences which exist between various
religions are not the responsibility of the prophets, but of the followers of
these prophets who forgot part of what they had been taught, and furthermore,
misinterpreted and changed the scriptures. All prophets were sent to a particular nation, except
Muhammad(pbuh), who was sent for all
mankind because he was the LAST prophet to be sent by Allah. If Jesus would
have been the last prophet then we would have followed the Bible today. But
always the teachings of all prophets were subject to deviations. Since Quran
was the last revelation, Allah promised to guard its authenticity till the day
of judgement. We respect Jesus (peace be upon him) as much as any other Prophet
but do not follow the Bible because we do not consider it �completely� authentic
like the Quran. There is nothing contradictory about it. It is not Jesus�
teachings that we disagree with, he taught what all the prophets taught. It is the misinterpretations and changes made to
all previous scriptures that keeps us away from them. This is our belief. Hope I have explained it ok! Take care. Peace. |
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Allah is Sufficient as a Walee (Protector) and Allah is Sufficient as a Naseer (Helper).
(Surah An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #45) |
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Posted: 27 July 2006 at 4:09am |
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Thank you both for responding to my question! So I suppose at the bottom line, this is where faith comes in for all of us....the People of the Book. We either have faith that the Bible or the Qur'an is true; we have faith that God would not have sent His words only to be twisted and cause confusion.......or, we believe he did; and we then try to live our lives as we all know Allah/God would expect us to live. (Here is where we fail so miserably, don't you think?) Why do we fail to "love our neighbor as ourselves" so often and so badly? Do you believe it is because of our human nature? Peace be with you. Edited by Patty |
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Posted: 27 July 2006 at 4:17am |
Masha Allah , well said, but I did not get this part right...you said Jesus died?? |
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Posted: 27 July 2006 at 4:25am |
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Patty,
If we do not love our neighbour, it is our shortcoming. May Allah guide us to be better human beings.  Peace. |
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Allah is Sufficient as a Walee (Protector) and Allah is Sufficient as a Naseer (Helper).
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Posted: 27 July 2006 at 4:25am |
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Amah, maybe B.H. meant that Jesus "eventually" died and went to Paradise....not that he died on the cross. Just a guess from me. God's Peace. |
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Posted: 27 July 2006 at 7:32am |
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Amah,
Jesus himself said he would die in peace, though he did not die on the cross if I understand right.
One qoute from the Holy Quran is from Jesus himself found in 19:32-33. Another is found in 3:55, and comparing it with 19:32-33 I assume Allah took him by allowing him to die first. |
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