Jews and Christians and Allah

AnnieTwo wrote: Cyril wrote: DavidC Could you for example tell me what is original (I mean an original religious doctrine that cannot be found in other religions) in the Quran? You tell me most of it is original. Just give me a few examples. One original thing is in my mind at the moment that is the doctrine of abrogation. Oh abrogation is a very interesting subject.  Within less than 23 years Allah abrogated 500 sayings, according to some sources, less according to others.  This is practically unheard of in the Holy Bible. Annie

Don't Christians believe the New Testament to almost completely abrogate the Old Testament? Even though Jesus said:

Matthew 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

5:18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.

Cyril wrote: DavidC You said that most of the Quran is original so I thought I would get a long list a new things. I was wondering what ribaa meant until I thought about usury. It is forbidden by the Quran and by the Bible (Leviticus 25:35-37), so nothing new. I agree with you that the ban of alcohol is new. Does that ban concern all intoxicants? The belief in Jinns existed in Arabic paganism.

Jinns existed before the revelations were sent to the Prophet Mohammed(PBUH). They are not pagan related, they are creatures created by Allah of fire and they also have free will.

Yes, the Bible forbids the usury as does the Quran. The Quran is very specific and forceful about this, and Muslims take this very seriously.

You say that Jesus was a Jew so it is only natural for him to use the Old Testament in his teaching. Yet according to the New Testament, and most of the Christians on this forum, Jesus' teaching changed the Laws of the Old Testament into a new covenant. Therefore, most of the books of the Old Testament are no longer relevant to Christians, but to Judaism only.

So, Jesus was born a Jew, but was never REALLY a Jew in his beliefs or his teachings.

We believe that the Quran corrects and completes the Message of God sent down to all of the Prophets and Messengers. There are bound to be similarities, as there is only One God.

The Quran established the prayers, the rights of women, (which were woefully missing before), division of inheritance, re-established the practice of worshipping God alone with no intermediary needed, it corrects the misconceptions held about earlier Prophets: The Prophet Lot committed incest, the Prophet Noah was a drunk, These were Prophets of God, they were the best of men. The Quran teaches Eve was NOT a sinful temptress who tricked Adam into sin, and that when both Adam and Eve sinned, they sought God's forgiveness and He gave it.  It teaches that man was created to be vicegerents of the earth, that our place here is not because of original sin, but rather what we were created to do. It teaches that God is the Most Merciful and Oft Forgiving.

As far as revering God, the Prophets, and the Messengers of God, the Quran far outshines Biblical texts.