Christianity according to Islamic Beliefs

Description from the publisher: Introduction: The Father and founder of the most important religious impact on mankind was Abraham. He was sincere, humble, devoted and submissive to the One True God (Allah), commonly called the God of Abraham. He is universally known as the Father of Abraham, as he is the father of both the Israelites and Ishmaelites. Abraham’s great contribution to religious history comprises the following: - He established monotheism as the rational concept of the Creator of the universe. - He united the people of the east and the west as part of one family, through marriage with Sarah and Hagar. - He left a legacy of prophets among the Israelites beginning with Jacob and ending with Jesus. - He revived the town of Makkah, which was the first established centre for worship by Adam when he came down to earth. - He rebuilt the Kaba which was the first House of worship, but was destroyed, as some scholars believed by the flood in Noah’s time - He introduced the human family in the barren lands of Makkah; from them came the people dedicatedly practicing the Upright Way of Life, called Islam. - He received, on behalf of the people, the Promised Land. Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian as Judaism started with Jacob who was his grandson; and Christianity began with Paul. During his life time there was no concept of on people being the “chosen one”, nor of the other being called the “saved one”. One thing that is accepted by all the prophets is that Abraham was righteous and will go to heaven. As a matter os fact, in Christianity, he is considered to be in heaven right now. Abraham is therefore a universal model for mankind. From the progeny of Isaac came the Israelites who were divided into twelve tribes, distinct and separate from one another. They did not only stay as tribes following the religion of their ancestors, but later became even more divided into a variation of religious beliefs including monotheism and trinity. From the progeny of Ishmael cam Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who established himself as the universal Messenger for the whole of mankind. He united all the people into a common life style with a common belief, known as Islam. This new faith introduced by him established the fundamental unities, i.e. - Unity of Nature - Unity of Mankind - Unity of Knowledge As Islamic Culture was divinely revealed, there can be no change in the Fundamental Principles upon which it was built and therefore the followers of this faith have com

שנה

2007

שפה

English

הוצאה

A.S. Noordeen

מהדורות

1

ISBN

9789830652740

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