BlaznFattyz said:
i dont see muslim as a sister religion nor do i think they have anything in common with christianity. although i think we all should see each other as brothers in the world. Christians should love everyone regardless of their ignorance and help them to take that leap of faith and be saved through the Son of God Jesus Christ, and invite the Holy Spirit to guide them. but a religion that ignores the words of the prophets that proclaim the christ was born the son of god, ignores the words of john the baptist who made way for christ the son of god and baptized him, and ignores that crucifixion of jesus christ the son of god and rose again on the third day to be the salvation of the world, a religion that does not believe that the father the son and the holy ghost are one in the same, i dont see how you can even ask if they are related religions.
Let us explore this further my friend. "Islam" means surrender or submission to the will of Allah (Arabic for God Almighty), in whose eyes all men are equal, in whose service all men are brothers. Islam centers on the simplest, most straightforward of creeds. There is no god but God, and Mohammed is his prophet.
This latter clause emphasizes Islam's division from other monotheistic faiths. Muslims (one who submits), revere Mohammed as the greatest prophet who ever lived, the last of the messengers sent by God. Muslims honor him and the prophets who preceded him, notably Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus - as human, not divine. Allah rules alone.
Mohammed's role was to bring to a perverse and materialistic society, through the express mandate of God, an absolute and final revelation: The Qu'ran.
At the time of Mohammed's birth the Arabian desert was a realm of wandering tribes and caravan cneters dominated by patrician traders. Men valued manliness and eloquence, demanded fierce loyalty to the clan. They worshiped nature spirits, made pilgrimages to a cube-shaped shrine in Mecca housing dozens of gods. This was the year 570 AD (ACE).
At age 12, Mohammed met a Christian hermit while on his way to Syria, who predicted that Mohammed he would become a prophet.
As a young adult Mohammed was a hard working shepard and camel driver, and earned the reputation of being called al-Amin, "the trustworthy." Later, as a contented married man with four daughters, Mohammed would often reflect on life in a cave on Mount Hira, about three miles from Mecca.
In 610 AD (ACE) in the month of what is now called Ramadan, Mohammed experienced the "Night of Power". This night, the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mohammed and ordered him to recite
"In the name of thy Lord who createth, Createh man from a clot. And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, Who teacheth by the pen, Teacheth man that which he knew not."
This became the first words of the Qu'ran.
At this time, monotheism was beginning to show up in the Arabian area, and "Allah" was considered the Chief God.
Arabs and Jews had in Abraham, a common ancestor.
Arab and Jew, are in fact brothers in blood.
My post was in support of your view. Just want to make sure you and all the beautiful folks here know that.
