If you see Arabia on a map you can see that it is surrounded by mountains (http://bit.ly/aYbLjl) therefore they were never invaded by other empires and so there was little influence from other cultures. (an example of how invasion could lead to influence is how Ethiopia at the time was a christian country, how? they were colonized years before by the Romans and gained there independence around 600AD, but they kept their christian culture) There was little influence on the Arab from other nations. So how would you explain Mohammad son of Abdullah to come up with descriptive and precise information that was mentioned in the Bible as well as the Torah. How could a great transition from polytheistic idol worshiping to a monotheistic worship occur.
So even if Mohammad wasn't an unlettered man how would he come up with this information, you have to understand traveling across the continent and learning all of these ideas was not as easy as it is now, they had no planes, or cars, or trains back then.
Abu Hurairh reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The similitude of mine and that of the Apostles before me is that of a person who built a house quite imposing and beautiful, but for one brick in one of its corners. People would go round it, appreciating the building, but saying: Why has the brick not been fixed here? He said: I am that brick and I am the last of the Apostles.
And he said, the Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; and shined forth from Mount Paran and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2)
In this verse Moses is promised three manifestations of the glory of God. The first of these appeared on Sinai in the time of Moses. Time passed. The second manifestation promised in the prophecy was to take place at Seir, a part of the world near where the miracles of Jesus took place. "Rising up from Seir," therefore, meant the advent of Jesus.
The third manifestation of divine glory was to take its rise from Paran, and Paran (Arabic Faran) is the name of the hills which lie between Mecca, the birth place of Muhammad, and Medina, the town where he died. According to the Old Testament, Ishmael, the ancestor of Muhammad, lived in this part. Thus we have in the Bible:
And God was with the lad (Ishmael): and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran. (Genesis 21:20-21)
http://www.alislam.org/books/in-bible/index.html
Christianity is basically Judaism + Jesus with a bunch of hijacked Pagan holidays thrown in as the celebrations. Every religion is based on other ones.
No, it has not. Jesus attended synagogue and temple as did the apostles. Christians were considered renegade Jews and were not called Christians until Antioch. Acts 11:26. Christianity was born out of Judaism. In case you did not know a lot of the holidays coincide with the Jewish Holy days to this day! Easter the same as Passover. Hanukkah and Christmas are the Festival of lights but Christians also celebrate the birth, life and Resurrection of The Messiah etc...
Like Catholicism you are born into Islam If your parents are.
This is the periodic order of where these different beliefs originated from.
Christianity originated from Judaism, but Christianity is not Judaism. Or more to the point Catholicism originated from Judaism, but Catholicism is not Judaism. Islam originated from both Judaism and Christianity (Catholicism), but Islam is not Judaism or Christianity (Catholicism). Mainline Protestantism originated from Catholicism, but Mainline Protestantism is not Catholicism. Fundamental Protestantism originated from Mainline Protestantism, but Fundamental Protestantism is not Mainline Protestantism.
islam certainly hijacked a lot of early Judaism, it hijacked Jesus as a prophet but denies that he is the son of God, although he certainly claimed to be, and they say of Jesus that he spoke the truth, (confusing or what)
wtf? Islam has been around for 1400 years. just because a lot of people in the West didn't know anything about it doesn't mean it popped up. and even now, I feel like a lot Westerners have a very distorted view of Islam.
Islam came to restore the religion of God to its original form.
The reason Islam came late is because God was testing the Jews and Christians to see how long
they could remain faithful to Him.