In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Abraham -> Issac and his descendants -> Judaism -> Christianity.
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Ishmael and his descendants
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Islam
- All three claims that there is only One God.
- The fundamental theological difference arises from the acceptance/ denial of the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
- Each one of these three religions have something in common with a second other, which totally contradicts the third other.
Example:
- Jesus is Messiah in both Christianity and Islam, but not in Judaism.
- Wine is allowed in Judaism and Christianity, but not in Islam.
- God is one in Judaism and Islam, but its a triune God in Christianity
You'd be surprised to know just how important/loved/respected Jesus and the Virgin Mary are in Islam (Chapter 19 is dedicated to Virgin Mary in Quran).
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10 brief points Christians
should know about Muslims and Jesus
By Sound Vision Staff Writer
1. Muslims love Jesus. We also love Abraham, Moses, and Noah, to name just a few other Prophets Muslims revere. May God's peace be upon all of these great messengers of God.
2. Muslims also love the mother of Jesus, the Virgin Mary. We believe she was a pious and noble woman chosen over all of the women of the world.
3. Muslims believe that Jesus was born miraculously of a virgin mother and no father. His birth is miraculous like the birth of Adam, the first human being, who was created with neither mother nor father.
4. Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the son of God. God is so powerful and self-sufficient that He does not need a son or any kind of partner.
5. In Arabic Bible the name for God is Allah. Therefore all Arab Christian call God Allah as Muslim do as well.
6. Jesus did not die on the cross. Rather, God saved him as his enemies were confused about him. Jesus was taken up by God to Heaven.
7. Jesus is called Isa (pronounced Eesa) in Arabic.
8. Jesus performed miracles by the Will of God, like healing the blind and those with leprosy.
9. Jesus prayed to the same God as all Prophets and we pray to.
10.Jesus will return before the end of the world.
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The second coming of Jesus is one of our core beliefs as well as one of the signs that judgment day is near.
Islam, Christianity and Judaism have a lot of common ground... and islam is the last chance for people .
Here's the english translation of Virgin Mary's chapter in the Quran
http://www.islam101.com/quran/yusufAli/QURAN/19.htm
peace be with you