Mohammad from the Quran

Answer 1

Muslims believe in Allah is one, merciful, forgiving and has all powers. The Islamic faith is based on five "pillars" which the Muslim must adhere if it is hoped to be saved.

The pillars are:

The Confession of Faith - "There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his last prophet"

Ritual Prayer (Salat) - At five times of the day (A sixth prayer is recommended but not mandatory)

Alms (zakat) - Mandatory and voluntary offerings for the poor

Fasting (Saum) - Especially during the month "holy" Ramadan

The pilgrimage (Hajj) - At least once in his life in Mecca

Even if he observes each of the pillars of faith, a Muslim will not have assurance of salvation in the Christian sense. Islam is a religion based on self-righteousness. Muslims often believe, the Day of Judgment, Allah (or angel) furnish oneself with a balance and weigh the actions of each person. Their hope is that good deeds will outweigh the bad, but the judgment remains subject to the will of Allah, regardless of justice (Cyril, 34-44).

Another interpretation is that the actions of men are written in a book that Allah will open the Day of Judgment. It will place the works of man be in his right hand, either in his left hand. The real way to win paradise is to die as a martyr for jihad and Islamic holy war (Ahmed, 31-29).

Mohammed is the greatest prophet of Islam, but the Koran often speaks of Jesus, also known as Isa. The belief in angels and evil spirits, the jinn, plays a very important role in the daily lives of many Muslims. The Koran states that "good and evil spirits come from Allah," but the popular beliefs of Islam provide a real and often terrifying dimension to this doctrine. Like any religion, Islam permeates every aspect of life. In the Qur'an and the Hadith are all instructions regulating every detail of daily life of a Muslim.

Answer 2

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are all monotheistic religions whose followers worship the same God. Muhammad founded Islam, Moses founded Judaism, and Jesus founded Christianity. Judaism was the first monotheistic religion, and then Christianity followed after. Jesus was a Jew and the people who believed that Jesus was the son of God became the Christians. Muhammad was the last prophet and created Islam. Muhammad taught his followers that all people who worshiped one God are equal. Abraham was the person who started the practice of monotheism. All three of these religions developed from his idea.

While the two communities [Judaism & Christianity] draw from [amongst] the same biblical texts of ancient Israel, they have developed different traditions of interpretation. Christians view these texts through the lens of the New Testament, while Jews understand these scriptures through the traditions of rabbinic commentary (Karen, 101-115).

These differences are not intractable and offer both Jews and Christians an opportunity to gather around the texts that they share in order to develop a deeper understanding of each other's hermeneutical traditions. This type of sharing will allow them not ...