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I would like to ask . If nothing from an Islamic point of view, can further the distance of Islam, from any other religion whatever the similarities, than the denial of the prophet surely?
That depends a great deal on who you ask. It even depends on which part of a claimed scripture one reads. The Qur'an speaks favourably of Jews as 'the People of the Book' though it also says that the Book of the Jews is corrupted, and opposes Jews in other ways. It blames Jews for rejecting Jesus- though, in practice, Muslims are no less opposed to Jesus than Jews are. Muslims call Jesus a prophet, but it is hard to find any of Jesus' sayings that they agree with, other than what is common to religion generally. Arguably the only real distinctive about Islam is its insistence that another religion- Christianity- is untrue. Muslims say that Jesus did not die, which destroys the whole faith; Jews say that Jesus did not exist, or if he did, was of no account. It makes no practical difference.Aren't these two religions almost the same exact thing? Judaislam
Both are very, very, very similar, though I think in Islam you could convert without a bar mitzva.
Both do not allow pork.
Both believe in one God.
Both believe that Jesus was not God's son (though Islam thinks Jesus was a prophet and Jewish do not).
Both believe in an afterlife (heaven, but hell varies among Jewish people).
Noah's Ark.
Adam and Eve.
Etc.
Aren't these two religions almost the same exact thing? Judaislam
That depends a great deal on who you ask. It even depends on which part of a claimed scripture one reads. The Qur'an speaks favourably of Jews as 'the People of the Book' though it also says that the Book of the Jews is corrupted, and opposes Jews in other ways. It blames Jews for rejecting Jesus- though, in practice, Muslims are no less opposed to Jesus than Jews are. Muslims call Jesus a prophet, but it is hard to find any of Jesus' sayings that they agree with, other than what is common to religion generally. Arguably the only real distinctive about Islam is its insistence that another religion- Christianity- is untrue. Muslims say that Jesus did not die, which destroys the whole faith; Jews say that Jesus did not exist, or if he did, was of no account. It makes no practical difference.
Of course, historic Muslim antipathy to Judaism is well known. Yet, after the centuries of Islamic imperialism had reached a limit, most Jews accepted Islam as a non-pagan religion, despite Christianity (or what passed for Christianity) being condemned as pagan. The reason given was that Islam was monotheist. This does not really convince, though, because the New Testament was also monotheist, even if trinitarian Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, then the only claimants to Christianity, were hardly so.
What Judaism and Islam (and indeed the RCC and the EO) have in common is justification by works. The works vary, but the principle is the same. What both are agreed on is that justification is not by faith, despite Abraham's justification by faith before he was circumcised, despite the abundant evidence that Law did not work, despite divine dissatisfaction with Mosaic Law, and despite promise of a better, and different, covenant to replace the old one. The evidence seems to be that, despite substantial agreement on matters soteriological, Islam has attempted to wipe out Judaism because it provides material evidence for Jesus.
Yes yes the evil jews changed everything to their liking.
Probably there were just 3 laws, but given our masochistic blood we added 610 more to be happy. I wonder if anyone has ever written a book about that... \(€_€/
Both are very, very, very similar, though I think in Islam you could convert without a bar mitzva.
Both do not allow pork.
Both believe in one God.
Both believe that Jesus was not God's son (though Islam thinks Jesus was a prophet and Jewish do not).
Both believe in an afterlife (heaven, but hell varies among Jewish people).
Noah's Ark.
Adam and Eve.
Etc.
Aren't these two religions almost the same exact thing? Judaislam
I think the similarities or differences would run deeper than you criteria, which is superficial at best.Both are very, very, very similar, though I think in Islam you could convert without a bar mitzva.
Both do not allow pork.
Both believe in one God.
Both believe that Jesus was not God's son (though Islam thinks Jesus was a prophet and Jewish do not).
Both believe in an afterlife (heaven, but hell varies among Jewish people).
Noah's Ark.
Adam and Eve.
Etc.
Aren't these two religions almost the same exact thing? Judaislam
Both are very, very, very similar, though I think in Islam you could convert without a bar mitzva.
Both do not allow pork.
Both believe in one God.
Both believe that Jesus was not God's son (though Islam thinks Jesus was a prophet and Jewish do not).
Both believe in an afterlife (heaven, but hell varies among Jewish people).
Noah's Ark.
Adam and Eve.
Etc.
Aren't these two religions almost the same exact thing? Judaislam