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Christianity Compared with Islam

Join us in an exploration of Christianity and Islam side-by-side to discover the truth.

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'Permission to beat them'

Iyas ibn Abdullah ibn Abu Dhubab reported the Messenger of Allah as saying: Do not beat Allah's handmaidens, but when Umar came to the Messenger of Allah and said: Women have become emboldened towards their husbands, he (the Prophet) gave permission to beat them. Then many women came round the family of the Messenger of Allah complaining against their husbands. So the Messenger of Allah said: Many women have gone round...

AbuDawud 2141

The Word became flesh

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:1

See also: John 1:14

Allah is a monad

Say: He is Allah, the One! Allah, the eternally Besought of all! He begetteth not nor was begotten. And there is none comparable unto Him.

Quran 112.1-4

One God, with one person, who is eternally unapproachable.

Before Abraham was born

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”

John 8:58

John 8:41 “Abraham did not want to kill me”

John 8:56 “Your father Abraham rejoiced at seeing my day”. Jesus could have used ‘Emen’ (past tense) ‘Before Abraham was, I was’, But he used ‘Eimi’ (present)

See also: Exodus 3:14

Serpent crusher

I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel.”

Genesis 3:15

The Saviour will defeat Satan (head crushed) through suffering (heal bruised)

God and man in the garden were together

The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:7

See also: Genesis 3:8

The Quran confuses the Ka'aba

Allah hath appointed the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, a standard for mankind, and the Sacred Month and the offerings and the garlands. That is so that ye may know that Allah knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and that Allah is Knower of all things.

Quran 5.97

All assume that Abraham and Ishmael build it…

However, the historical record has Abraham in Canaan

Kissing the black stone was a Nabatean worship practice before Muhammad, and 600 miles further north

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