Christianity Compared with Islam
Join us in an exploration of Christianity and Islam side-by-side to discover the truth.
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A beautiful example
Verily in the messenger of Allah ye have a good example for him who looketh unto Allah and the Last Day, and remembereth Allah much.
The Word became flesh
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Uthman burns the Quran
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman came to `Uthman at the time when the people of Sham and the people of Iraq were Waging war to conquer Arminya and Adharbijan. Hudhaifa was afraid of their (the people of Sham and Iraq) differences in the recitation of the Qur'an, so he said to `Uthman, "O chief of the Believers! Save this nation before they differ about the Book (Qur'an) as Jews...
Not wanting different versions of the Quran in circulation, Uthman, the third Caiph of Islam, collected the varient copies, compiled a single copy and burned the copies of the Quran that didn't match.
Jesus is the word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
The first sacrifice
The LORD God made garments of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.
The first sacrifice that points to the ultimate sacrifice of the cross
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.”
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.
'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...
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