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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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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.

John 1:1-2

See also: Hebrews 1:1-2

Forgotten Surah of the Quran

Abu Harb b. Abu al-Aswad reported on the authority of his father that Abu Musa al-Ash'ari sent for the reciters of Basra. They came to him and they were three hundred in number. They recited the Qur'an and he said: You are the best among the inhabitants of Basra, for you are the reciters among them. So continue to recite it. (But bear in mind) that your reciting for a long...

Muslim 1050

'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

Jesus to be honoured with the Father

that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who doesn’t honour the Son doesn’t honour the Father who sent him.

John 5:23

Christians and Jews commanded to obey their scriptures

And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil). Let the People of the Gospel judge by that which Allah hath revealed...

Quran 5.46-47

If Christians in 7th century are to judge by the NT, it must be trustworthy. All modern translations are based upon manuscripts 100s of years before the 7th century. see http://codexsinaiticus.org for an online version of the whole Bible from 350AD.

See also: Quran 5.68

Jesus, the only way to the Father

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

John 14:6

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

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