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Christianity Compared with Islam

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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...

Bukhari 4987

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.

In paradise Allah is not close

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle, offer prayer perfectly and fasts the month of Ramadan, will rightfully be granted Paradise by Allah, no matter whether he fights in Allah's Cause or remains in the land where he is born." The people said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Shall we acquaint the people with the is good news?" He said, "Paradise has one-hundred grades which Allah...

Bukhari 2790

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

Letters of Paul are scripture

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you, as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

2 Peter 3:15-16

Quran: Jesus no more than a messenger

The Messiah, son of Mary, was no other than a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) had passed away before him. And his mother was a saintly woman. And they both used to eat (earthly) food. See how We make the revelations clear for them, and see how they are turned away!

Quran 5.75

See also: Quran 4.171

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.

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

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