The three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, have a lot more in common than it appears at first glance. All three have Abraham as a common starting point. One belief that all three religions have in common is the coming of a Messiah, who will be preceded by an anti-Christ or "false messiah." This does not imply that the false messiah that the Christians have been warned to look out for is going to be of the Islamic faith. The muslim antichrist, in Islamic eschatology, is an evil figure who will attempt to impersonate the Messiah in the time leading up to the Day of Resurrection.
In Islam, the name of the false prophet will be Masih ad-Dajjal. Literally translated, this means "false messiah." He will be the 30th in a long line of imposters. This last Dajjal is expected to be blind in his right eye, which will be swollen to the size of a grape. A false prophet, if he is going to be any good at his job, might be expected to try and disguise this tell-tale feature in some way, at least if he is keeping up with his Islamic eschatology.
Eschatology is the study of events leading up to the end of the world, or at least the end of civilization. All three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have striking similarities in the details of their expectations of the end times. Here, we will compare the eschatologies of Christianity and Islam.
Christians expect an increasing number of earthquakes, famines and wars (Matthew 24:7). This is the same in Islamic eschatology (Hadith - Bukhari 9.237). Both Christianity and Islam agree that the date and hour of the Messiah's return is unknown.
The majority of Christians would probably be very surprised to learn what Muslims think of Jesus. A large proportion love Jesus, believe He is the Messiah and put him up there with prophets like Moses, Abraham and Noah, along with Muhammad. They believe Him to be the Son of God and worship him accordingly. Others think He is a false prophet.
The role of Mary and her role in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ are mentioned in the Quran, the Islamic authoritative document similar in function to the Holy Bible. According to Islam, Allah (or God), Mary and Jesus are collectively known as the Trinity. Muslims, like their Christian brothers and sisters, believe that Jesus performed many miracles. Like followers of Christ, they attribute the power behind these miracles as God, and not the Man himself.
Basically, there is sufficient overlap between the three Abrahamic faiths that maybe we should stop kicking the crap out of each other and consolidate our common ground. Where there are differences, these can be attributed to Satan, the Father of all Lies, whose self-made mission it is to separate Man from God.
As we appear to be approaching the end times, we should obsess less over trivial differences, like why a 4,000 year-old wooden boat has no visible remains. We should instead listen to the collective wisdom of all the prophets and treat each other with a bit of respect. God can clear up the minutiae when He gets here. If, that is, he sees fit.
In Islam, the name of the false prophet will be Masih ad-Dajjal. Literally translated, this means "false messiah." He will be the 30th in a long line of imposters. This last Dajjal is expected to be blind in his right eye, which will be swollen to the size of a grape. A false prophet, if he is going to be any good at his job, might be expected to try and disguise this tell-tale feature in some way, at least if he is keeping up with his Islamic eschatology.
Eschatology is the study of events leading up to the end of the world, or at least the end of civilization. All three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have striking similarities in the details of their expectations of the end times. Here, we will compare the eschatologies of Christianity and Islam.
Christians expect an increasing number of earthquakes, famines and wars (Matthew 24:7). This is the same in Islamic eschatology (Hadith - Bukhari 9.237). Both Christianity and Islam agree that the date and hour of the Messiah's return is unknown.
The majority of Christians would probably be very surprised to learn what Muslims think of Jesus. A large proportion love Jesus, believe He is the Messiah and put him up there with prophets like Moses, Abraham and Noah, along with Muhammad. They believe Him to be the Son of God and worship him accordingly. Others think He is a false prophet.
The role of Mary and her role in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ are mentioned in the Quran, the Islamic authoritative document similar in function to the Holy Bible. According to Islam, Allah (or God), Mary and Jesus are collectively known as the Trinity. Muslims, like their Christian brothers and sisters, believe that Jesus performed many miracles. Like followers of Christ, they attribute the power behind these miracles as God, and not the Man himself.
Basically, there is sufficient overlap between the three Abrahamic faiths that maybe we should stop kicking the crap out of each other and consolidate our common ground. Where there are differences, these can be attributed to Satan, the Father of all Lies, whose self-made mission it is to separate Man from God.
As we appear to be approaching the end times, we should obsess less over trivial differences, like why a 4,000 year-old wooden boat has no visible remains. We should instead listen to the collective wisdom of all the prophets and treat each other with a bit of respect. God can clear up the minutiae when He gets here. If, that is, he sees fit.
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