Quaranism is a branch of the Islamic faith, of which the Quran is the central religious text. Followers of Islam believe the Quran is a revelation from God. While many followers of Islam use other texts apart from the Quran for guidance, Quranists, on the other hand, use the Quran as their sole source of philosophy.
Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is one of the three Abrahamic religions. All three belief systems are based on the history of the same family, that of the prophet Abraham. What follows explains the basis of the three religions based on the story of Abraham as found in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is not an attempt to convert anyone to a particular faith and is meant to be purely descriptive.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He planned to create a home where mankind could live and He could enjoy relationships with each and every one of them. Adam and Eve were intended to live in the Garden of Eden and be the parents of all humanity. He gave them the complete freedom of Paradise; the only thing he told them they were not to do was to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
Satan, a former archangel of God, had other ideas. He was insanely jealous of the new pair. One day, he caught Eve unawares in the Garden. Posing as a snake, or serpent, he lied to her and told her that it was okay to eat the forbidden fruit. So she did, and she shared it with Adam.
When God discovered that his beloved creatures had disobeyed is only rule, he cast them out of Eden. Mankind fell deeper and deeper into sin, breaking God's heart. He decided to destroy the world and all its inhabitants, apart from a man named Noah and his family. He commanded Noah to build an ark, a giant ship, and to save his family and a breeding pair of each of the animals.
Of all of Noah's descendants, God noticed that a man named Abram was a righteous man who really loved Him and lived his life the way God had desired for everybody. He loved Abraham so much, that he promised him and his wife, Sarah, that their descendants would number as many as the stars. As they grew older without having any children, Sarah became impatient, and sent her maid, Hagar, to go to Abraham and start a family. Hagar had a boy named Ishmael, and the strange family lived harmoniously.
That was until Sarah finally had a son, whom they named Isaac, by Abraham. At this point, Ishmael was 13 years old. Sarah had no further interest in Ishmael, and sent him and his mother packing. God promised Hagar that Ishmael would father a great nation. He did, and that nation became the Arab nation, out of which grew the Islamic faith.
And that is the story of the three Abrahamic religions. All share a common ancestor, a common heritage and the same story. All three worship the same deity. One day, one way or another, they will live in harmony with one another.
Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is one of the three Abrahamic religions. All three belief systems are based on the history of the same family, that of the prophet Abraham. What follows explains the basis of the three religions based on the story of Abraham as found in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. It is not an attempt to convert anyone to a particular faith and is meant to be purely descriptive.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He planned to create a home where mankind could live and He could enjoy relationships with each and every one of them. Adam and Eve were intended to live in the Garden of Eden and be the parents of all humanity. He gave them the complete freedom of Paradise; the only thing he told them they were not to do was to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.
Satan, a former archangel of God, had other ideas. He was insanely jealous of the new pair. One day, he caught Eve unawares in the Garden. Posing as a snake, or serpent, he lied to her and told her that it was okay to eat the forbidden fruit. So she did, and she shared it with Adam.
When God discovered that his beloved creatures had disobeyed is only rule, he cast them out of Eden. Mankind fell deeper and deeper into sin, breaking God's heart. He decided to destroy the world and all its inhabitants, apart from a man named Noah and his family. He commanded Noah to build an ark, a giant ship, and to save his family and a breeding pair of each of the animals.
Of all of Noah's descendants, God noticed that a man named Abram was a righteous man who really loved Him and lived his life the way God had desired for everybody. He loved Abraham so much, that he promised him and his wife, Sarah, that their descendants would number as many as the stars. As they grew older without having any children, Sarah became impatient, and sent her maid, Hagar, to go to Abraham and start a family. Hagar had a boy named Ishmael, and the strange family lived harmoniously.
That was until Sarah finally had a son, whom they named Isaac, by Abraham. At this point, Ishmael was 13 years old. Sarah had no further interest in Ishmael, and sent him and his mother packing. God promised Hagar that Ishmael would father a great nation. He did, and that nation became the Arab nation, out of which grew the Islamic faith.
And that is the story of the three Abrahamic religions. All share a common ancestor, a common heritage and the same story. All three worship the same deity. One day, one way or another, they will live in harmony with one another.
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