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Seasons Greeting to you and your family. AS CHRISTMAS SEASON LOOMS AROUND THE WORLD. Do you know?. That its part of the belief for Muslims also to respect Jesus and his Mother Mary. A Muslim never refers to him…. simply as "Jesus", but always adds the phrase "upon him be peace." .
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Seasons Greeting to you and your family AS CHRISTMAS SEASON LOOMS AROUND THE WORLD
Do you know? That its part of the belief for Muslims also to respect Jesus and his Mother Mary
A Muslim never refers to him… simply as "Jesus", but always adds the phrase "upon him be peace."
About Christians Quran speaks very generously • ……..and nearest among them in love to the believers will you find those who say, 'We are Christians,' because amongst these are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world, and they are not arrogant" (5:82).
Living in harmony It is this respect towards Christian belief which made 14 million Christians in Arab lands, predominantly ruled by Muslims to live in harmony from centuries.
Many monuments of people of the book are in the Islamic World An old church in Egypt with Islamic Style of Architecture The grave of prophet Yahya ( John the Baptist )inside Ummayad Masjid in Syria Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Turkey Baptism site where Jesus(pbuh) believed to be Baptized in Jordan Straight Street a place mentioned in Bible located in Syria
The Qur'an confirms his virgin birth, and an entire surah (chapter) of the Qur'an is entitled "Mary.“( Chapter 19)
Quran mentions birth of Jesus as follows ‘Behold! The angels said: God gives you glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name is Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, illustrious in this world and hereafter, one of the company of those nearest to God. (QURAN 3:45)
Miracles of Jesus Jesus performed miracles by God’s Will. He could heal the blind, cure the leper and bring back the dead to life. He performed Miracle even with simple things like food, causing provisions for his disciples to come miraculously from heaven Quran 5:112-115
His First Miracle • “When she ( Mary) pointed to him, they asked, ‘How can we talk to a child in the cradle?’ He [Jesus] said: ‘Indeed, I am a servant of Allaah. He gave me the scripture and made me a prophet.’ ” Qur’aan, (19):29-30
Tolerance Islam is a unique faith which asks Muslims • to believe in all the Prophets, • recognize all the Scriptures given to them, and • respect all other faiths, and not force our faith on anyone else.
Similar to IslamBible Prohibits Making Idols • : “You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” Exodus 20 verse 4
AlsoBible Prohibits Eating Pork • "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you". Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch, they are unclean to you."[Leviticus 11:7-8] • "And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass."[Deuteronomy 14:8] • A similar prohibition is repeated in the Bible in the book of Isaiah chapter 65 verse 2-5.
Mission is same • Neither Muhammad nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in One God, brought by earlier prophets, but to confirm and renew it
Teachings of Jesus in Quran (Jesus said) “ It is God who is my Lord and your Lord;Then worship him alone. This is a way that is straight Quran 3:51
Same as What Jesus said in the Bible “ The Lord our God is one Lord.. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength.This is the first commandment. ST.MARK 12:29-30 KING JAMES VERSION
Conclusive Call of Quran “O people of the book! Come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but God; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lord and patrons other than God. Quran 3:64 Sharaf_kuwait@yahoo.com