Some interesting information:
The Six Articles of Faith in Islam (pretty much verbatim, from pages 38-44
1) There is God (Allah in Arabic). The Muslims somehow believe that the Christian Trinity is comprised of God the Father, God the Son, and the Virgin Mary. You have to be careful to jump the gun and equate Isa (Jesus) with God. That would be a shirk, or blasphemy against God.
2) Angels. Gabriel is an archangel they believe strengthened Jesus. (in many ways their description of Gabriel sounds like the Holy Spirit). Other than angels, who make known to people the will of God, are other beings called jinn. Jinn are not men, nor angels but are something in between which can be either good or evil. (saved or condemned) They are often connected with disasters and accidents and are believed to haunt abandoned places and deserts. Some Muslims will go at great lengths to avoid these jinn, which leads them to act out a variety of superstitious practices.
3) The Holy Books: the Taureh, the Zabur, the Injil, the Hadith, and the Qur'an.
The first one, the Jewish Torah. Second, Psalms of David, third, the Gospels (Muslims consider the teachings of Jesus holy)... The Hadith is not a single canonized volume but a series of traditions. The Qur'an is regarded the final revelation to the last prophet, Muhammad.
4) The Prophets: Their major prophets are- Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.
"Jesus (Isa in the Qur'an) is regarded as the holiest prophet, without sin, born of a virgin, and, interestingly called 'his word' (Q 4:171)
5) The Day of Judgment: They share a pretty similar eschatology of judgment, except they are more inclusive. They believe that Jews and Christians may be saved, while all other infidels will go to hell.
6) Predestination: Muqaddar, an almost fatalistically deterministic view of one's fate because God is sovereign and supreme.
The Six Articles of Faith in Islam (pretty much verbatim, from pages 38-44
1) There is God (Allah in Arabic). The Muslims somehow believe that the Christian Trinity is comprised of God the Father, God the Son, and the Virgin Mary. You have to be careful to jump the gun and equate Isa (Jesus) with God. That would be a shirk, or blasphemy against God.
2) Angels. Gabriel is an archangel they believe strengthened Jesus. (in many ways their description of Gabriel sounds like the Holy Spirit). Other than angels, who make known to people the will of God, are other beings called jinn. Jinn are not men, nor angels but are something in between which can be either good or evil. (saved or condemned) They are often connected with disasters and accidents and are believed to haunt abandoned places and deserts. Some Muslims will go at great lengths to avoid these jinn, which leads them to act out a variety of superstitious practices.
3) The Holy Books: the Taureh, the Zabur, the Injil, the Hadith, and the Qur'an.
The first one, the Jewish Torah. Second, Psalms of David, third, the Gospels (Muslims consider the teachings of Jesus holy)... The Hadith is not a single canonized volume but a series of traditions. The Qur'an is regarded the final revelation to the last prophet, Muhammad.
4) The Prophets: Their major prophets are- Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad.
"Jesus (Isa in the Qur'an) is regarded as the holiest prophet, without sin, born of a virgin, and, interestingly called 'his word' (Q 4:171)
5) The Day of Judgment: They share a pretty similar eschatology of judgment, except they are more inclusive. They believe that Jews and Christians may be saved, while all other infidels will go to hell.
6) Predestination: Muqaddar, an almost fatalistically deterministic view of one's fate because God is sovereign and supreme.
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