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In the Islamic tradition, Christians and Jews are believed to worship the same God that Muslims worship. [8] However, to some, there are many different opinions in the discussion of whether Muslims and Christians worship the same God. [9] [10]
For Muslims, just like Jews and Christians, those who turn to God in repentance will be greeted with mercy and forgiveness. Those who fail to obey the word of God will be met with judgment and wrath.
Christianity and Islam both revere Jesus (Arabic: Isa or Yasu among Muslims and Arab Christians respectively) but with vastly differing conceptions: Christians view Jesus as the saviour and regard him as God incarnate. Muslims see Isa as a Prophet of Islam [59] [page needed] and Messiah.
Islamic tradition holds both Joachim and Amram are named the same, though the Quran only refers to Joachim with the name of Amram and calls Mary the sister of Aaron, [10] Muslims see this as connecting the two women from two prophetic households in spirit.
Muslims believe that Allah is the same God worshipped by the members of the Abrahamic religions that preceded Islam, i.e. Judaism and Christianity . [55] Creation and ordering of the universe is seen as an act of prime mercy for which all creatures sing his glories and bear witness to his unity and lordship.
Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians. [10] Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier prophets and messengers, including Adam, Noah ...
At the same time the Protestant Reformation was taking place in numerous areas of northern and central Europe, in harsh opposition to Papal authority and the Holy Roman Empire led by Emperor Charles V. This situation led the Protestants to consider various forms of cooperation and rapprochement (religious, commercial, military) with the Muslim ...
“One year, some of my Christian friends in medical school were curious and decided to join me in fasting for the month of Ramadan. They broke bread with us at sunset and later came to the mosque for our nightly prayers. On the same street as the mosque was their church, to which they invited me for Sunday mass.