Sunday, February 7, 2010

Do all Muslims believe Christianity to be a false religion?

That depends on the particular denominations of Islam being practiced.





Just as with Christianity, different denominations are more tolerant than others.





Roman Catholicism - in theory is actually quite strict, vs. some other denomination, but in practice, it is fairly tolerant, particularly so after the last 150 years or so whereby popes have made efforts at ecumenical reconciliation between faiths.





Islam - has several major denominations but there are some such as Sufism which is very tolerant and expressive, but which to other sects of Islam (notable might itself be considered apostate.





Specifically with some countries adopting more stringent observance of Sharia - it becomes incumbent for non observant Muslims and non-Muslims alike to determine their ';Dhimmi'; or their status in society.





Depending on whether or not there is a provision for tolerance within the local interpretation of Sharia, for the particular group, an individual may be expected to observe Sharia.





There is a modern trend in Islam towards what is called Salafism which we could interpret in the west as being a general and popular return to traditional and very strict interpretations of Islamic law.





In part this comes from what is seen as the corrupting influence of modernity generally and western / Christian influence specifically.





Many modern or relatively modern authors clearly stake out opposition which cannot necessarily be considered strictly rhetorical in nature, such as the writings of Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian scholar who was aghast at the moral depravity he found when visiting the United States as a student.





Muwahiddun - (roughly translated as Unitarianism) - is very different from what Christians would consider it. In the west it would be identified as Wahhabism but this term is viewed as derogatory, This the branch of the broader Salafism that has become more ';offensive'; rather than ';defensive'; in its ad vocation of Islam. Directly from this viewpoint do we get all the fun festiveness of Al-Quaeda, the Taliban and all that implies.





So this is not tremendously encouraging from a perspective of a western citizen where separation of church and state have long ago removed the idea of imposition of common morality beyond that stipulated in the largely secular law.





In and from a conservative viewpoint then, there are some Muslims who feel that Christianity is a divergence in it's modern expression , rather the way mainstream Christians may feel that some more radical forms of Fundamentalism (particularly evangelical fundamentalism) is seriously divergent from a more normal interpretation of the scriptures.





So do all Muslims believe Christianity is a false religion , no not generally, but there are definitely a non-trivial amount of people who are less than tolerant.Do all Muslims believe Christianity to be a false religion?
No and yes.





Do you know the Nazarene?


This is the Messiah people that were in Africa and Asia at that time, Islam considered them the people of the Messiah and respected them very much, but the majority became Muslims, you can hardly find them now.





But if you mean Catholics who deformed the Messiah and did all what history keeps for them as shameful history yes it is a false religion.





Yet, Muslims are ordered to respect all religions and cultures, that's why all nations that were under Islamic leading lived in peace for ages. It is Christianity that refuses all religions and orders to kill anyone that does not believe in their religion and the inquisitions are a great proof, they killed 30 million Muslims and other believers in Europe.Do all Muslims believe Christianity to be a false religion?
Those who have enough knowledge about Islam do, in regards to the basic belief in God. We believe Islam should be the only religion on earth(just like all other religions do). However, if a certain sect does not believe in Jesus'(pbuh) Divinity, we regard them as muslims, although it is ultimately for God to decide.
NO.





1. Christians and Jews (and depending on who you ask, Hindus and Zoroastrians) are not infidels or kuffar. They are People of the Book, believers who have a special status within Islam. A Christian is never, ever an infidel. Ever. This is written in the Qur'an and hadith.





2. Christians follow the Gospel of Jesus. We believe Jesus was REAL, of virgin birth, powerful in healing, and messiah.





3. We believe the Gospel revealed by Jesus was REAL. Those who still follow it today are the Christians, and they are our brothers and sisters. This is a Qur'anic teaching.





4. Muslims must treat the bible with the same respect as they treat the Qur'an. The Bible and the Jewish Torah are Holy Books in Islam.





As Muslims, we are to say to Christians and Jews, ';Let's come to common terms between your religion and ours.'; We are to say, ';you have your religion, and we have ours.'; And leave it at that, because they are good, God-fearing people who are following real revelations of God.





Ameen.
Yes, necessarily. The two are incompatible. Like 'Jews'. It is a fundamental tenet of 'Judaism' that YAHOSHUA did NOT come, die, etc. So it is not possible to harmonize the two views.
If they believed that Christianity was the true religion, they would be Christians. Think about it.
Anyone who is not a Muslim is by definition a ';non believer'; or Infidel...they're are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world
Well all religions believe other religions to be false.





So why not just be atheist and go one religion further?
Muslims and Christians disagree on when the world had its last prophet.

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