"source of religious and moral norms which have enabled communities to hold together, to care for, and to protect one another; yet precisely this strong sense of belonging has in turn fuelled ethnic, racial, and international tension and conflict. In Islam, the Bible is held to reflect true unfolding revelation from God; but revelation which had been corrupted or distorted (in Arabic: ""tahrif""); which necessitated the giving of the Qur'an to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, to correct this deviation. Members of other religions may also seek inspiration from the Bible. For example, Rastafaris view the Bible as essential to their"
"itself as ""Christian""; it asserts that Jesus and all true followers of Christ's teachings were (and are) actually Muslims – a term that means ""submitters to God"" – in their belief, not Christians as that term is used today. Basic similarities between the Islamic and Mormon faiths include, but are not limited to: Fundamental differences between Islam and Mormonism include, but are not limited to: Similarities exist between the origins of Islam and those of Mormonism: Islam holds that the Quran was revealed to Muhammad by the archangel Jibrīl (Gabriel) over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning in 610"
"by a large body of writings by individual Christians and councils of Christian leaders (see canon law). Some Christian churches and denominations consider certain additional writings to be binding; other Christian groups consider only the Bible to be binding (sola scriptura). Islam's holiest book is the Quran, comprising 114 Suras (""chapters of the Qur'an""). However, Muslims also believe in the religious texts of Judaism and Christianity in their original forms, albeit not the current versions. According to the Quran (and mainstream Muslim belief), the verses of the Quran were revealed by God through the Archangel Jibrail to Muhammad on separate"
"Chicago, and Mustansir Mir, Professor of Islamic studies at Youngstown State University, state: Introductory texts: Traditional Quranic commentaries (tafsir): Topical studies: Literary criticism: Encyclopedias: Academic journals: Quran browsers and translations: Word-for-word analysis: Manuscripts: Other resources: Quran The Quran ( ; , literally meaning ""the recitation""; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (""Allah""). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورة‎ ""sūrah"", plural سور ""suwar""), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية‎ ""āyāh"", plural"
"Gospel in Islam Injil (, alternative spellings: ""Ingil"" or ""Injeel"") is the Arabic name for the Gospel of Jesus (Isa). This ""Injil"" is described by the Qur'an as one of the four Islamic holy books which was revealed by God, the others being the Zabur (possibly the Psalms), the Tawrat (the Torah), and the Qur'an itself. The word ""Injil"" is also used in the Quran, the ""Hadith"" and early Muslim documents to refer to both a book and revelations made by God to Jesus. The Arabic word ""Injil"" (إنجيل) as found in Islamic texts, and now used also by Muslim"
"the meaning): Muhammad stated: Gospel in Islam Injil (, alternative spellings: ""Ingil"" or ""Injeel"") is the Arabic name for the Gospel of Jesus (Isa). This ""Injil"" is described by the Qur'an as one of the four Islamic holy books which was revealed by God, the others being the Zabur (possibly the Psalms), the Tawrat (the Torah), and the Qur'an itself. The word ""Injil"" is also used in the Quran, the ""Hadith"" and early Muslim documents to refer to both a book and revelations made by God to Jesus. The Arabic word ""Injil"" (إنجيل) as found in Islamic texts, and now"
"Biblical and Quranic narratives The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, contains references to more than fifty people and events also found in the Bible. While the stories told in each book are generally comparable, important differences sometimes emerge. The versions written in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament predate the Quran's versions archaeologically. As such, non-Muslims regard the Quran's versions as being derived directly or indirectly from the earlier materials. Muslims understand the Quran's versions to be witness accounts from an omnipotent God. As such, Muslims generally hold that the earlier versions are distorted through flawed"
"The True Furqan The True Furqan, ""al-Furqan al-Haqq"" is a book written in Arabic mirroring the Qur'an but incorporating elements of traditional Christian teaching. According to Baptist News, Al-Mahdy, a member of the executive committee of ""Project Omega 2001"" released ""The True Furqan"" in April 1999 saying that Muslims ""have not received the true message of the gospel"". The book is attributed to authors who go by the pseudonyms of ""Al Saffee"" and ""Al Mahdee"", and was translated into English by Anis Shorrosh, who calls it ""a tool to liberate Muslims"", and who believes that Muhammad is ""the antichrist"". It"
"the new commandments accepted as revealed directly by God (through Gabriel) to Muhammad and codified in the Quran. Like the Jews with the Torah, Muslims consider the original Arabic text of the Quran as uncorrupted and holy to the last letter, and any translations are considered to be interpretations of the meaning of the Quran, as only the original Arabic text is considered to be the divine scripture. Like the Rabbinic Oral Law to the Hebrew Bible, the Quran is complemented by the ""Hadith"", a set of books by later authors recording the sayings of the prophet Muhammad. The Hadith"
"and medieval times. Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion in which the supreme deity is Allah ( : see God in Islam), the last Islamic prophet being Muhammad ibn Abdullah, whom Muslims believe delivered the Islamic scripture, the Qur'an. Hinduism mostly shares common terms with the other Indian religions, including Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Islam shares common characteristics with Abrahamic religions–those religions claiming descent from the prophet Abraham–being, from oldest to youngest, Judaism, Christianity, Islam. The Qur'an is the primary Islamic scripture. Muslims believe it to be the verbatim, uncreated word of Allah. Second to this in religious authority, and"
"Quran The Quran ( ; , literally meaning ""the recitation""; also romanized Qur'an or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (""Allah""). It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورة‎ ""sūrah"", plural سور ""suwar""), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية‎ ""āyāh"", plural آيات ""āyāt""). Muslims believe that the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final Prophet, Muhammad, through the archangel Gabriel (""Jibril""), incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609"
"preparation of the book."" The importation of the book into India is prohibited. The True Furqan The True Furqan, ""al-Furqan al-Haqq"" is a book written in Arabic mirroring the Qur'an but incorporating elements of traditional Christian teaching. According to Baptist News, Al-Mahdy, a member of the executive committee of ""Project Omega 2001"" released ""The True Furqan"" in April 1999 saying that Muslims ""have not received the true message of the gospel"". The book is attributed to authors who go by the pseudonyms of ""Al Saffee"" and ""Al Mahdee"", and was translated into English by Anis Shorrosh, who calls it ""a"
"Sharia Sharia (), Sharia law, or Islamic law ( ) is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith. In Arabic, the term ""sharīʿah"" refers to God's immutable divine law and is contrasted with ""fiqh"", which refers to its human scholarly interpretations. It has been described as ""one of the major intellectual achievements of Islam"" and its importance in Islam has been compared to that of theology in Christianity. The manner of its application in modern times has been a subject of dispute between"
"that the left hand will feed Shaitan (""""Satan"""") if used to consume food, and the religion discourages eating with utensils or the left hand. Muslim A Muslim () is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims consider the Quran, their holy book, to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (""sunnah"") as recorded in traditional accounts (""hadith""). ""Muslim"" is an Arabic word meaning ""submitter"" (to God). The beliefs of Muslims include: that God ( """") is"
"Encyclopaedia of Islam The Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI) is an encyclopaedia of the academic discipline of Islamic studies published by Brill. It is considered to be the standard reference work in the field of Islamic studies. The first edition was published in 1913–1938, the second in 1954–2005, and the third was begun in 2007. According to Brill, the ""EI"" includes ""articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and"
"of Jesus. The belief in Jesus is a fundamental part of Islamic theology, and Muslims view the Christian ""Injeel"" as altered, while Christians consider the Gospels to be authoritative and the Quran to be a later, fabricated or apocryphal work. Both religions believe in the virgin birth of Jesus through Mary, but the Biblical and Islamic accounts differ. The Christian Bible is made up of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament dates to centuries before the time of Christ. The New Testament dates from the time of Christ, or centuries thereafter. The central books of the"
"share many other fundamental religious concepts such as the belief in a day of Divine Judgment. Reflecting the vintage of the religions, the Torah is traditionally in the form of a scroll and the Qur'an in the form of a codex. Muslims commonly refer to Jews (and Christians) as fellow ""People of the Book"": people who follow the same general teachings in relation to the worship of the one God worshipped by Abraham. The ""Qur'an"" distinguishes between ""People of the Book"" (Jews and Christians), who should be tolerated even if they hold to their faiths, and idolaters (polytheists) who are"
"and for the non-believers as Hell. Muslim theology is the theology and interpretation of creed (""aqidah"") that derived from the Qur'an and Hadith. The contents of Muslim theology can be divided into theology proper such as theodicy, eschatology, anthropology, apophatic theology, and comparative religion. In the history of Muslim theology, there have been theological schools among Muslims displaying both similarities and differences with each other in regard to beliefs. ""Kalām"" is the Islamic philosophy of seeking theological principles through dialectic. In Arabic, the word literally means ""speech/words."" A scholar of ""kalām"" is referred to as a ""mutakallim"" (Muslim theologian; plural"
"(called the ""sunnah"", composed of accounts called ""hadith"") of Muhammad ( 570–8 June 632 CE). Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times before through prophets including Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the unaltered and final revelation of God. Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches a final judgment with the righteous rewarded paradise and unrighteous punished in hell. Religious concepts and practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are obligatory acts of worship, and following Islamic law (""sharia""), which touches on"
"as Baha'is and Druze view the Quran as holy. Unitarian Universalists may also seek inspiration from the Quran. The Quran has been noted to have certain narratives similarities to the Diatessaron, Protoevangelium of James, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew and the Arabic Infancy Gospel. One scholar has suggested that the Diatessaron, as a gospel harmony, may have led to the conception that the Christian Gospel is one text. After the Quran, and the general rise of Islam, the Arabic alphabet developed rapidly into an art form. Wadad Kadi, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at University of"
"isrā'īl"" in Arabic) with a new revelation: ""al-Injīl"" (Arabic for ""the Gospel""). Christianity believes Jesus to be the Messiah of the Hebrew scripture, the Son of God, and God the Son, while Muslims consider the Trinity to be a division of God's Oneness and a grave sin ""(shirk""). Muslims believe Jesus (""Isa"") to be a messenger of God, not the son of God. Christianity and Islam have different scriptures, with Christianity using the Bible and Islam using the Quran, however Muslims believe that the Gospel was also sent by God. Both texts offer an account of the life and works"
"Saint sacred texts, neither Islam nor Mormonism accepts the scriptures of the other as canonical. Perhaps the greatest single area of difference between Mormons and Muslims lies in their religions' differing concepts of God. In Islam, Allah (the Arabic term for God) is seen as being unique, totally transcendent, absolutely and indivisibly ""One""; this concept is called Tawhid in Islamic theology, and does not admit the possibility of division in the Godhead either in personality, essence or otherwise. It holds that God is one ("""") and unique (""ahad""). The very term ""Allah"" itself is singular, and does not have a"
"Tashbih Tashbih () is an Islamic religious concept meaning closeness. In Islamic theology, two opposite terms are attributed to Allah, ""tashbih"" and ""tanzih"", or distance and transcendence. However, the fuller meaning of ""tashbih"" is 'affirming similarity', i.e. affirming Allah's nearness to humanity. This concept is eternally juxtaposed with Allah's ""tanzih"" (transcendence, or 'declaring incompatibility'). The literal meaning of the word is ""to declare something similar to something else"". This definition affirms that Allah has some similarity to his creations: ""Nothing is like Him."" (Sura 42:11) but His attributes require some similarity to the world, as people associate compassion, mercy and"
"5000 BCE and include ""Iraq newspapers dating to the early 20th century, maps and books from the Ottoman Empire, and book collections contributed by about 100 of Mosul's establishment families."" The stated goal is to destroy all non-Islamic books. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL ), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS ), officially known as the Islamic State (IS) and by its Arabic language acronym Daesh ( ""dāʿish"", ), is a Salafi jihadist militant group and former"
"as genuine divine revelation given to trusted messengers: the ""Tawrat"" (""Torah"") given to Musa (Moses), the ""Zabur"" (""Psalms"") given to Daud (David) and the ""Injil"" (""Gospel"") given to Isa (Jesus). They believe that the Qur'an, these books, and the ""Suhuf Ibrahim"" (""""Scrolls of Abraham"""", which they believe is currently lost) together constitute Islam's scripture. Belief that this scripture is divinely inspired is one of Islam's fundamental tenets, and traditional Muslim teaching stresses those passages in the Qur'an which affirm the Christian Gospel and the Hebrew Torah as valid revelations of God and paths to salvation. Early Muslims held multiple perspectives"
"innovation."" Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, ""tà biblía"", ""the books"") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans. With estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies, it is widely considered to be the most influential and best-selling book of all time. Many different authors contributed to the Bible. What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Christian"
"focus on 'I' and indulges in self-enquiry, study of texts, ethical perfection and jnana and the self, they realize the Brahman and don't depend on the material. The scriptures of Islam are the ""Qurān"" and the Hadiths. Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last messenger, and Quran was the last revelation from God to the last prophet. The hadiths contain the Sunnah, or the reports of Muhammad's life, sayings, actions and examples he set. The Quran and the Hadiths are considered in Islam as the source of Islamic law, or Sharia. Hinduism has no traditional ecclesiastical order, no centralized religious"
"fiction novel. Imran Nazar Hosein wrote numerous books that deal with Islamic eschatology (""Ilmu Ākhir al-Zamān"" – Knowledge of the later days), among which the most famous is ""Jerusalem in the Qur'an"". Islamic eschatology Islamic eschatology is the branch of Islamic theology concerning the end of the world, and the ""Day of Resurrection"" after that, known as ""Yawm al-Qiyāmah"" (, , ""the Day of Resurrection"") or ""Yawm ad-Dīn"" (, , ""the Day of Judgment""). It is characterized by the annihilation of all life, which will then be followed by its resurrection and judgment by God. When al-Qiyamah will happen is"
"Islamic mythology Islamic mythology is the body of myths associated with Islam and the Quran. Islam is a religion that is more concerned with social order and law than with religious myths. ""The Oxford Companion to World Mythology"" identifies a number of traditional narratives as ""Islamic myths"". These include a creation myth and a vision of afterlife, which Islam shares to some extent with the other Abrahamic religions, as well as the distinctively Islamic story of the ""Kaaba"". The traditional biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, which plays a central role in Islamic teachings, is generally recognized as being largely"
"it cannot have the same status as the Quran. Quranic Islam is similar to movements in Abrahamic religions such as the Karaite movement, the Sadducees, the Samaritans, and the Essenes in Judaism and the ""Sola scriptura"" view of Protestant Christianity as well as the King James Only movement in Christianity. Hadith rejection has sometimes been associated with Muslim modernists. In matters of faith (iman) and jurispudence (fiqh), Quranists are pitted against ahl al-Hadith (""The people of Hadith"") (which comprises Sunnis, Shias, and Ibadis), who first emerged two centuries after the death of Muhammad as a movement of Hadith scholars who"
"and adultery, as well as with inheritance and trade. The laws apply to all regardless of class, and has since become the basis of modern Islamic jurisprudence (Darangen 1980:33). The Hadith are the sayings and practices of the prophet Muhammad, collected, compiled, and authenticated by Islamic scholars. Hadith constitute one of the sources for Islamic law and jurisprudence. They are also used to explain and clarify certain points in the Quran. The language used is Arabic. Religious quiza are stories written in Arabic, and are used by the imam to teach Islam to children. An example is the ""Izra-wal-Miraj"", which"
"Zabur Zabur () is, according to Islam, the holy book of Dawud (David), one of the holy books revealed by God before the Quran, alongside others such as the ""Tawrat"" (""Torah"") of Musa (Moses) and the ""Injil"" (""Gospel"") of Īsā (Jesus). Some scholars equate the Zabur with the biblical book of Psalms. The term ""zabur"" is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew ""zimrah"" (, meaning: ""song, music."") It, along with ""zamir"" (, meaning: ""song"" and ""nightingale"" i.e. 'the song bird'), ""mizmor"" ( meaning: ""psalm"") and ""zamar""/""zameret"" (, meaning: ""singer"") derivatives of the Hebrew infinitive verb: (, meaning: ""sing, sing praise,"
"Islamic holy books Islamic holy books are the texts which Muslims believe were authored by Allah via various prophets throughout humanity's history. All these books, in Muslim belief, promulgated the code and laws that Allah ordained for those people. Muslims believe the Quran to be the final revelation of Allah to man, and a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures. Despite the primacy that Muslims place upon the Quran as Allah's final word, Islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures, and belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in Islam. Among the books considered to"