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The Relationship Between Islam, Judaism And Christianity

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Theme Topic Seven Assignment: Islam
In this theme, consider the relationship between Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Where do you see similarities? Differences? Then, I would like for you to consider the ontological aspect of these three religions. Meaning, Islam stresses “submission” while Judeo-Christian theology stresses free will. How does this change the relationship between these three, related religions? The relationship between humanity and God? Do you see a way that this difference can be rectified? I would like for you to pay attention to your own reactions here. How do you feel about submission versus free-will? Consider the Christian writer Paul who made a clear distinction between submission (surrendering your free-will to …show more content…

Judaism and God’s promise appears to have followed Isaac and his descendants throughout their full existence; whereas Islam does not begin to illuminate until many, many generations after Ishmael. What is very intriguing, however, is the guise that God (or Allah) is still directed to the one true God of Abraham. Making Islam’s core direction the same of the lineage of Judaism and Christianity albeit expressed very differently.
Will Deming, editor of Understanding the Religions of the World: An Introduction (2015) pens:
Religious tolerance toward certain groups of non-Muslims has been a part of Islam from its early days… According to Islamic tradition, God has sent a prophet to every people in the world… Their task was to reveal God’s truth and warn people about his judgement, and a few delivered sacred books to humanity. (p. 400-401)
Interestingly, notwithstanding an established understanding recognizing this connection in Islam, the converse is far from reciprocated. In fact, the converse is so far from accurate that with today’s security challenges, Islam is viewed deeply negatively by these same groups. For even with ultimate reality pointing back to salvation through God, animosity remains so deeply engrained, that each interpretation views the others as nearly evil.
A further unique challenge, though not entirely different from that of Judaism is how the message from God was established. Comparatively, Moses receives the Ten Commandments

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