The Difference Between Islam and Christianity
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The first and second questions of Fatwa No. ( 18439 )
Q 1: What is the difference between Islam and Christianity ?
Vol. 1 : Islam is the religion of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and Allah sent our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with it, and He made it obligatory upon the two groups, the jinn and mankind, to enter into it. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:85]. As for Christianity, it is originally the religion with which Allah sent His Prophet and Messenger 'Isa (peace be upon him), and in its foundations it is a call to the tawhid (the oneness of Allah) to which all the prophets and messengers called. However, the Christians altered and distorted the religion of Allah the Exalted, so they associated others with Him and attributed to Him, Mighty and Majestic, a wife and a son. Glorified and Exalted is He above what the wrongdoers say, in great elevation. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:116-117] the verse. And when Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, Allah commanded all people to follow him, because his religion abrogates the other religions, so whoever does not follow him is a disbeliever.
in Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-A'raf:[Al-A'raf 7:158] And He the Exalted said: [Saba 34:28] , and He the Exalted said: [Al-Anbya 21:107] , and He the Exalted said: [Ali 'Imran 3:19] , and He the Exalted said: [Ali 'Imran 3:85] , and He the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] the verse from Surat al-Ma'idah.
Q 1: What is the difference between Islam and Christianity ?
Vol. 1 : Islam is the religion of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and Allah sent our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with it, and He made it obligatory upon the two groups, the jinn and mankind, to enter into it. Allah the Exalted said:
And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ(116) And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. (117) I said not to them except what You commanded me - to worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.
وَإِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَأَنْتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَهَيْنِ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ إِنْ كُنْتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلامُ الْغُيُوبِ (116) مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلا مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْin Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-A'raf:
Say, [O Muhammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَكَلِمَاتِهِ وَاتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَAnd We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًاAnd We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَIndeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam
إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الإِسْلامُAnd whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.
وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَThis day I have perfected for you your religion and completed My favor upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion.
الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلامَ دِينًا
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