A question about Islam..

**gambit** · September 12, 2008, 08:44 PM

I dont know much about Islam so I'm just wondering, how do you see Jesus? As a type of role model? As just another false prophet (i.e. how christians see Mohammed) A kind of 'holy' man (not in divine connection but in... meaning if that makes sense)?

**Yaga Shu Ra** · September 12, 2008, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Gambit

I dont know much about Islam so I'm just wondering, how do you see Jesus? As a type of role model? As just another false prophet (i.e. how christians see Mohammed) A kind of 'holy' man (not in divine connection but in... meaning if that makes sense)?

No, as a true prophet, divinely chosen to spread the teachings of the one true god.

**gambit** · September 12, 2008, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by Yaga Shu Ra

No, as a true prophet, divinely chosen to spread the teachings of the one true god.

But arent his teachings different from that of Islam? I thought Islam believed the Bible was a corrupt book. (Could be wrong about this)

**Yaga Shu Ra** · September 12, 2008, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Gambit

But arent his teachings different from that of Islam? I thought Islam believed the Bible was a corrupt book. (Could be wrong about this)

Yes his teachings are different because the nature of jesus is different. In Islam, jesus is not part of the holy trinity as the son of god; a concept wich is considered blasphemy as there is but only one god and he is allah.

**gambit** · September 12, 2008, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by Yaga Shu Ra

Yes his teachings are different because the nature of jesus is different. In Islam, jesus is not part of the holy trinity as the son of god; a concept wich is considered blasphemy as there is but only one god and he is allah.

Aaah... I see. So he is a fairly revered figure then. It gets confusing since everything I learn at my Christian school gives a rather skewed view of Islam (big surprise) and usually gets it wrong in the details.. or just 'fails to mention' some things.

**Yaga Shu Ra** · September 12, 2008, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Gambit

Aaah... I see. So he is a fairly revered figure then. It gets confusing since everything I learn at my Christian school gives a rather skewed view of Islam (big surprise) and usually gets it wrong in the details.. or just 'fails to mention' some things.

Revered in the sense that he was pure and free of sin.

**Rextherock** · September 13, 2008, 01:50 AM

Jesus did not write the bible.

I do belive that Muslims do not belive in the people that wrote the bible.

**boofhead** · September 13, 2008, 02:00 AM

From what I can gather, having had many discussions with muslims on the interwebby, muslims see Jesus as a prophet of God, but a special one, a 'Messiah' (which has nothing to do with the Jewish or Christian view of the same title). They also accept his statements in the Gospels (they call it 'Injeel' I think) only insofar as they conform with their Koran. Anything else has been corrupted.

**MehemtAli_Pasha** · September 13, 2008, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by boofhead

From what I can gather, having had many discussions with muslims on the interwebby, muslims see Jesus as a prophet of God, but a special one, a 'Messiah' (which has nothing to do with the Jewish or Christian view of the same title). They also accept his statements in the Gospels (they call it 'Injeel' I think) only insofar as they conform with their Koran. Anything else has been corrupted.

it's true, although not all statements that do not conform with Quran is corrupted, many of them are misinterpreted(as Muslims believe). Both in the New Testament and the Old Testament.