Questions tagged [christianity]
Christianity is the religion founded by the later followers of Prophet Jesus(A.S), who is considered to be the second last prophet of Islam.
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How is it possible that Christians can go to heaven when they believe that Jesus is God [duplicate]
The Quran states:
"Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the Sabeans—any who believe in God and the Last Day, and act righteously—will have their reward with their ...
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Can seeing Christian art bring demons into your life?
Will seeing Christian art, especially depictions of prophet Isa (as) and Maryam (as), cause evil jinns to enter your life? Should you keep ourself safe from it?
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Did quran distort the name of Jesus?
Why quran chose the name or as some scholar suggested (arabized) the name of Jesus so strange that has puzzled the scholars of both experts of language and scholars of comparative study for centuries ...
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What were the novelties of Islam that helped it spread?
In school we learned that when Christianity emerged it had novelties that appealed to the common people and helped it spread. E.g. the Roman and Greek religions perceived the gods as wicked, at times ...
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Question about Christmas Wishes
Asslamoelequm,
I have a website dedicated to all types of wishes and in which we post Christmas wishes too. The website allows users to copy and paste Christmas wishes to send to their contacts or ...
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Wali of a christian woman? [duplicate]
Salamwalaikum,
I intend on marrying a christian woman who has already been introduced and accepted by my family and her family knows of me too. I’d like to get the nikah done as does she as soon as ...
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Is saying Christ haram
I was listing to something and they said Christ in the song and I was listening to the lyrics so I said it too but my intention wasn’t to call for help I was just singing the lyrics is it haram
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How to understand the verses about the 'People of the Book' in Surah al-Maidah (5:43-48)?
So let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed in
it. And those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed are ˹truly˺
the rebellious.5:47
So should Christians judge by the Gospel, ...
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Do Christians and Jews, who lived, before Islam was founded go to Jannah?
I've been trying to find an answer to this question because at the start of a surah- I forgot which one I think it was backarah or al-Imran- it said that Jews and Christians will be rewarded but then ...
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Why is Muhammad the final prophet?
Why is Muhammad (SAW) the final prophet unlike what is believed by people who are still following other Abrahamic religions?
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What type of treaty existed between the Christians of Najran and the Prophet?
I barely know anything about Najran because I could not find many authentic sources on them and their dealings with the Prophet pbuh. What I want to know is whether they were Dhimmah or lived with the ...
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Why did Allah make it seem to christians that Jesus died on the cross? [duplicate]
Before I start I ask this in no disrespectful way and ask for that in return in your replies :) So this is something that has been bugging me for a while. I am a Christian who struggles with faith ...
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Is there an equivalent to the Christian "inner witness of the Holy Spirit" in Islam?
In Christianity, one of the most common reasons Christians appeal to to justify their belief in Christianity is the so-called "inner witness of the Holy Spirit". William Lane Craig, a ...
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Will Jews and Christians eventually enter paradise? [duplicate]
We (muslims) always say that a muslim will enter Jannah if he has done good deeds and worshipped no one but Allah.
Even if a muslims is condemned to Jannaham will eventually enter paradise for being a ...
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Life of Adam and Eve
Salam,
I read about a book called the "Life of Adam and Eve" - which contains the story of Adam alaihi salam being prostrated before by the Angels. It seems to be from the first century? I ...
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If a muslim converts to christinaity or judaism, will he/she enter paradise?
So a friend of mine converted from Islam. Christianity. She's an amazing friend to me and to others, and i don't want her to end up in hell. She always helps people, does charity, is nice & kind ...
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Is there an equivalent to the Christian charismatic movement in Islam?
According to Wikipedia:
The charismatic movement is the international trend of historically mainstream Christian congregations adopting beliefs and practices similar to Pentecostalism. Fundamental to ...
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Is there any reference in the Quran (or any other Islamic Literature) about the divinity of humans as referenced in Psalms 82:6?
In the TaNaK/Christian old testament there is a Psalm that references the children of The Supreme One/Most High GOD as being divine:
Psalms 82:6 אֲנִי-אָמַרְתִּי, אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם; וּבְנֵי ...
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Can I perform Istikhara as Christian yet to revert to islam
Assalamalaikum.
Am a Christian and from a very strict and religious Christian family, I love this guy and he began to teach me things about Islam and I fell in love with Islam. We both would want to ...
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Is it permissible to accept Tips from Mushrik(s)?
عَنْ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ قَالَ: كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم أَحَبَّ رَجُلٍ فِي النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا تَنَبَّأَ وَخَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ شَهِدَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ ...
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How did people believe our prophets were different religions?
So we all know our prophets are Muslim hence why they’re all in the Quran for a reason and our prophets. But my main concern is how Christianity or Judaism found some way to make our prophets their ...
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Do sins need to be paid for?
Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins and God needed that to happen because there must be a sacrifice to the sin and it just can't be removed as that will make God unjust, also they claim ...
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I, a 14-year-old, prayed to Jesus as God. Can this act of Shirk be forgiven?
At age 14, I thought that Shirk was simply believing in more than one God. I then thought foolishly that Christianity might be true, and so I prayed to Jesus Christ (PBUH) as God. I feel sick to my ...
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I had a Christian friend [duplicate]
I had a Christian friend, we have been together some years now.
I now come across this verses of the Qur'an that says
“You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) will not find any people who believe in ...
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In Islam, are Christians considered to be idolaters?
In Islam, are Christians considered to be idolaters?
If it isn't considered idolatry, my question is why? Christians believe a person (Jesus) is God.
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Is it okay for Christians to drink wine while being Christians?
A long ago I read that according to Islam it's possible for Christian to be Christian and eat pig and drink wine while being in a status of d'ima (or something like that). Is that true, or it's ...
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Christian Gnostisicim and Sufism
I've been reading on Gnostisicism and I found it similar to Sufism to some extend. To me,
it's very probable that early Sufis were influenced by Gnosticism to some degree. Given that, did any Sufi ...
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Is there historical/scientific evidence that Jews and Christians altered the original message of God?
Muslims claim Jews and Christians changed the original message of God.
Is there historical/scientific evidence that, as claimed by Islam, the Bible (both Old Testament [the Jew bit] and New Testament ...
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Is it Permissable for Christians to Fight with Muslim Armies?
Salam alaikum brothers and sisters,
I was looking at pictures online a few days ago and I saw an image of a fighter for Hizbollah holding up a photo of the Orthodox Christian depiction of Maryam and ...
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Do Muslims understand the English word "god" specific to Allah? What's right response to "may God be with you"?
Do Muslims understand the English word "god" specific to be Allah, or at least a neutral word not in exclusive use by any religion? If so, may I assume the God referred in "may God be with you" could ...
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Was alcohol prohibited to the previous nations?
The Jews and the Christians, both, do not find anything banning alcohol in their scriptures and hence they consider it permissible. It is also known that alcohol was not prohibited in the early days ...
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Islamic academics/experts on the Bible especially in original languages?
I'm looking for Muslims that produce scholarly literature (publications in peer-reviewed journals) on topics of Christianity and the Bible. I'm not really looking for a list of Muslim apologists, ...
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Quran Surah Baqarah verse 111 interpretation
Assalamu Alaikum brothers in Islam,
Surah Baqarah 2 :111 - :
[And they say, "None will enter Paradise except one who is a Jew or a Christian." That is [merely] their wishful thinking, Say, "...
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Counter-argument to Jesus being the God-Man?
Muslims try to reason with Christians that you cannot have a God-Man, as it is impossible to be mortal and immortal at the same time or to have infinite knowledge and finite knowledge at the same time ...
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Angels in the form of Men. 2 in 1
Muslims try to reason with Christians that you cannot have two person in one because it is mathematically impossible. But sometime Christians come back with the argument, "is it not true that you can ...
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What are the reasons that Allah gave the Torah and Gospel before the guidance of the Quran?
I know that Surah Al-E-Imran 3 states:
He has revealed to you the Book with the truth,
confirming what has been before it, and has sent down the Torah and
the Injil.
Thus, we know that it is ...
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Prayer and it's requirements [closed]
After a fair bit of reading including Quranic versus (and correct me if I am wrong) Christians or People of the Book do have every opportunity to enter Heaven as do Muslims however I am a little ...
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Is a Christian a Polytheist or Ahl-al-Kitab? [duplicate]
I wonder whether Islam categorises a Christian as a polytheist or Ahl Al Kitab? This is very important to know since the Qur'an teaches differently about these two categories in matters concerning ...
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Is Islam a religion only revealed for Arabs?
As salaam walaikum, I am a revert to Deen e Islam. There is a Christian I know who said to me that Islam, unlike Christianity, is not an universal religion. I argued with him how. He said our Quran e ...
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Are there creatures besides humans and jinns in paradise and hell?
From Islamic scriptures, it is known that the inhabitants of paradise and hell will consist of humans, jinns, hoors and angels.
But there is a verse in the Quran in Surah Al Isra:
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا ...
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Is it haram to cook non-halal meat and serve it to a Christian?
Is it haram to cook non-halal meat and serve it to a Christian? Bearing in mind that you don’t eat it, but just cooking it and serve it.
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Does Qur'an 5:82 (Jews have animosity towards believers; Christians are nearest in affection) only apply at the time of the Prophet?
You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to ...
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Are Christian depictions of Jesus and Mary considered accurate?
Jesus and Mary in Christianity is Prophet Isa and his mother Maryam in Islam; see Jesus in Islam. It seems Christianity doesn't have the same restrictions as Islam regarding depictions of Jesus, and ...
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Did Jesus relax Jewish dietary laws?
I read that Jews believe that when the Messiah comes he will allow pig and other food which is forbidden to them. Jesus the Messiah has already come and he confirmed the Law of Moses (Qur'an and ...
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When did the Jews/Christians go wrong?
It is my understanding that the reason God needed to deliver a teaching to Mohammed in the first place is because the Jews and Christians irredeemably strayed from the teachings of Moses and Jesus.
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Are there any sahabas of Muhammad (pbuh) who married trinity-believing christians? [duplicate]
I know that there are some sahabas of Muhammad pbuh who married christians. But what kind of christians were they? Did they believe in the trinity? Or were they non-trinitarian christians? Did they ...
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How to marry a woman who converted to Islam, and was formerly married as a Christian but is yet to get a divorce?
Is it possible to get married to a woman who was married before as a Christian? But she has converted on Islam now, but has not yet got a divorce for her Christian marriage. What the process/...
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Do Muslims worship the same deity as Christians? [duplicate]
Christians pray to prophet Jesus, his mother Mary and even to Jibril.
Additionally Quran mentions case of Allah's name being called in synagogues and churches.
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How does a Muslim man go about marrying a Christian girl?
I want to marry a Christian girl without telling my parents because they would never agree.
What is the proper procedure of marrying a Christian girl?
I know that Muslims can marry Christians, but I ...
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What does "if Allah had a son" mean? Does it indicate that Allah can have a son?
Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship."
Quran as-Zukhruf, verse 83
Question: What does "if Allah had a son" mean?
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