Religion
In reply to the discussion: God vs Allah [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)However, here's how to put it, simply:
Muslims worship the God of Abraham/Ibrahim.
So do Christians.
So do Jews.
Yahweh, Allah, Jehovah, Elohim, Adonai, The Lord, God...pick one. They all mean the same thing--it's like Mary in English is Marie in French and Maria in Spanish...same name, in essence.
Abraham is the dude who 'recognized' that there was one God, not many. All the major monotheistic religions give him a nod.
The stupid dolt should also realize that Muslims recognize Jesus (they call him Isa) as a prophet who delivered the word of God to the Christians--just not as The "Peace Be Upon Him" MAIN Prophet. The messenger to Muslims is Mohamed.
They also regard the old and new testaments as 'holy books'--just not quite as important as Qu'ran, which holds pride of place in a Muslim household.
People who are religious, who recognize the God of Ibrahim/Abraham, are called "People of the Book" by Muslims--they aren't "infidels." If a Christian or Jew dies and is buried in an Islamic cemetery, they get the same burial, only they are buried on their left side, facing away from Meccah.