INTRODUCTION

Lovers of Jesus Christ. There is one true God who truly possesses the qualities of divinity and lordship, the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens  and  earth.  He  is  the  Lord,  the  master,  the  absolute.  He  has  no  partner,  has  no  equivalent,  and  has  no son. He is superpower, All knowing, All hearing and All seeing. The true God sent prophets and messengers to tell  people  about  the  God’s  religion.  Messengers  like  Adam,  Noah,  Abraham,  Moses,  Jesus  and  finally Muhammad (PBUT) were sent to bring peace and happiness for you. These prophets were sent from one source (one God), and logically their message and religion should be same.

Jesus Christ taught his people to follow the teachings and the religion of previous prophets. The followings are some  examples  of  teachings  which  all  prophets  including  Jesus Christ followed.However,  most  of  these teachings were revived in the final message of Islam by Prophet Muhammad and remain as a fundamental part of Muslim practices until today.

WHO IS THE TRUE FOLLOWERS

The followings are some examples of teachings which all prophets including Jesus followed.However, most of these teachings were revived in the final message of Islam by Prophet Muhammad and remain as a fundamental part of Muslim practices until today.

By making a quick comparison in term of the teachings of Islam and the teachings of Christianity, and between Muslims and Christians, undoubtedly, we find Muslims men and Muslim women are closer to Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary by following their teaching and their character.

1. ONENESS OF ONE GOD

Islam  preaches  a  plain  and  simple  belief  in  the  oneness  of  God(Allah).  It  affirms  the  uniqueness  of  Allah  and states that He has no partner; He has no son; He neither gives birth nor is born. Nothing can come out of Him;He is the self-sufficient one upon whom all of creation depends and who depends on no one.

Quran (112:1-4)

“Say,  He  is  Allah,  [who  is]  One,  Allah,  the  Eternal  Refuge.  He  neither  begets  nor  is  born. Nor  is  there  to  Him  any equivalent.”

All Previous  prophets  preached  the  oneness  of  God.Jesus Christ himself had  the  same  concept  as  he never claimed  divinity;  instead  he  affirmed  the  divinity  of  God  alone.  Jesus Christ himself  never  mentioned  the Trinity.  Neither  Jesus  nor  his  disciples  taught and  none  of  the  earlier  great  scholars  or  the  followers  of  Jesus preached the  Trinity.Such  acts and  claim do  not  befit  the  majesty  of  God And contradict  the  sayings and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Mark (10:18)

“And Jesus said to him, why do you say I am good? No one is good but one, and that is God”

Mark (12:28-29)

“And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?(28) Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; (29)”

2. GREETING OF PEACE

Islam  instructs  all  Muslims  to  give  greetings  of  peace (Peace  be  with  you)  when  they  meet each  other.  Earlier, Jesus Christ greeted his people by saying “Peace be upon you” as mentioned in The New Testament.

John (20:19)

“Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you”.

3. ABLUTION BEFORE PRAYER

Islam instructs  all Muslims to perform ablution prior to making formal prayers. Jesus Christ used to wash his limbs according to the teachings of the Torah.Exodus

(40:30-31)

“And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing, with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet…. as the Lord commanded Moses.”

4. PROSTRATION DURING PRAYER

Muslims  bow  down  (prostrate)  during  prayers  to  show  the  meaning  of  submission  to  God.  Jesus  Christ  is recorded and described in The New Testament to have fallen (prostrating) on his face during prayers (worship).

Matthew (26:39)

“He (Jesus Christ) fell on his face and prayed”

5. FASTING

Muslims  during  the  Arabic  month  of  Ramadan  are  requested  to  observe  fasting.  According  to  The  New Testament, Jesus Christ fasted for 40 days.

Matthew (4:20)

“And he (Jesus Christ) fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was hungry”

6. CHARITY

Muslims are  requested  to give  zakah(a system  of  compulsory  charity)to  the  poor  and  needy. Jesus Christ confirmed the payment of charity, known as “(tenth)”, which was required from the annual harvest to be given back to God in celebration. He followed the laws of Moses.

Deuteronomy (14:22)

“You shall tithe all the yield of your seed, which comes forth from the field year by year.”

7. VEILING

Muslim women wear modest dress and observe veiling to comply first with God’s command, secondly to follow the  character  of  pure  women  like  Virgin  Mary.  It  is  well  known  that  Virgin  Mary  wore  modest  dress  and covered her head and chest. In addition,the women around Jesus veiled themselves according to the practice of the women around the earlier prophets.

Genesis (24:64-5)

“And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel, and said to the servant, ‘Who is the man yonder, walking in the field to meet us?’ The servant said, ‘It is my master.’ So she took her veil and covered herself.”

8. ALCOHOL

In Islam,  drinking  alcohol  is  totally forbidden. Jesus Christ Abstained  from  alcoholic  drinks  and  never  drank  it according to the instructions recorded.He Followed the laws of Moses.

Numbers (6:1-4)

“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Say to the people of Israel, when either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of the Nazirite to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink”

9. EATING PORK

In Islamic law, pork (swine) and its products are prohibited.Jesus Christ Did not eat pork (swine). He followed the laws of Moses who did not eat pork too.

Leviticus (11:7-8)

“And the swine, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.”

10. EATING BLOOD

In Islam, eating blood is totally forbidden.Jesus Christ also did not eat blood and he followed the laws of Moses. God instructed Prophet Moses in the Torah to not eat the blood.

Deuteronomy (12:16)

“Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it upon the earth like water,”

11. CIRCUMCISION

All  Muslims  are  circumcised  following  the  teaching and  the tradition of Prophet  Abraham.  Jesus Christ Was circumcised  according  to  the New Testament.Circumcision is a part of Jesus’ way. However, today most Christians are not circumcised.

Luke (2:21)

“And at the end of eight days, when he  was  circumcised,  he  was  called  Jesus,  the  name  given by  the  angel  before  he  was conceived in the womb.”

12. POLYGAMY

At  the  time  of  Abraham,  David,  Solomon,  and  Jesus  Christ,  polygamy  was  part  of  the  culture.  In  Jesus’  times, polygamy was allowed and part of the customs of the Israeli people. There is no record proving that Jesus Christ was against polygamy. Both Old Testament and New Testament have mentioned polygamy:

• Prophet Abraham had (2) wives, according to Genesis 16
• Prophet David had (2) wives, according to Samuel 27:3
• Prophet Solomon had (700) wives,according to 1st Kings 11:3
• Prophet Jacob had more than one wife

Islam did not invent start polygamy as it was a normal practice before Islam. Polygamy in Islam is permissible but  not  mandatory. Islam  limited  polygamy  to  a  maximum  of  four  wives requiring  fair  and  justice  treatment among them.

13. INTEREST

Interest is strictly forbidden in Islam. Jesus Christ also opposed the giving or taking of interest and he followed the laws of Moses.

Deuteronomy (23:19)

“YoumustnotchargeinterestonaloantoyourfellowIsraelite,whetheronmoney,food,oranythingelsethathasbeenloanedwithinterest”

CONCLUSION

Lovers of Jesus Christ. All messengers were  sent  from  one  source  (Allah)  and  they  all  were teaching  one  message  and  one  religion(Islam).Jesus  Christ was  teaching  the  same message and invited  his  people  to  the  same religion of previous prophets (Islam). Jesus Christ before his departure, he informed his people about the last prophet (Muhammad)who would come after him, and instructed his people to follow his teachings and his religion(Islam).Upon the departure of Jesus Christ from this world, his teachings were totally distorted and corrupted. Six centuries later, the  laws and  teachings of  Jesus Christ were  revived  in  their  pure  and  final  form  (Islam).Nowadays,  only Muslims actually follow the original teachings of Jesus and his true message.  Loving, following and respecting Jesus Christ is an article of faith in Islam.

 

Source: https://islamhouse.com/en/articles/882803/