Muslim Christian Interactions : Past , Present & Future

IIPH (International Islamic Publishing House)

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MUSLIM CHRISTIAN
INTERACTIONS
PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
YAHYA M.A. ONDIGO
تفاعلات المسلمين والنصارى
في الماضي والحاضر والمستقبل
الدار العالمية للكتاب الإسلامي
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC PUBLISHING HOUSE
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HAPTER FIVE
Interaction
The
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and Christians
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Arabic honorific symbols used in this book..
Pronunciation and Transliteration Chart..
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About the word Lord..
Publisher's Note..
Dedication....
Preface
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
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Muslim and Christian Beliefs: An Overview.........
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Muslim and Christian understanding of God. Muslim and Christian belief in prophethood..... Muslim and Christian belief in divine revelation. The concept of belief in angels...
The concept of belief in the Day of Judgement.
Eote The concept of belief in the divine destiny..
CHAPTER TWO
Different Theological Understanding mos on a onar in Islam and Christianity..
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With regard to Muslim-Christian interactions, one may take two
different approaches: a concordant approach, or a conflicting approach. Or one may take both approaches together. A concordant approach means that one tries to harmonize or look for similarities between the two faiths and the people adhering to them. The conflicting approach means the opposite. Since the Qur'an has alluded to both approaches, we have chosen to use both approaches. There are many passages in the Qur'an where Allah (3) alluded to these approaches. For example, Allah (3) says:
لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَدَاوَةً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقْرَبَهُم مَوَدَّةً لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّا نَصَرَى ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ قِسِيسِينَ وَرُهْبَانَا وَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ )
Hell boobe
(سورة المائدة : (۸۲)
You will surely find the most intense of people in animosity towards the believers [Muslims] [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah; and you will find the nearest of them in loving affection to the believers those who say: We are Christians. That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant.) (Qur'an 5: 82)1
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MUSLIM CHRISTIAN INTERACTIONS
In light of the past, with hope for the future, Muslim-Christian Interactions: Past, Present & Future addresses a subject that is vital to the 21st century. It provides an in-depth study of Islam and Christianity, taking an analytical approach to their respective edicts while comparing and contrasting them. It offers an investigation of religious concepts with respect to logic and scientific knowledge, and considers the true role and mission of religious figures of both faiths. With a past full of oppression from leaders of both faiths, against their respective doctrines and principles, Muslim-Christian Interactions sorts out the truth of what these religions really stand for. It looks at the manner in which Muslims and Christians have interacted in the past and present, in order to draw lessons for the future.
Now more than ever, it is crucial for Muslims and Christians to seek a path of mutual understanding, allowing compassion for fellow human beings to prevail over divisive politics and views. In the wake of false propaganda against Islam, the author seeks to correct the misconceptions that abound regarding Islam and Muslims.
About the author
Born into a strict Christian household in Kenya, Yahya Ondigo was always a man of faith. When his questions about Christian faith were left inadequately answered, Ondigo's search for the truth led him towards Islam. Since then, he has pursued Islamic Studies, become a caller to Islam, and authored several books on Islamic topics, all under publication with IIPH, including My Journey from Christianity to Islam, Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Vaues and Forty Hadiths on Poisonous Social Habits.