Islam

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IslamChristianity

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Abrahamic Faiths
LawWay
Way
Law
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Islam ChristianitySupplication,Fateh
Lords Prayer

• Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive
  us our debts as we forgive our debtors And lead
  us not into temptation, But deliver us from
  evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, The Power and
  the Glory.For ever and ever. Amen Matthew
  69-13

• Guide us unto the right path-  the path of
  those to whom Thou hast  been gracious, not the
  path of those who are the objects  of Thy
  wrath,  nor of those who have gone astray. 
  Amen
• Qur'an 11-7

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The Aramaic Lords Prayer
Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz

• Loose the cords of mistakes binding us, as we
  release the strands we hold of others faults.Do
  not let surface things delude us.But free us
  from what holds us back from our true purpose.To
  you belongs the ruling will, the life and power
  to do, the song which beautifies all, from age to
  age it renews.Amen (Sealed in trust and faith.)

• O Thou from whom comes the breath of life,
  which is present in all realms of vibration and
  light.Let thy light/sound be experienced in my
  own holy of holies.Let your ideals and counsel
  rule.Let your desire be, as in the universe (all
  that vibrates), so also on earth.Give us bread
  (understanding/support) for our needs from day to
  day.

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IslamChrisianity

• (A) Submission
• Thee only do we worship and of Thee only do we
  ask aid.
• (B) Adoration
• Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, the
  Compassionate, the Merciful. King of the Day of
  Reckoning.

• (A) Submission
• Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on earth as
  it is in heaven.
• (B) Adoration
• Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
  name.

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QuranProphets

• "And We bestowed upon Abraham (offspring) Isaac
  and Jacob and each of them did We guide to the
  right way as We had earlier guided Noah to the
  right way and (of his descendants We guided)
  David and Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron.
  Thus do We reward those who do good. (And of his
  descendants We guided) Zecheriah, John, Jesus and
  Elias each one of them was of the righteous."
  (Quran 684-85).

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QuranJohn the Baptist

• "'O John! Hold fast the Book with all your
  strength. We had bestowed wisdom upon him while
  he was still a child and We also endowed him
  with tenderness and purity and he was
  exceedingly pious and cherishing to his parents.
  Never was he insolent or rebellious. Peace be
  upon him, the day he was born, and the day he
  will die, and the day he will be raised up alive.
  (Quran 19 12-15)

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QuranJesus

• And remember when Isa(Jesus), the son of Mary,
  said "O Children of Israel! I am the messenger
  of God sent to you, confirming the Law (which
  came) before me (the Torah), and giving Glad
  Tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose
  name shall be Ahmad (the praised one)." The Quran
  061.006

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QuranChristians

• And nearest among them in love To the
  Believers wilt thou Find those who say, "We are
  Christians" Because amongst these are Men
  devoted to learning And men who have renounced
  The world, and they Are not arrogant. Qur'an
  582

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QuranJesus

• Behold! the angels said, 'Oh Mary! God gives you
  glad tidings of a Word from Him. His name will be
  Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, held in honour in
  this world and the Hereafter, and in (the company
  of) those nearest to God. He shall speak to the
  people in childhood and in maturity. He shall be
  (in the company) of the righteous... And God will
  teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the
  Gospel'" (345-48).

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QuranJesus

• "He Jesus said 'I am indeed a servant of God.
  He has given me revelation and made me a prophet
  He has made me blessed wheresoever I be and He
  has enjoined on me prayer and charity as long as
  I live. He has made me kind to my mother, and not
  overbearing or miserable. So peace is on me the
  day I was born, the day that I die, and the day
  that I shall be raised up to life (again)!' Such
  was Jesus the son of Mary. It is a statement of
  truth, about which they (vainly) dispute. It is
  not befitting to (the majesty of) God that He
  should beget a son. Glory be to Him! When He
  determines a matter, He only says to it, 'Be,'
  and it is" (1930-35).

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QuranMary

• "Behold! The angels said, 'Oh Mary! God has
  chosen you and purified you, chosen you above the
  women of all nations. Oh Mary! Worship your Lord
  devoutly. Prostrate yourself, and bow down (in
  prayer) with those who bow down(342-43).

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Jesus in Islamic TraditionKaab Said

• Jesus,the son of Mary, was a ruddy man,
  inclining towards white. His hair was not
  lank, and he never oiled it. He went barefooted
  never owned a place, or a change of garments,or
  property or vesture or provisions, except his
  daily bread. And whenever the sun began to set,he
  would kneel and pray until the morning. He was in
  the habit of healing the sick and the lepers,and
  raising the dead by the will of God.He walked on
  the face of the water on the sea. He was an
  ascetic in this world and greatly desirous of the
  world to come diligent in serving God.

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Ten CommandementsQuran Bible

• 1. Thou shall not take any God except one God.
• 2. Thou shall make no image of God.
• 3. Thou shall not use God's name in vain.

• 1.There is no God except one God" (4719)
  2."There is nothing whatsoever like unto
  Him"(4211)
• 3.Make not God's name an excuse to your
  oaths"(2224)

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Ten CommandementsQuran Bible

• 4."Be kind to your parents if one or both of them
  attain old age in thy life, say not a word of
  contempt nor repel them but address them in terms
  of honor."(1723)

• 4. Thou shall honor thy mother and father.

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Ten CommandementsQuran Bible

• 5.As for the thief, male or female, cut off his
  or her hands, but those who repent After a crime
  and reform shall be forgiven by God for God is
  forgiving and kind."(538 - 39)

• 5. Thou shall not steal.

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Ten CommandementsQuran Bible

• 6."They invoke a curse of God if they lie."
  (247)
• "Hide not the Testimony"(2283)
• 7."If anyone has killed one person it is as if he
  had killed the whole mankind" (532)

• 6. Thou shall not lie or give false testimony.
• 7. Thou shall not kill.

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Ten CommandementsQuran Bible

• 8."Do not come near adultery. It is an indecent
  deed and a way for other evils."(1732)
• 9."Do good to your parents, relatives and
  neighbors." (436) "One of the greatest sins is
  to have illicit sex with your neighbors
  wife.Hadith

• 8. Thou shall not commit adultery.
• 9. Thou shall not covet thy neighbors wife or
  possessions.

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Ten CommandementsQuran Bible

• 10"When the call for the Friday Prayer is
  made,hasten(629)

• 10. Thou shall keep the Sabbath holy. to the
  remembrance of God and leave off your business."
  (Exodus 12 1-17 Deuteronomy 5 6-21)

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Second Vatican Council

• The church has also a high regard for the
  Muslims. They worship God, who is One,Living and
  Subsistent,Merciful and Almighty, the Creator of
  heaven and earth, who has also spoken to
  humanity. They endeavor to submit themselves
  without reserve to the hidden decrees of God,
  just as Abraham submitted himself to Gods plan,
  to whose faith Muslims eagerly link their own.

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Second Vatican Council

• Although not acknowledging him as God, they
  venerate Jesus as a prophet his virgin Mother
  they also honor, and even at times devoutly
  invoke. Further, they await the day of judgment
  and the reward of God following the resurrection
  of the dead. For this reason they highly esteem
  an upright life and worship God, especially by
  way of prayer, alms-deeds and fasting. (Nostra
  Aetate)

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Pope John Paul

• We Christians joyfully recognize the
  religious values we have in common with
  Islam.Today I would like to repeat what I said to
  young Muslims some years ago in Casablanca We
  believe in the same God, the one God,
• the living God, the God who created the world
  and brings his creatures to their perfection

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Ibn al-Arabi Jesus

• His conversion (tawba) took place between the
  hand of Jesus, his first master. He said about
  Jesus "He has prayed for me in order that I
  might persist in the religion

• and has called me his beloved. He ordered me
  to practise zuhd (renunciation) and tajrid (the
  stripping away of all that is unnecessary)"

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SufisJesus

• Jesus was a great model for Muslim ascetics,
  preaching poverty, humility and patience. Jesus
  was becoming internalised by Muslims as an
  exemplar and inspiration in their own spiritual
  quest.The Sufis were especially devoted to Jesus
  and called him the prophet of love. The
  12th-century mystic Ibn al-Arabi called him "the
  seal of the saints" - deliberately pairing him
  with Muhammad, the "seal of the prophets".
• Muhammad A Prophet for Our Time.
• Karen Armstrong

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RumiJesus

• Where Jesus lives, the great-hearted gather. We
  are a door thats never locked.
• If you are suffering any kind of pain, stay
  near this door. Open it.
• I called through your door, The mystics are
  gathering in the street. Come out!
• Leave me alone. Im sick.
• I dont care if youre dead! Jesus is here,
  and he wants to resurrect somebody!

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RumiJesusBe Lost in the Call

• Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my
  child!How could a zephyr ride an ass?Spirit,
  find your way, in seeking lowness like a
  stream.Reason, tread the path of selflessness
  into eternity.
• Remember God so much that you are forgotten.Let
  the caller and the called disappearbe lost in
  the Call.

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Louis Massignon(1883-1962)Sufism

• French scholar of Islam and its history.
  Although a Catholic himself, he tried to
  understand Islam from within and thus had a great
  influence on the way Islam was seen in the West
  among other things, he paved the way for a
  greater openness inside the Catholic Church
  towards Islam as it was documented in the
  pastoral Vatican II declaration Nostra Aetate.He
  Studied al-Hallaj,Salman Farsi,Fatima Quranic
  origin of Sufisms lexicon

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Thomas MertonSufism

• Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a preeminent
  pioneer of inter-religious dialogue with deep
  interest and attraction to Sufism,Merton was
  especially intrigued with its emphasis upon
  action, love, and knowledge. In a letter to Abdul
  Aziz in Pakistan, he wrote "I am tremendously
  impressed with the solidity and intellectual
  sureness of Sufism. I am stirred to the depths of
  my heart by the intensity of Moslem piety toward
  His names, and the reverence with which He is
  invoked as the 'Compassionate and the Merciful.'
  May He be praised and adored everywhere forever.
  Fons Vitae

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St.Francis of Assisi
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Peace Prayer of St.Francis

• Lord make me an instrument of Thy
  Peace Where there is hatred,let me sow Love
  Where there is injury,Pardon Where there
  is doubt,Faith Where there is
  despair,Hope Where there is
  darkness,Light Where there is
  sadness,Joy O Divine Master,grant that I might
  seek Not so much to be consoled,as to
  console To be understood,as to
  understandAnd not so much to be loved,as to love
  another