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neoapocalypse:
You're a retaard

GozieDiora:
How many times do you see a common Muslim praying in a church?

DaBullIT:
Some of the biggest misconceptions that many non-Muslims have about Islam have to do with the word “Allah.” For various reasons, many people have come to believe that Muslims worship a different God than Christians and Jews. This is totally false, since “Allah” is simply the Arabic word for “God” - and there is only One God. Let there be no doubt - Muslims worship the God of Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus - peace be upon them all. However, it is certainly true that Jews, Christians and Muslims all have different concepts of Almighty God. For example, Muslims - like Jews - reject the Christian beliefs of the Trinity and the Divine Incarnation. This, however, does not mean that each of these three religions worships a different God - because, as we have already said, there is only One True God. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all claim to be “Abrahamic Faiths”, and all of them are also classified as “monotheistic.” However, Islam teaches that other religions have, in one way or another, distorted and nullified a pure and proper belief in Almighty God by neglecting His true teachings and mixing them with man-made ideas.

First of all, it is important to note that “Allah” is the same word that Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews use for God. If you pick up an Arabic Bible, you will see the word “Allah” being used where “God” is used in English. This is because “Allah” is a word in the Arabic language equivalent to the English word “God” with a capital “G”. Additionally, the word “Allah” cannot be made plural, a fact which goes hand-in-hand with the Islamic concept of God.

It is interesting to note that the Aramaic word “El”, which is the word for God in the language that Jesus spoke, is certainly more similar in sound to the word “Allah” than the English word “God.” This also holds true for the various Hebrew words for God, which are “El” and “Elah”, and the plural or glorified form “Elohim.” The reason for these similarities is that Aramaic, Hebrew and Arabic are all Semitic languages with common origins. It should also be noted that in translating the Bible into English, the Hebrew word “El” is translated variously as “God”, “god” and “angel”! This imprecise language allows different translators, based on their preconceived notions, to translate the word to fit their own views. The Arabic word “Allah” presents no such difficulty or ambiguity, since it is only used for Almighty God alone. Additionally, in English, the only difference between “god”, meaning a false god, and “God”, meaning the One True God, is the capital “G”. Due to the above mentioned facts, a more accurate translation of the word “Allah” into English might be “The One -and-Only God” or “The One True God.”

More importantly, it should also be noted that the Arabic word “Allah” contains a deep religious message due to its root meaning and origin. This is because it stems from the Arabic verb ta’allaha (or alaha), which means “to be worshipped.” Thus in Arabic, the word “Allah” means “The One who deserves all worship.” This, in a nutshell, is the Pure Monotheistic message of Islam.

Suffice it to say that just because someone claims to be a “monotheistic” Jew, Christian or Muslim, that does not keep them from falling into corrupt beliefs and idolatrous practices. Many people, including some Muslims, claim belief in “One God” even though they’ve fallen into acts of idolatry. Certainly, many Protestants accuse Roman Catholics of idolatrous practices in regards to the saints and the Virgin Mary. Likewise, the Greek Orthodox Church is considered “idolatrous” by many other Christians because in much of their worship they use icons. However, if you ask a Roman Catholic or a Greek Orthodox person if God is “One”, they will invariably answer: “Yes!.” This claim, however, does not stop them from being “creature worshipping” idolaters. The same goes for Hindus, who just consider their gods to be “manifestations” or “incarnations” of the One Supreme God.

Before concluding… there are some people out there, who are obviously not on the side of truth, that want to get people to believe that “Allah” is just some Arabian “god”[1], and that Islam is completely “other” - meaning that it has no common roots with the other Abrahamic religions (i.e. Christianity and Judaism). To say that Muslims worship a different “God” because they say “Allah” is just as illogical as saying that French people worship another God because they use the word “Dieu”, that Spanish-speaking people worship a different God because they say “Dios” or that the Jews worshipp a different God because they sometimes call Him “Yahweh.” Certainly, reasoning like this is quite ridiculous! It should also be mentioned, that claiming that any one language uses the only the correct word for God is tantamount to denying the universality of God’s message to mankind, which was to all nations, tribes and people through various prophets who spoke different languages.

http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/195/

Oh , and I'm a christian

Weselion:
how many of your chief imams can go to the Vatican?

Mustiboy:
I sometimes back then use to doubt islam and i couldn't trust christianity either but a while later i made some researcher and Revealed to me the truth and some signs i discoved even made my faith stronger. A tsunami invade a country everything was destroyed except for the mosques in the country. A boy was born with quran. A tree in posture of performing solat. Allah's name appeared on a tomato. A tree that forms allah's name and so many. My advice is stick to the religion you belive in be it islam christianity or traditional it's your faith in God and your deeds that will judge you when the great day comes. The truth someone who doesn't believe in God can make it to heaven it's all by the grace of God. Period!

rossi49ja:
It's pretty obvious that the goal of ecumenism is totally lost on you. Even when the Holy See give you guys the benefit of doubt people like you keep proving your faith as a hostile one. I will love to see the headlines someday screaming that your almighty Imam worshipped in the Basilica.

Mustiboy:
[s]moslems knows best about jesus because we have the book that reveals the truth about jesus[/s](al quran) you guys i'm sorry to say have the fabricated copy of bible with you. The original bible is nowhere to be found. Did you know? A bible was discovered last year said to be about 1500 years old this bible is even contains the fortelling of prophet muhammeds coming. It did not even contain the trinity of a thing it only quoted that God is one.

iconize:
This is how the killings start. Lol!

Boko haram has created a caliphate in Northern Nigeria, how are you enjoying it?

sanerugwei:
Question is when will Ayatollahs or sultan go an worship in a Catholic church? Or is tolerance and peace only a one way track from catholics to mohammedans?

inteli:
Very mature reply. you have distinguish urself from kids.

Pennyways:
stop 2 mumu 4 dis nairaland

Kassidy90:
Good one Pope, what many religion fanatics dnt know is that if Allah himself wants us to be of one religion he would have made it so... Am a muslim n i also respect oher people's choice of religion, i won't see anything wrong with your religion or believe if you dnt see anytin wrong with mine....Ma sallam

ENDTIMES:
Everything about it is SPECIAL, it depicts TOLERANCE, RESPECT, PEACE and above all LOVE, the cardinal principles upon which any religion should thrive.

Nothing more, nothing less!!!

drnoel:
.....illiteracy is a disease.....

FrancisTony:
He is the vicar of christ.

Rilwayne001:
Again, you don't know what you are doing, do you?

davien:
No problem my friend.
That is the point...the primordial universe being a 0-dimensional singularity is not understood by classical eucladian geometry.
A vacuum is indeed devoid of anything(that is why it is termed "nothing" by astrophysicists)...
Vacuums contain vacuum energy....of which are prone to quantum flunctuations..
It is the vacuum energy that possess quantum fluctuations...hence virtual particles pop in and out of existence.
The mundane "nothingless" you believe cannot be demonstrated to be the factual state of the universe at any point in the 13.8 billion year history of the universe...if you object to this.. can you provide a point in time when "nothing" in the classical sense existed?
I terming it a primordial universe for easy understanding(hence I used brackets when talking of the singularity to cite it as a primordial universe)...the singularity(primordial universe) is virtually a 0-dimensional state of pure fundamentals of existence..
space and time do not exist at a 0-dimensional plane(hence I noted this as an infinite regress that requires a new non-eucladian geometric conjecture)
True north is a geographical direction towards the north pole....
There are four north poles. The terrestrial North Pole is a fixed geographic point that’s diametrically opposed to the terrestrial South Pole on our planet’s axis of rotation; it’s the top of the spinning top that’s Earth.
I am asking...if you can point to a north of a diametrically opposed north pole.
And of what relevance is the fourth dimension when you haven't understood a 0-dimensional singularity as infinitely regressed?

voodoo85:
don't threat me because u r noone

voodoo85:
u r no brother to me

voodoo85:
please unfollow me. u don't belong there

voodoo85:
darling i can read and see properly so theres no need to high light my nickname. well good for u nobody ever asked u to be worried about us.

Rilwayne001:
I guess you don't know what you are doing, do you?

voodoo85:
please read Stephen Hawking. i beg you. plus with cern and other coming technology its jst a question of time to figure out rest of the questions about earth

davien:
I never claimed time and space came from "nothing"..but is an emergent property of inflation from the singularity(primordial universe).
if you do however are referring to astrophysicists definition of "nothing" then that would be a vacuum of which possess vacuum energy and is prone to quantum fluctuations..

Rilwayne001:
And where did i call it a special news?

Rilwayne001:
And why are you expecting him to recite the shahada?

davien:
Besides the fact that the primordial universe at the singularity isn't a ball of extremely dense matter that "exploded".
Your question is invalid....
This is because no locations existed at such a time(space and time are prerequisites required to determine a "where" )....so asking me a "where" at a time before there were locations is invalid.
For mundane understanding it would be like asking me where north of the north pole is.
Can you give me a definition of your creationist kinds classification scheme?

Rilwayne001:
And did you see me claim that the Pope will convert?

ayoku777:
And verses that proof that Jesus is God

1: John 1v1 -In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, AND THE WORD WAS GOD.

Jesus, the Word is God.

2: Isaiah 9v6 -For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulders: and HIS NAME SHALL BE called Wonderful, Counsellor, THE MIGHTY GOD, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Jesus is GIBBOWR ELOHIM (Mighty God)

3: Jeremiah 23v5-6 -Behold the days come saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and THIS IS HIS NAME whereby He shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGTHEOUSNESS.

Jesus is YAHOVAH TSIDKENU.

4: 1Timothy 3v16 -And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Who is God manifest in the flesh? Who is the God justified in the Spirit and seen of angels? Who is the God RECEIVED UP INTO GLORY? It is JESUS.

5: Psalm 45v6-7 -Thy throne, O GOD, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: THEREFORE GOD, THY GOD, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Notice those two verses. In verse 6 He began by talking to God, "Thy throne O GOD is forever". Then he said "Therefore GOD, thy God hath anointed thee".

So God (The Father) anointed God (The Son). Did you see it?

Personally, I myself don't believe in the Trinity gospel. I believe Jesus is not the same person as the Father; but I believe Jesus is God (Elohim) just like the Father, according to the scriptures I have shown you and others.

According to Jesus in John 14v28b -For my Father is greater than I.

The Father is greater in authority than Jesus; because He prays to His Father (John 17v1), and He was begotten of the Father (John 1v14) but Jesus is also God too. Those scriptures make that clear.

Infact the only names of the Father that Jesus doesn't share or bare (according to my study -which i stand to be corrected) are Ancient of Days and Most High. Other than that He is also Elohim and even Yahova, like the Father.

davien:
What prediction has the theory not been vindicated on?

davien:
On what grounds?