Dear nalia96,
As a Christian who recently chose Islam, I believe there is confusion about the meaning of prophecy.
Since the Qur'an is said to confirm previous revelations (Surah al-Maidah 5:48), I believe we can use gospels and/or the Bible to compare and find answers. We know how the gospels have scribal errors and errors from church politics. I believe Jesus knew this about all scripture, as he criticized the scribes (Gospel of Matthew Chapter 23) and preached a simple message (Matthew 22:36-40). I believe the essence of this simple message is also found in the Qur'an (Surah al-Bayyinah Ayah 5). Jesus taught about the spirit or essence.
In the Bible, in Acts of the Apostles (Acts 11:19-30), the Jewish and non-Jewish followers of Jesus were called Christians, because they followed Jesus Christ or Messiah. They also record a prophet named Agabus, whose prophecy of a drought came true. The Bible talks about prophesying (1 Corinthians 14:3-4) and testing prophecy (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
The centralized teaching of the religion called Islam is that Muhammad is the final prophet. One of the verses used as evidence is Surah al-Ahzab 33:40. The root of the word Arabic word for seal, خ-ت-م, is similar to the English word, because it does not only mean a seal for closing (ex: sealed lips), rather also a seal to confirm an attribute (English: seal of approval, seal of freshness)(Qur'an: Surah al-Mutaffifin 83:26).
I believe this refers to the attribute prophesiers must have, which is guidance for us to know what information is trustworthy and true. We follow specific prophets who have established wisdom and faith, yet I believe we can all be prophets. The word prophet and prophecy come from Greek word, which loosely means "to speak out". Our interpretations of religions cause this word to have an exclusive meaning, yet I believe environmentalists and civil rights activists prophesy, and so do those who try to preserve the wisdom and faith we inherited.
If by chance any reader doubts my religion, I will describe my faith.
I believe Islam, which comes from Arabic root س-ل-م and related to Hebrew ש-ל-ם, simply means peace, and has a connotation of completeness (1st Book of Kings 9:25), and reciprocity (Genesis 4:44, Book of Job 41:11), and for this reason it also means submission (Surah al-Baqarah 2:131). I believe this, because of how اسلام starts similar to the word انبوا (Surah al-An'am 6:5). I believe by a Muslim is a peace-maker, similar to how the م- prefix functions in other verse translations (Surah al-'Ankabut 29:69), and in Hebrew it could be written מי-שלם.
I believe Jesus is a prophet and attained elevated status of anointed one, Messiah, and his story helps guide our understanding of the scriptures. I believe he was Jewish, and his teachings are rooted in Jewish scripture (Genesis 4:15 [Against vengeance], Genesis 50:18-21 [Forgive and bless your trespassers], Leviticus 19:18 [Against vengeance], 1 Book of Samuel Chapter 2 [Hannah's prayer and God's dynamic control, from warriors to scribes] Psalm Chapter 46 [God wants peace not war]). I believe he should not be worshiped, yet he said he was in union with God as example to his disciples to know what to do when he left them. I believe the Qur'an and the Bible both agree he didn't die, because he lives in spirit (Matthew 18:20). I believe the term "son of God" (Matthew 5:9) is an attribute or metaphor popularized by Jewish scripture, and it is not literally a son, nor the only son, which the Qur'an makes clear. Metaphor just like children of Devil (1st Letter of John Chapter 3 [Sin of hate]), and they are not fixed attributes, rather ideals we pursue through our thoughts and actions.
I believe Jesus spoke against corruption of the authorities of his organized religion, the Jewish religion, for the same reasons we should speak against Christian organized religion and Islam organized religion. However, we should show mercy, because we strive to emulate the attributes of the one non-physical God, which people have called Allah and many other variations of spelling and grammar.
I believe Jewish people although many don't accept Jesus as the Messiah can think and act like Jesus. And I believe the Qur'an confirms this (Surah an-Nisa 4:162).
Sincerely,
Fireheart47
As a Christian who recently chose Islam, I believe there is confusion about the meaning of prophecy.
Since the Qur'an is said to confirm previous revelations (Surah al-Maidah 5:48), I believe we can use gospels and/or the Bible to compare and find answers. We know how the gospels have scribal errors and errors from church politics. I believe Jesus knew this about all scripture, as he criticized the scribes (Gospel of Matthew Chapter 23) and preached a simple message (Matthew 22:36-40). I believe the essence of this simple message is also found in the Qur'an (Surah al-Bayyinah Ayah 5). Jesus taught about the spirit or essence.
In the Bible, in Acts of the Apostles (Acts 11:19-30), the Jewish and non-Jewish followers of Jesus were called Christians, because they followed Jesus Christ or Messiah. They also record a prophet named Agabus, whose prophecy of a drought came true. The Bible talks about prophesying (1 Corinthians 14:3-4) and testing prophecy (1 Thessalonians 5:21).
The centralized teaching of the religion called Islam is that Muhammad is the final prophet. One of the verses used as evidence is Surah al-Ahzab 33:40. The root of the word Arabic word for seal, خ-ت-م, is similar to the English word, because it does not only mean a seal for closing (ex: sealed lips), rather also a seal to confirm an attribute (English: seal of approval, seal of freshness)(Qur'an: Surah al-Mutaffifin 83:26).
I believe this refers to the attribute prophesiers must have, which is guidance for us to know what information is trustworthy and true. We follow specific prophets who have established wisdom and faith, yet I believe we can all be prophets. The word prophet and prophecy come from Greek word, which loosely means "to speak out". Our interpretations of religions cause this word to have an exclusive meaning, yet I believe environmentalists and civil rights activists prophesy, and so do those who try to preserve the wisdom and faith we inherited.
If by chance any reader doubts my religion, I will describe my faith.
I believe Islam, which comes from Arabic root س-ل-م and related to Hebrew ש-ל-ם, simply means peace, and has a connotation of completeness (1st Book of Kings 9:25), and reciprocity (Genesis 4:44, Book of Job 41:11), and for this reason it also means submission (Surah al-Baqarah 2:131). I believe this, because of how اسلام starts similar to the word انبوا (Surah al-An'am 6:5). I believe by a Muslim is a peace-maker, similar to how the م- prefix functions in other verse translations (Surah al-'Ankabut 29:69), and in Hebrew it could be written מי-שלם.
I believe Jesus is a prophet and attained elevated status of anointed one, Messiah, and his story helps guide our understanding of the scriptures. I believe he was Jewish, and his teachings are rooted in Jewish scripture (Genesis 4:15 [Against vengeance], Genesis 50:18-21 [Forgive and bless your trespassers], Leviticus 19:18 [Against vengeance], 1 Book of Samuel Chapter 2 [Hannah's prayer and God's dynamic control, from warriors to scribes] Psalm Chapter 46 [God wants peace not war]). I believe he should not be worshiped, yet he said he was in union with God as example to his disciples to know what to do when he left them. I believe the Qur'an and the Bible both agree he didn't die, because he lives in spirit (Matthew 18:20). I believe the term "son of God" (Matthew 5:9) is an attribute or metaphor popularized by Jewish scripture, and it is not literally a son, nor the only son, which the Qur'an makes clear. Metaphor just like children of Devil (1st Letter of John Chapter 3 [Sin of hate]), and they are not fixed attributes, rather ideals we pursue through our thoughts and actions.
I believe Jesus spoke against corruption of the authorities of his organized religion, the Jewish religion, for the same reasons we should speak against Christian organized religion and Islam organized religion. However, we should show mercy, because we strive to emulate the attributes of the one non-physical God, which people have called Allah and many other variations of spelling and grammar.
I believe Jewish people although many don't accept Jesus as the Messiah can think and act like Jesus. And I believe the Qur'an confirms this (Surah an-Nisa 4:162).
Sincerely,
Fireheart47