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A 4 page research paper that contrasts and compares these religions. Ryan (2004) points out that non-Muslims are frequently perplexed when they find out that Muslims consider "Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus" and many other biblical personages who are known to both Jewish and Christian scripture to be Muslim (p. 19). This does not mean that Muslims consider these historical figures to have been, literally, followers of the Prophet Muhammad, the founder of the Islamic faith. What it does mean is that these men individually surrendered themselves to God and His will. The phrase, "surrendering to God" is the literal meaning of the word "Islam." According to Ryan (2004), the root words in Arabic for both "Islam" and "Muslim" refer to what human beings of faith are called to do, i.e., surrender to God. As this observation suggests, these major world religions have similar roots and commonality. In order to find out more on this topic, this literature search was instigated. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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known to both Jewish and Christian scripture to be Muslim (p. 19). This does not mean that Muslims consider these historical figures to have been, literally, followers of the Prophet
Muhammad, the founder of the Islamic faith. What it does mean is that these men individually surrendered themselves to God and His will. The phrase, "surrendering to God" is the
literal meaning of the word "Islam." According to Ryan (2004), the root words in Arabic for both "Islam" and "Muslim" refer to what human beings of faith are called to
do, i.e., surrender to God. As this observation suggests, these major world religions have similar roots and commonality. In order to find out more on this topic, the following literature
search was instigated. Literature Review Throughout the sources consulted for this review, a central theme is quite evident. This theme pertain to the fact that these three great world
religions have much in common and their common heritage is more profound than any differences that exist between their theologies. This is particularly true of Judaism and Islam. Ahmed (2004)
points out that deep and abiding respect that has existed between these two faiths. For example, in the several times in history when Muslims have taken the city of Jerusalem
from Christian forces, one of the first actions that they took on occupying the city was to allow Jews to reenter Jerusalem, having been excluded by Christian forces (Ahmed, 2004).
In a sermon given by the Prophet Muhammad during his farewell pilgrimage, he stated that "No Arab is superior to a non-Arab; nor is a non-Arab superior to an Arab"
(Ahmed, 2004, p. 125). Furthermore, Muhammad emphasized that Islam discards differences between classes in society, as well as nations of the world (Ahmed, 2004). Mondloch (2003) points out that
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