Similarities

By Mas-Yuri Mahyiddin

Types of Similarities

Prophets histories Muslims Practical & the Bible Tauhid in Bible

Prophets Histories in OT

Forbidden fruit of Adam Noahs Ark Joseph & his 11 brothers Moses & Pharaoh killing Egyptian, snake, blood water, split sea/lake, golden calf Jonah & the fish

Miracle of JC

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. Luke 7:22 (Matthew 10:8; 11:5) .Behold! I taught thee the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel and behold! thou makest out of clay, as it were, the figure of a bird, by My leave, and thou breathest into it and it becometh a bird by My leave, and thou healest those born blind, and the lepers, by My leave Al Maidah 5:110

Confirming the Law

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"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 5:17-18 And remember, Jesus, the son of Mary, said: "O Children of Israel! I am the apostle of Allah (sent) to you, confirming the Law (which came) before me.. 61:6

Confirming the Law

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And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear Allah. 5:46

Offer Greetings **

*** Balas greeting double! 4:86

"Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." . John 20:21 (Luke 24:36, John 20:19, John 21:26) When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. 6:54

God Willing

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. James 4: 15 Nor say of anything, "I shall be sure to do so and so tomorrow"- Without adding, "So please Allah." and call thy Lord to mind when thou forgettest, and say, "I hope that my Lord will guide me ever closer (even) than this to the right road." 18:23-24

Alms /Zakat

But give what is inside the dish (what u have) to the poor, and everything will be clean for you. Luke 11:41 Of their goods, take alms, that so thou mightest purify and sanctify them; and pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source of security for them: And Allah is One Who heareth and knoweth. 9:103

Usury

Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury Deuteronomy 23:19 O ye who believe! Devour not usury, doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah. that ye may (really) prosper. 3: 130

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Eye for an Eye

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe Exodus 21:23-25 We ordained therein for them: "Life for life, eye for eye, nose or nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth, and wounds equal for equal. 5:45

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Pray Prostrate **

Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." Matthew 26:39 Those were some of the prophets on whom Allah did bestow His Grace,- of the posterity of Adam, and of those who We carried (in the Ark) with Noah, and of the posterity of Abraham and Israel of those whom We guided and chose. Whenever the Signs of (Allah) Most Gracious were rehearsed to them, they would fall down in prostrate adoration and in tears. 19:58

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Pray Bow

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And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. Genesis 24:52 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 1 Kings 18:42

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Pray Bow

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O ye who believe! bow down, prostrate yourselves, and adore your Lord; and do good; that ye may prosper. 2:125 "O Mary! worship Thy Lord devoutly: Prostrate thyself, and bow down (in prayer) with those who bow down. 3:43

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Supplicate

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And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 1 Kings 8:54 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. Nehemiah 8:6

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Supplicate

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Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Do not cover the walls. He who sees the letter of his brother without his permission, sees Hell-fire. supplicate Allah with the palms of your hands; do not supplicate Him with their backs upwards. When you finish supplication, wipe your faces with them. Abu Dawood (Book 8, Hadith 1480)

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Ablution **

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses. Exodus 40:31-32 O ye who believe! when ye prepare for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands (and arms) to the elbows; Rub your heads (with water); and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If ye are in a state of ceremonial impurity, bathe your whole body 5:6

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Fasting

After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Matthew 4:2 O ye who believe! fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint 2:183, (2:185)

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Abstain from Swine **

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And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. 8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. Bible Leviticus 11:7-9 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase. Deutronomy 14:8

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Abstain from Swine

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Forbidden to you is carrion, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that over which any name other than God's has been invoked,.. 5:3 He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful. 2:173 (6:145)

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Abstain from Wine

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And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: Leviticus 10:8-9 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise Proverbs 20:1 Leviticus 11:34-47, Proverbs 23:20-21, Numbers 6:3

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Abstain from Wine

(2)

O ye who believe! Intoxicants and gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are an abomination,- of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination), that ye may prosper. 5:90 They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit 2:219

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Circumcise **

On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. Luke 2:21 Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said "Five things are in accordance with Al Fitra (i.e. the tradition of prophets): to be circumcised, to shave the pelvic region, to pull out the hair of the armpits, to cut short the moustaches, and to clip the nails.' Sahih Bukhari, Book #74, Hadith #312 (Sahih Muslim, Book #002, Hadith #0495)

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Veils

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"And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her headit is just as though her head were shaved. If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head." 1 Corinthians 11:5-6

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Veils

(2)

"And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands.. An Nur 24:31 "O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft- Forgiving, Most Merciful. " Al Ahzab 33:59

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One God **
(1)

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Mark 12:29 (Deuteronomy 6:4) Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, 'Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.'" Luke 4:8

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One God

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Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him. 112:1-4 Not an apostle did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but Me; so worship Me. 21:25

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Ali Imran 3:64

"Say: O people of the book! come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but God; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, lords and patrons other than God. If then they turn back, say: bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to God's will)"

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Dkuji
Mas-Yuri Mahyiddin 013 615 9030 znflhev@yahoo.co.uk

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