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Joseph (peace and blessings be upon him) in Bible and Quran.
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It is highly fascinating to observe Muslims who fear to pick up a copy of the Bible from their local library, not much less own a copy of their own. They instill this fear of other religions in their children and therefore their children instill it in their own. Fortunately, the Muslim youth of today’s society are very much open minded and are willing to sincerely understand the perspective of other religious folk who share different faiths than their own.
However, this fear that exists in the older generations is very dangerous. They do not realize that these insecurities are destructive and will not allow us to progress as a Muslim community. But one must also note that their fear is merely derived from their insecurities and not from the possibility of being confused by ideologies that are different from their own.
Because of this, you will find our older generation falling prey to leaders who condemn students that learn from religious books other than Quran. You will find our elders nodding away in approval at leaders who openly forth state that there is no point in understanding and observing the ways of other religious people. It is a shame to admit that these people do exist but contrary to popular belief, this is not the way of Muhammad. Also, this is not the way of Jesus Christ. And more importantly, this is not the way of Abraham, the father of the Abrahamic religions.
God teaches us in the Bible that Abraham and his descendants would be “of a great people or nation (Genesis 12:2).” You will find this to be true in Quran as well where God states: “And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophet hood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! In the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous (Ankabut 29:27).”
What especially intrigued me in my theology class was the narration of Prophet Jacob (peace and blessings be upon him), for it is quite similar in the Quran. In fact, the Quran has an entire chapter devoted to the life of Jacob and his family. But I couldn’t help but note the slight difference between the stories of the Prophets of God in the Quran and in the Bible in terms of their reputation. Some might find this insulting while other might find this amusing, but I found it quite interesting because it raises several important issues in terms of theological differences between the Christians and Muslims.
The Christians are taught that the Prophets of God have failed miserably when applying the law of God (in terms of morality) to their own selves. You will find that Abraham was quite forgetful, Noah was merely a drunkard, and that Lot slept with his daughters. However, Quran preserves the reputations of the Prophets of God and describes them as the best of creation. Despite this theological difference, I was immensely intrigued by the description of Jacob because the story line is quite similar in Quran. This comes to show how Quran and the Bible share more similarities than dissimilarities; we as Muslims need to acknowledge this fact.
We as Muslims need to stop bickering over how we’re the rightly guided folks while everyone is doomed to hell and realize that there’s more to study than we believe. Open you hearts and your minds and you’ll find more truth in places you’ve never thought would exist there.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyl6m6bM3e1r7k2hio1_500.jpg)
Joseph (peace and blessings be upon him) in Bible and Quran.
It is highly fascinating to observe Muslims who fear to pick up a copy of the Bible from their local library, not much less own a copy of their own. They instill this fear of other religions in their children and therefore their children instill it in their own. Fortunately, the Muslim youth of today’s society are very much open minded and are willing to sincerely understand the perspective of other religious folk who share different faiths than their own.
However, this fear that exists in the older generations is very dangerous. They do not realize that these insecurities are destructive and will not allow us to progress as a Muslim community. But one must also note that their fear is merely derived from their insecurities and not from the possibility of being confused by ideologies that are different from their own.
Because of this, you will find our older generation falling prey to leaders who condemn students that learn from religious books other than Quran. You will find our elders nodding away in approval at leaders who openly forth state that there is no point in understanding and observing the ways of other religious people. It is a shame to admit that these people do exist but contrary to popular belief, this is not the way of Muhammad. Also, this is not the way of Jesus Christ. And more importantly, this is not the way of Abraham, the father of the Abrahamic religions.
God teaches us in the Bible that Abraham and his descendants would be “of a great people or nation (Genesis 12:2).” You will find this to be true in Quran as well where God states: “And We bestowed on him Isaac and Jacob, and We established the prophet hood and the Scripture among his seed, and We gave him his reward in the world, and lo! In the Hereafter he verily is among the righteous (Ankabut 29:27).”
What especially intrigued me in my theology class was the narration of Prophet Jacob (peace and blessings be upon him), for it is quite similar in the Quran. In fact, the Quran has an entire chapter devoted to the life of Jacob and his family. But I couldn’t help but note the slight difference between the stories of the Prophets of God in the Quran and in the Bible in terms of their reputation. Some might find this insulting while other might find this amusing, but I found it quite interesting because it raises several important issues in terms of theological differences between the Christians and Muslims.
The Christians are taught that the Prophets of God have failed miserably when applying the law of God (in terms of morality) to their own selves. You will find that Abraham was quite forgetful, Noah was merely a drunkard, and that Lot slept with his daughters. However, Quran preserves the reputations of the Prophets of God and describes them as the best of creation. Despite this theological difference, I was immensely intrigued by the description of Jacob because the story line is quite similar in Quran. This comes to show how Quran and the Bible share more similarities than dissimilarities; we as Muslims need to acknowledge this fact.
We as Muslims need to stop bickering over how we’re the rightly guided folks while everyone is doomed to hell and realize that there’s more to study than we believe. Open you hearts and your minds and you’ll find more truth in places you’ve never thought would exist there.
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