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What do Muslims believe? What do they have in common with Christianity? What are the important differences? Let's cut through the stereotypes and find the Truth.
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World Religions
The Gospel and Friendship in a Pluralistic Suburb
What Do You Know?
What forms of Christianity are you ashamed or angry
to be associated with?
Do you have any personal experience with Islam?
What do you know about American Islam?
What questions do you have about Islam?
1.2.
3.4.
Our “Mars Hill” Methodology
1.
• A basic introduction to the faith’s worldview
2.
• Areas of agreement between that faith and Orthodox Christian theology and practice
3.
• Areas of disagreement between that faith and Orthodox Christian theology and practice
GOAL: To equip you to build a truth-seeking relationship with someone of another faith.
Islam
A Life Submitted to God
Defusing Some Myths
Islam isn’t irredeemably violent
Culture vs. Religion
Islam’s “Moon God of Mecca”
The Birth of Islam: Mecca
Mecca:Center ofPeace &
Trade
Allah:Tribal God
Mohammed:
Marries into a
Caravan
The Birth of Islam: Revelations
The Birth of Islam: Troubles
• Allah is the only godMonotheism
• The idols of the Kabah are sinful
Iconoclasm
• Disrupted Meccan business practiceAnti-usury
The Birth of Islam: On the Run
AD 619:
Flight
AD 620: Night
of Ascen
t
AD 622: Hijra
Islam: The Path of Submission
•SubmissionIslam
•One who Submits
Muslim
•Shalom/PeaceSalaam
God (Allah) in Islam
Allah means ‘God’ in Arabic.
Same Story, Different Players
Allah
Abraham (Ibrahim)Moses (Muse)
David (Dawud)
Jesus (Isa)
Jesus (Isa) in Islam
Born of a Virgin
Taught disciples
Did miracles through God’s powerSeemed to have been crucifiedAscended/Assumed into Heaven
Jesus (Isa) in Islam
Son of Mary
Prophet
Word of
God
Messiah
Jesus (Isa) in Islam
Muslims believe in the Second Coming of Jesus.
Orthodoxy
Orthopraxy
Orthopraxy vs. Orthodoxy
Muslim Scripture: The Qur’an (Koran)
Muslim Scripture: Hadiths
Conservative
Reason=PrideAllah
determines all
LiberalReason is GoodWe have free will
Muslim Practice: The 5 Pillars
Testimony
5 Daily Prayers
Giving to the Poor
Fasting during
Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Jihad: The 6th Pillar
Greater Jihad
Lesser
Jihad
Jihad: The 6th Pillar
Historical Development of Islam
632-635
Orthodox
Caliphate
635-750Damascu
s Caliphat
e
750-1258
Baghdad Caliphate
1453-1921
Ottoman Empire
1921-Presen
tModern Islam
Branches of Islam Today
Sunni
• Most Muslims• Emphasis on
Public Life• Broad spectrum
Shi’ite
• Heredity• Light of
Mohammed• 12th Imam• Popular with
non-Arabs
Sufi
• Interactions with Christian monastics
• Is it Muslim heresy?
Other Muslim Practices
Eating Hallal
Prohibition of usury and gambling
Circumcision
Prohibition against making images
Marriage and Gender Roles
Women in Islam
Burkah Hijab
Building Bridges to Islam
We worship the same God
We both value a relationship with God
We both love Jesus!
We both value Family and Tradition
We both value spiritual practices
Where Islam and Christianity Disagree
Polytheism?
Spirit
Father
Son
Making vs. Begetting
God
Father
SonSpirit
God/Father
Son
Spirit
Where Islam and Christianity Disagree
Islam: God is Transcendent
Christianity: God is Love
God
Father
SonSpirit
Incarnation
• Jesus is Godin flesh.
Where Islam and Christianity Disagree
Is God Trinity? Is Jesus God?
Different views of the Bible.
Our sacred histories diverge.
Islam is less social.
Assurance of Salvation
How Not to Build a Friendship
Don’t denigrate Allah (God)
Don’t assume Muslims are violent
Don’t assume Muslims hate Americans
Don’t confuse culture and religion
How to Be a Perfect Stranger
Worship is on Fridays
Men and women separate
Women wear a headscarf
Worship is prayer and a sermon
Be respectful during Ramadan
