Do Muslims Worship the Same God as Christians and Jews?
Summary
TLDRThe video by the Apostate Prophet argues that while Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are often seen as worshipping the same God, the Islamic conception of God (Allah) significantly differs from the God of Christianity and Judaism (YHWH). The speaker highlights linguistic, doctrinal, and historical differences, emphasizing that Islam's portrayal of God and religious teachings diverge from the original Abrahamic traditions. The video encourages viewers, particularly Muslims, to critically examine Islamic beliefs, suggesting that the religion distorts biblical values and traditions.
Takeaways
- 📜 The speaker argues that Islam does not worship the same God as Christians and Jews, despite superficial similarities.
- ⚠️ The word 'Allah' is often used to mean 'God,' but the speaker emphasizes that 'Allah' is the specific name of the Islamic God, distinct from the names used in Christianity and Judaism.
- 🕊️ The speaker acknowledges the idea of promoting peace and understanding between religions but criticizes the notion that Islam, Christianity, and Judaism worship the same God as simplistic and misleading.
- 📖 The speaker highlights that the name of God in Christianity and Judaism is YHWH, a name never mentioned in the Quran or Islamic teachings, pointing to a fundamental difference.
- 🔄 Islam is portrayed as having appropriated the God of the Bible but altered key aspects of the religion, making it distinct and separate from Christianity and Judaism.
- ❌ The speaker claims that Islam lacks key elements found in Christianity and Judaism, such as the Ten Commandments and the detailed history of the Israelites.
- 🕌 The importance of the Kaaba in Islam is critiqued, noting that it was a pagan site before Islam and is not recognized as holy by Christians or Jews.
- 📚 The Quran is described as a book revealed to one person, Muhammad, without witnesses, which the speaker contrasts with the Bible's gradual compilation over centuries by many witnesses.
- 💢 The speaker points out that Islam contains hostile references to Christians and Jews, contradicting the idea of shared worship.
- 🚫 The speaker encourages Muslims to critically reflect on their religion, suggesting that learning more about other scriptures might lead them to question and potentially leave Islam.
Q & A
What is the main argument presented by the speaker regarding the concept of God in Islam compared to Christianity and Judaism?
-The speaker argues that the concept of God in Islam is fundamentally different from that in Christianity and Judaism. While some claim that Muslims, Christians, and Jews worship the same God, the speaker asserts that Islam has appropriated elements of the biblical God but has created a distinct and separate identity for Allah.
How does the speaker explain the use of the word 'Allah' in different languages?
-The speaker explains that 'Allah' is the proper name of the Islamic God in Arabic, while in Christianity and Judaism, God is often referred to by titles such as 'God' or 'Lord' rather than by a specific name. The use of 'Allah' by Arabic-speaking Christians is simply due to language, not because they worship the same God as Muslims.
What is the significance of the name YHWH in Judaism and Christianity, according to the speaker?
-YHWH is considered the sacred and personal name of God in Judaism and Christianity, as revealed in the Bible. The speaker emphasizes that this name is central to Jewish and Christian worship and is notably absent from Islamic texts, which instead use the name 'Allah.'
Why does the speaker believe that the argument of Muslims, Christians, and Jews worshiping the same God is superficial?
-The speaker believes this argument is superficial because it overlooks the deep theological differences between the religions. The speaker argues that Islam has a different understanding of God, ethics, and religious history, which makes it distinct from Christianity and Judaism, despite some superficial similarities.
How does the speaker describe the portrayal of prophets in Islam compared to the Bible?
-The speaker describes prophets in Islam as being turned into 'weird proselytizers' who often fail in their missions. This contrasts with the portrayal of prophets in the Bible, who are central to the religious narrative and history of the Israelites.
What does the speaker say about the Islamic view of the Bible and the Quran?
-The speaker states that Islam views the Bible as a distorted version of the original truths sent by God, while the Quran is considered the absolute, unaltered word of God, revealed directly to Muhammad. This belief leads Muslims to view the Quran as the only valid scripture, dismissing the Bible's authority.
Why does the speaker criticize the Islamic concept of worship and submission?
-The speaker criticizes the Islamic concept of worship and submission because it requires absolute submission to Allah and Muhammad, which the speaker views as lacking the emphasis on love, justice, and salvation found in Christianity and Judaism. The speaker also criticizes the reverence of Muhammad, which they view as a cult-like requirement.
How does the speaker use the analogy of a 'new America' to explain Islam's relationship with Christianity and Judaism?
-The speaker uses the analogy of a 'new America' to illustrate how Islam, according to them, has appropriated fundamental values and history from Christianity and Judaism, while simultaneously corrupting and rewriting them. The analogy suggests that Islam claims to be the true continuation of the Abrahamic faiths while attempting to supplant the original beliefs.
What is the speaker's view on how Islam instructs Muslims to treat Christians and Jews?
-The speaker argues that Islam instructs Muslims to subjugate Christians and Jews, treating them as deluded and requiring them to pay protection money (jizya) in humility. The speaker views this as evidence that Islam does not promote the same kind of peaceful coexistence that some suggest.
What message does the speaker convey to Muslims at the end of the video?
-The speaker urges Muslims to critically examine their religion, suggesting that Islam's teachings are based on indoctrination and discourage learning about other scriptures. The speaker encourages Muslims to read and explore outside of Islamic teachings to discover what they believe are flaws in Islam and to 'set themselves free.'
Outlines
🤝 Exploring the Concept of a Shared God in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
In this introduction, the speaker addresses the common belief that Muslims, Christians, and Jews worship the same God. The speaker argues against this notion, describing it as superficial and pseudo-intellectual. The script delves into the differences between the use of 'Allah' in Islam and the name of God in Christianity and Judaism. While acknowledging that 'Allah' is used by some Arabic-speaking Christians, the speaker emphasizes that 'Allah' is the proper name of the Islamic God, whereas Christians and Jews traditionally refer to God by titles rather than His name, YHWH. The speaker introduces the idea that Islam's representation of God diverges significantly from that of Christianity and Judaism, suggesting a need for deeper analysis.
🔍 Investigating the Absence of YHWH in Islamic Teachings
This paragraph explores the absence of the name YHWH in Islamic scripture and tradition. The speaker highlights that the Quran and Hadith never mention YHWH, the name given to God in the Jewish and Christian traditions. Instead, Islam exclusively uses 'Allah' as the name of God, which the speaker finds significant. The script contrasts this with the prominent use of YHWH in the Bible and Jewish prayers, such as the 'Shema Yisrael,' where YHWH is substituted with 'Adonai' out of reverence. The speaker argues that this difference underscores a fundamental distinction between the Islamic and Judeo-Christian conceptions of God, suggesting that Islam's portrayal of God is an appropriation rather than a continuation of the Abrahamic tradition.
❓ Questioning the Foundations and Teachings of Islam
In this concluding paragraph, the speaker urges Muslims to critically reflect on their religion's teachings and foundations. The script challenges the idea that Islam shares the same God and ethical teachings as Christianity and Judaism, pointing out various doctrinal and historical differences. The speaker criticizes Islam for discouraging followers from exploring other scriptures and encourages Muslims to read and learn more to uncover these discrepancies. The paragraph ends with a call to action, inviting viewers to support the speaker's work and to question the validity of Islam, suggesting that true understanding may lead to abandoning the faith.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Allah
💡YHWH
💡Tetragrammaton
💡Kaaba
💡Ten Commandments
💡Islamic Prophets
💡Sh'ma Yisrael
💡Indoctrination
💡Appropriation
💡Salvation
Highlights
It is often argued that Muslims, Christians, and Jews worship the same God, but this idea is considered superficial and rooted in pop-culture logic.
The term 'Allah' in Islam is the proper name of the Islamic God, distinct from the general concept of 'God' in Christianity and Judaism.
In Arabic-speaking Christian communities, 'Allah' is used to mean 'God,' but this doesn't imply the Islamic God is the same as the Christian or Jewish God.
The name of God in Christianity and Judaism is YHWH, which is never mentioned in Islamic texts such as the Quran or Hadith.
The Bible describes God's name as YHWH and mentions it numerous times, while Islam introduces a different God, known as Allah.
Islam appropriates aspects of the Abrahamic God but does not represent the same religion or deity as Christianity and Judaism.
The Ten Commandments, fundamental to Judaism and Christianity, are entirely missing from Islamic teachings.
Islamic prophets are portrayed differently from those in the Bible, often seen as proselytizers with a different mission.
The Kaaba, a sacred site in Islam, was previously a pagan site, and is not recognized as holy by Christians and Jews.
The Islamic God does not love everyone and commands submission rather than promoting justice and good morals as in Judaism and Christianity.
Muhammad's role in Islam is unique, requiring reverence and imitation, which contrasts with the roles of prophets in Christianity and Judaism.
Islam views the Bible as a distortion of earlier truths and asserts the Quran as the only absolute truth.
Islam contains teachings that call for the subjugation of Christians and Jews, labeling them as deluded.
Islamic teachings are distinct from those of Christianity and Judaism, making the claim that they worship the same God misleading.
The speaker encourages Muslims to critically examine their religion, suggesting that learning and comparison with other scriptures could lead them to question Islam.
Transcripts
Hi everyone and welcome, this is the apostate prophet
It is very easy nowadays to hold talks to make people sympathize with Islam and Muslims
Many people think for example that it is a great idea to present such notions
that Muslims and Christians and Jews worship the same God
The God that is being worshiped is the same
Why are we disagreeing? Just hold hands everybody
Your God, our God is one God. I mean what could be clearer?
I don't have a problem with making people have more peace together
or to understand each other and I would also go ahead and clarify
that the God of Islam is based on the god of Christianity and Judaism
And so far, The God of Islam is the same, right?
but concluding from that, that Islam and Christianity presents and worship the same God is superficial
pseudo-intellectual
It's pop-culture logic
Is the God of Islam the same God that Christians and Jews worship?
Let's analyze this suggestion further
In a local language Maltese Allah means God in Christianity
A very common argument presented by moderate Muslims is that Allah means God
and that therefore the Islamic God is no foreigner
that Arabic speaking Christians also say Allah
and that some Christian nations in their own language say Allah
But that doesn't mean anything
Yes, the word Allah is often used for God
But there is a significant difference here that people don't pay attention to
The word Allah is the proper name of the Islamic God
As you notice it uses two separate words
for the word God which is Ilah and the word Allah which is Allah.
So the Islamic God has the name Allah as it has put up on artistically made signs
nicely written in the Quran, found in beautiful Arabic calligraphy
Repeated by pious Muslims throughout the day
Allah is the God
But in Christianity and Judaism God's name is not Allah
Some Arabic speaking Christians might use the word Allah
because they refer to God as God
They say God in English, Gott in German. Dieu in French
Dios in Spanish, Dio in Italian, Bog in Russian, Allah in Arabic
Christians use these words that mean God because they don't refer to God by his name
But by his title; The God
This is a continuity of Jewish tradition where people wouldn't refer to God by his name
therefore Jews use different words for God
such as Adonai (My Lord) or Hashem (The Name) or Elah or Elaha (God)
which the Arabic "Allah" seems to have come from
the Christian and Jewish God's name is YHWH
formed from four letters in Greek known as a tetragrammaton (the four letters)
the delivery of his name from God to humans appears in Exodus 3: 13-15
Let's read
Moses said to God when I come to the Israelites and say to them the god of your father has sent me to you
and they ask me, "What is his name?"
what shall I say to them?
and God said to Moses, "Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh, I am that I am or I am Who I am"
He continued, "Thus shall you say to the Israelites.
Ehyeh (I am) sent me to you."
and God said further to Moses, "Thus shall you speak to the Israelites,
YHWH (the Lord)."
The God of your father's The God of Abraham
The God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob has sent me to you
this shall be my name forever this my appellation for all eternity
As you can see, in the Bible of The God of Jews and Christians
as they still read it in the Bible
declare that this is his name and this is what they are to call him
The Bible also uses this name numerous times
The problem is that these four letters YHWH
don't exactly give people the explanation on how to pronounce the name
and signs were only added later to these words
and due to one of The Ten Commandments
that goes you shall not take the name of the Lord, your God in vain
Jews were usually anxious about the usage of God's name altogether
and replaced the name in prayers and in reading the Bible with Adonai
So Adonai (Lord/The Lord) instead of YHWH
Even in one of the most important Jewish prayers the "Shema Yisrael".
YHWH is replaced with Adonai. The prayer goes
Here, o Israel. The Lord is our God. The Lord is one
in Hebrew, Sh'ma Yisrael
Adonai 'eloheinu Adonai 'ehad
when in reality the text reads
Sh'ma Israel, YHWH 'eloheinu, YHWH 'ehad.
This is how sacred to the name is
Now, what is Islam's position on all this?
The Quran never mentions YHWH, The hadith never mentioned YHWH
No Islamic source ever mentions YHWH.
The Quran introduces Allah
Muhammad speaks of Allah
Muslims know their God as Allah. How could it be?
That's such a sacred thing
The name of God, that He according to millennia old Jewish and Christian belief
told his people to use is not mentioned in Islam at all
It doesn't appear anywhere in Islam
Instead mosques have Allah written all over them
while mosques also have Muhammad written all over them
Which is something I'll certainly come to in another video
Aside from this very important point
that the Christian and Jewish God's name is not the Islamic God's name at all
There are so many other factors
that would make us conclude that Islam just appropriates the biblical Abrahamic God
and it takes aspects of the religion,
but it doesn't represent the same religion or the same God
The Ten Commandments for example that we mentioned earlier
That are the fundaments of worship and of ethics
in Judaism and in Christianity are entirely missing In Islam
and I'll come to that in another video as well
The history of the Israelites and the struggles of the prophets
are completely missing in Islam.
In Islam, the prophets are simply turned into some weird proselytizers
and most of them fail I'll come to that as well
Islam claims that Allah supposedly the same God
instructed Abraham to build the Kaaba, a sacred house in Arabia
A building like many others in Arabia before
used by pagans to host their idols and to make pagan gatherings
Christians and Jews never held this building holy
and most Christians induce outside this area never heard of the Kaaba before Islam
In fact
None of the biblical stories took place anywhere near Mecca
Instead the Bible had the tabernacle which was the earthly dwelling place of God
Something never mentioned in Islam
The Islamic God doesn't love everyone
He doesn't order to bring justice and to show good morals to the world, like in Judaism
He doesn't ask for belief and give grace and salvation, like in Christianity
He orders to believe in His book and be in full submission to Him and His Prophet
Muhammad is not a simple prophet
It is required to revere and remember Muhammad in order to avoid eternal hell fire
To remember his name and imitate him, to follow him
His name hangs on mosques
Neither Christianity nor Judaism ever required a mere human to be loved
and respected for salvation and fulfillment
Those were just prophets, messengers, leaders
who invited people to believe in God not to believe in themselves
Why does Islam have such a cult quality around one person
who lived 1,400 years ago in a desert?
Muslims also claim that the Bible, the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament and the New Testament
were just distortions of some truths
That Allah sent sometime in the past
and that they are void and invalid and that the Quran is the only absolute truth
that everyone has to follow word-for-word
And this book is directly spoken by Allah through Gabriel, through Muhammad
which is odd
The Bible is what people witness and to write down from their God over decades and centuries
The Quran is a book supposedly revealed to one person with no witness and contains the direct Word of God
Allah
Although this is never how God is supposed to have worked in the past
On top of all this, while many Christians and Jews
try to embrace Islam, and try to say that Islam is just a different religion
Islam calls both Christians and Jews all kinds of names in its most fundamental scripture
and it order its believers to subjugate Christians and Jews
To fight them until they become subjects
until they pay protection money in all humility and it calls them deluded
That's not friendly at all.
So, no
Muslims don't worship the same God that Christians and Jews worship
Islam just made up its own God Its own Arabic God
And appropriated qualities and traditions from biblical belief
That's like:
A new country emerges somewhere gives itself a name similar to America
Appropriates fundamental American values and history
while brutally corrupting and twisting those values and rewriting the history
Claims that it was the original America
and the America we have today was fake and corrupted and bad
Imagine they declare war on the old America and try to subjugate it
But when everything fails and this new America loses, they suddenly try to reconnect by saying,
"Hey, we are all the same. We have the same values.
We shouldn't be fighting. Why don't we hold hands and have peace?"
(Although my America is still greater than your fake America
and one day you will realize that and join our America or perish)
Islam very different and the islamic god is so different
from the god worshipped by Christians and Jews
Dear Muslims
Please reflect more on your religion and what it is based on
what it teaches
Don't let strong and strict indoctrination hold you captive in an illusion
Islam doesn't want you to learn because if you learn you will give up on Islam
Islam doesn't want you to read those different scriptures and to see the difference
and to find out that there is something wrong with Islam
Do it! Set yourselves free. Thanks
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