One God, Three Scriptures: Reading tawḥīd Beside John 1:1
How the Qur’an states the oneness of God, how the prologue of John speaks of the Word, and why the difference matters. A sample essay that shows every reading component.
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The full archive- Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?
One Creator, different descriptions: how the Qur’an addresses the People of the Book, and where the real disagreement lies.
- Why do Muslims say ﷺ after the Prophet’s name?
The meaning of the honorific ﷺ, the verse behind it, and the reward the Prophet described for it.
- A note on transliteration
How Arabic words are spelled in Latin letters on this site, and why ʿayn and hamza get marks of their own.
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All 2 questions- Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God?
Muslims hold that there is only one Creator, so Jews, Christians and Muslims all intend the same God. The disagreement is not over which being is meant but over what is truly said of Him, above all whether God has a son or is three persons.
- Why do Muslims say ﷺ after the Prophet’s name?
It abbreviates ṣalla Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam, “God bless him and grant him peace.” Muslims say it because the Qur’an commands believers to ask blessings on the Prophet, and because the Prophet taught that each such prayer is answered tenfold.
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