By For all those fear-mongering, Islamophobic politicians whose only understanding of region might have come from a racist legacy of ‘Master Race’, I have put these quotes from the Holy Quran to help them out. And for their information, there may not be other Holy Books that bring human unity like the Holy Quran. I’m happy to read a book that expressly confirms all prophets including the prophethood of Muhammad, PBUH.
What is Islam? For Republican Candidates:
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent:
Say: “I am no bringer of new-fangled doctrine among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I follow but that which is revealed to me by inspiration; I am but a Warner open and clear.” 46:9
Say: “We believe in God (Allah), and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to God do we bow our will.”
The same religion He has established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah – the which We have sent by inspiration to thee – and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus: Namely, that ye should remain steadfast in religion, and make no divisions therein: to those who worship other things than God, hard is the (way) to which thou callest them. God chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him). 42:13
Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to God, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For God did take Abraham for a friend. 4:125
Those who believe (in the Qur’an), and those who follow the Jewish (scriptures), and the Christians and the Sabians,- any who believe in God (Allah) and the Last Day, and work righteousness, shall have their reward with their Lord; on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. 2:62
The fallacy of convert by sword:
Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in God hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And God heareth and knoweth all things. 2:256
If it had been thy Lord’s will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe! 10:99
On a side note:
It is important to note that the religion of Abraham was expanded upon by moral and civil laws introduced by God to the community of believers through the prophet Moses. As a result, the religion of Islam has adopted many practices that were already common, particularly among the Jews hundreds of years prior to the advent of Muhammad. The following is a brief list of some Muslim practices that have their counterparts in the Bible. Contrary to what some Muslims would have Christians to believe, these were not a new set of customs for a new religion.
Greeting of peace (Luke 10:5)
Washing before prayer (Exodus 40:31-32)
Removal of shoes in God’s presence (Exodus 3:5)
Prostrate during prayer (Psalm 95:6)
Animal sacrifices (Deuteronomy 16:1-6)
Pilgrimage (Acts 8:26-28)
Head covering for women (1 Corinthians 11:5-6)
Circumcision (Luke 2:21)
Offering of sacrifice at birth of a child (Luke 2:24)
Prolonged fasting (Exodus 34:28, 1 Kings 19:8, Matt. 4:2)
Modesty and silence of women (1 Corinthians 14:34)
Abstinence from pork (Leviticus 11:7)