Sample Essay
“Certainly they disbelieve who say: “Surely Allah – He is the Messiah, son of Maryam”. Say: “Who then could control anything as against Allah when He wished to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam and his mother and all those on the earth?” And Allah’s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them; He creates what He pleases; and Allah has power over all things.”(Surah 5. The Table, The Table Spread-Verse 17 Islam101.com)
Although many Christians raise objections to this kind of interpretation to the concept of trinity, saying that meaning of the trinity is allegorical in nature and should not be taken literally, this is the interpretation that the Koran has given. This issue is a significant one in the understanding of why despite the common history and beliefs these religions share there is a significant gap between what the Koran allows and religious pluralism. The Koran will never allow any religion as alternate that even hints at anything non-monotheistic in nature. This is why even though Muslim’s might have a great deal of respect for these two religions they will never accept these religions as equal to theirs or as replacements to theirs. The explanation generally given to join these two contradictory factors is that these books and tenants were revealed as such to others over time they have become corrupted by worldly beliefs and precepts which were not divinely inspired and which is why it is not acceptable to follow these religions as alternate to Islam.
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