Islam Compared to the Bible

The purpose of this study is to examine the beliefs and practices of Islam, comparing these to the Bible. A Brief Summary of Islam "Islam" is the proper term for the religion revealed by Mohammed in Arabia in the early 600's. "Islam" means "submission" (to the will of God). Adherents are called Moslems ("one who submits"). Arabians are descendants of Ishmael, so Islam claims to be a renewal of the ancient religion of Abraham traced …

…the Old Testament, Christians accept the New Testament, and Moslems accept the Koran (they also have great respect for Moslem traditions). Just as Christians believe the Old Testament was inspired but was replaced by the New Testament, so Moslems believe the Old and New Testaments were inspired but were both replaced by the Koran. For these reasons many similarities exist among Judaism, the gospel, and Islam. Yet we will see that essential differences also exist.