Abstract

This comparative study of Islam and Christianity struggled to reveal the mutual meaningful expressions of God, the creator. The main question to which the article tried to answer is: Who is Jesus Christ for Paul and Muhammad(s)? The significance of countering to this question is being revealed much more through the contemporary issues of hate, and delusions that are influencing all believers in one God. Questioning the human nature and the Lordship of Christ looks like a barrier in dialogues between Islam and Christianity. So, as its primary purpose, Jesus, as the Lord from Paul’s perspective and Isa al-Masih, the son of Maryam from Muhammad’s(s) viewpoint, will be compared through different methods. Like the spiritual interpretation of Joel S. Goldsmith, in which the monotheistic presupposition (worshipping only one God), will implant the axial direction of the examination of the Bible and the Quran. Moreover, through historical criticism, the article will try to clarify the origins of faith in Pauline Christology compare to the doctrine of Tawhid from the Quran and the origin of the Quranic accounts of Christ. Also, through a feminist analysis, the essay will have a critical look at maleness of titles of God in Christianity. In this way, the historical analysis will display the urge of accepting the Quran as the Incarnated word of God for Islam and the importance of Paul as the best witness for Christ. By spiritual interpretation, the meaning of the “form” and the “face” of God in Christianity, and “face”, and the “Rope” of Allah and Al-Rahman in the Quran will validate a mutual notion of divinity for all believers. Also, through the feminist approach framed in the text of the Bible and the Quran, this research will spot the sexless status of the Incarnated Christ after the resurrection, the one who is the Lord of all now, even if is being praised in the new name of Al-Rahman. Thus, in conclusion, this article will suggest mutual findings in Quranic and Biblical Christology and will be ended by spotting the incarnation of the word of God, as the best point of starting a fruitful dialogue between Islam and Christianity.

Highlights

  • In the first centuries and despite the great self-sacrifice of Christ, Christianity was affected by un-orthodox attitudes that were far from the ongoing traditional Christian faith

  • The new generation of believers may ask: was the Biblical Jesus Christ, the same character who about seven centuries later, Muhammad(s) recited in the Quran by the name of Isa, the son of Maryam? If he is the same character, how could people believe in a prophet of Allah as the creator or savior, and how Christians understand God by the name of Jesus Christ? this would be the substantial question that this research will attempt to answer

  • As the strategic goal, the article will focus on cooperation backgrounds in Pauline Christology and the Quranic accounts of ‘Isa, the son of Maryam’ and the barriers in the dialogue

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Summary

Introduction

In the first centuries and despite the great self-sacrifice of Christ, Christianity was affected by un-orthodox attitudes that were far from the ongoing traditional Christian faith. From a Christian perspective, humanity by ignoring the salvation of Christ, turned away from God of love, the savior It was as if God was asking one more time; “Adam, where are you?” (Gen.3:9) [2], whereas it was a question to ask from Christians and Jews as the only followers of the Holy message of God, but for all offspring of Adam through a new dialogue and a new language. In this vein, the Christian culture assisted the message of the Quran in reciting the narratives related to the character of Isa, al-Masih [3]. The new generation of believers may ask: was the Biblical Jesus Christ, the same character who about seven centuries later, Muhammad(s) recited in the Quran by the name of Isa, the son of Maryam? If he is the same character, how could people believe in a prophet of Allah as the creator or savior, and how Christians understand God by the name of Jesus Christ? this would be the substantial question that this research will attempt to answer

Methods
Christ for Paul and Feminist Analysis
THE QURAN AND MUHAMMAD’S PERSPECTIVE
Sources of Hermeneutics
Tahrif
Confirming
Incarnation
The Origin of the Quran
Is It Possible?
The Face of God
The Word
The Rope of Allah
The Creator
Objection
Creation for the First Time
The Savior
OUR LORD IN HEAVEN
Al-Rahman is relational
He Has Got a Name
He Will Comes in Power
Conclusion
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