This is how the fact goes. Jews had revelations through Prophet Moses and prophet Abraham. The community of Prophet Moses and Abraham are referred to in the Qur'an as the "Children of Israel". Their book was called the "Torah". After prophet Abraham passed away, the Jews were still not following what Moses and Abraham wanted them to follow.
Then came prophet Isa (Jesus) with a new revelation called the "gospel" and had new teachings for the same people. His teachings were too meant for the "Children of Israel". Jesus's teachings became an uproar in the existing non-believing community and they almost killed him but on Jesus's prayer's, God lifted him to heaven and in his place someone else was crucified. The Qur'an only explains that the one crucified wasn't Jesus and was some other man similar in looks.
Jesus being a human being will thus return to earth during Fajr prayer time (before sunrise) in the final times to bring peace to muslims, jews, and christians. Jesus will be recognised by all three viz. muslims, jews and christians.
Now comes the ultimate truth. God sent the previous prophets only to a certain community and for only a certain period of time. But with Jesus gone, God sent prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on the entire mankind and decreed that the message carried by his last prophet will not be superseded by any more scripts from HIM. No more scripts will be revealed and no more prophets will come and Qur'an will be the ultimate guide to the "straight path". God also made sure that his final message in the form of Qur'an remains free of any human interference, obliteration, misinterpretation and empowered the Qur'an to remain intact right until judgement day. God declares in the Qur'an itself that HE alone is it's guardian and HE shall protect it.
Muslims believe and its quite obvious that the earlier revelations from God were changed and modified by its ignorant followers. It's this reason that only Christians and Jews are more likely to convert to Islam upon guidance received from God. For others, Islamic belief becomes a bit too much to digest.
This is how the fact goes. Jews had revelations through Prophet Moses and prophet Abraham. The community of Prophet Moses and Abraham are referred to in the Qur'an as the "Children of Israel". Their book was called the "Torah". After prophet Abraham passed away, the Jews were still not following what Moses and Abraham wanted them to follow.
Then came prophet Isa (Jesus) with a new revelation called the "gospel" and had new teachings for the same people. His teachings were too meant for the "Children of Israel". Jesus's teachings became an uproar in the existing non-believing community and they almost killed him but on Jesus's prayer's, God lifted him to heaven and in his place someone else was crucified. The Qur'an only explains that the one crucified wasn't Jesus and was some other man similar in looks.
Jesus being a human being will thus return to earth during Fajr prayer time (before sunrise) in the final times to bring peace to muslims, jews, and christians. Jesus will be recognised by all three viz. muslims, jews and christians.
Now comes the ultimate truth. God sent the previous prophets only to a certain community and for only a certain period of time. But with Jesus gone, God sent prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on the entire mankind and decreed that the message carried by his last prophet will not be superseded by any more scripts from HIM. No more scripts will be revealed and no more prophets will come and Qur'an will be the ultimate guide to the "straight path". God also made sure that his final message in the form of Qur'an remains free of any human interference, obliteration, misinterpretation and empowered the Qur'an to remain intact right until judgement day. God declares in the Qur'an itself that HE alone is it's guardian and HE shall protect it.
Muslims believe and its quite obvious that the earlier revelations from God were changed and modified by its ignorant followers. It's this reason that only Christians and Jews are more likely to convert to Islam upon guidance received from God. For others, Islamic belief becomes a bit too much to digest.
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