DP & Islam

DP &

Islam

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Jesus Muhammad

Ca 600AD

Buddha

Ca 600 BCLaoTzu

ConfuciusMahavira/Hinduism Ancient Greece

The Universe is the mirror of God, and the heart of man

is the mirror of the Universe.

/Ancient Sufi Text

Introduction

• All religions are prepared for the 2nd Coming of Adam

• Islam talks about The Imam and Mahdi

Prof. Young Oon Kim

• For Jews the Messiah is the long-awaited man "anointed of God" to provide the chosen people and the world at large with a just, durable and peaceful social order in accordance with the Torah and God's ultimate purpose for mankind.

• For Jews the Messiah is the long-awaited man "anointed of God" to provide the chosen people and the world at large with a just, durable and peaceful social order in accordance with the Torah and God's ultimate purpose for mankind.

• For Christians Jesus was the Messiah (Greek: "Christ") who came to fulfill that hope, teach men the religion of love, serve as an example of what God expects of His children, cleanse them of original sin, joint them toward the kingdom to come wherein God's will would be done on earth as it is in heaven.

• Since the first advent did fully accomplish this, traditional Christianity looks forward to the return of the Messiah to complete the restoration of the world.


• Like many Christians, not all Muslims expect an end of the world in the immediate future. However, Sunnite doctrine teaches that at some future time, a Mahdi will come to establish the kingdom of God on earth. Shi'ites believe that this Mahdi to come will be the hidden Imam they have long awaited.


• Like many Christians, not all Muslims expect an end of the world in the immediate future. However, Sunnite doctrine teaches that at some future time, a Mahdi will come to establish the kingdom of God on earth. Shi'ites believe that this Mahdi to come will be the hidden Imam they have long awaited.

• For Muslims the Imam-Mahdi is a figure with a function comparable to that of the Christian Messiah.

Thus, like Judaism and Christianity, Islam can be called a messianic faith.

The Kaaba, in Mecca Saudi Arabia, is the center of Islam. Muslims from all over the world gather there to pray in unity.

Mecca

JerusalemCenter of

Abramic Religions

Christianity C

Judaism C

Islam

1. The Quran is the source of Allah's revelations to humanity, transmitted through his messenger, Muhammad.

2. The Hadith is not considered a direct source of revelation; instead, it is supposed to contain the records of the traditions, practices and decision of the very earliest Muslim community.

Holy Scripture

A pink rose symbolising Muhammad (18th century)

Short background

1. Belief in God (Allah), the one and only one worthy of all worship (tawhid).

2. Belief in all the Prophets (nabi) and Messengers (rusul) sent by God

3. Belief in the Angels (mala'ika).4. Belief in the Books (kutub) sent by God

(including the Qur’an).5. Belief in the Day of Judgment (qiyama) and in the Resurrection (life after death).6. Belief in Destiny (Fate) (qadar).

• Abramic religions = Jewish, Christian, Islam

Muslims believe that Allah, God is one and incomparableand that the purpose of life is to worship God.

Muslims also believe that Islam is the completed and universal version of a primordial, monotheistic faith revealed at many times and places before, including notably, to the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus and that previous messages and revelations have been changed and distorted over time.

DP same : also Monotheistic also believe in need for new Revelation

• Religious practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are five obligatory acts of worship Prayer 5x /day

DP : similar full bow

• Five Pillars of Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam are five concepts, basic to accepting the religion for Shia Muslims, and five essential practices for Sunni Muslims.

According to Shia Islam, the five basic pillars are:

1. Monotheism, God is one and unique.2. Justice, the concept of moral rightness based on ethics, 3. Fairness4. Equity5. Punishment of the breach of said ethics.

DP similar : Monotheism Law of Indemnity

• followed by ten subsidiary pillars;

1. Prayer; 5 times/day DP: Prayer2. Fasting; DP: Fasting3. Pilgrimage; DP: Cheong Pyeong4. Alms giving; DP: Tithing (1/3)5. Struggle; DP: Fight your Fallen Nature6. Directing others towards good; DP: Witnessing7. Directing others away from evil; DP: Witnessing8. One Fifth (20% tax on all earnings after deduction of house-hold and commercial expenses.); 9. Love those who are in the God's path; DP: Live for others10. Disassociation with those who oppose the God.

Shia Islam

Shi`ite Muslims hold that there are five articles of belief:

1. Tawhīd, the Divine Oneness and Justice of Allah,

2. Nubuwwah, the Prophethood,

3. Qiyamah, the Imamate, Justice, and Judgment Day.

The Shi'ite do not believe in complete predestination, or complete free will. They believe that human life is a mixture of free will and predestination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawh%C4%ABd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubuwwah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubuwwah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiyamah

Shi`ite Muslims hold that there are five articles of belief:

4. Adalah (Justice): The Justice of Allah.

5. Imamah (Leadership): God has appointed specific leaders to lead and guide mankind — a prophet appoints a custodian of the religion before his demise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imamah

The Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Iraq is a holy site for Shia Muslims

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Husayn_Shrine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbala

Sunni Islam

Five Pillars of Islam are:

1. Shahadah, which is the basic creed of Islam that must be recited under oath with the specific statement:

"'ašhadu 'al-la ilaha illa-llahu wa 'ašhadu ‘anna muhammadan rasulu-llah", or “I testify that there is none worthy of worship exceptAllah and I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger

of Allah."

This testament is a foundation for all other beliefs and practices in Islam. Muslims must repeat the shahadah in prayer.


2. Salah, or ritual prayer, which must be performed five times a day.



3. Sawm, or fasting during the month of Ramadan. Muslims must not eat or drink (among other things) from dawn to dusk during this month, and must be mindful of other sins.




4. Zakat, or alms-giving, which is giving a fixed portion of accumulated wealth by those who can afford it to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the spread of Islam.




4. Zakat, or alms-giving, which is giving a fixed portion of accumulated wealth by those who can afford it to help the poor or needy, and also to assist the spread of Islam.

5. The Hajj, which is the pilgrimage during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the city of Mecca. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her

lifetime.

The Taj Mahal built by Muslim emperor Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire in Agra, India in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Sunni Muslims hold that there are six articles of belief:

1. belief in Allah, DP: Believe in God


1. belief in Allah, DP: Believe in God 2. in angels, DP: Believe in God


1. belief in Allah, DP: Believe in God 2. in angels, DP: Believe in God 3. in divinely revealed scripture, DP:Revelation


1. belief in Allah, DP: Believe in God 2. in angels, DP: Believe in God 3. in divinely revealed scripture, DP:Revelation4. in prophets, DP:Prophets


1. belief in Allah, DP: Believe in God 2. in angels, DP: Believe in God 3. in divinely revealed scripture DP:Revelation4. in prophets, DP:Prophets5. in the "Last Day" /end times, DP: Last Days


1. belief in Allah, DP: Believe in God 2. in angels, DP: Believe in God 3. in divinely revealed scripture, DP:Revelation4. in prophets, DP:Prophets5. in the "Last Day" /end times, DP: Last Days6. and in destiny. DP: God 95%+Man 5%

Sunni Muslims hold that there are six articles of belief: belief in Allah, in angels, in divinely revealed scripture, in prophets, in the "Last Day" or end times, and in destiny.

Shi`ite Muslims hold that there are five articles of belief: the Divine Oneness and Justice, the Prophethood, the Imamate, Justice, and Judgment Day.

The Shi'ite do not believe in complete predestination, or complete free will. They believe that human life is a mixture of free will and predestination.

Granada Alhambra gazelle

A self-depiction by the Muslims in Iberia.Taken from the Tale of Bayad and Riyad

The Almohad empire (green) at its greatest extent, c. 1200.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tale_of_Bayad_and_Riyad

Mosque of Cordoba Spain

Ibn Isahaq, a Muslim who wrote a commentary on the Qur’an and was Muhammad’s first biographer:

Adam ordered his son Cain to marry his twin sister to Abel, and he ordered Abel to marry his twin sister to Cain. Abel was pleased and agreed with that but Cain refused thinking himself better than the sister of Abel.



He desired his own sister instead of Abel having her.So Adam said, “Son, offer a sacrifice and your brother Abel will offer a sacrifice. Whichever of the two of you has his sacrifice received by God will have the more right to her.”



He desired his own sister instead of Abel having her.So Adam said, “Son, offer a sacrifice and your brother Abel will offer a sacrifice. Whichever of the two of you has his sacrifice received by God will have the more right to her.”

Comment William Haines: “I thought this was interesting as it is gave a plausible reason for why the two brothers made their offerings in the first place”.

Prayer rug 15th to 16th century

Denominations

The Al-Azhar University in Cairo,Egypt, is a major centre of Sunni Islamic learning in the world.

Sunni

After the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the Muslims accepted , father-in-law of Mohammad,as the first caliph.

Those who accepted Abu Bakr were known as Sunnis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Azhar_University

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

The Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Iraqis a holy site for Shia Muslims

Shia

Shia believe that only Allah/God has the right to choose a representative to safeguard Islam, the Quran and sharia For this reason, the Shias look to Ali,cousin and son-in-law ,whom they consider divinely appointed, as the rightful successor to Muhammad, and the first imam.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Husayn_Shrine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbala

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Islam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam

The tomb of Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fath located in Multan, Pakistan. The city of Multan is known for various Sufi Saint tombs, as they call it the City of Saints

Sufi

Sufism or taṣawwuf (Arabic: ف�is defined by (تصّوits adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam.A dervish is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path, known for their extreme poverty and austerity.Classical Sufi scholars have defined Sufism as "a science whose objective is the reparation of the heart and turning it away from all else but God".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Rukn-ud-Din_Abul_Fath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

And now in the New Age, it is an age of orchestration – of a symphony - of unity.

And the New Teacher will be neither Christian, Buddhist, Moslem, or anything else. The Holy Spirit speaks in universal terms - and God will no longer be fragmented.

God will be the one God - who sent forth his Son not once but many times.

/from Arthur Ford, the Sun Myung Moon sittings 1965

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?“ 1986 Spiritual Messages from the Prophet Mohammed

"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?“ 1986 Spiritual Messages from the Prophet Mohammed • My name is Mohammed. Allah is my witness that I left a clear prophecy about the return of Isa bn Maryam [the Christ]. I tried to meet the leaders of Mecca, but they always doubted, feeling that they were being deceived by Satan. It even became a matter of mockery among them.


• I know that many leaders will not believe you, but will you also disbelieve me like them?



• Tell them to stop shedding God's servants' blood for nothing but tribal purposes. Ask them whether they know the grief they are causing God. Tell them it is now time for the real Messiah on earth, so they must follow him. Tell them to follow Moon for their as well as our benefit.



• Tell them to stop shedding God's servants' blood for nothing but tribal purposes. Ask them whether they know the grief they are causing God. Tell them it is now time for the real Messiah on earth, so they must follow him. Tell them to follow Moon for their as well as our benefit.

• Use the wisdom given to you and unite Muslims and Christians. This is your task, and you must do this even at the cost of your life.

Spiritual Messages from the Prophet Mohammed 2001 • Allah, God is the Parent of humanity. If examined carefully, the original source of all doctrine or truth is one. What religion would teach people to revere evil. Although their methods might differ, their fundamental purpose is to pursue goodness. Because God is the original being of absolute goodness and love, and every religion teaches about love.


• Therefore, the fundamental teachings of each religion are quite similar. Now God's basic desires are to bring the truths and doctrines of all religions together and unite them as one. When it is done, God can finally rest.


• Therefore, the fundamental teachings of each religion are quite similar. Now God's basic desires are to bring the truths and doctrines of all religions together and unite them as one. When it is done, God can finally rest.

• After countless days of waiting, God finally sent Reverend Sun Myung Moon for this purpose. Through him, the Unification Principle was revealed for the sake of the unification of all religions.

Spiritual Messages from the Prophet Mohammed 2001 • The possibility of world peace is remote without the unification of religions.


• The four major religious founders have united in one thought and idea. Jesus accepted Buddha, and vice-versa. We personally experienced God who is rejoicing to see us at the same seminar. Through that experience, we resolved to remain united as one.



• Reverend Sun Myung Moon came to the Earth in order to deliver God's will and to unite a divided and scattered humankind. He appears as the True Parent. I hope that my followers will also accept him with a humble attitude.



• Reverend Sun Myung Moon came to the Earth in order to deliver God's will and to unite a divided and scattered humankind. He appears as the True Parent. I hope that my followers will also accept him with a humble attitude.

• And please read thoroughly the Unification Principle in a quiet place. Muhammad opened his heart all the way, after realizing from the seminar that its teaching is a true guide to human life.

/Muhammad 9 April 2001 www.messagesfromspiritworld.info

Quranic quote from Peace Ambassador:

"Surely, those who believe (Muslims) and those who are Jews and the Christians and the Sabians (old arabic people), whoever believes in God and the last day and does good, they have their reward with their Lord and there is no fear for them nor shall they grieve." (2:62)

Where else can one find recognition of all religions named by their proper names (Muslims, Jews, Christians and Sabians) or not (whoever believes in God) than in the holy Book of Islam? This verse has inspired me to approach other religions and enter interfaith forums to build mutual understanding about peace for mankind.

FAQ:

UNIFICATIONISM AND ISLAM: MUTUAL RESPECT AND

JOINT EFFORTS TO BENEFIT THE WORLD

Overview of Unificationism and Islam:

Unification teaching recognizes the Prophet Mohammed and the religion of Islam that is based on the truths revealed through him as pivotal in God’s providence of restoration.

That is, Unificationism believes that, as with other major faiths of the world, Islam plays a particular role in guiding the human family into a relationship of unity with God and harmony among races, nations and peoples.

Because Islam is the newest major faith on earth, older religions say nothing about it and offer no guidance to their followers regarding how they should view Muslims and Islam.

This is one of the root causes of the great misunderstanding between Islam and other faiths, especially Christianity, and the conflicts that characterize many of the relations Islam has with other religions.

Unificationism, however, looks at the full landscape of God’s work to uplift and save people everywhere, over the centuries of humanhistory, from the perspective of the world today.

This means that Unificationists are taught the value of Islam and Muslims, and seek to actively work with them to achieve inter-religious harmony, world peace and a better life for all.

A good number of Muslims are active in Unification projects, and a good number of Unificationists are active in supporting Muslim projects.

And Unification organizations and individualshave initiated and participated in a wide range of inter-faith initiatives with Muslim scholars and leaders.

The Jewish-Palestine conflict in light of DP:

As discussed in the Principle, Ishmael, the elder of Abraham's two sons, could not receive God's blessing when Abrahams position a father of faith was passed to Isaac, the second son.

Abraham made a mistake in the sacrifice of birds and animals but through his determination to restore that mistake he offered his son (Isaac) as sacrifice.

http://www.unification.net/dp96/dp96-2-1.html#Sec3_1

In the original dispensation, Abraham was to lay a foundation of faith after which Ishmael and Isaac would lay a foundation of substance.

God's blessing would then have been given to Isaac and Ishmael. Because Ishmael was not responsible for losing his Providential position in Abraham's family, and the blessing that came with it, God's promise to bless him became a commitment to be fulfilled in time.

Ishmael, like Jakob, became the father of the twelve sons who became the patriarchs of 12 tribes. These 12 tribes, cousins to the 12 tribes of Israel, were progenitors (ancestors) of the Arabs.

The Ishmaelites inherited the burden of a blessing denied, which created a historical base for resentment towards the Israelites.

UNIFICATIONIST POSITIONS ON KEY MUSLIM ISSUES

By Kevin Mc Arthy

The Prophet Mohammed

God has raised up many prophets, whom He has inspired with truth and wisdom, and the courage to share their understanding with others. This is an evolving process: as human beings grow in understanding, God is able to reveal more and more of His will and truth to them.

Thus, Mohammed was sent by God as a prophet to shed light on areas of human ignorance and to build on the contributions of earlier religions in moving humanity towards a world of love, justice and goodness.

The KoranThe Prophet Mohammed received revelations from the angel Gabriel which were assembled into thesuras, or chapters, of the Koran (or Qur’an).


By Kevin Mc Arthy

The KoranThe Prophet Mohammed received revelations from the angel Gabriel which were assembled into thesuras, or chapters, of the Koran (or Qur’an).

Some of these addressed issues of the moment, especially in Mecca and Medina. Others addressed the eternal questions of existence, providing a theological framework for understanding the universe and life and a system of religion-based laws, called sharia.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Sharia

The four main schools of sharia (guidelines and laws) in the majority sunnitradition are all fundamentally important in the lives of hundreds of millions of Muslims.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Sharia

The four main schools of sharia (guidelines and laws) in the majority sunnitradition are all fundamentally important in the lives of hundreds of millions of Muslims.

Other schools of sharia, including those of the minority shia sects, have had similarly beneficial effects in the lives of those believers. Unificationism agrees with Islam that because people live in the darkness of ignorance about God, they need laws to guide them towards maturity and enlightenment.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Islam's Contribution to the World

A millennium ago, when Europe was plunged in the ‘Dark Ages’, Islam flourished and made significant contributions to science, philosophy, mathematics and medicine.


By Kevin Mc Arthy


There were Muslim philosophers and physicians such as Al Farabi, Ibn Sina (Avicenna to the West) and Ibn Rushd (Averroes); there were mathematicians such as Al Khawarizmi, considered the father of algebra; historians such as Ibn Khaldoun; and great mystical writers and poets such as Rumi and Al Ghazali.


By Kevin Mc Arthy


Cities such as Isfahan and Bukhara, and later Cairo and Cordoba, were centers of scholarship and learning.

None was more outstanding than Baghdad.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

The Fall of Man and Original Sin

The Koran describes the disobedience of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, in literal terms. Unificationism understands this disobedience to mean specifically that Adam and Eve failed to obey God’s instructions for them to establish pure and moral lives as a man and woman separately, before being joined together by God as a married couple blessed with the fullest endowment of God’s love.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

The Fall of Man and Original Sin

As a blessed couple they would have been the parents of a sinless human race. Their disobedience, or sin, was the original sin, which resulted in their descendants being born distant from God and sinful, a state of separation from God


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Before being joined together by God as a married couple blessed with the fullest endowment of God’s love.

As a blessed couple they would have been the parents of a sinless human race. Their disobedience, or sin, was the original sin, which resulted in their descendants being born distant from God and sinful, a state of separation from God clearly demonstrated when Cain, their first son, killed his own younger brother, Abel


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Islam’s View of Jesus

Jesus came as the second Adam with the mission to restore the original family and a pure lineage.

Unificationism agrees with Islam that Jesus was a sinless man, and not God. It also agrees with Islam that Jesus came as the prophesied Messiah.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

The death of Jesus meant that the providence of salvation, or restoration, was prolonged.

It also meant that a place was created for the arrival of a new prophet and religion, Mohammed and Islam.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael

If Abraham had not made an error in his sacrifice of animals, he would not have been called upon by God to sacrifice a son. Isaac and Ishmael.

Isaac fathered Jacob, who became the father of the 12 tribes of Israel, and Ishmael fathered the 12 tribes of the Arabs. Resentments between the two estranged brothers became the seeds of historical resentment between the Ishmaelites and Israelites, the Arabs and the Jews.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Reconciliation Among Jews, Christians, Arabs and Muslims

God has worked with all the descendants of Abraham to raise them up in His image, to make them mature, loving men and women capable of fulfilling the original ideal of creation. But despite all God’s efforts, all too often the people He has loved and blessed have not fulfilled their portion of responsibility and have gone against God’s will.


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Unificationism sees Jews, Christians, Arabs and Muslims as descendants of a single ancestor, Abraham, and a single spiritual parent, God.

As such, they should seek reconciliation through mutual respect and love.

This reconciliation is the key to resolving the religion-related conflicts of the world today.

Source: UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION www.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/ rev_moon_teaching.html#watch_listen


By Kevin Mc Arthy

Essentials Of The Unification Principleby Thomas Cromwell

As discussed in Chapter 12, Ishmael, the elder of Abraham's two sons, could not receive God's blessing when Abraham's position as father of faith was passed to Isaac, the second son.

Abraham had made a mistake in the sacrifice of birds and animals, but in his determination to restore that mistake he offered his son as a sacrifice.

Mohammed and Islam

In the original dispensation, Abraham was to have laid a foundation of faith after which Ishmael and Isaac would have laid a foundation of substance. God's blessing would then have been given to Isaac and Ishmael.

Mohammed and Islam

Because Ishmael was not responsible for losing his providential position in Abraham's family, and the blessing that came with it, God's promise to bless him became a commitment to be fulfilled in time.

Ishmael, like Jacob, became the father of twelve sons, who became the patriarchs of twelve tribes. These twelve tribes, cousins to the twelve tribes of Israel, were progenitors of the Arabs.

Mohammed and Islam

The Ishmaelites inherited the burden of a blessing denied, which created a historical base for resentment towards the Israelites.

Mohammed and Islam

The most important people to be embraced by Christianity in the crucial fifth and sixth centuries were the descendants of Abraham's sons, Ishmael and Isaac, because they had been chosen to lead the restoration.

The shortcomings in Christianity meant that it could not work with either the Jews or the Arabs to build a foundation for true parents.

Mohammed and Islam

Because of the problems associated with failed responsibilities in their own history with God, the Jews entered a long, dark era of suffering.

Meanwhile, God sent a prophet to uplift the descendants of Ishmael, whose blessing had not been realized since God had first promised it to their ancestor Abraham.

Mohammed and Islam

The Mission of Mohammed

God chose to bless the Ishmaelites directly and set up a providence to complement and counterbalance Christianity by sending the prophet Mohammed to the Arabs.

Historically, Islam is the only major prophetic religion to appear since Jesus gave birth to Christianity. This makes Mohammed the last of the Abrahamic prophets.

Mohammed and Islam

Mohammed's mission was to purify the lineage of Ishmael, to separate it from idolatry and to provide it with a clear understanding of God's truth so that it could fulfill a providential role in preparing for true parents.

In this way, Mohammed would lay a foundation for true parents with Ishmael's descendants, bringing them directly into the orbit of the central providence of restoration.

Mohammed and Islam

The Mission of IslamSince God is one and His will is one, the mission for all religions is also one, to lead fallen humanity back to God. Since fallen nature can only be removed completely through true parents, all religions work to prepare humanity to receive true parents. Judeo-Christianity and Islam should cooperate like two brothers (Isaac/Ishmael) working together to prepare the way for true parents.

Mohammed and Islam

Mohammed and the KoranMohammed was born in 570 and spent the first forty years of his life preparing for his prophetic mission. Surrounded by the idolatrous people of Mecca, in western Arabia, he sought the truth of God, which was revealed to him by the angel Gabriel.

Mohammed and Islam

The revelations he received were presented to him as the culmination of the prophetic tradition reaching all the way back to Adam. They accepted the revelations of previous prophets and then added a body of instruction covering major theological issues and spelling out clear guidelines for a life of faith.These revelations were given to Mohammed over a 21-year course, beginning in 610.

Mohammed and Islam

Islam and Christianity

Jesus' course resulted in a spiritual victory and therefore the expansion of Christianity was on a spiritual level; the victory of Mohammed was spiritual and physical and therefore the expansion of Islam took place on the spiritual and physical levels.

Mohammed and Islam

Islam and Christianity

Differences between the two in the spiritual dimension reflected the two men's different missions, Jesus having been sent as the messiah and true parent, Mohammed as a prophet to prepare for the coming of true parents.

Since Christianity and Islam had parallel missions in preparing a foundation for true parents, there should have been a cooperative relationship between them in history.

Mohammed and Islam

Lessons from Mohammed's Life Course

1: God judges and supplements religions until they fulfill their purposes.

Mohammed and Islam



2: God used Mohammed to bring truth and a way to restoration for many millions of people all over the world, people who without Islam would lack a deep and comprehensive understanding of God

Mohammed and Islam



2: God used Mohammed to bring truth and a way to restoration for many millions of people all over the world, people who without Islam would lack a deep and comprehensive understanding of God

3: Islam established a model for expansion on the prophetic level which parallels in some respects the model of expansion of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Mohammed pioneered a global providence to be perfected on the messianic level by true parents.

Mohammed and Islam


4: The prophetic foundation is to prepare believers for the coming of true parents.

Muslims inherited the Judaic foundation plus the prophetic foundations of Jesus and Mohammed to prepare them for the true parents to come.

Mohammed and Islam


Conclusion

Mohammed was a successful prophet and statesman who in the brief span of 21 years went from persecuted-visionary to ruler of Arabia.

His success made Islam a powerful tool for the providence and the second largest religion in the world.

Mohammed and Islam


Conclusion

However, Islam was blessed by God not merely to fulfill His promise to bless Ishmael, but, more importantly, as part of His overall dispensation of restoration.

Therefore Islam's mission can only be completed in conjunction with God's work in other religions, especially Judaism and Christianity.

Mohammed and Islam

Source: Book online (Free)

Essentials Of The Unification Principle Thomas Cromwell

www.tparents.org/library/unification/books/eup/0-toc.htm

Mohammed and Islam

The book is faithful to the Principle. United Visions is firstly a Principle text. It covers all the chapters of the Divine Principle, About 15 percent of the book is directly from the text of the Divine Principle.United Visions is entirely based on the Qur'an. the Bible only rarely. Thus, it respects the revelation of the Qur'an as the foundational truth upon which the Principle can be taught.

Dr. Andrew Wilson, who assisted Abdelmoumin Ahmed

References:Main Source: Divine Principle: www.unification.net/dp96

Speeches by Sun Myung Moon: www.tparents.org/Lib-Moon-Talk.htm

Prof. Young Oon Kim. World ReligionsUPFwww.reverendsunmyungmoon.org/rev_moon_teaching.html#watch_listen

http://www.tparents.org/Lib-Moon-Talk.htm

Remember the pure beautyin Gods nature is there to inspire Inner beauty inside of us!Have a great Blessed week! Prepared for 2nd gen inspiration by Bengt de Paulis.

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