Monotheistic Religions
Hafiz Muhammad Saad Ullah Siddiqui
Almighty Allah had been sending Prophets and Messengers to
mankind in order to invite them to the worship of Allah alone, to order them
not to worship anything else besides Allah and bring them out of the darkness
of polytheism and into the light of Monotheism. All the Prophets preached the
belief in the Oneness of Allah therefore we come across with numerous verses in
Quran and Bible that authenticates the core belief of Islam, Christianity and
Judaism which is oneness of Allah. The
following verses from the Noble Qur'an prove this fact:
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ
رَّسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ ۖ
{And verily We have sent among every nation a Messenger
(proclaiming) worship Allah alone and avoid Taaghoot (false deities)}, (16:36)
قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا
إِلَىٰ كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَلَّا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ
وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِّن
دُونِ اللَّهِ ۚ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا مُسْلِمُونَ
Say, "O People of the Scripture, come to a word that is
equitable between us and you - that we will not worship except Allah and not
associate anything with Him and not take one another as lords instead of
Allah." But if they turn away, then say, "Bear witness that we are
Muslims [submitting to Him]." (3:64)
Since Bible is the manipulated and altered form of Tawrat
and Injil, still we find some concrete and solid evidences that illustrate that
those who believe in Bible must also believe in one and only God. And on the
basis of these similar commandments, Allah invites Christians and Jews to come
to an equitable belief. Monotheism is explicitly mentioned in the Bible with
the following words:
According to the Bible it was taught by Moses:
Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
(Deuteronomy 6:4)
According to the Bible it was taught by Jesus that the most
important commandment of God is believing in one Lord:
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating.
Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the
commandments, which is the most important?” The most important one,” answered
Jesus, is this: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” (Mark
12:28-29)
Read some more verses on Monotheism in Bible:
• You shall
have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the
form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters
below. (Deuteronomy 5:7-8)
• Fear the
Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow
other gods, the gods of the peoples around you. (Deuteronomy 6:13-14)
• ".There
is one God, and there is no other but He" (Mark 12:32)
• Jesus
said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: “Worship the Lord your
God, and serve him only.” (Matthew 4:10)
• "I
am the Lord your God who brought you out of the Egypt. You shall acknowledge no
God but me, no savior except me "(Hosea 13:4)
• "I
am the Lord your God that brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the home
of bondage, thou shall have no other God besides Me, thou shall not make any
graven image of the heaven above, beneath or in the water under the earth. Thou
shall not bow down to them or serve them." (Exodus 20:2-5)
• "O
come, let us bow down and worship, let us kneel before the
Lord, our maker. For we are the people of His pasture and
the sheep of His voice and He is our God" (Psalms 95:6-7)
Not only has this but the Bible also urged its followers to
worship like Muslims:
• "And
he (Jesus) went a little further and fell on his face, and prayed."
(Matthew 26:39)
• "And
Joshua fell on his face to the earth and did worship." (Joshua 5:14)
• "And
he (Elijah) cast down himself upon the earth and put his face between his
knees" (Kings 18:42)
• "And
they (Moses and Aaron) fall upon their faces." (Numbers 20:6)
• "And
Abraham fell on his face." (Genesis 17:3)
From this conversation, you will observe that worshiping
other than one Lord is not only against the teachings of Islam but
simultaneously it is against the teachings and commandments of Bible. The one
who believes in the Bible must also believe in the oneness of God.
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