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Interfaith

Living alongside Christians, Jews and people of other faiths. Short, honest answers for new Muslims.

Do Muslims and Jews worship the same God?

Yes, Muslims and Jews worship the same God, the one God of Abraham and Moses, though they differ on later prophets and scripture.

Islam agrees with Jehovah's Witnesses that God is one and Jesus is not God, but sees Jesus as a human prophet who was not crucified (Quran 4:157).

Idris is a prophet in the Quran, a man of truth raised to a high station, often identified with Enoch. What Islam says and what is uncertain.

Muslims can stand with the team for a pre-game prayer and make their own dua, but shouldn't recite prayers to Jesus or in Jesus' name. Here's how.

Muslims respect Mormons as family-minded neighbours but reject Joseph Smith's prophethood, since Islam teaches Muhammad is the final prophet.

Yes, Muslims say peace be upon him ('alayhis-salam) after Jesus' name, as for every prophet. Jesus himself says peace is upon him in Quran 19:33.

Yes, Muslims believe in Job, called Ayyub in the Quran: a prophet praised for his patience in illness and loss. His story, dua and lessons.

No, there is no confession to a priest in Islam. Muslims repent directly to Allah through tawbah and are told to keep private sins covered.

Yes, Muslims can call Jesus Christ, since it means Messiah, a title the Quran gives him (al-Masih, Quran 3:45), without the belief that he is divine.

The Abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity and Islam, faiths tracing belief in one God to Abraham. What they share and how they differ.

Muslims believe in the awliya, righteous friends of Allah, but not in canonized saints who are prayed to. Here's how Islam's view differs.

Muslims respect Catholics as People of the Book who honour Jesus and Mary, but reject the Trinity, papal authority and prayer to saints.