06-15-2004, 01:57 PM
jazakalah khair for your patience and answering!
I see what you are saying, except I am still confused about the part where I asked what would seperate a Christian or Jew from a Muslim.
The Christian/Jew believes in the same God as the Muslim and worships only that one God, so why then in the eyes of Allah would they be any different - and what would make one deserve heaven over the other?
Take me for example - I am not a Muslim. I was raised as a Christian. But as you all know, I believe that there is only one God and no one else is worthy of praise and worship besides him, and I recognize Muhammed as his last messenger. I read the Quran and believe in it, but I do not pray 5 times a day facing Meccah, nor do I speak arabic. I pray numerous times a day - but not in the same way Muslims do.
I worship and praise the same God that a Muslim does, and I believe and have faith in the exact same things. What is it that seperates me from a Muslim - and why would Allah not grant me the same paradise as He promised the Muslim even though I believe the very same things?