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Why do Imams call Christians "Mushrikeen" when Christianity is classified as Monotheistic?

from what I've studied about Christianity, the Trinity isn't 3 gods, it's one God, so they aren't commit shirk, but why do imams keep preaching that Christians are mushrikeen?

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  • 8 years ago
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    there is a minority opinion that they are mushrikeen among some scholars.

    but the overwhelming opinion is that they are not especially due to the following two verse:

    "and lawful to you in marriage are the chaste women from those who received the book before you" (christians and jews)

    also allah's statement

    "do not marry the polytheistic women untill they embrace islam"

    combining the verses it become clear the the christians/jews are an exception the verse about polytheistic women and thus their religion can not be deemed polytheistic.

    otherwise it would be a contradiction in the Quran which is not possible.

  • Sand S
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Ask a Christian to describe their "God" and they say their God is 3 and this includes the father, Jesus and holy spirit.

    Then they say THESE THREE are one. 3 cannot be one and if they say Jesus is God then that is shirk.

    And holy ghost is supposedly the being that talked to Mary. We know in Islam this is Gabrial the angel. So again a creation cannot be the creator.

  • Bigger
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    Because Christians call Jesus "Son of God". Sometimes, God the Son. This, of course, is a terrible shirk.

  • Jim
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    The Christian god or gods have a split personality!

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  • 8 years ago

    better question, why would any self respecting human being wilfully boy to a sick religion of sick preachings of hatred onto innocent and even unfortunate people. why would any self respecting human being bow to a religion -any religion, but especially one - that tells you that you are to live under rules of utter oppression be a complete slave to horrible god? why would a self respecting... wait.. no self respecting person would.

  • christians call upon Jesus rather than calling upon God ~ polytheist!

    Christians can not even explain trinity...in fact they don't even understand it themselves!!

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