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Do Muslims read/pray the Psalms?
I know Christians and Muslims share faith in the Abraham's God but do we share any prayers such as the Psalms or Proverbs?
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- MichaelLv 75 years agoFavorite Answer
Generally speaking, no.
Given the fact that there are over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world, I can't claim that no Muslim reads/prays the Psalms. Nevertheless, Muslims usually regard the Bible and its books as "corrupted". A Muslim would tell you that whatever divine revelations they contain have been adulterated by human scribes. Therefore most Muslims would regard the Psalms with great caution. They may read the Psalms for historical interest, but they most likely wouldn't treat it as a sacred text.
It is true though that Muslims believe that David was divinely inspired to compose psalms; they just don't believe that what is printed in today's Bibles is an accurate, unaltered, record of what David originally wrote.
- Peace WalkerLv 65 years ago
Christians do not worship Abraham's God. They worship a pagan god called Trinity that includes Jesus and a Spirit. Also, it has graven images unlike Abraham's God. As for Psalms, see below:
- no1home2dayLv 75 years ago
Fallacy: Christians and Muslims do NOT share faith in the same God!
The present meaning of a word is irrelevant to what it meant in ancient times. The word "Allah" is a good example. When confronted by the historical evidence that the word was used by pagan Arabs in pre-Islamic times to refer to a high god who was married to the sun-goddess and had three daughters, some Muslims will quote dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. to prove (sic) that "Allah means God." They are thus using modern definitions to define what the word meant over a thousand years ago! What "Allah" means now has no bearing on what it meant before Muhammad.
If we assume that everyone has the same definition of such words as God, Jesus, revelation, inspiration, prophet, miracle, etc., we are committing a very simple logical fallacy.
#1 When a Muslim says, "Christians and Muslims worship the same God," he is committing the fallacy of equivocation. While Christians worship the Triune God of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Muslims worship a Unitarian deity. Obviously, they are worshipping different Gods.
#2 When a Muslim says, "We believe in Jesus too," he is committing the fallacy of equivocation. The "Jesus" of the Koran is not the Jesus of the Bible. Islam preaches "another Jesus" (II Cor. 11:4). The Jesus of the Bible is God the Son who died on the cross for our sins. But the "Jesus" of the Koran is not God the Son and he did not die on the cross for our sins. Thus it is erroneous for Muslims to tell Christians that they believe in Jesus, too.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Thing is nothing here is correct since Muslims have never shared the God of Abraham Isaac Jacob (Israel) since Christians and Jews do worship the God of the patriarchs unlike Muslims who worship Allah and Mohammed is his prophet.
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- Anonymous5 years ago
Muslims do not share faith in the same god as Christians.
- Higgy BabyLv 75 years ago
Bullsh!t.........Muslims and Christians do not have the same God......compare the Bible and the Koran.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Not if they remain true to their Muslim faith