u/Ghosttothepost — reddlx

I was reading stories of Crusaders and even Soviet PoWs being forced to convert to Islam by reciting the Shahahdah or face execution. And as far as Islam and Christianity say in their declarations of faith or creed, do not contradict or conflict with each other. So saying it while belonging to the other would not be betraying your faith.

To proclaim the Shahadah is mostly assumed to be the first and most important step in becoming a Muslim

Which briefly says "There is no God but Allah. And Muhammed was his messenger."

Ok well Allah is the same God of Abraham its just another word like Elohim. So thats not heretical. Because Christians also Beleive there is no God but God of Abraham. And there have been plenty of messengers/prophets in the Old Testament and there isnt anything that outright says there never will be another prophet again or you. Nor is believing that Muhammed is one of many prophets in the Abrahamic scripture, denying God or Jesus else you couldn't beleive Moses was a prophet either.

And for Christianity. There is Romans 10:6-9

'If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.'

Then it doesn't conflict with the Shadah either. Because The Son is of the essence of the Father. So they are one. So it isnt declaring anymore gods than what the shadah is either because its Allah. And neither does the shadah dare limit the power of God so raising from the dead should not be a debate. In fact doesn't Islam state that Allah is incomprehensible to us? So how can you betray that same principle and dare limit where when why what God/Allah is and isnt/was and wasnt. At the very least you must entertain and be open to the possibility of the trinity.

"B-B-BUT ALL THE STUFF FROM (Insert something somehwhere else from the Quran or Bible) SAYS THAT IS HERETICAL"

Nah ah, none of that stuff in the beginning middle or end of their respective scriptures can be overruling. Because then WHY would both holy scriptures EMPHASIZE THE FINALITY on both these creeds as THE CORE and most essential part of the faith if something else in the book can object and overrule its conciseness.

Both Quran and Bible can very much be specific or deliberate if they wanted to and have no problem doing so at times in various parts of their scrupture. So there was nothing stopping those be all end all statements of faith from including a variation or something along the lines that reads: "And you will respect,adhere, and listen to all the text from the holy scripture this sacred declaration belongs to." Following those creeds or being apart of those creeds.