My friend was telling me about this billboard that said something like,
1.5 billion Muslims believe in Jesus (pbuh).
It stirred some discussion because we were debating if that was an effective dawah tool or not. Some people might just look at that billboard and say, “Hmm, nice but… who cares?” and some people might say, “Hmm, that’s wierd. I thought Muslims believed in some moon god or something.”
So, I guess there are some pros and cons of the billboard but in any case, most people are not going to go running to learn about Islam because of this billboard. That’s why I think that it’s better to discuss the DIFFERENCES between Islam and Christianity more than the similiarities.
I guess there is always a time and place where we need to clarify the similiarities too though so we are not seen as totally strange people. I mean, we are part of the Abrahamic faith and that’s an important point that everyone should know.
So, here are some resources for that:
Similarities between Islam and Christianity (Greek)
Είναι ο Ιησούς Θεός? – Debate
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