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Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 2.8 billion and 1.9 billion adherents, respectively. [ 1][ 2] Both religions are Abrahamic and monotheistic, having originated in the Middle East . Christianity developed out of Second Temple Judaism in the 1st century CE.
The Abrahamic religions are a grouping of three of the major religions ( Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) together due to their historical coexistence and competition; [ 1][ 2] it refers to Abraham, a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Bible, and the Quran, and is used to show similarities between these religions and put them ...
Ezekiel ( Arabic: حزقيال; "Ḥazqiyāl" [ b]) is recognized as a prophet in Islamic tradition. Although not mentioned by name in the Quran, Muslim scholars, both classical [ c] and modern [ d] have included Ezekiel in lists of the prophets of Islam . The Quran mentions a prophet called Dhū al-Kifl [ e] ( ذو الكفل ).
Not identified by name in the Quran. Sarah, Hagar, Zipporah, Elizabeth, Raphael, Cain and Abel, Korah, Joseph's brothers, Potiphar and his wife, Eve, Jochebed, Samuel, Noah's sons, and Noah's wife are mentioned, but unnamed in the Quran. In Islamic tradition, these people are given the following names: Image. Bible (English) Arabic.
This timeline of Islamic history relates the Gregorian and Islamic calendars in the history of Islam. This timeline starts with the lifetime of Muhammad, which is believed by non- Muslims to be when Islam started, [1] though not by Muslims. [2] [3] [4]
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (Arabic: ٱلْمَسِيحُ ٱلدَّجَّالُ, romanized: al-Masīḥ ad-Dajjāl, lit. 'Deceitful Messiah'), [1] otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment according to the Islamic eschatological narrative.
After the emergence of Islam, the name Azrael became popular among both Christian and Islamic literature and folklore. [citation needed] The name spelled as Ezrā’ël appears in the Classical Ethiopic version of Apocalypse of Peter (dating to the 16th century) as an angel of hell, who avenges those who had been wronged during life. [12]
Timeline of early Islamic history. This is a timeline of the early history of Islam during the lifetime of Muhammad. The information provided in this article is based on Islamic oral tradition, not on historical or archaeological evidence. A separate list of military expeditions and battles is at List of expeditions of Muhammad .