Sura 7:44-51 has also been interpreted ... and bad deeds are evenly balanced. While most passages in the Qur'an teach the eternality of heaven (3:198; 4:57; 25:15; 50:34) and hell (10:52; 32:14; 41:28; 43:74) some suggest that they are not eternal but last only as long as God wills (6:128; 11:107-108; cf Yusuf Ali, nn 1608 & 1609). For the Christian salvation is totally by grace, through faith, from beginning to end (Ephesians 2:8-9; I John ...

September 28, 2020 - FREE Resource Download FREE PDF Version: Study Guide for Salvation in Christianity and Islam Summary and Notes: Quick Summary: Today’s lesson is on salvation in Christianity and Islam. If salvation to eternal life is a gift, do good deeds mean anything? Muslims rely on their good deeds for ...

January 14, 2025 - (All quotes from the Qur’an are ... Mosques King Fahd Complex, for the Printing of the Holy Qur-an). “To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath Allah promised forgiveness and a great reward,” (Surah 5:9)....

February 11, 2025 - Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s ... done.” (Sahih Bukhari, Book #54, Hadith #514) ... Surah 23:102-103, “Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy – they will attain salvation: 103 But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls, in ...

S. 11:114 Shakir · However, all of this contradicts the very Scriptures which the Quran exhorts Christians to follow and judge by. The Holy Bible teaches that a person is saved by the grace and mercy of God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and not on the basis of righteous deeds:

Instead, God offers salvation as a free gift through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8–9). This goes directly against the Islamic teaching that keeping the Five Pillars of Islam (declaration of faith, prayer, giving alms, fasting during Ramadan, and pilgrimage to Mecca) is necessary for ...

For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. (Romans 5:8-10, see also Ephesians 2:4-5) The love of Allah in the Quran is conditional on man's behavior and is therefore inferior to ...

February 6, 2023 - The Koran teaches, "The true religion with God is Islam." For the Muslim this means that salvation is achieved only through submission to the teachings of

March 12, 2020 - Christians should love, not fear, Muslims. If you look under the surface, you’ll see just how hopeless their religion leaves them.

June 9, 2020 - Since Muslims do not recognize original sin, they see no need for salvation in the Christian sense. There is nothing to be saved from. Consequently, if there was no original sin, there is no need for a Savior. Salvation, in Islam, is based upon the deeds of a person. The Quran says,

April 11, 2015 - The more I learn about Islam and Christianity, the more it becomes apparent that the nature of the two religions is completely antithetical. However, exposing this is often painfully arduous, because the issues are extremely complex and require some serious … Continue reading →

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Islam teaches us that salvation is attainable through the worship of God alone. A person must believe in God and follow His commandments. This is the same message taught by all the Prophets including Moses and Jesus. There is only One worthy of worship. One God, alone without partners, sons, ...

June 10, 2024 - From an Islamic perspective, humanity’s goal is not to seek to know God and become closer to Him through fellowship. Instead, the goal is to understand God

February 12, 2021 - The Qur’an has mentioned the factors of salvation and felicity in this world and in the Hereafter. Some of them are as follows: Remembrance Of God The Qur’an says, “So remember God’s bounties so that you may be felicitous.” (Qur’an; 7:69)

Spring 1994 · Vol. 23 No. 1 · pp. 3–16 · Response by Eberhard Troeger 23/1 (1994): 17–21

Salvation According to Islam: · By good works, faith alone, vicarious punishment, and/or Muhammad’s intercession

The relationship between inner faith and good works in Islam. Part One: The Islamic concept of “faith” and its relation to inner belief and good works.

Ephesians 2 Resources · Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God (NASB: Lockman)