by Renaud Bédard
GOD  ALLAH  DIEU
by Renaud Bédard



Whether called God or Dieu or Allah, it is all the very same one that is referred to, and religions in the end can pretty much be resumed to these words

JUDAISM	CHRISTIANITY	ISLAM
1. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 2. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; Thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; And showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work. But the seventh day is the Sabbath in honour of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt not do any work, neither thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. 5. Honour thy father and thy mother; in order that thy days may be prolonged upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.	1. I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 3. Remember thou keep the Sabbath Day. 4. Honor thy Father and thy Mother. 5. Thou shalt not kill. 6. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 7. Thou shalt not steal. 8. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 9. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife. 10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods.	1. "There is no other god beside God."(47:19) 2. "My Lord, make this a peaceful land, and protect me and my children from worshiping idols." (14:35) 3. "Do not subject God's name to your casual swearing, that you may appear righteous, pious, or to attain credibility among the people." (2:224) 4. "O you who believe, when the Congregational Prayer (Salat Al-Jumu`ah) is announced on Friday, you shall hasten to the commemoration of GOD, and drop all business." (62:9) The Sabbath was relinquished with the revelation of the Quran. Muslims are told in the Quran that the Sabbath was only decreed for the Jews. (16:124) God, however, ordered Muslims to make every effort and drop all businesses to attend the congregational (Friday) prayer. The Submitters may tend to their business during the rest of the day. 5. "....and your parents shall be honored. As long as one or both of them live, you shall never say to them, "Uff" (the slightest gesture of annoyance), nor shall you shout at them; you shall treat them amicably." (17:23) 6. "....anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people." (5:32) 7. "You shall not commit adultery; it is a gross sin, and an evil behavior." (17:32) 8. "The thief, male or female, you shall mark their hands as a punishment for their crime, and to serve as an example from God. God is Almighty, Most Wise." (5:38 - 39) 9. "Do not withhold any testimony by concealing what you had witnessed. Anyone who withholds a testimony is sinful at heart." (2:283) 10. "And do not covet what we bestowed upon any other people. Such are temporary ornaments of this life, whereby we put them to the test. What your Lord provides for you is far better, and everlasting." (20:131)

I have a dream of someday living in a world where Jews Muslims and Christians would live peacefully together in harmony, equality, and respect, without arming or undermining each other, with no borders and fences separating them, and coming to the defense of each other like brothers and sisters, all children of the very same God

A few facts about Islam to understand better, with a list of their most sacred prophets or messengers of God, names you might just recognize, rather than painting all Muslim as villains, and promoting hatred and total ignorance

- Adam آدم
Adam is the first prophet of Islam and the first human being. He was created by Allah(God) and is an important figure in Judaism and Christianity as well and he is best known for the story of Adam and Eve

- Idris (Enoch) ادريس
In Islam, Idris lived during a period of drought inflicted by Allah (God) to punish the people of the world who had forgotten him. Idris prayed to Allah for salvation and an end to the suffering and so the world received rain. Enoch is also credited in Islam with introducing writing, astronomy, and mathematics

- Nuh (Noah) نوح
Although best known for the Deluge, Nuh was a primary preacher of monotheism at his time. According to Islam, it was this faithfulness to Allah (God) that led to his selection for building the Ark that would continue life on Earth

- Hud (Eber) هود
According to Islam, Hud, for whom the eleventh sura (chapter) (Arabic:eleventh sura) of the Qur'an is named, was one of the few people to survive a great storm inflicted by Allah, like with the Deluge five generations earlier, to punish the people of the world who had forgotten about Allah

- Saleh (Shelah) صالح
According to the Qur'an, Saleh (Shela) was ordered by Allah to leave behind his people after they disobeyed Allah's order to care for a special camel and instead killed it. In Saleh's absence, Allah punished the people with a large earthquake

- Ibrahim (Abraham) إبراهيم
Ibrahim is regarded by Muslims today as one of the significant prophets as he is credited with building the Kaaba in Makkah

- Lut (Lot) لوط
Lut is most notable in Islam for attempting to preach against evil in Sodom and Gomorra, only to be mocked and ignored by the people who lived there

- Ismail (Ishmael) اسماعيل
Ishmael, first-born son of Abraham. According to Islamic tradition, as a child he and his mother Hagar's search for water in the region around Makkah led Allah to reveal the Zamzam Well

- Ishaq (Isaac) اسحاق
According to Islamic tradition, Isaac, second-born son of Abraham, became a prophet in Canaan. He, along with his brother Ishmael, carried on the legacy of Abraham as prophets of Islam

- Yaqub (Jacob) يعقوب
Jacob, according to the Qur'an was "of the company of the Elect and the Good" and he continued the legacy of both his father, Isaac, and his grandfather, Abraham

- Yusuf (Joseph) يوسف
Joseph, son of Jacob and great-grandson of Ibrahim, became a prominent advisor to the pharaoh of Egypt since he was believed to have seen a dream that predicted the economic state of Egypt

- Ayub (Job) أيوب
According to Islamic tradition, Ayyub was rewarded by a fountain of youth, which removed all illnesses except death, for his service to Allah in his hometown outside Al Majdal

- Shoaib (Jethro) شعيب
Jethro was a direct descendant of Abraham. According to Islam, he was appointed by God to guide the people of Midyan and Aykah, who lived near Mount Sinai. When the people of the region failed to listen to his warnings, God destroyed the disbeliever's villages

- Musa (Moses) موسى
Moses, referred to in the Qur'an more than any other prophet, is significant for revealing the Torah to the Ancient Egypt. The Qur'an says Moses realized his connection with God after receiving commands from him during a stop at Mount Sinai. He later went on to free the enslaved Hebrews after failing to convince the Egyptian pharaoh of God's power. Moses subsequently led the freed Hebrews for forty years through the desert on a long attempt to capture Canaan, the Promised Land. During this long journey, Moses received the Torah and the Ten Commandments during another trip to Mount Sinai. At the end of his life, according to Islamic tradition, Moses chose to die to be closer to God instead of taking an offer that would have extended his life

- Harun (Aaron) هارون
Harun served as an assistant to his elder brother Musa. In Islam, he, like Musa, was given the task of saving the Hebrews from the Egyptian pharaoh. He would often speak for Musa when Musa’s speech impediment prevented him from doing so himself

- Dhul-Kifl (most likely Ezekiel) ذو الكفل
The status of Dhul-Kifl as a prophet is debatable within Islam, although both sides can agree that he was indeed a righteous man who strived in the way of God

- Dawood (David) داوود
In Islam, the Psalms were revealed to David by God. He is also significant as he is the one who defeated Goliath

- Sulayman (Solomon) سليمان
Solomon learned a significant amount from his father David before being made a prophet by God. According to Islamic tradition, Solomon was given power over all things. Known for his honesty and fairness, he also led a kingdom that extended into southern Arabia

- Ilyas (Elijah) إلياس
Elijah, descendant of Aaron, took over control of the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula after Solomon's kingdom collapsed. Islamic tradition says he attempted to convince the people of the Peninsula of the existence of only one God, but when the people refused to listen they were smitten with a drought and famine

- Al-Yasa (Elisha) اليسع
Elisha took over the job of leading the Hebrews after Elijah's death. He attempted to show the king and queen of Israel the powers of God, but was dismissed as a magician. Subsequently, the Assyrians were able to conquer the Israelites and inflict significant damage on them

- Yunus (Jonah) يونس
Islamic tradition shows that Jonah was commanded by God to help the people of Nineveh towards righteousness. However, after Nineveh's people refused to listen to God, he became disgruntled and started to ignore Him. After an incident where Jonah was spared death, he decided to re-commit himself to striving for God, attempting to lead the people of Nineveh to righteousness. But after returning to evil, illicit ways, the Scythians conquered them

- Zakariya (Zacharias) زكريا
A descendant of Solomon, Zacharias was a patron of Mary, mother of Jesus. According to the Quran, he prayed to God asking for a son, since his sterile wife Al-Yashbi could not provide one. God granted his wishes, temporarily lifting his wife's sterility and allowing her to give birth to John

- Yahya (John the Baptist) يحيى
Islam says that, throughout his lifetime, John captivated audiences with his powerful sermons that preached Abrahamic monotheism

- Maryam mother of 'Isa (Mary) مريمِ
Maryam, mother of Jesus Surat Maryam is a chapter in the Qur'an that was named after her. She was sent a message from Allah via an angel

- Isa (Jesus) عيسى
One of the highest ranked prophets in Islam, 'Isa al-Maseeh, (Jesus the Messiah) was sent to guide the Children of Israel. The Qur'an makes it very clear that in Islam, Jesus is not the begotten son of Allah, but rather a messenger og God, although he is called Ruhullah 'Isa, spirit of Allah. Muslims believe that 'Isa was not crucified, but rather that Allah raised 'Isa to Himself

- Muhammad ibn 'Abdillah (Muhammad) محمّد
Muhammad is the most revered prophet in Islam and the only one who does not exist in either Judaism nor Christianity as he came later, between the years 570 to 632. Muhammad spent the first part of his life as a travelling merchant, and would often spend his time in the mountains surrounding Makkah in prayer contemplating the situation with the city. At the age of forty, during one of those trips to the mountain, Muhammad began to, receive and recite verses from Allah which today make up the Qur'an,  a message to all humanity. Muslims do not regard him as the founder of a new religion, but rather believe him to be the last in a line of prophets of God and regard his mission as one of restoring the original monotheistic faith of Adam, Abraham and other prophets of Islam. Muhammad reported receiving revelations from God delivered through the angel Gabriel, and the content of these revelations, are known as the Qur'an