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Voted : Monotheism
Monotheism is very familiar to us today, but it was a real break from the prevalent view of polytheism at the time of the foundation of Judaism.
Judaism: "the Lord our God, the Lord is One"
Islam: "There is no God but God"
"We made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel (and) you have nothing of guidance until you observe the Torah and the Gospel" -- Islam
The Koran is seen as a culmination of the Jewish and Christian Bibles. It differs in that the view of the Bibles is they recorded only portions of the truth and were partially corrupted in their transmission.
"The Koran is seen as a culmination of the Jewish and Christian Bibles."
I think the vast majority of Jews and Christians would find that claim and the other you make as absolutely ludicrous.
Voted : Monotheism
And the old testament and belief in a higher power, angels, a devil and others too many to count.
I should've phrased that differently. Absolutely Jews and Christians would think the notion of the Koran as the culmination of their most holy texts is ridiculous and offensive. But in Islam this is the predominant view, from an apolitical standpoint. And of course "culmination" is being used more figuratively than literally.
(Which other claim do you dispute?)
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