Do Muslims and Jews worship the same God?

[Egyptian Phoenix]

Since we've already tackled the Christians and Muslims debate, and most Muslim answers say no, because Christians believe God became a man and has persons in a Trinity. Jews do not believe this, however. They believe that God is a pure spirit, beyond human definition, and that the only things people can know for certain about God is what the Torah tells us about God.

This leads us to the question- Do Jews and Muslims have the same God?

[Nooj]

I think they believe in the same type of God, a monotheistic one. But their religions make him out to be very different, so no I don't think they do.

[Egyptian Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Nooj

I think they believe in the same type of God, a monotheistic one. But their religions make him out to be very different, so no I don't think they do.

I honestly don't see many differences. Maybe you'd like to point some out.

[Nooj]

Most Jewish denominations believe that prophecy stopped at Malachai. Islam believes that the last prophet sent by God was Muhammad. Jews don't believe that the Qur'an is the Word of God, sent by God himself. Muslims do. Jews believe that the Torah is valid. Muslims think it is corrupted. Jews believe that Moses is the greatest prophet. Muslims believe that Muhammad is.

Not all of these are directly relevant to the nature of God himself (I think that they're similar), but it matters what this God did. He can't have done all the things that Judaism and Islam say he did, since they're contradictory.

[Egyptian Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Nooj

Most Jewish denominations believe that prophecy stopped at Malachai. Islam believes that the last prophet sent by God was Muhammad. Jews don't believe that the Qur'an is the Word of God, sent by God himself. Muslims do. Jews believe that the Torah is valid. Muslims think it is corrupted. Jews believe that Moses is the greatest prophet. Muslims believe that Muhammad is.

Not all of these are directly relevant to the nature of God himself (I think that they're similar), but it matters what this God did. He can't have done all the things that Judaism and Islam say he did, since they're contradictory.

Nooj that's differences in the religions though, not differences in the nature of God. So far you haven't really made a good case they're different gods. Yes it's true Jews believe prophecy ended with Malachi, but many Jews also acknowledge that Muslims do in fact worship the same god.

[Rakhel]

We also don't believe that Judaism is the one true path to G-d. But I think that has little to do with whether the G-d we worship is the G-d they worship.
Neither group see G-d as having a son, and to be honest I don't know how else they are similar. Most of the arguments now a days are about whether Muhammad was a prophet or not. Little is said about G-d.

[Nooj]

Fair enough. I just think that the God depicted in the two religions do things differently. I would interpret this as the God of the two religions being different. But if you believe that the other religion is wrong but they still worship the same God because all roads lead to God or something like that, that works too.

[Egyptian Phoenix]

Originally Posted by rakhel

We also don't believe that Judaism is the one true path to G-d. But I think that has little to do with whether the G-d we worship is the G-d they worship.
Neither group see G-d as having a son, and to be honest I don't know how else they are similar. Most of the arguments now a days are about whether Muhammad was a prophet or not. Little is said about G-d.

Well to my understanding Muslims also have similar religious practices to Jews like daily prayers, dietary laws, etc.

[Nooj]

Religious practices aren't about God though. It's a question of theology or philosophy. Muslims and Jews believe in one God, without partners or parts, an eternal, immaterial and omnipotent and omniscient being, the creator of the world. Sounds the same to me.

[arizol]

Originally Posted by Senedjem

Since we've already tackled the Christians and Muslims debate, and most Muslim answers say no, because Christians believe God became a man and has persons in a Trinity. Jews do not believe this, however. They believe that God is a pure spirit, beyond human definition, and that the only things people can know for certain about God is what the Torah tells us about God.

This leads us to the question- Do Jews and Muslims have the same God?

Jews and Muslims believe in absolutely different G-D.