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MEGAZOID SUPER PHOTO IN REGARDS TO HITLER!
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[[Image:Hitler7.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Adolf Hitler]]
 
[[Image:Gospel of Luke in Arab.gif|thumb|One of the earliest Arabic versions of a part of the New Testament]]
 
[[Image:Gospel of Luke in Arab.gif|thumb|One of the earliest Arabic versions of a part of the New Testament]]
 
As an [[Abraham]]ic [[religion]] that post-dated [[Christianity]], [[Islam]] holds that the traditions and prophets of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]] are their own, just as Christianity claims the traditions and prophets of Judaism as their own.  However, while Christianity embraces the [[Old Testament|Jewish Scriptures]] as God's word, Islam rejects both the Jewish Scriptures and the [[New Testament]] as corrupt.  This acceptance of the Christian tradition creates some conflicts, notably the fact that Christians consider [[Jesus]] to be the Son of God whereas this notion doesn't match with the teachings of the [[Qur'an]].  As such, Muslims do not believe that Jesus (translated as Isa in [[Arabic]]) is the Son of God and reject the notion of [[the Trinity]], although the Islamic view of the Trinity is usually flawed, believing it to be Father, Son and Mother ([[Mary]]), not Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Islam believes that Jesus was a [[prophet]], but not the greatest one.  [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam, gets that honor.<blockquote>"Oh People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion,  
 
As an [[Abraham]]ic [[religion]] that post-dated [[Christianity]], [[Islam]] holds that the traditions and prophets of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]] are their own, just as Christianity claims the traditions and prophets of Judaism as their own.  However, while Christianity embraces the [[Old Testament|Jewish Scriptures]] as God's word, Islam rejects both the Jewish Scriptures and the [[New Testament]] as corrupt.  This acceptance of the Christian tradition creates some conflicts, notably the fact that Christians consider [[Jesus]] to be the Son of God whereas this notion doesn't match with the teachings of the [[Qur'an]].  As such, Muslims do not believe that Jesus (translated as Isa in [[Arabic]]) is the Son of God and reject the notion of [[the Trinity]], although the Islamic view of the Trinity is usually flawed, believing it to be Father, Son and Mother ([[Mary]]), not Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Islam believes that Jesus was a [[prophet]], but not the greatest one.  [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam, gets that honor.<blockquote>"Oh People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion,  

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