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[[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 sometimes flawed{{fact}}, believing it to be Father, Son and Mother ([[Mary]]), not Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Islam believes that Jesus was a [[prophet]] from [[Allah]], but not the last one. As [[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 is the Son of God and reject the notion of [[the Trinity]], one God but three distinct persons. The Islamic misinterpretation of the Trinity is that Christians have three Gods, which is inaccurate. Islam believes that Jesus(translated as Isa in [[Arabic]]) was a great [[prophet]] from [[Allah]], but not the last one. As [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam, gets that honor.<blockquote>"Oh People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion,  

   nor say of God anything but the truth. Christ Jesus, the son  

   nor say of God anything but the truth. Christ Jesus, the son  

   of Mary, was (no more than) a messenger of God, and His Word  

   of Mary, was (no more than) a messenger of God, and His Word