Islam and Judaism

Although Islam regards Jews and Christians as children of Abraham and refers to them as "People of the Book", one needs to understand the basic point of difference between Islam and Judaism. Judaism is understood to be both a deviation away from the essential teachings of Islam which were taught by all the prophets and something which is reformed, abrogated and replaced by Islam, as taught by the last prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This article gives a brief guide of the similarities and differences of Islam and Judaism.

Belief	Islam	Judaism
God	Only one God- Allah	One God (known in English as 'Yahweh' or 'Jehovah')
Place of Origin	Makah, Saudi Arabia	Jerusalem
Prophet	Muhammad	Moses
Jesus	In Islam Hazrat Esa (A.S) was human prophet of Allah. He was virgin born but not a son of God.	An ordinary Jew, neither the Messiah nor a divine person.
Abrahamic lineage	Ismael	Issac
Monotheism	There is only one God and that is Allah.	One God
Crucifixion	Hazrat Esa never died on the crucifier rather he was hidden by Allah and would appear again.	Jesus was crucified for claiming to be prophet and died on the cross.
Holy Book	Quran	Torah
Usury (interest)	Forbidden	This forbids Jews from lending money to one another with usury but allowed them to lend to non-Jews (Goyim) based on interest.
Language	Arabic	Hebrew
Sin	Sin is a disobedience to Allah. He does not like sins but He forgives them because He’s the most merciful.	Judaism rejects the doctrine of original sin. Atonement for sins committed is made through seeking forgiveness from God in prayer and repentance. In addition, the day of atonement (Yom Kippur) is set aside specially for this purpose.
Angels	Like the humans angels are the creation of Allah and would eventually suffer death. They are made of light and execute Allah’s orders.	Angels are defined in the Torah as heavenly servants of God who act as His messengers.
Place of Worship	Mosque or any place which is clean.	Synagogues, Western Wall
Life after death	Sinners go to hell and pious go to heaven	Different beliefs and opinions

The above table highlights only a few differences and similarities. There are many more and can be thoroughly looked up in any book or website.