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Originally Posted by Moose03 And Mohammed is not the founder of Islam, Islam is a religion from God he is the Prophet. |
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IS the founder of Islam. He is as much the founder of Islam as Joseph Smith is the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints, L. Ron Hubbard is the founder of Scientology, Henry VIII is the founder of the Anglican Church, and Lao Tze founded Taoism.
I know Muslims don't consider him a founder of a religion because he's a prophet of a pre-existing religion. That is actually a flawed way of thinking, tho. The moment he separated from the established religion, in even the smallest sense, he branched off a new version and, thus, founded a new religion.
Islam is obviously different from Judaism and Christianity. Just as these religions share the belief in the same God, they also share many differences that set them apart. Those differences insisted upon by Muhammad created a new religion. So, he is the founder of Islam.