Again, the New Testament was written by Jews (with the possible exception of Luke). It was written in the land of Israel. It makes constant reference to the Old Testament; in fact it is incomprehensible without the Old Testament as key. Its main character, Jesus, was an observant Jew, descended from King David.Also of course, Islam was not part of the foundation of Western Civilization. Islam is not ancient but is medieval.Nothing like the above can be said about Islam or the Qur’an. The Qur’an we know is in Arabic; there is debate about the language of the original material from which the Qur’an was compiled. The Qur’an was initially embraced by Arabs who had little cultural or genetic relationship to Jews of the land of Israel. The Qur’an is unstinting in its condemnation of Jews and Christians. The Qur’an takes bits and pieces of pre-existing Jewish, Christian, and Pagan material, garbles that material, and uses it to support a new religion, Islam. This new religion is very different from Judaism or Christianity. One must read the entire Qur’an to understand how completely it diverges from the Old and New Testaments. It is not, by any stretch, in the same category. Muslims recognize this. Modern Muslims condemn the entire Bible. Mere possession of a Bible is against the law, or at least highly dangerous in several Muslim countries.
Catholic priests can walk down the streets in Jordan
Catholic priests can walk down the streets in Iran
Catholic priests can walk down the streets in Lebanon
Catholic priests can walk down the streets in Egypt
Catholic priests can walk down the streets in Turkey
And in Israel? Well, see for yourself
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>>Also of course, Islam was not part of the foundation of Western Civilization
Western Civilization owes a lot to Islamic philosophers who kept learning alive during latter Dark Ages and Medieval period. Contacts between the Christian and Islamic world during the Crusades and in Spain were crucial.