Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, is a fast-growing, ethnically diverse, cosmopolitan city with a population of about 6.5 million (making it the fourth largest city in India). Muslim inhabitants number 889,000. In the city, various Muslim communities intermingle with each other and intermarry. Most Muslims there speak Urdu as their mother tongue, though not all can read and write Urdu.
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There are multinational companies and numerous universities and colleges in Bangalore. The city is a major centre for Indian Information Technology (IT) companies. Muslims working for these companies and studying in the educational institutions mix with people of other religions and communities, exposing them to new ways of thinking. Many Muslims also send their children to Christian schools that teach the Bible. Some Christian teachers even give Bibles to their Muslim students and discuss the book with them.
The economic status of Bangalore’s Muslims ranges from very wealthy to very poor. Some Muslims are chairmen and directors of multinational companies, while others are beggars trying to scrape together a meager living. Many Muslims are involved in commerce; whole districts are dominated by Muslim-run businesses.
Survey in Bangalore
Recently, a survey was conducted in a Muslim-dominated area. Most of the Muslims who were interviewed had never heard the gospel. One question the survey asked was “What do you know about Jesus (Isa)?” The majority said that they knew nothing about Him; others gave the following views of Jesus:
“He is a prophet. His mother is Mary.”
“Jesus is a good person. His teaching is helpful and right.”
“They are all one. Jesus is related to Allah.”
“He is the same as Allah to the Muslims.”
“Only Christians can understand that Jesus died for them.”
“No idea about Christ. Only seen Christ on TV.”
“Holy man.”
“Jesus is not the Son of God.”
Another survey indicated that less than 10 per cent of Bangalore’s Muslims have a significant knowledge of the Qur’an and practise religious activities regularly. Almost half considered themselves to be ‘liberal thinkers’ and were not strict about prayer or fasting.
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Bangalore is home to many churches and to the headquarters of more than 200 missionary organisations. Nevertheless, the Muslims in the city remain unreached with the gospel. Some initiatives to reach Bangalore’s Muslims exist, but not nearly enough to impact the whole Muslim community. Christians in the city often hesitate to reach out to their Muslim neighbours because of fear. Indian law allows freedom of religion, making it possible to proclaim the gospel openly and sensitively to the Muslim community.
Prayer for India:
* Pray that Bangalore’s cosmopolitan atmosphere will create opportunities for proclaiming the gospel.
* Pray that God will reveal Himself to Muslims in ways that they will not be able to deny that Jesus is their King and Saviour (John 20:26-29).
* Pray for God to give Christians clear, loving, and compassionate strategies that will have an impact on the whole Muslim community.
* Pray for Bangalore’s Christians to know God’s attitudes toward Muslims as they reach out to neighbours, colleagues and fellow students.
* Pray that God will raise up visionary leaders to lead the way in reaching the Muslims of Bangalore.
A Muslim should know about Jesus pbuh as a prophet of their religion.
However I think Christians must learn Qur’an and prophet Muhammad pbuh also. And make a study in your mind. Dont you think there are many errors (scientifically also) in Bible? Those were made by editors, not by God. And do you know Qur’an is not a book by Muhammad pbuh -an illiterate-, but from God. Just have a read of Qur’an once, and feel it. You can find many similarities between Qur’an and Bible, that is remaining unedited parts of Bible. You can google to find out contradictions in Bible.
welcome to bangalore ms. monica but dont go to muslims with gospel….
they have better holy book than that which has everything even gospel or any other book doesn’t has…. first yourself understand about the original preachings of Jesus(peace be upon him)…. which u people altered as per ur requirement……
mashaallah bangalore muslims are very well know about Jesus(peace be upon him)….
Peace isn’t upon him, Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
Don’t believe me, ask God.
why the christcian are try make confussuan about islam through elctronic media.
better to cheak first your christian religion.if u dont mind i tell u in u r bible how many confussen.and so many false storys about all prophets.and there is lot of diffrence betveen edition..
and also given wrong informations about JESSUS.[peace be upon him]
and also very wrong statement about MARRIYAM[peace be upon him]
my freind. JESSUS [peace be upon him] is not a son of god .he is respectable human been and
prophet of ALLAH.[ACTUAL GOD OF EVERY CRATION]
PLEASE .think about your self . how is your birth. and how is your body system of life .and how you are deth one day . so many easy examples are there in your self . you are big confussan in beleif
of god .why you are belive ALLAH is a supreem creater of univers and he is sent hundres of prophets for human been to teach right life way.and all prophets are in human been.in these prophets no one are god or son of god .and no one are supporter of ALLAH[actual god] .
in these all propehts first prophet is ADAM [peace be upon be him ] and last propht is prohet MOHAMMED [peace be upon him]
my dear freind .plese read HOLLY ALQURA’AN once in your launguge transelation .and perticullerly
read more and more about MARRIYAM and prophet JESSUS [peace be upon them.] and diside your self honesty and sincierly what is right and wrong.
and then contact me .
JOHN 14:6&13 reads….6)JESUS saith unto Thomas, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 13)And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Asalam alaikum,
I am a proud bangalorian MUSLIM. well i dont understand where was the survey done first of all.
well der s no word written by Jesus peace be upon him, saying.. pray me am your god!
he is only a messenger sent allah subhanawa tala.
Muslims know a lot about Jesus(as). It only depends on which Muslim you are asking.
I request you ask the Muslims who believe in the Messiah of this Age Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as) of Qadian.
Visit http://www.alislam.org to know more about him and his community the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be with you all readers.
Ahmadi Muslims believe that Jesus(as) was a Prophet of God born to the Virgin Mary and was the Messiah of the Israelites as foretold by Moses(as).
Jesus(as) survived the crucifixion because he was taken down from the cross in a state of unconsciousness — not death.
After his survival, Jesus(as) travelled as far as Kashmir, India and preached to the Lost Tribes of Israel. His tomb can be found there to this day.
There is only one God i.e., Allah and Hazrath Muhammad is the last Messenger (Prophet) Pbuh and the Ahmadiya MuslimsHadrath Mirza Ghulam Ahmed is not the Messiah of this age. The Ahmadiya (Qadians) are declared Non-Muslims, so there is no need to discuss Islam with them.
Hey, Hi. Before you try to reach them may be You should understand why they understand Jesus like
“He is a prophet. His mother is Mary.”
“Jesus is a good person. His teaching is helpful and right.”
“They are all one. Jesus is related to Allah.”
“He is the same as Allah to the Muslims.”
“Only Christians can understand that Jesus died for them.”
“No idea about Christ. Only seen Christ on TV.”
“Holy man.”
“Jesus is not the Son of God.”
May God Help us see and walk the right path….
ahmadiyaan are agianest quran and hidth…no one can call him muslims..infact shai- muslims are muslims but Ahmadiyaa are non muslims..they are internal threat for whole muslim community….chirstians and jews are using him as weapon agianest muslims….one who consider himself as a miaseeeh is disbliever and he will be rewarded hell ..inshallah…and i suggest to my chirstain brothers that your effort are destroyed in every place where u are trying to speared chirtainity by giving lot of money to poor peoples..but muslims are all aware about islam..and also about jesus….chirstian missionary has also tryed in kashmir (indain occupied kashmir)..but we distroyed all efforts….proud to be a muslim……imtiyaz lolabi ..kupwara
Jesus is the Son of God and God sent him to the world…JOHN 3:17-18 reads…17)For GOD sent not his Son (Jesus) into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18)He that believeth on him (Jesus) is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God….. JOHN 14:6&13 reads….6)JESUS saith unto Thomas, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 13)And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If Christians knew this, they better will go look into gospel before teaching it to others.