Correcting Islamic and LDS Views of Heaven
Want to give your eyes a break? Click the link to have the article read to you. Islam and Mormonism both began by launching from the teachings of the Bible. But they present two very different errors regarding the nature of God. This has translated into two different errors regarding the afterlife. According to Islamic teaching, Allah (Arabic for “God”) is so holy that nothing in creation shares any likeness with him. According to LDS teaching, God’s nature was once just like ours, and God’s current exalted nature is what every human has the opportunity to attain. In short, Islam emphasizes that God is a transcendent spirit, and Mormonism emphasizes that God is a physical human. Essentially, they are saying that God is like us, or God is not at all like us. Consider how these views of God impact their concept of the afterlife—heaven. In Islam, heaven is blissful, but it does not contain the intimate presence of God. Even if Allah chooses to have mercy on some people and give th...