Martin Luther & the Quran

Based on the fact that Martin Luther (1483-1546 AD) wrote, along with Philip Melanchthon, the introduction of the Latin translation of the Quran, a comparison of Luther's Reformation ideas with specific verses of the Quran was made. It seems that Luther not only had a positive opinion of the Quran in his early mission (see Luther's comments in Part One), but he undoubtedly borrowed some of the ideas contained in the Quran in constructing his Reformation Agenda. This is especially obvious with respect to the issues of the concept of God, the denunciation of celibacy, the removal of idols from churches, the position of Mary, regular daily prayers, the centrality of the Scripture, the priesthood of the believers, and the prohibition of usury. Hopefully, this new discovery will lead today's Muslims and Christians to ponder the common message of the Quran, which appeared more than 800 years before Luther's time. It was a source of enlightenment for Luther and Others, grounded in the first commandment confirmed by Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God "is One Lord", which is also the essence of the message of the Quran: "Say, God is One, the Eternal absolute, vital to all...' (Quran 112).