O Children of Israel!  Call to mind the special favor which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your Covenant with Me, as I fulfill My covenant with you, and fear none but Me.  And believe in what I reveal, confirming the revelation which is with you, and be not the first to reject faith therein, nor sell My Signs for a small price;  and fear Me, and Me alone.  And cover not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth when ye know what it is.  And be steadfast in prayer, practice regular charity, and bow down your heads with those who bow down in worship.  Do ye enjoin right conduct on people, and forget to practice it yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture?  Will ye not understand?  Nay, seek ye My help with patient perseverance and prayer; it is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit, who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord, and that they are to return unto Him.  O Children of Israel!  Call to mind the special favor which I bestowed upon you, and that I preferred youto all others for My Message.  Then guard yourselves against a day when a soul shall not be able to help another in the least, and no intercession will be accepted for it, nor shall anyone be helped.  And remember, We¹ delivered you form the people of Pharaoh; they set you to hard tasks and punishments, slaughtered your sons, and let your women live--therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord.  And remember...  [Quran 2:40-49]

       Islam is the continuation and conclusion of Judaism and Christianity under the guidance of the prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h)², and this is why the Quran has much to say about Jews and Christians, people to whom it refers as "The People of the Book".  Islam acknowledges that there were prophets of God before Muhammad, among whom are recognized both Moses and Jesus Christ:

Proclaim (O Muslims):  "We believe in Allah, and that which is revealed unto us, and that which was revealed unto Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes, and that which was vouchsafed unto Moses and Jesus, and the prophets of the Lord.  We do not discriminate among them, and unto Him we have submitted."  ([Holy Quran 3:84] See also (Exodus 3:15) from the Holy Bible.)

       It must be noted, however, that although Islam recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, he is acknowledged to have been only a great prophet of God and not His "Son", as the Christian says.  "Son of God" is an idiom used throughout the Holy Bible to denote God's pleasure with someone or something [See (1 Chr 28:6), (Ex 4:22), (Ps 2:7), and (Jer 31:9)].  One must not take this idiom literally with regard to anyone, whether Moses, Jesus, or Muhammad.  Islam recognizes neither the Trinity nor the Crucifixion; indeed, there is much evidence that suggests that these were concepts imposed upon Christendom.  What Islam does teach is a commitment to a unified God, a preparation for the Day of Judgment, a belief in the continuity of God's religion, and the culmination of this belief under the auspices of the last prophet of God, Muhammad.  The fact that there has risen no widely accepted prophet of God since the death of Muhammad in the seventh century, is a legacy to the authenticity of both the Quran and Islam.

We¹:  God speaks of Himself usually in the first person plural "We"; it is a plural of respect and honor.  However, when a special personal relationship is expressed, the singular "I" or "Me" is used.  A similar construction is used in the initial verses of the Bible ("In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth") although a proper explanation is not always provided:  the Hebrew word "Elohim" is a plural of respect, as well.

p.b.u.h.²:  "peace be upon him".  May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon all His prophets, ämeen.