Short Answer The answer to this is that theologically Chalcedonian (Trinitarian) creed believes in Jesus's divinity hence practically

they dont worship the same God as Muslims do. The Quran e plicity calls the Christians disbelievers on account o! ta"ing Jesus as God. #urely$ disbelievers are those who said% &'llah is the third o! the three (in a Trinity).& (ut there is no )lah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but *ne )lah (God +'llah). 'nd i! they cease not !rom what they say$ verily$ a pain!ul torment will be!all on the disbelievers among them. Al-Maeda, Chapter #5, Verse #73 (ut there are a !ew minority Christian sects li"e ,niversal Church$ Mormonism etc which don-t believe in the divinity o! Jesus and hence worship 'llah who revealed the )n.eel. Jews worship the lord o! (ani )srael which in none but 'llah hence they worship the same God as Muslims. Moreover Jews themselves consider Christians to be idolaters ('vodah /arah) while they consider Muslims to be monothiests.

Long Answer: 0irst we need to understand what is God be!ore .udging whether we worship the same God or not$ 'llah clearly de!ines God in #urah )"hlas% #ay% 1e is 'llah$ the *ne and *nly2 345 'llah$ the 6ternal$ 'bsolute2 375 1e begetteth not$ nor is 1e begotten2 385 'nd there is none comparable unto 1im. 1ence any religion which violates the above de!inition o! God does not worship 'llah but their own model o! 'llah. *nly Jewish religion is compatible with the above de!inition o! God. Theologically Chalcedonian (Trinitarian) creed believes in Jesus's divinity hence practically they dont worship the same God as de!ined in #urah )"hlas. The Quran e plicity calls the Christians disbelievers on account o! ta"ing Jesus as God. #urely$ disbelievers are those who said% &'llah is the third o! the three (in a Trinity).& (ut there is no )lah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but *ne )lah (God +'llah). 'nd i! they cease not !rom what they say$ verily$ a pain!ul torment will be!all on the disbelievers among them. Al-Maeda, Chapter #5, Verse #73 (ut there are a !ew minority Christian sects li"e ,niversal Church$ Mormonism etc which don-t believe in the divinity o! Jesus and hence worship 'llah who revealed the )n.eel. Jews worship the lord o! (ani )srael which in none but 'llah hence they worship the same God as Muslims. Moreover Jews

themselves consider Christians to be idolaters ('vodah /arah) while they consider Muslims to be monotheists (9ambam in #e!er Qedusha$ 1il"hot Maa"halot 'surot 44%: ) having share in the herea!ter. Many people would cite the !ollowing verse to claim that Muslims and Christians worship the same God$;hen 'llah says the !ollowing % #ay$ &* <eople o! the #cripture$ come to a word that is e=uitable between us and you + that we will not worship e cept 'llah and not associate anything with 1im and not ta"e one another as lords instead o! 'llah .& (#urah 'l+e+)mran$ verse >?) The truth is that it .ust calls the 'hle @itab to the absolute truth which is in their scriptures without regard to their actual belie!s$ Moreover 'llah .ust calls the 'hle @itab to worship one God alone which they have ceased doing. 'lthough Jews worship the same God theologically $ the 'hadith say that they have ta"en ther 9abbis as God by blindly !ollowing them. The prophet pbuh has e=uated their blind !ollowing o! 9abbis with polythiesm% 'lmighty 'llah #ays% AThey (Jews and Christians) too" their 9abbis and their mon"s to be their lords besides 'llah (by obeying them in things wish they made law!ul or unlaw!ul according to their own desires without being ordered by 'llah)$ and (they also too" as their lords) Messiah$ son o! Maryam (Mary)$ while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded (in the Torah and the Gospel) to worship none but one )lah (God i.e. 'llah)$ Ba )laha )lla 1uwa (Cone has the right to be worshiped but 1e). <raise and glory is to 1im(!or above is 1e) !rom having the partners they associate (with 1im).D (E. F%84) *nce$ while 'llah-s Messenger (<.(.,.1) was reciting the above verse$ G 'di bin 1atim said$ A* 'llah-s <rophet H They do not worship them (9abbis and Mon"s).- 'llah-s Messenger said$ AThey certainly do. They (i.e. 9abbis and Mon"s) made legal things illegal$ and illegal things legal$ and they (i.e. Jews and Christians) !ollowed them2 and by doing so they really worshiped them.D (Carrated by 'hmed$ 't+tirmidhi$ and )bn Jarir). (Ta!sai 't+Tabari$ Eol. 4I$ <age Co. 44?)