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I have been reading through the various questions about Islam and its relationship to Judaism, and about the Rambam's view that Islam is a monotheistic religion and not idolatry and I am wondering: If I were davening and saying the words, but in my heart, my kavanah was somehow to the Islamic idea of God -- monotheistic, but having communicated with Mohammed etc -- would my davening be valid? The ultimate monotheistic God would be the same. Or would it?

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this looks sorta like the on topic version of judaism.stackexchange.com/q/14461/759 which means that it is a question of halacha and not one of Muslim theology. – Double AA♦ Jan 6 at 1:27
no, not Muslim theology, but Jewish theology and the idea of kavanah -- what are we mekavein TO? A monotheistic ideal or the hashem who did certain things and not others? – Dan Jan 6 at 1:34
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I don't see why not. Most people I know seem to have a Christian concept of G-d, and nobody seems to stop them from being the Sha"Tz. (sigh) – Seth J Jan 6 at 1:39
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If a person really believes that God communicated with Mohammed and that the Islamic community is the community of God's witnesses about Himself in the world, then they do not agree with the Jewish scriptures or the text in the siddur regarding the covenant that still exists between God and Israel as a light to the nations and as people in an intimate relationship with Him through Torah. When you gather to pray these prayers, you're doing so as THAT community. But someone who believes that Mohammed is the messenger of God will believe that the ummat al-Islamiya holds that function instead. – Annelise Jan 6 at 7:13
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@Ariel, well, for the "simple" stuff, there's "man upstairs" language, long beard, white hair, etc. As for theological stuff, there are more problems with theology generally, than conception of G-d, per se, but, eg, Original Sin, but I was mostly being sarcastic. – Seth J Jan 6 at 12:56
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