Christianity and Islam share a historical and traditional connection, with some major theological differences. The two faiths share a common place of origin in the Middle East, and consider themselves to be monotheistic.

Christianity developed out of Judaism in the 1st century CE. It is founded on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and those who follow him are called Christians.[1]

Islam is a monotheistic religion that developed in the 7th century CE. Islam, which literally means "surrender" or "submission," was founded on the teachings of Muhammad as an expression of surrender to the will of Allah.[2]

Muslims have a range of views on Christianity, often considering Christians and Jews to be People of the Book or as heretics. Christian views on Islam are diverse and range from considering Islam a fellow Abrahamic religion worshipping the same God, to believing Islam to be heresy or an unrelated cult.

Christianity and Islam both consider Jesus to have been sent by God. Christians generally consider Jesus to be the Son of God, while Muslims consider the Trinity to be a division of God's Oneness and a grave sin (shirk). Muslims believe Jesus (Isa) to be a messenger of God, not the son of God.

Christianity and Islam have different scriptures, with Islam using the Quran and Christianity the Bible. Both texts offer an account of the life and works of Jesus. Belief in Jesus is an important part of Islamic theology, and Muslims view the Christian Gospels as altered, while Christians consider Gospels to be authoritative and the Quran to be a later, fabricated or apocryphal work. Both religions believe in the virgin birth of Jesus, but the Biblical and Quranic accounts differ.

Historically, Christianity and Islam have both peacefully co-existed and engaged in extended periods of warfare. Western (secular and Christian) and Islamic histories offer differing accounts of both periods of tolerance and violence.

Christianity, Islam and Judaism are often known as Abrahamic religions because of their common origin through Abraham. Jews and Muslims consider Ishmael (Ismā'īl), to be the "Father of the Arabs" and Isaac (Isḥāq) the "Father of the Hebrews".

The story of Abraham and his sons is told in the Book of Genesis and the Qur'an but with certain differences, with Muslims emphasizing Ishmael as the older son of Abraham, and Jews emphasizing Isaac as the favorite son of Abraham. Muslims commonly refer to Jews as "People of the Book", people who follow the same general teachings in relation to the worship of the One God (Tawhid) as known by Abraham.

Christians differ in their opinions on the nearness of the relationship, with some considering the relationship close while others consider it distant compared to that between Judeo-Christian, non-existent, or in opposition to God.

The Christian Bible is made up of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament dates to centuries before the time of Christ. The New Testament dates from the time of Christ, or centuries thereafter. The central books of the Bible for Christians are the Gospels. Christians consider the Quran a non-divine false, later work.

The Quran dates from the early 7th Century, or decades thereafter. The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. It summarizes some, dwells at length on others and differs in others.[3][4][5] Muslims believe that Jesus was given the Injil (Greek evangel, or Gospel) from the Abrahamic God and that parts of these teachings were eventually lost or distorted (tahrif) to produce what is now the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament

JESUS

Islam and Christianity differ in their fundamental views in regard to the God they worship, the nature of their religion, their beliefs about the crucifixion, the name of the Prophet (Jesus Vs. Isa), and resurrection of Jesus. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Most Christians are Trinitarian, and believe that Jesus is divine and the only flesh embodiment of the being of the One True God. Christianity teaches that Jesus was condemned to death by the Sanhedrin and the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate, crucified and resurrected, as per the Gospel narratives. Christians believe Jesus was divine and sinless.

Islam teaches that Isa was one of the most important prophets of Allah and was a human being. Muslims do not believe that he was the Son of God, nor that he is divine or part of a triune God. In Islam, Isa was a human prophet who, like all the other prophets, tried to bring the children of Israel to the worship of One God. Muslims believe the creation of Isa was similar to the creation of Adam (Adem) Muslims believe that Jesus was condemned to crucifixion and then miraculously saved from execution.

Muslims and Christians both believe in the Virgin Birth, namely that Jesus was born to a virgin mother. born of the Virgin (Maryām). Mary.

Muslims contend that Isa argued against division of God's oneness (shirk). Christians do not see the Trinity as implying any division and that Christianity follows God's command to have no other gods from the Old Testament. Exodus 20:2-5[6] Christians argue that the New Testament, particularly the Gospel of John, contains or is centered on the Trinity and that Jesus made several implicit and explicit claims to be the Son of God, and divine in nature John 10:22-42.



PROPHET MUHAMMED

Muslims believe that the Qur'an was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril),[7][8] gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609,[9] when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death.[10][11][12] Muslims regard the Qur'an as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood,[13] and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad. They consider the Qur'an to be the only revealed book that has been protected by God from distortion or corruption.[14]

Muslims revere Muhammad as the embodiment of the perfect believer and take his actions and sayings as a model of ideal conduct. Unlike Jesus, who Christians believe was God's son, Muhammad was a mortal, albeit with extraordinary qualities. Today many Muslims believe that it is wrong to represent Muhammad, but this was not always the case. At various times and places pious Muslims represented Muhammad although they never worshiped these images.[15]

Christians generally believe that Muhammad is not mentioned or alluded to in the Bible. As Jesus is considered the Son of God, a later revelation is either redundant or heretical.[16] Many Christians, particularly theological conservatives, regard Muhammed as the False Prophet from the Book of Revelation.



THE TRINITY

The doctrine of the Trinity states that God is a single being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a communion of three distinct persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In Islam such plurality in God is a denial of monotheism (Shirk (Islam)).

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Christians and Muslims also have differing views on the Holy Spirit. Christians believe that the Holy Spirit is God (or a person therein), and the Paraclete referred to in the Gospel of John, who was manifested on the day of Pentecost.[17][18] In Islam, however, the Holy Spirit is generally believed to be the angel Gabriel,[19] and the reference to the Paraclete is a prophecy of the coming of Muhammad.

"Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you."

— John 16:7

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