Similarities And Differences Between Christianity And Islam

Differences between Christianity and Islam :

Islam is a religion. An occultic religion that promotes jihad ( Suicide bombing ), all sorts of rituals, Idolatry (worship of black stone, and quarter moon ), polygamy and polyandry. Mecca is the headquarter of this eastern satanic religion.

They have their own bible (which is the Quran), which is full of contradictions. The quran starts by talking about tolerance and living peacefully with those that persecute you, but latter verses talks of confrontation and hatred.

This is what I mean :

There are 114 verses in the Quran that speak of peace, love and forgiveness, especially in the Surah “The Heifer” (Surah 2: 62, 109, 256) most of these revelations came when prophet Muhammad (sws) was in Mecca and being persecuted by the Quraysh tribe (his own people).


Here is the contradiction :

However subsequent revelations such as Surah 9: 5 taught exactly opposite what Surah 2: 62 taught.


Fundamentalist who carry out suicide bombing and are the ones who call for the spread of Islam by force, and the elimination of the Jewish state (this has nothing to do with the giving back land by Israel) and instilling the moral standards of Islam worldwide normally quote surah 9:5 and Suran 9:29 in defense of what the horrible crime that they commit :

“Fight against those who    :

 (1) believe not in Allah,

(2) nor in the Last Day,

(3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His messenger (Muhammad)

(4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah (tax) with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued” The Noble Quran. The above Surah interprets that Muslims fight

•   Those who don’t believe in Allah
•   Those who don’t believe in the last day
•   Those who do things that Allah and Muhammad (sws) forbids
•   Those who don’t acknowledge Islam as the truth i.e. “the people of Scripture”, who are the Jews and Christians.

Options for those who do not believe in Allah

•   Accept Islam
•   Remain a Jew or a Christian but pay Jizyah, typically levied once a year (many Christians minority in Egypt or other Islamic majority countries are forced to pay Jizyah today or they are killed).
•   Death


Muhammad is the founder of this religion. He happens to be one of the the descendants of Ishmael.  After the death of mohammed, there was a problem with succession.

Their belief completely contradicts what Christians believe in.

Their god is ALLAH. Hence Christians and muslims are not worshipping the same God.

They believe that the only way you can get to heaven is by the work of your hands ie (practisng the five pillars of Islam)

They believe that the son that Abraham almost sacrifice was Ishmael

Muslims do not believe Jesus rose on the third day. They also do not believe he will come again.

CHRISTIANITY IS NOT A RELIGION, AS PEOPLE THINKS, IT IS A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.  There is a big difference between following rules because the Bible says so, rather than following rules because Jesus changed our heart.  The pharisees in the bible are religious but they are sinners.

Jesus to Christians is God the son, but to the muslims it is a prophet


The Church Age -  What I mean by the church here is the body of christ not a physical building where people worship

This is a period not foretold by any of the Old Testament prophets. Jesus Christ brokered a different covenant between God and mankind, offering himself as a sacrifice for everyone’s sins (John 3: 16). Jesus was referred to as the seed of Jesse (King David’s father), meaning he was to come from the lineage of the Jews and He was also to be the Messiah the Jews are expecting.

The new covenant of Christ ushered in the Church age with Jesus Christ as the cornerstone, whereby many of us gentiles can be grafted into the lineage of God’s chosen by GRACE, through Jesus Christ being offered as the sacrificial lamb for our sins. We are now in the church age or grace dispensation as many refer to it, and the significant thing about this period is that the age of God dealing with the Jews alone is on hold and the Holy Spirit (rarely seen) under the Old Testament covenant is now available 24/7/365 to lead and direct a believer in Christ.

The church age will end with “the rapture” and the covenant with Israel will resume. Many Jews today do believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah being expected but many don’t. Christ followers in the church age are referred to as “Christians” (they come in different shades – from the real deal to money maker, from black to white to Arabs etc), many Christians who study the Bible and understands it’s content (prophecies) have sympathy for the state of Israel not because they are perfect people but because of God’s promise to them, knowing that God’s promises are always true (regardless of what we think of the promise).

Christians believe that the son Abraham almost sacrifice was Isaac.

Jesus dies and rose again on the third day. We also believe he will come again to judge the living and the dead

Similarities :

Ishmael and Isaac were brothers

Ishmael the father of Arabs, of which Muhammad ( Founder of Islamic faith) is one of his descendants. While Isaac (and his descendants through Israel or Jacob) is the father of the Jews.

They (Muslims) believe just like Christians that Jesus was born by a virgin mary.

I hope that helps.

SIMILARITIES

Both religions comes from One Almighty God
Both religions were sent by God's Messengers
Both have a Holy Book for Guidance
Both believes in the Invisible Beings like Angels, Jinns, etc
Both believes in the Hereafter, Hell Fire, and Paradise
Both observe Fasting, Prayers, and Rituals

DIFFERENCES
In Islam, Muslims believe in only One God
In Xtianity, Xtians believe in Trinity (Three Supernatural Beings)

In Islam, Muslims believe in the Holy Qur'an
In Xtianity, Xtians believe in the Holy Bible

In Islam, Muslims believe in the Divine Preodainment
In Xtianity, Xtians believe in the Holy Spirit alone

Muslims believe that Jesus was Prophet while Xtians believe he was God (Son of God) etc.
Muslims believe that Jesus was not dead while Xtians believe that he was dead then raised up

SO MANY DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES I CANT MENTION ALL HERE,  THANKS

@david





What did he come to do on the cross?






You are supposed to provide your own similarities and differencies but not condemning another person's post.






Can we have it?






Why do you like sounding stupid? The thread is on similarities and differences between the two religion and stop deflecting topic if you have nothing sensible to offer.






Brother, do you read topic at all ?





Is that your own similarities and differences






Use your brain and go through the thread, search for the topic and ask yourself if your post has meaning or any relation to this thread.

Maa Salam

@david






I asked a question.





Okay



Sorry huh



Dont you think that it is not worth debating with you because you do leave what you are supposed to answer but prefer going in circles.

I wonder wat this davidlier wants to accomplish on Nairaland,  People like them will keep blaspheming and biasing Islam but they will never Succeed, Never Ever! Their Temper on Islam will cause their Sudden Death >>> straight to HELL!

Allah is always there to Forgive you, even with these blasphemy and bias of Islam, He may still Forgive you. But we never want people like you to convert to Islam, because you will start blaspheming and biasing other religions! So, if you are coming to Islam with these your behaviour, We don't want you, but if you will change your behaviour and become humble, and respect others belief, then you are welcome. People like you cannot be leaders anywhere in the world!

I pity your whole Life,

If this is what your intelligence can bring forth, it is a pity! If islam rids itself of violence, there will be nothing left of it but shaft! So you guys need the violence to remain relevant. That's your only weapon! Think  egghead!

You know psychologically, men, for fear of the unknown indulge in all these vices to get attention. You really dont know that all the suicide bombings (with their bunanas covered with aluminium foils  ) only show you people as weaklings. Empty vessels make the loudest noises!

A religion that cannot spread by moral-suasion but only by the sword has no future, for none of you value the sanctity of human life.

auwal87 can you take a life?

another blunder from you cgift 
 
Muslims are encouraged to be kind to animals and are forbidden to hurt them let alone hurt humans. Once Prophet Muhammad said: {A woman was punished because she imprisoned a cat until it died. On account of this, she was doomed to Hell. While she imprisoned it, she did not give the cat food or drink, nor did she free it to eat the insects of the earth

Additionally, while taking the life of an animal for food, Muslims are commanded to do so in a manner that causes the least amount of fright and suffering possible. The Prophet Muhammad said: {When you slaughter an animal, do so in the best way. One should sharpen his knife to reduce the suffering of the animal.}

In Islam, several things are clear:

Suicide is forbidden.  "O ye who believe!,  [do not] kill yourselves, for truly Allah has been to you Most Merciful.  If any do that in rancour and injustice, soon shall We cast him into the Fire, " (Qur'an 4:29-30).

The taking of life is allowed only by way of justice (i.e. the death penalty for murder), but even then, forgiveness is better.  "Nor take life - which Allah has made sacred - except for just cause, " (17:33).

In pre-Islamic Arabia, retaliation and mass murder was commonplace.  If someone was killed, the victim's tribe would retaliate against the murderer's entire tribe. 

This practice was directly forbidden in the Qur'an (2:178-179).  Following this statement of law, the Qur'an says, "After this, whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave chastisement" (2:178). 

The Qur'an admonishes those who oppress others and transgress beyond the bounds of what is right and just.  "The blame is only against those who oppress men with wrongdoing and insolently transgress beyond bounds through the land, defying right and justice.
 For such there will be a chastisement grievous (in the Hereafter)" (42:42).
Harming innocent bystanders, even in times of war, was forbidden by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).  This includes women, children, noncombatant bystanders, and even trees and crops. 

In light of these and other Islamic texts, the act of inciting terror in the hearts of defenseless civilians, the wholesale destruction of buildings and properties, the bombing and maiming of innocent men, women, and children are all forbidden and detestable acts according to Islam and the Muslims. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the vast majority have nothing to do with the violent events some have associated with Muslims.
If an individual Muslim were to commit an act of terrorism, this person would be guilty of violating the laws of Islam.

TO ME I THINK THE MUSLIMS AREN'T SERVING GOD ALMIGHTY, I THINK THEY JUST ASSUME GOD AS ALLAH. DID JESUS CALL GOD,ALLAH?  WHY DO MOHAMMED DO LIKE JESUS??? DO YOU THINK MOHAMMED IS WITH "ALLAH"?  GOSH!!!!

@ Omerebere
That's your opinion. We muslims belive in Jesus as a messenger of God to the lost sheep of isreal.

Jesus being called God is what we do not accept.
One question i usually ask; Is that what is the plight of those who came before Jesus ?

One true thing is that, Whether you are muslim or a christain and forments trouble or do bad, you shall be judged by what you do.

@mdsocks,


Funnier you!   Islam was predicated on violence and forced conversion - read it for yourself in the mouth of the prophet of Islam who by himself declared: "I have been made victorious with TERROR!"

Not only so, but we find as well that Muslims have continued the tradition by employing "forced conversion" on others.

What about the threat to the lives of those Muslims who exercise their freewill to convert to other religions? Did you say that Islam does not compel anyone to convert?

@Focused: Olo di hun. Oro pesi je o. Oro di hun! I have nothing to say
until you say something worth respondiing to.

@Pilgrim.1: I responded to your fear of the Hatman decree, of the Wariduha aleyha
over Jahannam, your trying to pass up 3 gods as 1 God. This is enough for you, as
worthwhile responses. I meet you foot to foot, arm lenght by arm lenght. We will
lock in steps in dialogue. Except that you cheat by not being straight forward. Dubious
in religious matters.

I am proud to be a Muslim not because I was born as one but because it is a complete way of life.

Mohammed/Islam doesn’t preach terrorism and violence and I am sure terrorism/violence is not only witnessed in Arab world but also in predominantly Christian country.
In as much as it doesn’t preach it, it however commands that should you be faced with oppression and persecussion from enemies; you should the fight back. There is nothing strange in this because as a country, if another country should oppress your country, you wouldn’t fold your arms and wait till your people are wiped out.
Islam as a religion is more encompassing than Christianity in the sense that it approves of other prophets and even states that before you can be considered a good Muslim, you must believe in all the prophets including Jesus. The only difference is that the beliefs we have in Jesus is not different from others before him like Abraham, Jonah, Luth, Jacob, Solomon, David, Moses, Aaron etc and the only one after him Mohammed which is different from the way Christians perceive him . We believe he was born without Father & by a virgin lady; the point of contrast is that Jesus is God or part of a trinity god. To Islam, that is a blasphemy and it will remain so.
Muslims believe in Jesus, his miracles, birth and would even give their Children his name (Isah). Whenever we mention or hear anybody mention his name, we same the same prayer for him just like other prophets. Can Christians/Christianity boast of same towards Islam/Mohammed? In what way can somebody like someone more?
Have you ever wondered why a Christian rates Prophet Mohammed as no 1 in his book “The 100, a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History”

Seek for the truth and the truth will set you free.

May Allah continue in His infinite mercies to guide us all