Sunday, August 5, 2012

How are Islam and Christianity alike and different?

    
Christianity and Islam share much more as religions than most people realize.  The two religions
are tightly interwoven because of the shared ancestry, not only geographically but
historically.

     Both religions are based on the same monotheistic
principle of one supreme entity.  Christians refer to God and Muslims to Allah.  Many of the
important figures for each religion are also shared, but their roles are vastly
different. 

     Christians believe Abraham was a favored man of God who had
many sons and whose lineage included Jesus of Nazareth, who is also called Christ.  Jesus is
believed to be the direct son of God through the immaculate conception of a virgin, Mary. 
Jesus became a preacher and died on the cross at the hands of the Romans to be resurrected three
days later to ascend to Heaven, the place of God.  They believe Jesus will return in a final
judgment of man.

     Muslims also believe...

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