What are the similarities and differences between Christianity and Islam?

Question

ماذا يكون التشابهات وفروق بين مسيحية وإسلام?
I have heard that our belifes are simular, just in a nother language.
Do Muslims believe in Jesus?

Answer 1

Jesus (PBUH) is the messanger and Prophet of God. Muslims have to believe in all the previous scritpures and prophets as it is mandatory part of faith.

Muslims believe that Abraham (PBUH) is the founder of Islam and the first muslim. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the follower of Abraham (PBUH) religion.

Here we go again with stupid 72 virgins. Can you quote the source where it says men will get 72 virgins from Qur'an? Open challange to all of you. Shut up if you can't bring the proof.

Answer 2

Muslims worship One Almighty God
Christains worship Three Gods

Muslims says Jesus was a Prophet
Christains says Jesus was God

Muslims Believe Muhammad Is the Last Prophet
Christains never Believe that

Lots and lots

Answer 3

The Spiritual Teachings of both agree, completely. The social Teachings differ. The social Teachings of Jesus were meant for those people, at that place, at that time of history because they were designed for the problems that existed there/then, and until the appearance of Muhammad. Then, mankind should have turned to Muhammad for the next installment (the Koran) in the Holy Book of God.

To try to solve the problems that existed for those wild Arab tribes in the Arabian desert with the social Teachings of Jesus, would be like trying to put overalls designed for a child on a grown man. They were not designed for those people, at that time, in that place.

Yes; the Muslims believe in Jesus, and Moses, and Abraham.

Answer 4

Yes, I believe that Muslims believe in Jesus, but that they believe that he was a prophet, not the Son Of God. If you are talking about the actual religion of Islam, there are some similarities. We both believe in One God. However, as a Lutheran, we believe in One God in 3 persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We do not believe in good works to get you into Heaven, but in the Grace of God. For it is by Grace, through Faith that we are saved.
We do not believe that a pilgrimage is necessary to fulfill our beliefs, although Christians do go to Jerusalem, but not for the same reasons Muslims travel to Mecca.
We do not believe that in prayer we have to face Jerusalem, because God is in our hearts, not in any specific location on Earth.
But, on a personal question, why do Muslims believe in the "Black Stone"? Isn't that technically a form of idol worship? I only ask because we studied Islam in our Sunday School several weeks ago, and none of us knew anyone that we could ask.
Thanks, and I'm glad that there are people out there that actually want to know about religions other than their own without wanting to put down and persecute the believers.

Answer 5

Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, not a messiah. Muslims got the Koran from the prophet Mohammad. In Muslim heaven men get 72 virgins. Those seem to be the main differences.

Answer 6

They both speak of peace and love, as do many religions. Muslims generally follow the prophet Mohammed, Jewish people study the Old Testament of their Bible, and Christians combine Old and New Testament teachings. Muslims have the Qur'an as their guide (a book I just recently acquired by CAIR - the Counsel for American Islamic Relations - and have found it to be a beautiful and inspiring work).

I profess to be a follower of no specific religion, but choose to simply love my fellow man the best I can.

Answer 7

Yes, Muslims do believe in Jesus but as a prophet, not god's son.

See wikipedia for more info on the differences between christian and Muslim view of Jesus. Basically, it boils down to whether he was god's son or not. Muslim see this as blasphemous since god is singular, while most Christians believe in the trinity of god's nature.

There are many similarities between Islam and Christianity, not surprising since the religions sprung in the same area. Both are considered to be Abraham religions. The similarities include the belief in one god and the existence of rules to base everyday life on. Beliefnet.com compare Christianity-Judaism-Islam, see site
http://www.beliefnet.com/features/abrahamicfaiths.html

Answer 8

Muslims and Christians are similar in they have some of the same people in their holy books (John the Baptist, Noah, Moses, Abraham, Jesus, Mary). Muslims believe in one persona of God (Allah) and Christians believe in the Trinity (which unlike Gidado said is not 3 gods but 3 personas in 1 God to interpret the Trinity in this way shows total ignorance in that doctirine).

Answer 9

Ya, Jesus is one of our Prophet. Prophet Muhammad is our last prophet. About the similarity, yes, they are similar. But that is not surprising because al-Quran is the completed version of the other holy books including bible. :) The Bible content had been changed by human hand.. but the al-Quran is still the same from the beginning until now.

There's a story about Lady Khadijah's cousin/uncle(I don't remember) said something about one of the prophecy in Bible(I'm not sure) about the last Prophet will be born as an Arab. And he said something about our Prophet Muhammad had showed the signs of being the last Prophet.

Answer 10

In my classes on Near East history, yes Muslims beleive in Christ, but they beleive Mohammed was the final prophet. Jews, Christians and Muslims are all people of the "book."

Many of the beleifs are similar. The differerences are in the language of worship and the place of worship.