I've had the pleasure of speaking with some intellegent people about Christianity and Islam. I'd say I'm a little more knowledgable about each then I was yesterday. So this question is about making sure I got it right.
Islam believe that the path of salvation is to accept Allah as the one true God. No other gods, saints, avatars. Just Allah Almighty. If you are a good person and have good intentions, then you join Allah Almighty in Paradise. The Ten Commandments being an excellet guide line to follow
Christianity believe that salvations comes from accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour ( Jesus being God or God's son ) and through his sacrifice you're sins are washed from your soul. Follow the Ten Commandments and ask for forgiveness should you mess up. Try again.
If either of these statements are incorrect, please feel free to correct them with relevent text. Thankyou for your time.
2006-10-04 05:24:45 · 18 answers · asked by Odindmar 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is good that you attempt to find similarities in Christianity and Islam. However, you are starting from a Christian standpoint. If you start from a Muslim standpoint you will see the difference.
A Muslim must perform all duties or he will not go to jannah (paradise)
--o Shada (profession of faith) Muslims believe in one and only one deity (Allah) who does not have a son, they believe in the infallibility of Allah and accept that Muhammad was a nabi and rasoul (one given holy scriptures). Shi'ah also must believe that Ali was the rightful successor to Muhammad. They believe that the Qur'an is inerrant and Muslims must totally submit to its teachings.
--o Salat - pray 5 times per day facing the Kaaba repeting phrases in a prescribed fashion of repetition with mandatory bowing and prostration (rakaa). Shi'ah believe it is permissible to combine some of the rakaa to pray only 3 times a day, but they perform the same number of rakaa overall. Ablutions must be performed before prayer.
--o Sawm (fasting) Fasting for 30 days during daylight hours during the month of Ramadan (Sept - Oct)
--o Zakat and Khums charity 2.5% and 5% alms.
--o Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca once during lifetime for all men except for those who cannot afford it due to poverty or those whose health is frail
Jihad is also a requirement for males
Among Muslims there are those who:
a) jihad in the path of Allah with their wealth and their lives (including those who sit at home but give asylum to mujahidin 4:74) = true Muslim
b) those who sit at home (and do not give asylum to mujahidin or jihad in the path of Allah)
c) the handicapped (does not count as a category)
d) apostates (does not count as a category because they are not even considered to be Muslims and may even be killed like Sunni kill Shia)
There is no list of commandments in the Qur'an. Generally, Muslims accept Moses but believe that the accounts in the Bible are corrupted so they do not completely accept the 10 Commandments. For example it is forbidden for a Muslim to kill another Muslim unless it is for breaking an Islamic law. However, there are many prescribed reasons for killing non-Muslims for the sake of Allah (fee sybil Allah).
Jihad and warfare (qitl) are "fard ayn 'ala 'l-kifaya", a duty in general on all male, free, adult Muslims, sane in mind and body, and having means enough to reach the Muslim army, yet not a duty necessarily incumbent on every individual but sufficiently performed when done by a certain number. So it must continue to be done until the whole world is under the rule of Islam.
If a Muslim dies during jihad he automatically goes to jannah (paradise) where hur (black-eyed maidens) await him. If a Muslim dies from illness or accident he will be judged on Qiyahmah (resurrection and judgment day) and wil go to jahhan if he has followed all of the aforementioned duties.
Christians are encouraged to pray, fast and give charity. It is not mandatory but a way to avoid sin and maintain a close personal relationship with God. Prayers are said in the name of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that God exists in three aspects, the Father, the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. Christians must accept that Jesus died on the cross as propiation for the sins of mankind. Christians must be baptized in the name of Jesus. Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38. Christians must forgive everyone who has hurt, used or abused them and their sins will be forgiven. (Mat 6:15)
The cities of Bethlehem where Jesus was born and Jerusalem where Solomon's Temple stood and where Jesus grave is are sacred to Christianity but it is not required to visit there nor face in that direction when praying.
There is nothing equivalent to rules of engagement for killing non-Christians. Jesus taught his followers to love their enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matthew 5:44. A true Christian will have the fruit of the spirit which is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Galatians 5:22-23
Christians believe Jesus will come to the Earth again, the dead will be resurrected and all true Christians will go to Heaven where they do not exist in anthropomorphic form but in a new body.
2006-10-04 22:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Living via the ten commandments IS aspect of being a Christian and the opposite aspect is TRUSTING in Christ by myself to save lots of you out of your sins. So what you are asking us is that if it is alright to put out of your mind approximately Jesus and what he did FOR YOU however obey his commandments even as? No it isn't "k" seeing that with out Jesus, you cannot be stored. Even if you happen to are living a sinless lifestyles from this factor on until the best way you die, it would not topic seeing that you did not believe in Christ. As to your titled query approximately being a Muslim and Christian even as? The bible tells us idolatry is a sin, and if you do not know what it's, it is that you just shall no longer have some other God's earlier than me. So your query admits you do not even FOLLOW the ten commandments. Being a Christian and a Muslim even as no longer most effective is an oxymoron however BOTH religions (Islam and Christianity) CONTRADICT each and every different. What is up with most of these foolish questions? I relatively wish this was once a major query and I helped you, however I am getting this sense that these kinds of questions (no longer simply this one) are from atheists or skeptics and also you men believe it is only a massive shaggy dog story. It's relatively unhappy.
2016-08-29 08:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by polka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are very short paragraphs to try to summarize two very complex ideas about salvation. You might want to check out ww.lds.org to get another point of view. Some people feel that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a work-based rather than faith-based religion as well, but if you come to understand the importance of ordinances - not rituals - but actual ordinances - such as baptism - performed by those who have received the authority of the Priesthood of Jesus Christ - you will begin to see there is more to salvation than just keeping the 10 Commandments and basic repentance or good intentions. It's like the difference between getting a C- in a class and an A. It might be time to dig deeper, to study the Atonement and the necessity of having a Savior and Redeemer. I can suggest books by W. Cleon Skousen, James E. Talmage, Spencer W. Kimball, or Neal A. Maxwell to start. Even C.S. Lewis is a good author to read up on, and even more essential is to read the Bible, and if you are brave, read the Book of Mormon as well.
2006-10-04 05:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I might just make an addition to the Christian side. It's more than following the rules. It's about having a personal relationship with Christ. I was a good rule follower most of my life, then about 4 years ago I read Matthew 7:21-22. It basically says that if He never knew you, you're out. People that think they're doing what He wants get the boot. I more recently discovered that just following the "thou shalt nots" isn't enough. It's also doing what He tells you to do. Reaching out and doing things. Things only to be learned by communicating two way with Jesus.
I think this personal relationship is the biggest difference between Christianity and other religions.
2006-10-04 05:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The key difference is that islam is a works based system. YOu have to DO to get to paradise. True biblical Christianity means that NO man is good enough, as we are all sinners, and that Jesus took our sin, died for it, thus paying for it. Accepting this gift is where your salvation comes from. This means that you have Jesus as Lord of your life. It does not mean that we no longer sin. We must repent (sincerely) and he forgives us our sins. The bible says this over and over. "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us". No on is able to fully keep the ten commandments or we would be perfect and not even in need of a saviour. People seem to want a list of good works to do and then believe that if they follow them, they are good enough for heaven. This is not what the bible says. Of course , after receiving salvation, you are filled with the Holy Spirit and want to do good works as an outward sign of your inner faith.
2006-10-04 05:32:33 · answer #5 · answered by Coco 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allah firstly is only arabic for God! Islam believes that yes you must follow the guidance of the prophets and messengers in order to earn God's (Allah's) pleasure. You cannot pray to Jesus or any messenger as this is blasphemy
The ten commandments states also "Know therefore thy lord is a jealous God and thou shall have no other God before me" So Praying to Jesus is against the ten commandments
2006-10-04 05:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
As a christian, I can only speak about the christian side. Salvation indeed is believed by many Christians from Jesus Christ. Other believed that by work and good things. Taking the biblical text it is said the by grace that you are saved. Its not by might or by anyone but by Jesus the only begotten Son of God.
Indeed as Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, the disciples asked him why is doing it and he told them that by walking they unwillingly got some dirt, so the cleansing is needed. We are not perfect, but we try perfection and from glory to glory the people changed. The cleansing of oneself is imperative before we pray. What makes us clean then is not the dust from the earth, but the things that comes out of our heart. These are lust, envy, jealousy, callousness, stingy, injustice and many more. We cannot communicate to God unless we sought the spiritual cleansing before prayer as it should be.
2006-10-04 05:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by The young Merlin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are correct in saying this. Both faiths follow the 10 commandments. Remember that all the religious figures in Christianity are the same as the ones in Islam. We believe in Jeses, Moses, etc. (peace be upon them all) and their teachings. Also remember that the same god that Christians believe to Jesus' father, is the same god that Muslims believe in, Allah. Literally not figuratively.
2006-10-04 05:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by asifb 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that Muslims also read their Koran,and take the advice from there.
Christians believe that the Bible is God's life manual for us, written by humans but inspired by God. And you need to let Holy Spirit guide you so you will understand what God is talking to you in His word ( The Bible )
I believe that Jesus came to the earth to free us from religions, He wanted to teach us to have a personal relationship with God. Religion doesn't save you, Jesus does.
2006-10-04 05:33:04 · answer #9 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
On Christianity, accepting Jesus and repenting of your sins is all that is necessary, nothing about following the 10 commandments that is the Law and Christ is the end of the Law, no flesh is justified by keeping the Law, if man could have kept the Law then Christ died in vain.
Read Charles Spurgeon on this subject he makes it very very clear. You can just type in his name in google and pull up his sermons, pick one on Christ the end of the Law or similar titles.
2006-10-04 05:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by wisdom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are fundamentally right, but Christianity involves God as well (or Allah, or Elohim, or whatever you want to call Him) - it is basically the same as Islam with the devotion factor to God, but Christians incorporate Jesus as the forgiveness for their sins as the result as their innate inclination towards sin. Other than that, from what i can tell, you seem to have your facts straight. Well done.
2006-10-04 05:31:39 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋