What's the difference between Muslims and Christians?

Question

Is it religious differences?

Answer 1

Greet you in the same manner as Jesus (pbuh) greeted in Hebrew Luke 24:36 ‘Sholam alay kum’

or Islamic greeting in Arabic Assalaamu alai kum
both meaning ‘Peace be on you’.

In Quran we are told to come to common terms — Worship of one God
Al-Qur'an 3:64

So better to focus on similarities. Following are the similarities.

1. Jesus (pbuh) sent only for the Jews.
Al-Qur'an 3:49
Mathew 10:5-6
Mathew 15:24


2. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the Last and Final Messenger for the Whole of Mankind.
Al-Qur'an 33:40
Al-Qur'an 21:107
Al-Qur'an 34:28

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) prophesised in the Bible.
Al-Qur'an 7:157
Al-Qur'an 61:6
Deuteronomy 18:18
Isaiah 29:12
Song of Solomon 5:16
John 16:7
John 16:12-14

3. Tauheed: Monotheism

Concept of God
Al-Qur'an 112:1-4
Deuteronomy 6:4
Mark 12:29

Believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels and the Book and the Messengers.
Al-Qur'an 2:177
Come to common terms — Worship of one God
Al-Qur'an 3:64



4. Shirk (Considering Gods other than the Almight God) – Biggest Sin
Al-Qur'an 4:48
Al-Qur'an 4:116
Exodus 20:2-5
Deuteronomy 5:7-9


5. Jesus (pbuh) not God. He never claimed Divinity
Al-Qur'an 5:72
John 14:28
John 10:29
Mathew 12:28
Luke 11:20
John 5:30
Acts 2:21


6. Prefer using name ‘Allah’ rather than the word ‘God’ as the word ‘God’ can be played around with. Allah in the Bible – Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani
Mark 15:34
Mathew 27:46

7. Commandment of Allah to Moses
Al-Qur'an 20:11-12
Exodus 3:5
Acts 7:33


8. Ablution
Al-Qur'an 5:6
Exodus 40:31-32
Acts 21:26

9. Sujud – Prostration
To humble your mind, humble your body
Sujud mentioned 92 times in the Qur’an
Al-Qur'an 3:43
Al-Qur'an 22:77

Prostration in the Bible
Genesis 17:3; Numbers 20:6
Joshua 5:14; Mathew 26:39


10. Zakaah
Meaning: Purification and Growth
Description: 2.5% of saving every lunar year in charity
Al-Qur'an 9:60
If every human being gives Zakaah, not a single person will die of hunger.
"Wealth does not circulate only amongst the wealthy and the rich"
Al-Qur'an 59:7
Peter 4:8

11. Saum - Fasting
Description – one lunar month i.e. during the month of Ramadaan every lunar year, Muslims fast, i.e. abstain from food and drinks from sunrise till sunset.
Benefits: learn self restraint. If you can control your hunger you can control almost all your desires. It enhances spiritual awareness.
Al-Qur'an 2:183

Bible prescribes Fasting
Mathew 17:21
Mark 9:29

Medical Benefits of Fasting:
Increases absorption capacity of intestines.
Lowers cholestrol.
Discourages smoking, alcoholism and other addictions.

12. Significance of Kaaba (the pilgrimage focal point for Muslims)
Universal Brotherhood – 2.5 million people from all over the world gather, wear two pieces of unsewn cloth, preferably white. Cannot differentiate between rich and poor.
Al-Qur'an 49:13

Significance of Kaaba – Muslims don’t worship it
Psalms 84:4-7

13. Abstaining from alcohol
Al-Qur'an 5:90
Proverbs 20:1
Ephesians 5:18

14. Abstaining from prohibited food
Al-Qur'an 5:5
Al-Qur'an 2:173, 5:3, 6:145, 16:115

Dead meat:
Leviticus 17:15
Deuteronomy 14:21

Blood
Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:14, Deuteronomy 12:16,
I Samuel 14:33, Acts 15:29

Pork is prohibited
Leviticus 11:7-8
Deuteronomy 14:8
Isaiah 65:2-5

Food on which names beside Allah have been invoked
Acts 15:29
Revelation 2:14

15. Helping Neighbours
Al-Qur'an 107:1-7

16. Abstaining from Backbiting
Al-Qur'an 104:1-3
Al-Qur'an 49:11-12

17. Obeying and Respecting Parents
Al-Qur'an 17:23, 24

18. Loving, being Kind and Just to your Wife
Al-Qur'an 4:19

19. Abstaining from Adultery
Al-Qur'an 17:32

20. Dressing Modestly
Al-Qur'an 24:30
Mathew 5:27-28

21. Circumcision:
Acts 7:8
John 7:22
Luke 2:21

In short, every Muslim should follow all the Commandments of Allah (swt) and His Messenger Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and abstain from the things they have prohibited.

CONCLUSION

(a) If Christian is a person who follows the teachings of Christ (pbuh) and not one who worships Christ (pbuh). (Muslims are more Christian than the Christians themselves).

(b) Muslim is a person who submits his will to Allah.
Jesus (pbuh) said, "not my will but Thy will be done." i.e. Muslim.
John 5:30. (Meaning of ‘Muslim’ – One who submits his will to Allah.)

Answer 2

Well, actually and quite frankly Muslims and Christians faith does not differ that much from each other at all. It is believed that way back when the quaran ( Islamic holy book ) was brought down to earth by the profit Mahamed, S.A.W it was actually really similar to the Bible. so if you try and compare the bible, the old testament with the Quaran i think you will find many similar aspects that interlink with one another. For example, both muslims and christians belive in a god; though they may have different names and the Jesus that christians belive to be gods son, to many Muslims is actually the profit of there religious faith. Also both religions strongly believe in hell and heaven and therefore a judgement day. However centries after the new testament was unveiled the religions lead a different spiritual path from one another and the interpretation that Muslims and christians should not live together pieces in. But none of this is to say that christians and muslims cannot interact with each other. There faith should not determine their lifestyles in the sense that perhaps certain friendships should be limited. Not at all. Despite there differences there is no barrier that limits living standards or arangements. Ofcourse with the exception that a muslim woman can not be accompanied by a man regardless of his faith. and so of course in this sense they can not live together. Also many would probably say this ( your statement, that they cannot live together) because it is belived that a Christian could possibly sabotage the accomplice (the muslim) persons faith. IE delay there prayer or encourage the prohibition of alcohol. Yet many muslims do live with people of differnt faiths, Christian or not. Usually university associates or general friends. Hope that helped Dear :)

Answer 3

These are people from two totally different beliefs regardless of what Muslims say. Christians believe Jesus is The Christ who took on the sins of the world, was crucified and rose from the dead so we all may live! Jesus offers salvation. Jesus fulfilled prophesies and foretold all. Jesus is sinless. He is The Truth and The Son of God. We believe in loving God and loving our neighbor. We believe in free will.

Muslims have one lone prophet. They say they believe in the prophets of God, but they deny their purpose, The Truth, The Holy Bible. They deny Jesus' sacrifice for us all. Basically their religion is based on the word of one man. Their prophet sinned over and over again. Without Muhammad, there is no quran or islam. They say The Bible and Torah are corrupted. They say God has no Son. Their beliefs show that allah is NOT the God of Christianity. They believe that killing and dying for allah is the only way you are guaranteed a place in Paradise, although they will deny this. Only former Muslims will admit this truth. They believe in spreading islam by any means, including lying and force. The two beliefs are not connected in any way.

May God Bless you.

Answer 4

The most basic one is that Christians believe Jesus was the Son of God, and Muslims believe He was simply a prophet.

Answer 5

Not much.
Shiat Muslims believe that Jesus was a Prophet and wasn't crucified, the person who was crucified looked just like Jesus. Jesus was sent to the 7th sky and he will come back when the world is coming to an end and he will fight along side Imam Zaman, which is the 12th Imam of Shiats and the great great great great ... grandson of Prophet Muhammad who went into hiding at the age of 8.

Answer 6

we are all basically the same though our faiths are different. If you are asking about the faith, the key difference is that for Muslims, Jesus was just another prophet and his message, the gospel, was corrupted by Jews. Muslims believe that part of this corruption is that Jesus never died on the cross. god tricked people by taking Jesus off of the cross and putting Judas on it and made him look like Jesus, thus fooling Jesus mother and the disciples that were there. another difference is that Christians go to heaven by grace through belief in Jesus payment of our debt on the cross. Muslims don't know if they are going to heaven or not, it just depends on if they had more good works than bad on the day of judgment. also, the god of Christianity loves us individually and wants a personal relationships with us. God treats Christians like his friend. the god of Islam wants people to serve him. he doesn't not care about people individually nor does he want to relate to us. his followers are his slaves. though there are many other differences, i think the most interesting is heaven. heaven for Muslims is a place where they can do all that they were forbidden on earth (drink, fornicate, etc). The heaven of Christians is a spiritual one where we relate to each other and god. it's a spiritual place.

Answer 7

Um... I think this might require an answer longer than possible in YA.
But, at the very very basic: while Muslims, Christians (and Jewish people) all believe in the same God (Monotheistic -the one in the Bible):
Muslims and Jewish people descend from two brothers - Judaism from one brother, Islam from the other.
One brother was rewarded, the other 'scorned' ...
Christian faiths come out of the Jewish faith, where Jesus was God-made-man.
Also, Muslims have a great prophet, Mohamed (spelling?), who contributed (I think) to the Koran.

Answer 8

Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet and not to do anything with God!

Christians think Jesus is GOD!

Answer 9

muslims follow the teaching of the prophet mohammed
christians the teachings of Jezus.

if you look at the content its not so different:
be nice, behave, pray to god etc.

islam is far stricter than christianity though.

Answer 10

Christians accept Jesus (pbuh) as the "Son of God"

Muslims accept Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Mohammed, (pbut) as Prophets sent by Allah to spread his word.