what do christians think of islam? and why?

Answer 1

That depends on what or which Islam it is.

As a Christian I respect authentic Islam of Allah(SWT) the Merciful and Compassionate which is tolerant towards Christians and other Non Muslims and encourages the 5 Pillars.especially charity to the needy. Authentic Christianity and authentic Islam have more in common than not.

As a Christian I denounce Jihadist Islamism as wicked and bigoted ,a great danger to the whole world and a scandal to the Name of the God of Abraham. I think Muslims should send missionaries to the Islamists to conver them to authentic Islam rather than send missionaries to Non Muslims.

As a Christian, I affirm that which Islam and Christianity both affirm( like the Oneness of God,the OT prophets,the accountability of man before God, the Final Judgement,honoring Jesus[LTX] and Mary[PBUH], and so on) and I reject the rejections of those teachings of Christianity that Islam rejects,such as the Trinity,Diety and Incarnation of Christ, His Saving Crucifixion,His Resurrection. I also reject those things that Islam maintains that are contrary to Christianity such as Mohammed's(PBUH)claim to being the greatest prophet,the inspiration and suprriority of the Quran,polygamy and the like.

As a Christian, I respect those Muslims who fight for the equality of Christians and other Non Muslims or minority Muslims in Muslim societies.

Answer 2

Here's what I think of Islam.

I think that it is a monotheistic religion of the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa, adhered to by approx. 1.1 to 1.3 billion people. The scripture of Islam is called "The Quran," a book approx. the length of the New Testament.

I know that is is divided between about 10% Shia, and 90% Sunni, with most Shia living in Iran and Iraq. You have two holy cities, Mecca and Medina.

You don't permit the rest of us to visit Mecca.

I had many friends who were Muslim when I was younger, and I stepped back a couple of times to consider whether Islam held truth for me. I concluded that it did not. There are many fine sayings and ideas in the Quran. But I don't personally believe that the Islamic prophet received a series of "final revelations" from the angel Gabriel. Here are a few of the reasons I have never decided to become a Muslim.

- I find it hard to believe that this could happen to a divinely ordained leadership position: the early leadership structure of Islam (the Caliphate) divided early and then eventually failed at the hands of Attaturk.

- I find many of the religious constructs in Islam more primitive than Christianity - such as the idea that religion and politics should be mixed (where Christianity embraces a "give unto Caesar" motif.) Also I think Christianity embraces a superior soteriology - rather than a simplistic "good people go to heaven, bad people go to Hell," Christianity's soteriology is about redemption... the idea that it is never too late to become good.

- I find Jesus' personal conduct to be greater than Mohammed's, and thus cannot accept that Mohammed holds a superior position to him. Jesus took no wife but worked only to serve others; he opposed violence, saying that those who take the sword perish by it ; he accepted his own fate willingly, rather than trying to rebel against it.... contrast that with Mohammed taking Mecca and Medina by military means.

I respect Muslims, but I do not feel it is the right religion for me.

Answer 3

There is no single view.


More moderate Christians think of it as just another religion. Fundamentalists think of it as just another religion, and thus a very bad and threatening thing.

People from all across the Christian spectrum might also be inclined to view Islam in a negative way after certain recent events, but before 2001, most Christians never thought about Islam at all.

Answer 4

here are some scriptures from the koran I found online. I consider myself christian.

4:89 They long that ye should disbelieve even as they disbelieve, that ye may be upon a level (with them). So choose not friends from them till they forsake their homes in the way of Allah; if they turn back (to enmity) then take them and kill them wherever ye find them, and choose no friend nor helper from among them,

Injustice in Surah 4
Whatever good happens to you is from Allah; whatever bad happens is from you. 4:79
Allah casts the hypocrites back to disbelief. Don't try to guide those that Allah sends astray. 4:88
Have no unbelieving friends. Kill the unbelievers wherever you find them.

9: Repentance
9:29 Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.

anyways muhomed was prety hostile toward Christians and Jews it seems. There was probably a spirit behind the guy when he wrote it but that spirit was very hostile toward Christians and Jews.

Answer 5

According to Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God and God in human form. According to Islam, Mohammed is the final and greatest prophet. Both cannot be correct. Also, the Koran states that Jesus escaped dying on the cross. His death on the Cross is the cornerstone of Christianity. Without the death and resurrection of Jesus, there is no Christianity. Therefore, Christianity and Islam are incompatible.

Answer 6

Which Christians?

Answer 7

An Islamic man and I had a conversation about the differences and you know there really isn't much different. i think people just have to have a reason to be mad. Wouldn't it be better if we could just all sit around singing cumbaiya eating smores? Of course eating smores and singing would be kinda funny. cummmmbmmmmyommmmm!!!!!!!!!

Answer 8

haveing read the quran I see it is a mix of new and old testiment with a lot of extra rules I can not believe it is from God.

Answer 9

That it is ritualistic, that its followers are dogmatic, and that it is used too much as a social code.

Answer 10

The fake ones-competition
The real ones-to each his own