Basic difference between Christianity/Islam/Judaism????

Question

Sorry for my ignorance. I have always assumed that these three religions are of the same 'family' of religions. Can anyone tell me the fundamental differences between the three?

By the way, I don't give a toss about YOUR beliefs and slamming others beliefs is not welcome. Just the facts, thanks

Answer 1

Islam and Judaism purely believe on one and only God who created this universe and every thing in it. Arabs and Jews are cousins being children of Abraham. Jews always had a Prophet of God with them for 1400 years between Moses and Jesus. Both Moses and Jesus had prophesized about the last Prophet Mohammad. Christians changed spelling of the Mohammad name in Greek in early Bible written in Greek language. The Barnabas Bible (preseved in the Italina national library) had correct spelling but Roman Church didn't accept it. They chose the Bible that had changed splelling which changed the meaning of the word.
Torah's prophesi is still the same in Deutronomy 18-18 in which Moses said that a Prophet will come in hills of Baka (Mecca) Valley who will be similar to me in many ways. If you want to know about similarities between Moses and Mohammad, I shall explain later. Jews recognized Mohammad when they met him in Madina. They were mad why God didn't chose the last Prophet from amongsts Jews. They didn't accept Mohammad because they were superior than Arabs in their mind. They are racists that way.

Jews had kneeling, bending and prostrating in their worshipping to God rituals but gradually they stoped original way of worshipping like Muslims do now. But Muslims have guarded Mohammad's way of worshipping exactly as he did 1400 years ago. Mohammad forbid Muslims to make his image, picture, statue etc. so people don't start worshipping him instead of God, which happend to most religions. Muslim never make Prophet's picture and get furious when people of other religions or atheists make Prophet's picture or cartoon to protect their religion and to keep it purely monotheistic.
Differnece with Christianity is that they have elevated their Prophet Jesus to the level of God, though he was human and never said himself that he is son of God or himself a God. No Where Bible has clearly written statement of Jesus what Christians base their religion. They base Jesus being son of God or God on merely conjectures. If they make Jesus son of God because of his birth without father, then Adam was created without mother and father. Then Adam should be more son of God than Jesus. God has clearly negated in Quran that Jesus was a human, born to virgin Mary miraculously as God wanted so He could test Jews. They miseably failed in God's test by not only rejecting Jesus but by trying to kill him. God says in Quran that Jesus did not die on cross but another person died on his place whom God made to look like Jesus. And Angels of God lifted Jesus alive to heaven. Jesus will be sent back at same age when he was taken to heaven. He will live here for rest of his life and die with natural causes on earth. God says in Quran that every living being that is born on earth will have to taste death on earth.

So the biggest difference both Islam and Judaism have with Christianity is that they worship Jesus calling him God, whereas both Jews and Muslims worship directly to God, repent to God without any intermediately for forgiveness of their sins. Both religions teach that our life in hereafter depends strictly on how we behave in this life. Whereas Christians have a guarantee that no matter how they behave in this life, heaven is guaranteed for them as long as they believe that Jesus gave his life for their sins. Christian religion was made attractive to get easy salvation to convert all pagns of entire Europe. and they succeeded in what they wanted. But they are not as devoted and obedient to God's commandments as Muslims are.
It is already long so I end it here.

Answer 2

You can be both a Wiccan and a witch, these two words are not the same One of the biggest sore points among Wiccans is the improper usage of the terms "Wiccan" and "Witch". Too many people use the terms interchangably, presuming that they both mean the same thing. They do not. Wiccan Wicca is a religion, and someone who follows that religion is called a Wiccan. Sometimes it can be difficult to accurately define Wicca, and not all Wiccans will define themselves the same way. Observing the 8 Wiccan Sabbats, honoring the Gods and/or Goddesses, creating sacred space for rituals, to name a few. Many traditional Wiccans also feel that belonging to a coven is also a requirement and that those who practice their religion as a solitary, should not refer to themselves as Wiccan. Personally, I'm still not sure on that point. Typical Wiccans also practice magick, and therefore are also witches. You cannot be a "natural Wiccan" any more than you could be a "natural Christian". Witch The practice of witchcraft is not associated with any religion, therefore you can be a witch and yet also be a member of any number of religions (or none). Using the natural energies within yourself, along with the energies of herbs, stones or other elements to make changes around you is considered witchcraft. Though the skills and gifts that are part of witchcraft can be inherited from parents or grandparents, you aren't automatically a witch just because your grandmother may have been one. The use of magick takes practice, experience and learning. On a side note, a male witch is called a witch, not a warlock. Pagan While I'm explaining terminology, I thought I would throw in "Pagan" as well. Paganism refers to a variety of non-Christian/Jewish/ Islamic religions that are usually polytheistic and are often nature-based. Wicca is only one Pagan religion, but there are others such as Santeria, Asatru, or Shamanism. Many people do not necessarily identify with a specific religion, and just use the broad term "Pagan" to define their spiritual path. Pagan religions are distinct and separate from each other, and it should not be assumed that they are just different names for the same faith.

Answer 3

Judaism believes in 1 G-d and follows the 613 laws G-d gave to Moses.

Islam is a watered down version of Judaism with a few extra laws thrown in.

Christianity is actually nothing like Islam or Judaism, but is a mix of Mithra, Greek and Egyptian paganism.

Answer 4

Christianity's mother is Judaism but he does not think the same way she does. Islam is a brother. Theyre all on good terms with each other in the educated classes.
Christianity is really a gateway to Hinduism, which is the oldest and some say makes it truest religion of them all. Christ and Krsna, besides sounding suspiciously alike phonetically, both come from the sanskrit root "krista" which means "all-attractive". Part of being a Christian is to struggle against the whole "guilt complex / original sin" and, basically, allow Jesus to give you your dignity back and make you comfortable with your sexuality which keeps you healthy and sane (and yes, healthy for you may mean abstinence, for someone else, may mean many lovers... the object is to get you to stop fearing god and think for yourself) and make you comfortable with other aspects of being a good person like harbouring pleasant or positive working thoughts and meditations. Both krishna and Christ claim the heart (both the muscle itself and corresponding level along the spinal column) to be the point at which they enter into a worshipper's body, bringing him/her the knowledge and bliss of enlightenment. The process of bringing your attention from the root/genital area to the heart (which is the source of all truly human emotions) is where the fear comes from, the sacrifice for Christ was his very life, for the worshipper, it is the fear which must be sacrificed in order to bring about poistive change. Real Chrisitans recognize the challenge inherent in their religions to banish outdated prejudices and do not discount other religions as being valid paths to godhead.

Answer 5

in short.. Judaism is the foundation of it.

christianity split off, and adopted and adapted and changed alot of things, adopting many pagan/heathen practices and beliefs, broke the pure-monotheism of Judaism, ect. way more changes than most think.

Islam then split off of christianity, combined with arab tribal customs, and returned some aspects to the jewish beliefs. (strict monotheism, ect)

christianity is built on judaism.
islam is built on christianity.

the attached pages might help at least for the difference between Judaism and Christianity.

interesting points to note most radiantly... in Judaism:
there is no Devil. (Satan of the Old Testament, is not evil or a rebel angel at all, but an Angel working for God, doing only as God wishes.)

there is no Eternal Hell. some argue that there is a place for the ultra ultra ultra bad thats equivalent, but this is only for the worst of the worst, and isn't a regular strict belief.

there is no Original Sin.

the Messiah that is awaited, is neither a sacrifice, nor God incarnate, and has nothing to do whatsoever with Sin, repentance, or forgiveness.

edit for above:
no. Jews do NOT see jesus as a prophet. jesus was of no consequence whatsoever to Judaism.
and by Jewish Standards, to call something that has the form of a Man, God or any such like thing, is Idolotry.

Answer 6

The difference between Islam and Christianity is that Islam believe the last messenger of god is Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) and Christianity don't.Islam also do not believe Jesus was crucified but the one who was was a mistaken identity.And I guess there are certain things that Islam prohibit it's followers from doing like consumption of alcohol,pre-marital sex,wearing of hijab for women to protect them from the glares of men which could lead to rape and etc while Christianity I assume allow it's followers to consume alcohol and it's not very clear if pre-marital sex is allowed.There are also the Trinity and that kinda stuffs which I'm not interested to find out about so yeah you need to read both the Bible and the holy Quran to really differentiate.As for Judaism,I know nothing of it.

Answer 7

I hardly can say there is. We all religions followers r the same and even do the prayers the same. These three have fasting, have limited things to eat, have holy places quite the same. So I think there isn't or they are too similar.

Answer 8

The Islamic conquest at the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab [638 AD] put an end to centuries of instability, religious persecution, and colonial rule. After the advent of Islam, people enjoyed security, safety, and peace- with the exception of the period of the Crusades (1099-1198). There was scholarly activity on a wide scale. It was a center of learning from which a large number of scholars graduated. It enjoyed the care of the Khalifas and the Muslim rulers.

Jews returned to the City only when the Muslims took over and opened it to all believers. In other words, Jerusalem was not an exclusive city during Muslim rule. For example, the arrival of Umar in Jerusalem marked the start of a golden age and the beginning of a new era during which the City became an open city for all the nations, a city for justice and peace.

Umar was "faithful to the Islamic inclusive vision. Unlike the Jews and Christians, Muslims did not attempt to exclude others from Jerusalem's holiness" and instead of excluding these religions in Jerusalem, "Muslims were being taught to respect them.

"From the first, Muslims showed that the respect of sacred space did not have to mean conflict, enmity, killng, and exclusion of others...From the start, the Muslims developed an inclusive vision of Jerusalem which did not deny the presence and devotion of others, but respected their rights and celebtrated plurality and co-existence. This inclusive vision of holiness is sorely needed by the people of Jerusalem today." **

** Karen Armstrong "Sacred Space: the Holiness of Jerusalem,"


Muslims Ruled Jerusalem for over 1200 years and were able to establish peaceful co-existance between all the faiths.

Salahuddins recapturing of Jerusalem is famous because of the Islamic forgiveness and amnesty he showed the Crusaders.

When Muslims stopped following Shariah law they turned away from peaceful co-existant and progress.

"In the eyes of history, religious toleration is the highest evidence of culture in a people....It was not until the Western nations broke away from their religious law that they became more tolerant, and it was only when the Muslims fell away from their religious law [Shariah] that they declined in tolerance and other evidences of the highest culture.” -- Marmaduke Pickthall




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Answer 9

The belief about God is different.

Islam does not attribute place, direction, image or shape to God.

Answer 10

well i don't know much about islam but....judaism and christianity: jews were there before jesus. then after jesus the christions came as a religion around jesus. jews: think jesus was a prophet. christians: think jesus is the sone of god/god/the lord

Answer 11

its not a simple answer but each one has things you can and cannot do and different things to believe in. your best bet would be to do searches on them in Yahoo or Google or get books from the library