What are the major beliefs of Christianity and Islam?

Answer 1

Islam in its original language was called Salam which translates as peace and surrender. Those people that believe in Islam are commonly known as Muslims. Muslims believe that everything began with Allah, or God, although most outsiders would say the religion began with Muhammad. First and foremost the Koran is followed and then the sunnah (prophet Muhammad saying and practices).

Late in the 7th century we find Muhammad, a prophet, who was believed to be the final prophet and he was called The Seal of the Prophets. He was said to have had angels of God fill his heart with light. Later he meditated in a cave on the outskirts of Mecca where he was meditating on the Abrahamic way. He heard the first verses of Quran from Angel Gabriel (without knowing that it is Quran and without knowing that it is from an angel). He returned scared to home, told his wife, who called her cousin for advice. Her cousin was Jesus believer and told her that it is God revelation to him through the angel. Quran God revelation continued and Muhammad was ordered to convey God Islam message to people. Muhammad's wife became the first to believe in Islam religion. The most basic faiths of Islam are faith in God, in all God prophets, God angels, all God holy books, the Day of Judgment, and the destiny. They believe Allah (God in English) is the Ultimate. They believe that Allah "deliberately created" the world. They believe that humans are the foremost of God's creations. And finally they believe that "nowhere is the soul's freedom more conspicuous than on the Day of Judgment."

There are five pillars of Islam that constitute basic Muslims ritual worshiping. The first is Islam's creed of faith. "There is no god but one and only one God (Allah in Arabic) with no son and no associate, and Muhammad is His Prophet." Second is canonical prayer. The third is charity, in which one "should share with the unfortunate." The forth pillar is the "observance of Ramadan." Ramadan is a holy month in which those able should fast during. The fifth and final pillar is the pilgrimage to Mecca. Every Muslim, if physically able, is expected to travel to Mecca at some point during his life. Islam religion call for good morals that are close to that in Christianity. Muslims believe that Jesus is one of the five greatest prophets (Noah, abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad). They don't believe that Jesus is son of God.

Christianity is the most wide spread religion and has the most number of people that claim it has their religion. Christianities roots come from Jesus of Nazareth and has spread like wild fire since that time. But, it is technically an offshoot of Judaism since the Jews were waiting and looking for the messiah to come and after he did then the Christians were formed by the Disciples of Christ. Jesus is known as the savior of the world and so is worshiped as the savior of humanity.

They believe that the world was created by God in seven days; some believe that is a literal seven days while others believe that is a representation of perhaps 7000 years; more of an evolutionist creation. Then on the opposite side there is the end of the world. Christians all see this a little differently depending on their specific church. Some believe that there will be a grand second coming and that everyone will be raised up to meet God in the sky all together. Others believe in the rapture, where someone may be with you one minute, then be taken by the Lord the second and you won't see them again.

Although all Christians believe in God and believe that Jesus is the son of God and came to die for our sins, not all believe in the trinity. The Trinity is the God head three in one. This is where we believe they are three identities in one while some believe that they are completely different individuals.

One characteristic is that most Christians have a church organization. They meet on the weekend and worship God together. This has been an important aspect for Christians ever since the beginning when God called his disciples together to pray and support one another and worship God. There are many branches of Christianity but they are all based off of the same main concepts and beliefs: there is a God, He made us, and Loves us.

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Answer 2

Basic Islamic beliefsEvangelical ChristiansMuslimsElements of faith One God, revealed and experienced as the Trinity: Father, Son, Holy SpiritOnly one God, called Allah Key figure in history Jesus Christ-Muhammad (or Mohammed)

-A.D. 570-632

-The last in the line of prophets and the final authority

-Like the other prophets, he was infallible and sinlessTeachings on Christ

The person:

One divine, eternal person

His work:

Supreme example of God's love for humans and His intended pattern of living. Jesus is God, reconciling the world to Himself.The person:

A major prophet but not the Son of God

His work:

-Lived a sinless life

-Taught people the Golden Rule

-Didn't die on cross but was taken to heaven by AllahHoly Spirit-Eternal member of the Trinity

-Guide for churches, ChristiansAngels are divine messengers. Many Muslims call the angel Gabriel the Holy Spirit because he brought the text of the Quran.Holy writings-Bible (Old and New Testaments'

-Authoritative, unique, inspired Word of God

-Norm of faith and practice-Quran (Koran)

-A later revelation, superseding and correcting errors in The Bible

-The source of all certaintyDoctrine of humanity-Created in God's image

-Since Adam's fall, sin is inherent

-All relationships damaged beyond human ability to repair-Created by God with ability to follow will of AllahDoctrine of sinWillful rebellion against GodSin caused by forgetfulness, human weakness and a spirit of rebellionDoctrine of salvation-God's gift through Jesus Christ's atonement

-Received by grace through personal faith in Christ-Achieved by submitting to the will of Allah and living a good life

-Works orientedMeeting siteChurchMosque (masjid in Arabic)Life after death-Eternal communion with God (heaven)

-Eternal separation from God (hell)-Final judgment with destination of paradise or hell

Answer 3

main beliefs of Islam

• oneness of God - no partners or family members to him
• we're His slaves
• He's our Creator
• He's our Sustainer
• angels exist
• their work is to fulfill the orders & duties given by God
• Books from God received by Messengers of GOD
• holy Messenger
• day of judgement
• good and bad acts done in this world will be accounted for in the hereafter
• predestination - everything good and bad was decided by God before when we were just souls and life after death.

Main beliefs of Judaism

• Oneness of God
• God is the Creator
• We are to serve God by perfecting the world
• God is merciful and just
• The Torah is the word of God
• Some Jews believe in angels, and some believe they are literary devices
• Free will - all human beings have a choice, but God wants us to choose good
• Our purpose is to make this world a better place, and not focus on the afterlife.

Another Jewish answer:

1. God exists, and is the Creator.
This tells us that the world is not purposeless or chaotic. Life is the result of a deliberate, purposeful, intelligent and kind Creator; not a melancholy chaos or a string of fortuitous accidents.
2. God is One and unique.
This is the basis of all Western monotheistic belief, which was given to the world by Abraham and his descendants. This belief places God at the center of reality and the center of our world-outlook and thoughts.
3. God is not physical.
This includes the corollary that no person should be worshiped as God or as a god. Judaism has no god-kings, no demigods, no angel who flouts God's will, and no sports-idols, movie-idols etc.
4. God is eternal.
This includes the belief that God's ways are also eternal. God is not capricious, forgetful or fickle. Investing in a relationship with God is the only thing that will bear eternal benefits.
5. Prayer is to be directed only to God.
This teaches us that no person, government or institution is to be accorded blind trust. We pray directly to God, three times a day; and we recount our shortcomings, ask for our needs, and acknowledge our successes with happy thanks.
6. The words of the prophets are true.
The prophecies of the Hebrew Bible have been coming true throughout history. Even secular archaeologists (the unbiased ones) have stated that the Hebrew Bible is the most accurate of historical records, as the disdainful theories of Wellhausen and Bible-critics of his ilk have been shattered by the archaeologist's spade. A list of Bible verses which were called into question but later shown to be perfectly accurate would run into the many hundreds.
7. The prophecies of Moses are true; and he was the greatest prophet.
8. The Torah was given to Moses by God.
These two beliefs are the basis of our attitude towards the Torah: it is the center of our lives. Jews are keeping mitzvot (commands), saying blessings, praying, learning Torah and doing acts of kindness and charity all the time. The Torah is the single greatest thing that a Jew has; given to us to provide knowledge, guidance, inspiration, awe and reverence, advice, law, comfort, history and more. It is the basis of Judaism.
9. There will be no other Torah.
We Jews have been around for 3800 years. New fads, manifestos, beliefs or lifestyles which rear their heads are met by the Jew with a calm, seasoned eye and the proverbial grain of salt. The Torah doesn't change; and every new thing can be measured against its commands and standards to see whether or not it's benign.
10. God knows the thoughts and deeds of all.
11. God rewards the good and punishes the wicked.
These two beliefs provide a vast incentive towards righteousness and, when needed, repentance.
They also form part of the basis of our belief in the afterlife, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler.
God is just (Deuteronomy 32:4); and all outstanding accounts are settled after this life.
12. The Messiah will come.
13. The dead will be resurrected.
Judaism is the only ancient religion which taught optimism; and a large part of that optimism was and is based upon the words of the prophets.

Answer 4

In reality, there really is no similarity to best describe the Judeo-Christian beliefs of God to the Muslim Islamic belief. Judaism and Christianity have the Old Testament in common. Islam believes both Old Testament and New Testament have been partially corrupted in transmission while the Koran is believed by Muslims to be the final and infallible revelation of God's will. Though Muslims believe in God which they call Allah, Islam teaches that Allah is all-powerful, sovereign and 'unknowable' while Judaism and Christianity both teach the Creator God to be revealed as merciful, compassionate and knowable (see Jeremiah 9:24 and John 17:3). The Christian text teaches the God of the Old Testament was the Word and it was He who Abraham and the other patriarchs and prophets worshiped. Islam teaches the Word, aka Jesus 'as one of perhaps 124,000 messengers of prophets Allah has sent and is one of the 25 listed in the Koran - but He is not the redeemer' (Marvin Olasky, "Islam vs. Liberty," World, Sept 10, 2011).Lastly, the Quran never presents Allah as a god of love. Conversely, for the Jews and Christians, God keeps His covenant of love forever (see Deuteronomy 7:9 and 1 John 4:7-16) In short, God is love . All in all, there are more differences and conflicts between the Judeo-Christian texts and the Muslim text, as well as how the Koran conflicts with secular history.