What beliefs do Christians and Muslims share?

Answer 1

Answer 1

• Both religions are from the same God, the one and only one God. Christianity is the religion per God revelation of the Bible to prophet Jesus while Islam religion is that religion per God revelation of the Qur'an to prophet Muhammad. Christianity originated to recall the Jewish to the right God Path and Islam originated as the final God message to call all mankind including calling both Jews and Christians to the right God Path of full submission (Islam in Arabic) to God, the Creator, the one and only one God.
• Both religions believe in God prophets (although not all of them are believed in by the Bible) Believe in the Virgin Mary (there is a complete chapter (Chapter 19) in Quran titled Mary or Mariam
• Both religions believe in God and his Angels, the second eternal life, the Day of Judgment, the Paradise and the Hell.
• Both religions are sharing the main morals and conducts that are for the benefit of humanity and nature. They believe in the same basic morals that are important for people to follow in order to live in peace, harmony, and love in communities with different faiths and cultures. Examples of such morals are don't kill (without right or authority), don't steal money or others property, don't lei, don't cheat, ... etc.,
• Although some Christians believe that Jesus is God or son of God while Muslims believe that Jesus is human and born by God miracle from the virgin Mary (Mariam), both religions believe in the same God (the Creator). In Islam, Jesus and Mohamed are two of the five greatest prophets (The other three are: Noah, Abraham, and Moses- peace upon them all).
• Both religions are similar in practicing mutual respect to their believers.

  Quran says (meaning English translation):

  ".... You will find the nearest in love to Muslims those who say 'we are Christians'. That is because amongst them are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world and they are not arrogant. And when they listen to the Quran revelation received by the Messenger (Muhammad), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognized. ... So because of what they said, Allah (God) rewarded them ...."[Quran, chapter 5, verses 82-86]

In brief, followers of both religions; commonly and similarly; believe in:

• God the Creator
• Angels
• The devil and satin
• All God prophets (Adam, Abraham, Noah, Jacob, Isaac, Moses, ..., and Jesus. However, some Christians do not believe in Muhammad as God prophet)
• All God holy books (some Christians do not believe in Quran as God revelation to Prophet Muhammad)
• Last Day of Judgment
• The second eternal life
• Hell and Paradise/Heaven in the other life
• Resurrection Day and the Eternal second life
• Praying, Alms Giving, and fasting (but with different rituals and rules)
• Doing good deeds for the benefit of community, mankind and nature.
• the commandments (forbidding adultery, robbery, unjustified killing, cheating, ... and lying
• Practicing mutual respect to their believers. Qur'an says (meaning English translation): ".... You will find the nearest in love to Muslims those who say 'we are Christians'. That is because amongst them are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world and they are not arrogant. And when they listen to the Quran revelation received by the Messenger (Muhammad), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognized. ... So because of what they said, Allah (God) rewarded them ...." [Quran, chapter 5, verses 82-86]
• the following beliefs about Jesus:
  • The Virgin Birth
  • Jesus miracles of raising the dead and healing the blind and the lepers
  • He is the Messiah
  • He ascended to Heaven
  • He will be back to make to restore belief in God the Creator

Both religions are different only in some faith issues that are regarding the relationship between yourself and your God which is a matter to be resolved by God on the Day of Judgment. However, both religions are quite similar in all issues regarding relationships among all people. In reality, there are no differences between the two religions regarding the way that people of different religions should treat each other. This, logically and spiritually, calls all people to live together in love, peace, and harmony regardless their different religions or beliefs.

Answer 2 (Comment on Answer 1)

Both religions do not believe in the same God as Allah of Quran is different from the God of the Christians: Allah says He is the Best of Deceivers (Surah 3:54, 8:30). God of the Christians is not a deceiver as when God became a human in Jesus Christ He said I AM the Truth (John 14:6). Allah of the Muslim is not called Father but the Christians call their God Father. Allah of the MUslims thought Trinity consists of Father, Son and Mary while the God of the Christians taught Trinity as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19) Allah of the Muslims say Jesus did not die but the God of the Christians teach that Jesus died for our sins as happened in history and as foretold by Jewish prophets.

Allah's revelation does not follow the revelation brought through the Jewish prophets except in the case of One God.

Hints on Answer 2 above

The three religions stem from same God (called in Arabic Allah). God is the one and only one God with no partner, no son, no father, no companion, no associate, and no equivalence). It is to be noticed that the Best of Deceivers is not of God names or attributes. It is mentioned in Quran in context of long debate. So, it is misleading to truncate some words and base a conclusion on it. It is more logic to read the full text and then make a conclusion. Calling God as a father sure is not meant as a physical father. Jesus is believed by Muslims as one of the greatest five prophet (namely; Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad; peace be upon them) and never believed as son of God. Even some Christians don't believe that Jesus is God or son of God. The differences between Christian and Muslim beliefs do not impose that God of Muslims is not the same God as God of Christians or Jews.

Answer 3

They both follow what was originally the same God, and they both grew out of Judaism.

Comment on Answer 3

The people who say that Christianity and Islam "grew out of Judaism" are denying God. God revealed the Torah to Moses - it was not man-made. So Christians will say that God gave revelation to Jesus later on. Muslims would say that God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad. They weren't just making it up in imitation of those before them. It was God sending new messages at times when it was appropriate to send a new message.

In theory at least--people of any ethnicity or nationality can be Muslim or Christian. This has not always been the case with every religion.

Islam and Christianity share a common history with Judaism although there are variances between those histories depending on who you ask. Both consider Adam to have been the first man; Moses and Abraham to have been important founding fathers; Jerusalem to be a holy city.

In Islam, Jesus was a prophet and is respected as such.

The canonical scriptures of Christianity--on the other hand--are thought to predate the time of Mohammad and so Mohammad is not generally recognized in Christianity.

In addition to the above:The two religions, Christianity and Islam, have in common all social values, morals, and principles of life. Both religions call for good deeds such as honesty, helping the poor, taking care of old people, to be nice and sympathetic with women and children, not spoiling the environment, to be kind with animals, not to kill without authority, not to steal, not to cheat, not to terrify the innocents, ... etc. These common social objectives of both religions are what we should maximize, observe, and agree upon in order to bring world societies to peace, love, and justice. Both religions believe in God, Day of Judgment, Paradise&Hell, Angels, and prophets (although Christians not believing in all of them)
Islam is similar to Christianity in that both believe in a supreme being who is the creator of the universe.
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 OT and NT 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).

All in all, there are more differences and conflicts between the Judeo-Christian texts and the Muslim text, as well as the Koran conflicts with secular history.
Islam and christianity both believe in one God and that he is the creator and the all merciful and the great. Christians belief that God has a son; however the muslims believe that God has no mother, father, son, daughter; etc. Just to let you know I myself am Muslim.

Answer 2

Christians and Muslims both believe in the existence of one God, in the prophets, and in the Day of Judgment. They also share beliefs in moral teachings, such as compassion, kindness, and charity. Additionally, they both have reverence for certain figures like Jesus and Mary.

Answer 3

Some of the beliefs that Christianity and Islam share:

1) there is a god

2) there is an afterlife

3) there is heaven and there is hell

4) there are prophets

5) there are angels and there is Lucifer

6) there is good and there is evil

7) Jesus is a prophet (and similarly are many others who came before, like Moses, Abraham, Noah and Adam)

There are probably many more shared beliefs. Please add...

Answer 4

At their cores they are not similar as there are major theological differences especially between Judeo-Christians and Islam.

In Judeo-Christianity, there is an 'intimacy' revealed by God to His Creation (see Deuteronomy 1:31; Isaiah 40:11; Jeremiah 3:14 to list a few). We are even told to call Him 'Father' (see Matthew 6:8, et al). This is not the case in Islam. The Judeo-Christian God is presented as a God of Love - as the initiator and for all mankind, even sinners. The Qur'an has numerous places that say God does not love the sinner (see Deuteronomy 7:7; and John 3:16 versus Sura 2:190 and Sura 3:57 as examples).

For Islam, God is unknowable (see Sura 40 as example) while in Judeo-Christianity, God reveals Himself in many ways to His Creation (see Jeremiah 9:23-24 and John 17:3 as examples). These are just some of the differences between the religions.

Answer 5

Some similaritesis that both Islam and Christianity believe in the prophets such as Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus (Peace be upon them all).

-They both share some moral values such as love thy neighbor, cherish life, feed the poor. etc.

The differeneces:

Mainly Islam and Christianity share many of the same teachings. But the biggest difference is that Islam believes in the worship of God alone and believes in the final Prophat named Prophet Muhammed(Peace be upon him). Also in Islam, Jesus(Peace be upon him) is one of the mightest messanger of god but a man none the less. In Islam Prophet Jesus(PBUH) is loved and respected but not worshiped. Muslims(followers of Islam) consider the worship of any man be it Prophet Jesus(PBUH) or Muhammed(PBUH) as blasphemy and only worship God alone.

Christianity believes that although Jesus(PBUH) was a man, he was a prophet sent by God but also the son of God and God at the same time. Hope this helps. Peace

Some similaritesis that both Islam and Christianity believe in the prophets such as Prophets Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus (Peace be upon them all).

-They both share some moral values such as love thy neighbor, cherish life, feed the poor. etc.

The differeneces:

Mainly Islam and Christianity share many of the same teachings. But the biggest difference is that Islam believes in the worship of God alone and believes in the final Prophat named Prophet Muhammed(Peace be upon him). Also in Islam, Jesus(Peace be upon him) is one of the mightest messanger of god but a man none the less. In Islam Prophet Jesus(PBUH) is loved and respected but not worshiped. Muslims(followers of Islam) consider the worship of any man be it Prophet Jesus(PBUH) or Muhammed(PBUH) as blasphemy and only worship God alone.

Christianity believes that although Jesus(PBUH) was a man, he was a prophet sent by God but also the son of God and God at the same time. Hope this helps. Peace

Answer 6

• Both Muslims and Christians worship the same God, the one and only one God. Christianity is the religion per God revelation of The Bible to prophet Jesus while Islam religion is that religion per God revelation of the Quran to prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them)
• Both Muslims and Christians believe in God and his Angels, the second eternal life, the Day of Judgment, the Paradise and the Hell.
• Both Muslims and Christians are sharing the main morals and conducts that are for the benefit of humanity and nature.
• Although some Christians believe that Jesus is God or son of God while Muslims believe that Jesus is human and born by God miracle from the virgin Mary (Mariam), both Both Muslims and Christians believe in the same God (the Creator).
• Both Muslims and Christians have mutual respect. Quran says (meaning English translation):

  ".... You will find the nearest in love to Muslims those who say 'we are Christians'. That is because amongst them are men devoted to learning and men who have renounced the world and they are not arrogant. And when they listen to the Quran revelation received by the Messenger (Muhammad), you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of the truth they have recognized. ... So because of what they said, Allah (God) rewarded them ...."[Quran, chapter 5, verses 82-86]

• Both Christians and Muslims consider Abraham as the father of their nations.

Answer 7

Some of the many similarities are:

There is only One True God

We are not to worship any other gods

Many Old Testament prophets were from God

Jesus was from God

It appeared to all that Jesus died on the cross

God gave the Torah, the prophets, and Gospel

We are to obey God's words

We should surrender/sacrifice ourselves to God

Jesus will return

God will resurrect all for judgment.

Believers who die will go to heaven and live forever

Disbelievers will go to hell to be punished forever

It is important to pray to God

We should help the poor (at least the Muslim poor)

Christians, Jews, and Muslims should not be killed for their

I found this answer from a Muslim website, is not from me, but hope that helps.

Answer 8

In reality, there really is no similarity to best describe the Judeo-Christian beliefs of God to the Muslim Islamic belief. Many would say they both worship 'God' but that is a very general area when one looks at some characteristics of God and how these were communicated to men.

Judaism and Christianity have the Old Testament in common. Islam believes both OT and NT 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).

All in all, there are more differences and conflicts between the Judeo-Christian texts and the Muslim text, as well as the Koran conflicts with secular history.

Answer 9

There are several similarities that Christianity and Islam have. They both believe in a supreme creator and preach peace to their followers among other things.

Answer 10

For Muslims, Ismael was going to be sacrificed by Abraham. Christian bible says it was Isaack.

For Muslims, Jesus was a prophet. For Christians the Son of God.

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