Islam And Christianity

By
Muhammad Sameer
Muammad Tufail
Muhammad Zeeshan
Mujahid Hussain
Islam Vs. Christianity
 Islamic History
o Began nearly 1,300 years ago
o First originated in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia
o Nearly 1.3 billion followers
o Significant people
o Abraham
o Moses
o Jesus
o Muhammad
o The Qur’an
o The Five Pillars of Islam
 The Five Pillars Of Islam
o Shāhadah
o Profession of Faith
o Salat
o Prayer
o Zakat
o Give Alms
o Sawm
o Fasting
o Haj
o Pilgrimage to Mecca
 Christian History

o Began nearly 2,000 years ago

o First originated in Israel
o Nearly 2 billion followers
o Significant people
o Abraham
o Moses
o Jesus
o The Bible and its teachings
 Common Beliefs
o Monotheistic -- God (Allah) is recognized as
the Creator.

o God is almighty, all-knowing, inherent within

His creation y

o Have similar eschatology (pertaining to the

last days or the end of the world) -- this world
will come to an end someday and no-one knows
when.et superior.
 Common Beliefs

o Miracles occur on occasion.

o God has a unique relationship with

humans (master and servant).

o A figure referred to as Satan or

Antichrist (dajjal) (a figure of evil) will
be defeated at the end of the world
 Common Beliefs

• Angels exist who are the servants, and

sometimes messengers of God.
• Satan (shaitan) exists, as well as evil
spirits who follow him; they are the
enemies of humanity.
• There are similarities between the
Quranic and biblical version of many
stories, such as Adam and Eve, Moses and
the children of Israel, etc.
 Common Beliefs

• At the time of the end of the world,

Jesus Christ will come again.
• Jesus Christ was born to the virgin
Mary.
• Prayer is a means of communicating with
God; God hears prayers and sometimes
grants requests.
 Common Differences
Islam Christianity
• Do not believe in the trio • Christians believe in
the trio (Father,
• God has informed us of only Son, and Holy Spirit)
99 of His beautiful names
(Attributes). Many of them • Christians currently
depict His beautiful aspects emphasize the
(jamal), and some of them beautiful aspects of
depict His power, authority God (i.e. God is Love)
and splendor (jalal).
 Common Differences

• Jesus is a Prophet and a • As a member of

servant of God. the Trinity, Jesus
Muhammad is also a is viewed as God
Prophet and a servant of Himself.
God. He was the last
Prophet sent by God to
guide and teach mankind.
 Common Differences
• (1) Christ was neither
executed nor killed by the
Jews, notwithstanding
certain apparent
circumstances which • Christians believe
produced that illusion in
that Jesus was
the minds of some of the
executed on a cross.
enemies; and (2) Jesus was
taken up to God (i.e.. God
raised him up (raf'a) to
Himself.) [Qur'an 4:157,
158 & 3:55 & 4:157]
 Common Differences
• Eschatology - Judgement will occur on •
Judgement Day (the end of the world
when God will judge all human beings
beginning from Adam and Eve). Persons
who have been previously deceased, and
are in their graves, are given an
indication (via 'windows' in the grave)
of what his or her future Judgment
may be. The punishment of the grave
will begin immediately. Rewards begin
immediately too. (This intermediate
stage of the grave may be regarded as
similar to the Catholic Purgatory, and is
called barzakh in Islam). The final
abode of either Paradise or Hell will be
pronounced on the Day of Judgment.
Eschatology -  most
Christians believe that
judgement takes place,
immediately upon death (i.e.
they will either go to Heaven
or Hell, or as in the case of
Catholics, they  could also go
to Purgatory immediately
upon death). Christians also
believe that the final
Judgement Day is only for all
those people who have not
died yet and will be for those
remaining on earth.
 Common Differences

• All mankind is born • Christians believe in

pure and he/she is Original Sin, (all of
responsible for his mankind is held
or her own sins and responsible for the
not someone else's. sins of Adam and
Eve) which only the
sacrament of
baptism in the name
of Christ can
expiate.
 Common Differences

• Only females are • Males and females are

allowed to wear gold allowed to wear gold.

• Alcohol and/or • In christianity Alcohol

intoxication is and/or intoxication is
completely forbidden. also completely
forbidden.
Thank You

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