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Christianity Vs. Islam - School Essays

Christianity Vs. Islam

Christianity and Islam -- Are They Really That Different?
There are hundreds of religions in this world. Of the many religions two of the most prominent are Islam and Christianity. It is averaged that there are 750 million people practicing Islam and another 1 billion practicing Christianity. The roots of Islam are actually in Christianity. History books indicate that one night; God by way of the angel Gabriel came to Muhammad (In Christianity this is the same Angel that brings the news of Jesus' birth.). The message Muhammad received was that there was but one God, not many gods, as most Arabs believed. This God was creator of the world (In Christianity, it's documented in Genesis ...

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and sustainer of the universe. This God, Allah, is compassionate and just. Because He is compassionate, He calls all people to believe in Him and worship Him. Because He is also just, on the Last Day He will judge every person according to his deeds. On the Last Day, all the dead will be resurrected and either rewarded with heaven or punished with hell. In Christianity one of the Ten Commandments states that "I am the Lord you God...you shall have no other gods before me", also identical to Islam God is considered the creator of the universe, and he is also just. On the last day, or judgment day, the same holds true as in Islam in the Christian beliefs, the dead will be resurrected and either rewarded with heaven or punished with hell.
Mankind is regarded as the crown of creation, entrusted by God with management of earth and its many wonders. In Christianity this was Adam, who had dominion over all the animals and beasts of the earth. Islam sees humanity as weak and ...

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faith, it was known as "Crusades", where missionaries would go out and spread the word of God. The intent was not to force conversion on anyone; the Koran and the Bible forbade this. The object of jihad and the crusades was to gain political control over societies and run them in accordance with the principles of Islam and Christianity. Both took separate paths to accomplish their prospective goals, thus explaining the Islam influence in the Middle East and North Africa, and the Christian influence in Europe and North America.
During the decades following the death of Muhammad certain essential principles were singled out from his teachings to serve as anchoring points for the ...

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