While some similarities exist between Islam and Christianity (they are both monotheistic religions, for example), their differences are clear-cut, significant, and irreconcilable. For this article, we will survey four key areas: the founders of the two religions, the contrasting views of God, the sacred literature, and the means of salvation. We will see that Islam differs from Christianity in each of those four areas.

Islam and Christianity: Founders of the Religions

Islam was founded by an Arab merchant named Muhammed about AD 622. Muhammed claimed to have received a revelation from an angel of God, and, although he initially feared his revelation had come from Satan, Muhammed later claimed to be the last and greatest of all of God’s prophets. Muhammed had fifteen wives (although he limited other men to four wives apiece) and sanctioned the beating of wives (Sura 4:34). Muhammed was well known for spreading his new religion by force. He commanded, “Fight and slay the Pagans wherever you find them” (Sura 9:5), and he specified the proper way to execute an unbeliever was to cut his throat (Sura 47:4). Muhammed led raids against caravans to plunder their goods, broke oaths, ordered the murder of those who mocked him, and wiped out the last Jewish tribe in Medina—he killed all the men and enslaved the women and children. Interestingly, Muhammed acknowledged his own need to seek God’s forgiveness on occasion (Sura 40:55).
In stark contrast to the moral depravity of Muhammed, Jesus Christ was above reproach in every way (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus never married, He defended and honored women (John 8:1–11), and His law was “love one another” (John 13:34). Accordingly, Jesus never assassinated anyone, never beat a woman, never enslaved a child, never broke a promise, and never plundered a caravan. On the cross, when Jesus was mocked by those nearby, His response was, “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34).

Islam and Christianity: Views of God

Islam teaches that Allah , or God, is the sovereign Creator and Ruler of all that is. Muslims emphasize God’s absolute unity, which will admit of no division, and God’s will. In fact, the will of God is more basic to who He is than His love or mercy. God could choose not to be merciful, and He can choose not to love; thus, Allah’s mercy and love are not intrinsic to His nature but are choices He makes. More important than loving God—or even knowing Him—is submitting to His will. The word Islam means “submission.” According to Islam, God cannot be considered a “father” and He has no son. Allah does not love sinners (Surah 3:140).
Similar to Islam, Christianity teaches that God is the sovereign Creator and Ruler of all that is—but that is about where the similarity ends. Christians believe in one God who exists in three eternal, co-equal Persons (Father, Son, and Spirit) who share the same indivisible essence. According to Christianity, God loves because His very nature is love (1 John 4:—not just because He happens to choose to love. God’s essence includes the attribute of mercy, so divine displays of mercy are more than choices God makes; they are extensions of His character. God is knowable and desires a relationship with us based on love (Mark 12:30). Obeying God is important, but obedience without a relationship based on love is worthless (1 Corinthians 13:3). According to Christianity, God the Father has an eternal relationship with God the Son. God does love sinners (Romans 5:.

Islam and Christianity: Sacred Literature

Islam holds that the Torah (the first five books of the Old Testament), the Psalms, and the Gospels were given by God—with this caveat: Jews and Christians have corrupted God’s Word and therefore Bibles cannot be fully trusted. Muslims believe that God’s final Word, the Qur’an, was miraculously given to Muhammed over a period of twenty-three years. The Qur’an, which is perfect and holy, is divided into 114 chapters called suras . In addition to the Qur’an, the Muslims have the Hadith, a collection of Muhammed’s sayings, opinions, and actions as reported by those close to him.
Biblical Christianity holds that the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are God’s inspired Word and the only authoritative rule of faith and practice. The Bible warns against adding to God’s Word (Revelation 22:18); Christians reject the Qur’an as an attempted addition to God’s Word and as a document that contradicts the Bible in many ways.

Islam and Christianity: Means of Salvation

Islam teaches a works-based salvation and in this way is similar to other man-made religions. A Muslim must keep the five pillars of Islam : he must confess the shahadah (“there is no God but Allah, and Muhammed is his prophet”); he must kneel in prayer toward Mecca five times a day; he must fast during the daylight hours one month of the year (Ramadan); he must give money to the poor; and he must make a pilgrimage to Mecca sometime in his lifetime. Islam teaches that the day of judgment will involve a person’s good and bad deeds being weighed in a balance—so the standard for judgment is one’s own actions (Surah 7:8-9; 21:47). The Qur’an forbids anyone from bearing another’s burden of sin (Surah 17:15; 35:18) and pointedly denies the death of Jesus (or Isa) on the cross (Surah 3:55; 4:157–158). If you will be saved, you must save yourself.
Christianity teaches a grace-based salvation. A person is saved by the grace (the undeserved blessing) of God, through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8–9; Romans 10:9–10). The standard for judgment is absolute perfection—the righteousness of Christ. No one can measure up to perfection (Romans 3:23), but God in His grace and mercy has given His Son as the substitute for our sin: “When you were dead in your sins . . . God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross” (Colossians 1:13–14). We cannot save ourselves, so we turn to Christ, our sinless Savior and the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).
Islam and Christianity, having different beliefs on essential doctrines such as God, Jesus, Scripture, and salvation, are irreconcilable. Both religions cannot be true. We believe that Jesus Christ, as presented in the Bible, is the true Son of God and Savior of mankind. “Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).

One is a "religion of peace" and the other... I dey come Lemme confirm

One came conquering through love. The other came wielding sword

Let me not comment before one religion start........I will not even talk again.

One of the major problem we face today is that people believe whatever trash they read on the internet.

A simple effort at verifying what was written above would have saved alot.

Adam (AS), Enoch (AS), Noah (AS), Abraham (AS), Lot (AS), Job (AS), Ishmael (AS), Isaac (AS), Jacob (AS), Joseph (AS), Moses (AS), Aaron (AS), ....... David (AS), Solomon (AS), Zachariah (AS), John (AS), Jesus (AS), and Muhammad (SAW) were all prophets of Allaah.


None of these prophets founded any religion. Moses did not name his religion Judaism, Jesus did not name his religion Christianity, and Muhammad did not name his religion Islam. It was Allaah who named the religion of ALL His prophets ISLAM Q 2: 128, 132, 133; Q3: 52, 67, 84; Q5: 111; Q10: 84, 90; Q12: 101.

bahaushe1:
One of the major problem we face today is that people believe whatever trash they read on the internet.

A simple effort at verifying what was written above would have saved alot.

Adam (AS), Enoch (AS), Noah (AS), Abraham (AS), Lot (AS), Job (AS), Ishmael (AS), Isaac (AS), Jacob (AS), Joseph (AS), Moses (AS), Aaron (AS), ....... David (AS), Solomon (AS), Zachariah (AS), John (AS), Jesus (AS), and Muhammad (SAW) were all prophets of Allaah.


None of these prophets founded any religion. Moses did not name his religion Judaism, Jesus did not name his religion Christianity, and Muhammad did not name his religion Islam. It was Allaah who named the religion of ALL His prophets ISLAM Q 2: 128, 132, 133; Q3: 52, 67, 84; Q5: 111; Q10: 84, 90; Q12: 101.

Islam is nothing but religion of the devil which is full of lies.

Is it not glaring that Moses and all the prophets of the Bible were not Muslims nor Allah's prophets?

It was only Muhammad that was the prophet of Allah.
" There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet". That is Islam's statement of faith or "shahadah" .
Non of the Biblical prophets kissed a black stone like the Muslims did and they did not tawaf the kabaah.
They did not bow to the kabaah .
They also, lastly , did not worship the crescent moon and star.

The only known people who used to do those things above were the pre Islamic pagans of Arabia.
It was the ancestors of Muhammad that were worshippers of Allah .
Allah is the name of the god of the Arabs and is an idol .
That is why there is similarity in the name of the moon goddess "Allat and Allah ".
In fact, the Islamic practices are the same with the pre Islamic Arab paganism.

Muhammad was not God's prophet but Satan's prophet:
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 72:

Narrated Aisha:
Sahih Bukhari :
Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, "Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Apostle !" It happened on the 'Id day and Allah's Apostle said, "O Abu Bakr! There is an 'Id for every nation and this is our 'Id."

Muhammad was enjoying satanic music.

Volume 2, Book 22, Number 301:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sahih Bukhari :
The Prophet once offered the prayer and said, "Satan came in front of me and tried to interrupt my prayer, but Allah gave me an upper hand on him and I choked him. No doubt, I thought of tying him to one of the pillars of the mosque till you get up in the morning and see him. Then I remembered the statement of Prophet Solomon, 'My Lord ! Bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me.' Then Allah made him (Satan) return with his head down (humiliated)."

Muhammad was a liar , Satan is a spirit . With what did Muhammad intend to tie Satan ? Physical or spiritual rope?
How would it be possible for the people to see satan ? With their physical eyes or spiritual eyes.

The Bible says concerning liars:

John 8:44 KJV
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Muhammad was also a murderer like the devil his father.

Islam is still in the old testament phase...

enilove:


Islam is nothing but religion of the devil which is full of lies.

Is it not glaring that Moses and all the prophets of the Bible were not Muslims nor Allah's prophets?

It was only Muhammad that was the prophet of Allah.
" There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet". That is Islam's statement of faith or "shahadah" .
Non of the Biblical prophets kissed a black stone like the Muslims did and they did not tawaf the kabaah.
They did not bow to the kabaah .
They also, lastly , did not worship the crescent moon and star.

The only known people who used to do those things above were the pre Islamic pagans of Arabia.
It was the ancestors of Muhammad that were worshippers of Allah .
Allah is the name of the god of the Arabs and is an idol .
That is why there is similarity in the name of the moon goddess "Allat and Allah ".
In fact, the Islamic practices are the same with the pre Islamic Arab paganism.

Muhammad was not God's prophet but Satan's prophet:
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 72:

Narrated Aisha:
Sahih Bukhari :
Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, "Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Apostle !" It happened on the 'Id day and Allah's Apostle said, "O Abu Bakr! There is an 'Id for every nation and this is our 'Id."

Muhammad was enjoying satanic music.

Volume 2, Book 22, Number 301:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sahih Bukhari :
The Prophet once offered the prayer and said, "Satan came in front of me and tried to interrupt my prayer, but Allah gave me an upper hand on him and I choked him. No doubt, I thought of tying him to one of the pillars of the mosque till you get up in the morning and see him. Then I remembered the statement of Prophet Solomon, 'My Lord ! Bestow on me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me.' Then Allah made him (Satan) return with his head down (humiliated)."

Muhammad was a liar , Satan is a spirit . With what did Muhammad intend to tie Satan ? Physical or spiritual rope?
How would it be possible for the people to see satan ? With their physical eyes or spiritual eyes.

The Bible says concerning liars:

John 8:44 KJV
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Muhammad was also a murderer like the devil his father.

May Allaah guide me and maintain my feet on the path of His rightly guided servants; the path of Noah (AS), the path of Abraham (AS), the path of Moses (AS), the path of David (AS), the path of Solomon (AS), the path of Jesus (AS), and the path of the seal of His prophets, Muhammad (SAW).

And do bear witness that I am Muslim.

bahaushe1:


May Allaah guide me and maintain my feet on the path of His rightly guided servants; the path of Noah (AS), the path of Abraham (AS), the path of Moses (AS), the path of David (AS), the path of Solomon (AS), the path of Jesus (AS), and the path of the seal of His prophets, Muhammad (SAW).

And do bear witness that I am Muslim.

Sir, you testify that JESUS is of God but do not acknowledge Him as God's son. Not only does JESUS testify, but the Spirit of God testifies that JESUS is the Son of God, as does God the Father, by giving us His own Spirit!

As for me and my family, we will continue to abide in the hands of the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One and only begotten Son of the living God!

nosagold:


Sir, you testify that JESUS is of God but do not acknowledge Him as God's son. Not only does JESUS testify, but the Spirit of God testifies that JESUS is the Son of God, as does God the Father, by giving us His own Spirit!

As for me and my family, we will continue to abide in the hands of the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One and only begotten Son of the living God!

I testify that Jesus (AS) is a servant and messenger of Allaah. I also pray that Allaah takes my life while I am on the path of the likes of Jesus (AS).

Muslims don't believe Jesus is the son of God and saviour of Mankind but we do