Islamic Worship Vs Christian Worship

Many cultures and religions partake in some general form of “worship.” The concept of worship, and what that means, however, takes shape in many different ways as one examines one culture from a different culture. Growing up in a Christian family, I have a lot of experience with the complexities of worship even just within my denomination of Christianity. When examining Islamic worship, and comparing it to the concepts of worship I have come to hold, I see many similarities and differences. Islamic and Christian worship both have similarities in manner by which worship is to be expressed, and the words that are said to God. However, the two concepts of worship in these religions are fundamentally opposites. My experience with worship begins …show more content…
As children, we were encouraged to take part in worship despite our lack of understanding of what worship really is. As I grew into adolescence, I began to gain a greater understanding of what it meant to worship God. I would say that this was mostly due to a growth in my understanding of Christianity in general, and an experience that I had that greatly deepened my devotion to God. At a weekend event I had a great change in heart toward Christianity that changed my view of God and worship almost instantaneously. After that point, worship became a very personal experience for me. I began to hold on to every word sang; I began to crave to worship God through song. It was at this same time that I began to study my bible, pray frequently, and tell other people about Christ. I began to find that worship in the Christian faith is not something that is an act alone: a ritual. Rather, worship is a process that happens daily through prayer, studying scripture, and sharing about …show more content…
I would then choose five songs that aligned with the message, research the songs to make sure that they were based from scripture, and write chord charts for the songs. On Monday, the band would meet for practice, I would get there early to put music on the stands, and do as much sound-check as possible, and when others got there we would finish up sound-check, pray, and practice all the songs. Wednesday, we would meet a few hours before the service began to have one more practice before we