“A man who dares to waste an hour of time has not discovered the value of life,” is an important quote, to me, made by a man with controversial theories, Charles Darwin. Today there is so much debate over whose belief is correct, which holy book is valid, and hatred between cultural and religious groups; and instead of valuing the diversity of our world, we are wasting the time of our valuable life on conflict. I chose Christianity and Islam, because they are two of the largest religious groups of world, and they are allowing political tensions along with divergent cultural worldviews feed into a relationship of distrust with one another. There are extremist in both religious clusters, but, as whole, a question could be asked if they are really
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Except for Unitarian Christians, both Muslims and Christians believe Jesus was a human, as well as, a messenger of God. Both believe Mary was Jesus’s mother, and his birth was believed to be a miraculous virgin birth. Jesus was believed to perform miracles, according to both religions. Christianity and Islam can both be traced back to Abraham, believe in one God, or monotheist, have scriptures, and both have splits within them. Karen Armstrong’s quote from the article, “Taking Religious Liberties” in The New York Times Magazine, “Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar,” speaks to the question, why has there been so much fighting through the centuries. It seems there are so many parallels between the two great religions, as well as others, so why are the differences keeping us at …show more content…
The Islamic religion has a basic set belief, which most all Muslims agree on, yet there is not much in common to call Christian denominations. Most Christians believe in Trinity, which is, God has three forms; and the forms are Father, Son, and Holy Ghost or Spirit. Unlike Christians, Muslims worship the one and only God and creator of our universe. The holy scriptures are different between the two, with Christians’ scripture being the Holy Bible and Muslims the Qur’an. There are differences between the two holy books that cause some debate at times. The Bible is a collections of stories from many people talking about God, the history, and other places God actually speaking to the men; while, the Qur’an is a dictation in first person, where God is talking directly to man. Sacred texts are different as well between the two major religions. In Christianity, the Holy Bible is a collection of 66 canonical books in two sections called the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the sacred texts of the Islamic religion are the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith, which are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. The death of Jesus has Christians and Muslims on opposite sides. Christians believed Jesus was crucified and then resurrected. “We preach Christ crucified a stumbling block to the Jews and folly to Gentiles,” (1 Corinthians 1:23). On the other hand, Muslims do not believe Jesus died, but
Except for Unitarian Christians, both Muslims and Christians believe Jesus was a human, as well as, a messenger of God. Both believe Mary was Jesus’s mother, and his birth was believed to be a miraculous virgin birth. Jesus was believed to perform miracles, according to both religions. Christianity and Islam can both be traced back to Abraham, believe in one God, or monotheist, have scriptures, and both have splits within them. Karen Armstrong’s quote from the article, “Taking Religious Liberties” in The New York Times Magazine, “Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar,” speaks to the question, why has there been so much fighting through the centuries. It seems there are so many parallels between the two great religions, as well as others, so why are the differences keeping us at …show more content…
The Islamic religion has a basic set belief, which most all Muslims agree on, yet there is not much in common to call Christian denominations. Most Christians believe in Trinity, which is, God has three forms; and the forms are Father, Son, and Holy Ghost or Spirit. Unlike Christians, Muslims worship the one and only God and creator of our universe. The holy scriptures are different between the two, with Christians’ scripture being the Holy Bible and Muslims the Qur’an. There are differences between the two holy books that cause some debate at times. The Bible is a collections of stories from many people talking about God, the history, and other places God actually speaking to the men; while, the Qur’an is a dictation in first person, where God is talking directly to man. Sacred texts are different as well between the two major religions. In Christianity, the Holy Bible is a collection of 66 canonical books in two sections called the Old Testament and the New Testament, and the sacred texts of the Islamic religion are the Holy Qur’an and the Hadith, which are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. The death of Jesus has Christians and Muslims on opposite sides. Christians believed Jesus was crucified and then resurrected. “We preach Christ crucified a stumbling block to the Jews and folly to Gentiles,” (1 Corinthians 1:23). On the other hand, Muslims do not believe Jesus died, but