Compare Islam and Christianity
Islam is one of the major and youngest religion of the world and Muslims are the believers of Islam. Islam in general means peace and submission or surrender one’s whole self to God (Allah). It denies polytheism and believers complete submission to the orders and instructions of Allah. Islam is based on “Five Pillars of Faith” : (1) Shahada, simple statement declaring belief and bearing witness in one God and accepting Muhammad as the messenger. Muslims believe this declaration allows the person to enter Islam. (2) Salat which means prayer. Muslims must pray 5 times a day. (3) Zakat which mean charity. Contributing the charitable amount of ones’ income, to the poor and needy. (4) Sawm which means fasting in the holy month of Ramadan from dawn to dusk. Ramadan is the 9th month of Islamic Calendar. (5) Hajj which means pilgrimage to the city of Mecca annually ones in a lifetime. The Islamic faith is not complete without belief in Allah, his Angels, divine books which include "Tawrat" (Torah) "Zubur" (Psalms) "Injil" (Bibel) and Quran. His prophets which includes Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. The judgment day and the divine destiny (Heaven and Hell).
but deliver us from the evil one. Amen.” In Islam, the God (Allah) is only one God which means that do not believe in Trinity. Whereas, Christians believe in the Trinity. Muslims believe Jesus and Muhammad are the Prophets and messenger of God whereas; Christians take Jesus as god Himself. Muslims believe all mankind is born pure and is responsible for their own sins and not someone else’s whereas, Christians believe in Original Sin which was committed by Adam and Eve. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds; The Bible is the Holy book and it is divided into Old Testament and New Testament. Christians communicate with God in their prayers. According to the New Testament Jesus thought his disciples how to pray and address God as “Father”. They believed in Virgin Mary, Moses, Solomon, David and the Angels.
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