... Mrs. Jamison 10/21/03 Christianity and Islam: Conflicting with Today's World In the beginning there was God and his word. As the years past, things tend to get a little distance from the "original plan" for the followers of each teaching. This issue is a little sensitive on every ... Christianity and Islam are two of the most significant religions since their creation. Many more churches and ministries have popped up over the United states in the past 10 -15 years, so to say. Although Islam is less known than Christianity, it is the fastest growing religion in the in our country today .....

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... of you so you will be persuaded that evil is a good thing. Fattouma gave into evil which form has taken place in the figure of a beautiful women that resembled his past love. But when evil saw that Fattouma was trying to spread the word of god and had not completed in winning Fattouma over evil had to get rid of the ... must be punished for not recognizing his god. When he was released he had a keener understanding of what was to be expected of him. He knew the sins of the world and his own sins. He had been threw some major conflicts in his journey from Mashriq to Haira he had experien...

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... that there is one God who is the creator of the world who is kind loving and forgiving. That Jesus is the Son of God who died to forgive our sins. God is seen in three ways, The Father, Son and The Holy spirit. Christians read and learn from the Holy bible. It consists of the Old and New Testaments. Buddhism ... that all humans have the ability to do right or wrong, although the good incarnation can rule over the evil incarnation. Buddhist: Buddhist believe that evil is the effect of past Karma; it is by craving or grasping for the wrong thing in wrong ways. (New Studies In Religion, T....

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... and actions. His teachings were simply a guide for living. Muslims can some what relate to this in the way they are taught to be responsible for their own actions and sins. The two religions are also similar in the way they both believe in the concept of god/s existing in the afterlife. Muslims firmly believe in the existence of Allah in ... each is responsible for his or her own action. Buddhists would say that rather than being created by a Supreme Being, humans actually got themselves born due to karma made in past lives. This was made with a particular father and mother with whom we...

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... is required at least once in a Muslim's life, as long as he is debt free and is not suffering from any illness. I understand that once a Muslim makes Hajj, all his past sins are forgiven. I hope I am able to perform my pilgrimage one day....

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... . And Allah also says that whoever is unthankful, then verily, Allah is free of all wants and worthy of all praise. The ayah's translation itself says: We bestowed (in the past) wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy) gratitude to Allah." Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful verily Allah is ... )" Joining others in worship with Allah is called shirk. Shirk can also include any object that a person may hold in regard higher than Allah. It is the most severe of sins and will not be forgiven. It is reported that a sahabah once said: "When the verse: ...

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... would be held as hostages for years, to the bombing of the World Trade Center; all such incidents have come to be identified with the religion Islam. Such incidents from past and present have undoubtedly affected Muslims worldwide. Any Muslim who wants to practice his or her religion and express the desire to live under the banner of Islam is labeled ... Paradise, though its fragrance is found for a span of forty years." Also, the Prophet Muhammad has forbid punishment with fire. He once listed murder as the second of the major sins, and he even warned that on the Day of Judgment, "The ...

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... dispute between him and the religious leaders of the time. The Romans in turn feared of a possible Jewish uprising lead by Jesus. The Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins and the only way to salvation is to accept him as the Savior. The Christian meaning of life comes from the Bible, which is the word of God. "The day ... prerequisites for Nirvana and is doomed to earth existence--birth, death and rebirth. In the meantime, after rebirth one will be punished for the mistakes he has done in the past lives, or even reborn at a lower level. Nirvana is impossible to reach during...

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