A Study of Islam- Part Six
Comparison of Major Issues of
the Christian Faith
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Topic |
Christianity |
Islam |
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Scripture |
Bible |
Quran |
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God |
One
God (Monotheism) |
One
God (Monotheism) |
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Angels |
Angels
with various functions |
Angels
with various functions |
|
Prophets |
Prophets
with various functions |
Prophets
with various functions Muhammad
is final prophet |
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Jesus |
Major
titles including Son of God, Savior, Messiah, Lord, Crucified One,
Resurrected One |
A
prophet like other prophets including titles of Messiah, Word of God,
Spirit of God |
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Holy
Spirit |
Part
of Trinitarian understanding of God |
Spirit
of Allah |
|
Trinity |
Doctrine
of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
Vehement
denial of Trinity: views Christianity as polytheistic |
|
Worship |
Private
and public; church is community of worship |
Private
and public; mosque is community of worship |
|
Leadership |
Ordained
clergy and laity |
Formal
leaders and laity |
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Sectarianism |
Major
groups include Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox |
Major
groups include Sunni, Shiite, Sufi |
|
Prayer |
Individual
and community |
Required
five times daily in regulated ritual; also individual prayer |
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Fasting |
Aid
in worship |
Required
yearly during Ramadan |
|
Pilgrimage |
No
requirements |
Required
once in a lifetime |
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Sin |
Alienation
from God and Resolution in confession, repentance, and forgiveness |
Greatest
Sin is polytheism (Shirk) |
|
Salvation |
God
gives salvation through grace by faith in relationship to death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ |
Allah
gives salvation with no relationship to the death and resurrection of
Jesus |
|
Day
of Judgment, Heaven and Hell |
All
are realities taught in the Bible |
All
are realities taught in Quran |
|
War
and Peace |
A
religion of peace with a history of religious wars |
A
religion of war and conflict |
|
Freedom
of Religion |
Individual
freedom with historical examples on intolerance |
History
of extreme penalties for apostasy. |