Similarities Between Christianity And Islam

Christianity and Islam are the two most prominent religions in the world. On the surface, they appear to have very little in common, however, as you get deeper into areas such as rituals, beliefs, ethics and founders, The two show strong similarities, particularly in the fundamental areas. the word "Islam" is derived from the Arabic root "Salema" which means peace, purity, submission and obedience. In the religious sense, "submission" in islam, means submission to the will of God and obedience to His law. The word "christian" comes from the Greek word Christianos which is derived from the word Christos or Christ, which means anointed one. Christianity has 2,100,000,000 followers. It was formed in 33 CE in modern day Palestine and it developed

The Bible is also used in baptisms, coronations, church services and in homes, and is taken to be the true word of God, which is why Christians use its teachings in their everyday lives and revere it. The Muslims on the other hand use the Qur'an (Koran). Muslims consider the Qur'an to be the only book that has been protected by God from distortion or corruption. The Qur'an is the prime source of every Muslim's faith and practice, as it provides guidelines for the society, proper human conduct as well as for the economic system. It has 114 chapters, which have all been written in the old Arabic language but translated in over 40 languages. It is widely regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic

However, there are Christian Unitarian churches that do not accept the Trinity. In Islam, they see the trinity as denial of monotheism and blasphemous. Muslims believe that Jesus was a human prophet and not divine. The Qur'an says Jesus did not die on the cross, but God made it appear that way to people. Since he did not died, he ascended bodily into heaven. Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God, God incarnated and that he died for our sins. He then resurrected and ascended into