Comparison Between Christianity and Islam

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Christianity and Islam are most popular religions in the world. The largest number of people in the earth belongs to either of these two religions. These religions have definitely affected the culture of people. The study if the two religions give insight into the culture of people and it makes it easy to understand other people. Jesus and Mohammad is the founder of the two religions. In order to understand the two religions, it is important that the differences between the two leaders be understood. Islam and Christianity have some similarities and differences (Jestice 2004). This paper looks at the similarities and differences between Jesus and Mohammed.
Similarities
Some of the similarities between Jesus and Mohammed are the fact that both believe in monotheistic religion. They both believed in one God who is all powerful, infinite, and sovereign and is the ultimate judge. Both Christ and Mohammed believe in the Old Testament and acknowledge Abraham as the father of their nations and a man of God. Jesus believes Abraham was his father and it is through his son Isaac that Jesus comes from. The Muslims believe they are the descendants of Ishmael who was also a son of Abraham. The two leaders have written legacy. Although the two leaders did not write any books, their followers have written accounts of their work in the religious books. Jesus life on earth, his miracles and his teachings are written in the New Testament (Gabriel 2007). The revelations of Mohammed are recorded in the Quran.
Differences
Jesus and Mohammed have differences in their claim. Jesus claimed to be God while Mohammed did not claim to be any divine being. Mohammed was just a prophet and was respected by the people. However, Christians believes that Jesus w...

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...Mohammed such as them being major religious leader, they also have some distinct differences. Their teachings are similar in the sense that they believe in a monotheist religion but differ on the manner of acquiring righteousness. Jesus teaches righteousness by faith while Mohammed teaches righteousness by deeds. Moreover, they differ in their nature where Christ is a divine being while Mohammed is a man.

Works Cited

Gabriel, M. A. (2007). Jesus and Muhammad. Lake Mary, Fla: Charisma House.
Jestice, P. G. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.
Jørgensen, J. A. (2008). Jesus imandars and Christ bhaktas: Two case studies of interreligious hermeneutics and identity in global Christianity. Frankfurt am Main:
P. Lang. Robinson, N. (2008). Christ in Islam and Christianity. Albany: State University of New York Press.

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