The Quran vs. The Bible

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Why do people confuse Muslims and Christians for serving the same god if their books distinguish incompatible higher power characteristics? It is often hard to differentiate significant events in history, especially if they happened over two thousand years ago. Often times people confuse significant biblical events due to lack of education or preferential teachings. Both the Bible and the Quran claim to have been inspired by God; however, that would mean both conflicting religions are considered absolute truth. This would also conclude that both books were inspired by the same Messiah, even though the Quran and the Bible claim to have different high powers. Many questions arise from such topics, such as: can the Quran and the Bible both be absolutely true if they hold opposing standards? Many controversial questions and discussions arise along the lines of this subject, yet it can be explained through very simple evidence: the textual content, their origins, and contradictions between the Quran and the Bible.
Most people who confuse the Quran and the Bible have never read or studied either of the books for themselves and merely believe the information they consume through media (Valle, Religion-Online). However, scholars who studied the text of the Quran and the Bible found contextual evidence that proves the Muslim’s Allah and the Christian’s God, whether fiction or factual, to be different gods with opposing moral standards. The textual difference between the Quran and the Bible can be seen in stories such as “Cain and Abel.” In the biblical story, after Cain murdered his brother and God gave him his rightful punishment Cain said, “My punishment is greater than I can bear! Surely You have driven me out this day from the face o...

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...slational errors and self-contradicting ethics and morals. Also, Muslims also are not able to admit to the errors in the Quran, even if the book incorrectly stated information about the Christian faith. Whether both religions are right or wrong, the Quran shows significant flaws of man whereas the Bible has failed to do the same, making the Bible, from our current scholarly research, the absolutely true book of religion.

Works Cited

Valle, Carlos. "Religion and the Media." Religion-Online. World Association for Christian Communication, n.d. Web. 20 Mar 2014. .
Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale House Foundation, 1996. Print. .
Khalidi, Tarif. The Quran. New York: Viking, 2008. Print. .

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