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Essay on Christianity and Islam
Christianity and Islam -- Are They Really That Different? There are hundreds of religions in this world. Of the many religions two of the most prominent are Islam and Christianity. It is averaged that there are 750 million people practicing Islam and another 1 billion practicing Christianity. The roots of Islam are actually in Christianity. History books indicate that one night; God by way of the angel Gabriel came to Muhammad (In Christianity this is the same Angel that brings the news of Jesus' birth.). The message Muhammad received was that there was but one God, not many gods, as most Arabs believed. This God was creator of the world (In Christianity, it's documented in Genesis Chapter 1 verse1, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth), and He would one day judge. Both of these religions share almost the same framework, but they also differ in many ways.
The word Islam means "surrender" or "submission, "submission to the will of Allah, the one God. Muslims are those who have submitted themselves. The basic creed of Islam is brief but important; there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah. Islam teaches that there is one God, the creator and sustainer of the universe. This God, Allah, is compassionate and just. Because He is compassionate, He calls all people to believe in Him and worship Him.
Because He is also just, on the Last Day He will judge every person according to his deeds. On the Last Day, all the dead will be resurrected and either rewarded with heaven or punished with hell.In Christianity one of the Ten Commandments states that "I am the Lord you God.you shall have no other gods before me", also identical to Islam God is considered the creator of the universe, and he is also just......
