Phase 5 Individual Project 5
World Values and Cultures
March 25, 2013
Instructor: Samuel Crockett
Christian and Islam Religions
Many religions have similar beliefs and traditions. Although they believe in the same God, there beliefs in other aspects may be different. Christian and Islamic religions have many of the same thoughts on how the world was created and how it will end. The middle may be a little different but yet the same. Christians believe that God created the heavens and the earth, God created day and night. God created all living breathing creatures. As well as created Human life. Islam religion also believes God created the world and all its creatures. The Islam religion says that God also created angels in the heavens and ordered them to earth to gather 7 handfuls of soil. From those 7 handfuls of soil God would mold and create man. Both religions believe that a woman was then created from man. Islam do not believe in worshiping Jesus they do not see him as divine but just as a human prophet. In Islam and Christianity Jesus coming back to Earth will mean the end of the world. In both religions they do believe in a heaven and a hell and that all will be prosecuted in the end. The difference in what happens after Jesus returns. Christians say that when Jesus returns he will rid the Earth of all the Evil. Muslims believe that Jesus will return and convert the world to Islam. He will kill all Jews and declare himself as a Muslim.
After someone dies Christianity say’s the human body dies but the soul will live forever in heaven if we are saved. That it leaves our body, if we are saved and going to heaven we see a beautiful tunnel of light that leads us to God. For those souls that are not saved will be sentenced to hell for eternity. An eternity spent in punishment and torture by Satan. Christians believe in Satan just as much as God. They are taught to avoid the temptations he puts in front of them. According to Islam,
References: End of Times Research Center. (2013), Discovering Islam, Islam vs Christianty http://www.discoveringislam.org/islam_vs_christianity.htm Islam and World Events, What Islam believes about the end. http://www.truthnet.org/islam/Islam-Bible/4Islambeliefs/index.htm