Christians and Muslims both believe in one god. Both believed god is the creator and sustained the universe. As for Islam, God is known …show more content…
Some Christians believe that God is a trinity of people such as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity is consider to be one god and not three gods. As for Islam Trinity is not followed and is rejected. They believe Jesus is neither God, nor the Son of God. In fact they believed Jesus was a human prophet and not divine. One God whose name is Allah, was not considered to be trinity. The Islamic view of God is called strict Monotheism. Monotheism is the belief in a single all-powerful god, as opposed to religions that believe in multiple gods. Islam believer's duties are summed up in simple rules, the so-called Five Pillars of Islam: Belief, Worship, Fasting, Almsgiving, and Pilgrimage. The “five pillars” are things Muslims believe they must do to be good Muslims. Muslims believe that someone who has done enough good things will go to heaven. Christians do not believe that any deeds they do will make them good enough to be saved. For salvation, they trust in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross for the sins of the world. Christians do good deeds so that God will be honored. Muslims believe they should pray five times a day at certain times. They pray facing the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was born. Jesus taught His followers to think of God and talk to God as their “heavenly Father.” The Bible says Christians should not pray in public in order to show off or pray with extra unnecessary words. Muslims believe it is important to share what they have with the poor and needy. Jesus said those who help the needy are also serving Him (Matthew 25:40). He said those who give to the needy should do so in secret, not for the praise of men. Muslims believe it is good to fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan. Ramadan is a month on the Muslim calendar. Jesus said that God rewards those who fast, if they do it in secret and not for the purpose of getting praise from others.