Comparing Islam And Christianity

The purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. When comparing any two religions there simply are going to be differences but nothing to judge by. There is no right or wrong, it just depends on what makes sense in your head and what makes sense in others. You may believe one thing and someone halfway across the world could agree or disagree, you never know which way it will go. When looking at Islam and Christianity you can see many differences and similarities between the origin of the religion, major beliefs, the holy book, and sacred spaces.
The religion of Islam originated in the city of Mecca or Medina located in Saudi Arabia. Islam began long before Muhammad had even existed but to this day, Muhammad has a big impact on their religion and acts of the founder. This all took place at the start of the seventh century. Just like the religion of Islam, Christianity has a specific location where it originated but in this case it is Palestine located on the eastern end of the Mediterranean. The founder of Christianity is considered to be Jesus but some may also say Paul. The religion of Christianity was brought to life in seven B.C. As you can see, Islam and Christianity both have specific founders, a distinct location in which they were founded, and a general time when his all took place. Although the
Islam has what is called the Quran whereas Christians use the Bible. They have different names but both act as a holy book to guide their religions just with slightly different information. Many religions and individuals have places where they feel their God’s presence most evidently. For Islam it would be the city of Mecca which hold their main place of worship. For Christians, you can easily argue that Jerusalem is a place where God is help present. Both cities hold separate meaning to each person who comes across