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Christian Belief |
Muslim Belief |
God |
God is three gods merged into one God. This
one God is called a Trinity. However, to say that God is three
is a blasphemy of the highest order. All three parts of the
Trinity are "coequal" "co-eternal" and "the same substance."
For this reason, this doctrine is described as "a mystery." |
God is one God in
the most basic, simple, and elementary meaning of the word. He
has no children, no parents nor any equal. In Islam God is
known by the name "Allah" and more than 99 other venerated
names, such as "the Merciful," "the Gracious," "the
All-Powerful," etc. |
Jesus |
The second member of the Triune God, the Son
of the first part of the Triune God, and at the same time
"fully" God in every respect. |
A very elect and
highly esteemed messenger of God. No Muslim is a Muslim if he
does not believe this. |
The Holy Spirit |
The third member of the Triune God, but also
"fully" God in every respect. |
He is the angel
Gabriel. The angel Gabriel is highly esteemed as the
"Trustworthy Spirit" |
Mary the mother
of Jesus |
A chaste and pious human woman who gave birth
to Jesus Christ, the second member of the Trinity, the Son of
God, and at the same time "fully" God Almighty in every
respect. |
A chaste and
pious human woman who was chosen, purified, and preferred over
all of the women of creation to be the one to give birth to
Gods elect messenger Jesus through the command of God without
any father whatsoever. |
The Word |
Part of God which was "with" God but also
"fully" God and then became Jesus the Son of God. |
God's command
"Be!" which resulted in Jesus conception in the womb of Mary
without the need for a human father. |
Previous prophets |
All accepted, respected, and believed. |
All accepted,
respected, and believed. |
The Bible |
Accepted as 100% the faultless word of God |
Muslims believe
in the books of the previous prophets including the "Torah"
which was sent to Moses, the "Zaboor" (Psalms) which were
given to David, the "Injeel" (Gospel) which was given to
Jesus, and the Quran which was given to Muhammad However,
Muslims are told that the previous scriptures were tampered
with by mankind and the Bible should only be accepted in as
far as it is confirmed by the Quran. It is to be treated with
respect, however any statements which clearly oppose those of
the Quran are to be rejected as the work of mankind. |
Muhammad |
Varying beliefs. Some believe that he was a
liar, some believe he was a lunatic, some believe he was the
False Messiah, and yet others claim he was deceived by the
Devil. |
The last
messenger of God to all of humanity. He was known as "The
Truthful, the Trustworthy" before he received his first
revelation. He was sent by God as a mercy to all creation. He
was a human being but performed a number of miracles during
his lifetime by the will of God. |
The Quran |
Varying beliefs ranging from it being a copy
of the Bible to it being the work of Muhammad (pbuh), to its
being the work of Christians and Jews who were conspiring with
Muhammad. |
The last book of
God sent to mankind. It was given the distinction of being
personally guarded by God from human tampering. It is on a
literary level never before seen by mankind. No human to this
day has ever been able to meet its challenge to "write a work
similar to it." It shall remain safe from the tampering of
mankind till the day of Judgment as a guidance for all
Humanity. |
Message of Jesus |
That he was sent by God (who was at the same
time "fully" Jesus) in order to die on the cross and save all
mankind from the sin of Adam. Without this sacrifice all of
humanity was destined to perish in the sin of Adam. After the
crucifixion all that is required of humanity is faith without
any works. |
That he was sent
by God as a messenger to the Jews in order to return them to
the pure and true religion of Moses, and to relieve them of
some of the regulations which had been placed upon them in
ancient times. He taught them to have faith as well as works.
Neither one can stand alone. |
Jesus giving
life to the dead, healing the blind and the lepers |
All accepted. He performed them because he was
the Son of God and also at the same time "fully" God and the
"incarnation" of God. |
All accepted.
They were performed through the will of God just as Moses,
Noah, and all other prophets did so in ancient times through
the will of God. |
The crucifixion |
Jesus was given over to the Jews. He was spat
on, cut, humiliated, kicked, striped, and finally hung up on
the cross and killed very slowly and painfully. |
Jesus was not
forsaken to the Jews to be abused and killed, however, it was
"made to appear so to them." God saved Jesus by raising him up
unto Himself. |
The second coming
of Jesus. |
Accepted. Originally expected to happen during
the lifetime of the first disciples, many predictions have
been made later and he is still expected at any moment. He is
currently anticipated to arrive around the turn of the century
(2000 C.E.) |
Accepted. Jesus
did not die but was raised up into heaven by God. He shall
return to earth just before the Day of Judgment in order to
kill the "False Messiah" and to establish peace and justice on
earth. He will kill the pigs, break the cross, and call all
humanity to Islam. |
The original sin |
All of humanity has inherited the sin of Adam.
Only the death of the sinless offspring of God could erase
this sin. No one is born clean, no matter if his life is only
for a single day. Only baptism and faith in the death of Jesus
can save one from this destiny. |
There is no such
thing. Humanity is created by God destined for heaven unless
they chose to disobey Him and refuse His mercy. God can very
trivially and effortlessly forgive the sins of all of Humanity
no matter if they were to fill the lofty regions of the sky.
Such a matter would be trivial and inconsequential for Him
since He has already done much more than that such as creating
everything we can ever see, hear or imagine. He loves to
bestow His mercy and forgiveness on His creation and rewards
the most trivial acts with the most tremendous rewards. In
order to achieve God�s reward one must have faith as well as
works |
The atonement |
The sin of Adam was so great that God could
not forgive it by simply willing it, rather it was necessary
to erase it with the blood of a sinless innocent god named
Jesus who was also "fully" God. |
Adam "atoned" for
his sin by saying "My Lord I have sinned and if you do not
forgive me and have mercy upon me then I shall indeed have
lost." So God forgave him. Similarly, all human beings
have the door to forgiveness left open to them by God until
the day they die. There are no intermediaries between mankind
and God. If they sincerely repent to God, ask His forgiveness,
and forsake their evil deeds before their hour comes then He
shall forgive them and there is nothing more pleasing to Him
than to forgive the sins of one who comes to Him in sincere
repentance. |
The path to
salvation |
If you have faith in the atonement of Jesus
for the sin of Adam which you have inherited then you shall be
saved. You only need faith. No work is necessary. |
If you have faith
in God, believe in His messengers, and obey His commands then
He shall multiply every single good deed that you do many,
many times and erase your evil deeds, until on the Day of
Judgment His mercy shall cause your good deeds to far outweigh
your evil deeds and grant you passage into an ecstasy and
Paradise so great that we can not even imagine it, to abide
there eternally. In the Hereafter there is only reward and no
work. |
