The two largest religions in the world, Christianity and Islam, were implemented by two of religions most powerful leaders, Jesus and Muhammad. Without question, both Jesus and Muhammad have affected humanity powerfully. As religious leaders both men laid down the principles upon which Christianity and Islam are founded yet today. However, while Jesus performed miracles and arose from the dead, thus proving to his followers he was God, Muhammad performed no such feats, and made no such claims. In fact, Muhammad’s only claim was that he was the last prophet sent from God. While the events of September 11, 2001, cast the Islam religion in an unfavorable light, this has not dampened the enthusiasm of the Muslim members, nor has it stopped the Islam religion from growing. Obviously, with over one billion members worldwide, Islam is one of the largest religions in the world today. What is Islam, who is Muhammad, and how does Islam compare to Christianity? If Islam was founded by a mere man, what motivates people to not only join Islam, but remain faithful members? If one were to research the answer to these questions based upon media interpretation, the answers provided by the media would make Islam appear to be a religion of hatred and violence. On the contrary, as stated by Robinson (2007) the Islam religion is divided into many subgroups. Of those subgroups, “a very small, radical, hate-filled, extremist, Fundamentalist, terrorist wing does exist. So too does a much larger peaceful, moderate wing” (Islam: Is It a Religion of Violence or of Peace?, ¶3). The lack of knowledge about Muslims by non-Muslims has caused a dangerous and growing unease between the two groups. Therefore, it is important to research care... ... middle of paper ... ...am religion seem foreign and strange, it is only foreign and strange because we are not used to such customs. The history, rules, and practices of Christianity seem just as foreign and strange to those who are not familiar with Christianity’s customs. Islam gives Muslims a purpose in life and the tools necessary to fulfill that purpose, just as Christianity gives Christians a purpose in life and the tools necessary to fulfill that purpose. The purpose of both Islam and Christianity is to reach Heaven after death, by believing in God (or Allah), living virtuous lives and performing good deeds (Robinson, 2002). Fisher, M. P. (2005). Living religions. (6th ed.). Prentice-Hall Publishers. Robinson, B.A. (2002, October 14). Islam: Is it a religion of violence or of peace. Retrieved September 27, 2007, from http://www.religioustolerance.org/isl_war.htm
The Islamic faith was founded by Muhammad, considered “the last prophet who came to restore the true religion” (Fisher, 2014) by Muslim devotees. Muhammad is not worshipped as a god, but his life and good deeds serve as models for Muslims. The prophet was greatly compassionate and caring and spent
According to Armstrong (2001), “The very word Islam, which means “surrender”, is related to the Arabic salam, or peace”(p. 48). Is Islam a violent religion? This is the issue that has been brought up by the class, and it will be debated towards the end of the semester. This question has been raised by many non-Muslims due to the numerous events that occurred throughout the years such as September 11, some managed to find the right answers while others are still doubting Islam and trying identify and understand how it is practiced and know it’s values in order to know whether it is violent or not.
Islam is not only one of the major religions in the world but also one of the fastest-expanding religions in history with more than 350 million muslims. It’s origin can be traced way back to 610 CE. The period from 600 C.E to 1450 is often referred to as the Post Classical period as many developments and reforms occurred during this period and one of the most important events that happened was the establishment and the spread of Islam. At the times, muslims were very strong, strict and reasonable people. The main keystone of this religion was the prognosticator Mohammad, who completely changed all of Middle East through the religion of Islam.
In today’s world people judge others just by looking at them and making decisions based on their appearances and actions. Misconceptions are caused by making assumptions firsthand, receiving incorrect information from a source or seeing a few members from a specific group commit an action which is attributed to the whole group. Most of the assumptions made are almost incorrect because the people who judge do not follow through to see what the truth is regarding their observation. Misunderstandings are caused by how the spectator interprets the expression of the group causing confusion. These misunderstandings often times go viral and are sometimes even carried on from one generation to another. Several religious groups are often perceived in a different light than their true identity. American Muslims, followers of Islam, are one of the major groups who are victims to this mass misconception.
According to the secular history, the begging or rise of Islam is greatly linked to the prophet Muhammad. Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last in the line of prophets and not Jesus. They believe this because Muhammad was the chosen recipient and messenger for the word of God through the divine revelations. All those who choose to follow the Muslim religion constantly strive to live life as Muhammad did and to follow his example. In Islam the Qur'an is the most important holy text with the sayings of the prophets (Hadith) and the way of Muhammad's life (Sunna) also being very important. Islam can be traced back to the 7th century, therefore making it one of the more recent great world religions. The prophet Muhammad began to introduce Islam in 610 A.D. after experiencing the confrontation by the Angle
With a world following of over 2 billion and 1.3 billion respectively, Christianity and Islam are without doubt the most popular religions that have had and still do have the most profound influence in the progression of history. Geisler and Saleeb state that even with the massive adherents, it is still astounding the menace of intolerance and mutual distrust among the two religions (207). While these differences inherentlyhave their roots in history, truth be told, many Christians and Muslims know little about their religions. Consequently, these misconceptions have been used as the basis to hold and propagate misleading and mistaken ideas about their religions without valid grounds.
Christianity and Islam are two religions that grew from the same central idea of one divine being; they also originate from Jerusalem. However, the two religions bear great disparity but they also hold a few similarities. Both Islam and Christianity believe in Abraham as the forefather of both religions; they believe Him to be the founder of the two religions. The two religions have a holy book; Islam uses the Quran while Christians use the bible. Even though the two books do not bear the same teachings they are considered sacred in both religions. However, Christianity and Islam share a great deal of differences starting from the holy books, their beliefs, and the information contained in the respective holy book (Kavanaugh, 5).
Ahmed, Akbar S. Journey into Islam: the Crisis of Globalization. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 2007. Print.
At the first glance, Islam and Christianity appear to have nothing in common, however; as you go beyond the surface, they appear to have many similarities such as their beliefs of God, their beliefs of life after death, their holy scriptures, and their prayers. These religions, although two entirely different beliefs, share a similar origin. Like many other religions, they both claim to be the one and only true way to God. In order to truly see and understand their similarities, one must date back to the rise and birth of Christianity and Islam. Throughout the course of this essay, I will compare the many facets that show the alikeness between these two growing religions.
Islam and Christianity have a vast amount of similarities and differences. Islam searches for guidance from the Qur’an and Christianity depends on faith in Jesus. Islamic faith believes in the God, Allah. Above anything else, all religious Muslims obey Allah and his commandments to obtain peace. However, Christianity puts faith in Jesus who is the son of God.
Islamophobia has become a new topic of interest among social sciences, political leaders and media commentators. People amongst society have developed this phobia towards Islamic religion and people. It has become a novel “form of racism in Europe and American based on discrimination ...
For my paper I decided to choose the religion of Islam. I decided to pick this religion because of its fast growing rate. It is also different from what I am used to growing up with, so I was interested in learning more. I had learned some basic facts after the 9/11 event, but the Muslim religion and culture was still a mystery to me. Picking this topic has helped me learn more about Muslims and will help me better relate to them in my future work.
In both given articles, “The Roots of Muslim Rage” by Bernard Lewis, and “The Roots of Muslim Rage Revisited” by Nicolaas J.E. van der Zee, argue about the enhancement of the Muslim fundamentalism with different perspectives; however, I believe that Lewis’ view may be quiet misleading to the actual perception. Lewis indicates that Muslim fundamentalism is conceived through the Muslim community’s oppression and dissatisfaction with the West’s political involvement, as well as “Islam is a source of aggression” . In defiance of Lewis’ opinion, the word ‘Islam’ comes from the word peace as well as the will of submission to God. The notion of aggression and violence that Lewis conceptualizes to be the headline of Islam does not have any supporting
The religion of peace, the religion of terror—both titles have been associated with the Islam religion. Islam is the second most followed religion in the world, only second to Christianity. Therefore, for it to have two contradicting title associated with it prompts a need for deep exploration. The world has been closely watching the religion for little over a decade now and yet even with its large following, much of the world—primarily western populations—remain uninformed. Additionally, many that are informed do not often inform the uninformed properly thus resulting in more confusion and ambiguity. A large quantity of people are aware of the beliefs in Islam that have received attention like Jihad, its view on homosexuality and its view
One of the religions that are famous and great in the world is Islam. Islam began in 622 A.D. Islam is one of the religions with the second largest followers after Christian. The founder of the religion is Prophet Muhammad SAW. Prophet Muhammad was born on the 20th of April 571 in Makkah. He is believed to be the latest messenger of God to brush up the previous religions. He began to spread this religion when he was 40. Islam (Arab: al-islām, الإ