Compare And Contrast Islam And Christianity

Religion is a role model for majority of people in the world. Religion is also used as a standard when things happen beyond the ability of human thought. Unfortunately, there are variety of dogma that sometimes can raise a conflict among the followers. Two of religions that always have conflict between them are Islam and Christianity. History recorded that relationship between Christianity and Islam are always good and bad. There are times when these two religions look harmonious, but many times they are in a big fight over some disagreements, and one of the big arguments that Islam and Christianity are always disagree is their view about Jesus.

For Christians, Jesus is Son of God, but this term “Son of God” also indirectly explains to the

But, the doubt of Jesus in Muslim seems like just based on several particular verses in Bible. When Muslims make a conclusion that Jesus isn’t son of God because one verse said Jesus refused to be called son of God, there is an extension of that verse. Hamza L. Baagil observes that “He [Jesus] said unto them [the disciples]: 'But whom say ye that I am? ' Peter, answering, said: 'The Christ of God. ' and he straightly charged them and commanded them to tell no man thing” (31). This explains why Jesus doesn’t want to be called as a son of God. In facts, based on the full version of these verses, Jesus is a son of God, but he refused to be called as it because he doesn’t want everyone knows about his status. Holy Bible might seem not explain or directly say that Jesus is Son of God. But, if we learn and understand about Holy Bible, actually that Book already confirm Jesus as a son of God. It says in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one”. And if we look back to John 1:1 says “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” This two verse said that “word” and “God” are one, which means “Jesus” is “Word” because Jesus claims himself one with God. If we look back at Qur’an, book “Christ in Islam” observes there is a verse that says “A Word bestowed on Mary, for he was created by God 's word "Be" (kun), and he was; 3:59” (Deedad 33). In other words,

When he arrived, his hair was dripping with water (as if he had just had a bath) and he said, ‘There are those among you who will disbelieve in me twelve times after you had believed in me.’ He then asked, ‘Who among you will volunteer for his appearance to be transformed into mine, and be killed in my place. Whoever volunteers for that, he will be with me (in Paradise).’ One of the youngest ones among them volunteered, but Jesus asked him to sit down. Jesus asked again for a volunteer, and the same young man volunteered and Jesus asked him to sit down again. Then the young man volunteered a third time and Jesus said, ‘You will be that man,’ and the resemblance of Jesus was cast over that man while Jesus ascended to Heaven from a hole in the roof of the house. When the Jews came looking for Jesus, they found that young man and crucified him’ Al-Nasa’i, Al-Kubra, 6:489”