Understanding between two religions

Greetings to all!
I am a student from the Netherlands and my school has assigned me to create a game to promote understanding between two religious groups, namely Muslims and Christians. Therefore I am asking you all the following: where are Muslim and Christian religious teachings very similar, and where do they differ a lot? Specific examples would be much appreciated!

I believe that when a person of a certain faith is able to relate to the ethics behind the teachings of another faith, it creates understanding and acceptance.

Thank you all in advance!
-Max

 

Is it just the two faiths that you are looking at, or all faiths?
As a follower of Pagan lore can I request a bit of ecological respect be included?
Cheers

 

Off the top of my head:
1. they both worship the same God, just with different names (Yahweh, Allah).
2. Jesus (known as Issa to the Muslims)
3. Stories of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael, etc.

 

the golden rule.

 

Both have texts that are paramount to each religion. Christianity has The Bible and Islam has the Qur'an.
Both are monotheistic and believe God to be omniscient and omnipotent.
Both also include in addition to those mentioned, Adam, Noah, Moses
Both give creedance to the 'free-will' of people and thus people are susceptible to 'sins' or evil deeds...also there is salvation in both religions via repentance etc.
Both (depending on the type of Christianity) believe in prayer, fasting, charity, a sacred place (or building ie. church , mosque)
...there are tons of similarities.

 

Both are very judgemental against non-believers.

...What? That's not the kind of answer you were looking for? ...I'm not helping---what do you mean?

; )

 

:rofl: Gotta love you wolf

Here's my two cents

Both believe in Yeshua yes, Christianity believes Yeshua is the chosen Messiah of G-D who died to save them from their sins and will return to defeat Satan at the end of days.
Muslims believe that Yeshua is a prophet who will return at the end of days to slay the false messiah of the Jews with a spear and then convert all Christians to Islam. No joke
Traditionalist Christians believe that the bible is the Holy Word of G-d
All Muslims believe that the Quran is the Holy Word of G-D (Allah)
Both believe that the biblical prophets are true prophets
Christians believe that the Jewish Tanakh and Torah are canonical (inspired by G-D) texts
Muslims do not believe that the Jewish Tanakh and Torah are canonical
Christians believe that the New Testament is Canonical
Muslims do not believe that the New Testament is Canonical
Christians follow canonical law
Muslims follow Sharia law
Both believe in a single G-D as their ultimate reality
Christians believe in the Trinity (One substance but three persons)
Muslims believe in Unity (one substance one person)
Both believe that Yeshua was a virgin birth
Christians believe in angels and demons as their other spiritual beings. Their angelic hierarchy is put into subcategories of Seraphim, Cherubim, Archangels, and Angels
Muslims believe in angels, demons, and jinn
Christians believe in the ressurection of Jesus
Muslims believe he never died
Christians believe in original sin
Muslims believe in equal ability to do good or evil.
Christians believe that G-D's roles in salvation are predestination and various forms of grace
Muslims believe that G-D's role in salvation is predestination
Christians believe in an eternal Heaven
Muslims believe in an eternal Paradise
Christians believe in an eternal Hell and Purgatory if you're Catholic
Muslims believe in an eternal Hell
Christians central religious days are Lent, Easter, and Holy Week
Muslims central religious days are Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-al-Adha, month of Ramadan.
Other Christian Holidays are Christmas and Saints Day
Other Muslim Holidays are Mawlid and Ashura


Thats just a few facts but I hope they help you.

 

But in Islam ultimately God, Allah, judges about justice for both non-believers and believers alike. The wicked can rule and in many ways inherent the Earth. The judgment on behalf of the believers is that only they can after-all attain Heaven together or each separately.

In Christianity, non-believers are judged for the end of their actions and thus denied appropriate providence. But a non-believer is an example to the community as much as the believer who respectably realizes hypocrisy and as such for the developing christian community is also referred in due course as non-believer.

:love:

 

What can I say. As I read this thread I accidentally let my hands go idle, and, well you know what that means... I tried to stop them but they kept typing. I yelled, "Stop it!! This is a serious question!!" But it was like they were the devil's play things...

Willed Will, you do bing up a good point. I was only thinking, ...err, I mean... my hands were only pointing out of their own will, that humans will be humans, and a devout Muslim and Christian alike can quickly condemn another for their beliefs and actions.

But it is nice to know that ideologically Islam has more tolerance for the nonbeliever.

 

Islam and Christianity? Both have beef.

 

They both:
believe women are just property
forcibly convert unbelievers
kill people for practicing witchcraft
kill homosexuals

 

Woo...ooh; the Law of God says nothing is property.