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Christianity Vs Islam Research Paper

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Morgan Taylor
Samodh Porawagamage
English 102
October 10, 2017
The Principles of Christianity and Islam The two largest religions in the world are Christianity and Islam, with nearly a collective total of 4 billion adherents. Today, these two faiths are steadily coming neck and neck with each other in terms of followers and are projected to keep rising throughout the 21st century. Although both religions have striking differences, they also are more alike than most individuals realize. Many of the common principles and teachings of both faiths can be considered analogous. However, there are substantially significant differences that alienate these religions from ever being considered one in the same. Prominent differences between the Christianity …show more content…

Muhammad, unlike Jesus, was a mortal being. It is believed by Muslims that Muhammad received messages through an angel, Jibreel, and began recording his revelations to form the Islamic holy text, the Qur’an. He taught the message that there is no other God besides Allah and that one’s life should be lived in absolute obedience and compliance to Allah’s will. Similar to Jesus, Muhammad and his followers received disapproving hostility. The small Islam community that Muhammad founded begun to endure great persecution by the Quraysh, a tribe in control of the city of Mecca, who did not receive his preaching with good will. Muhammad spent a short period of time building the Muslim community away from Mecca before transitioning into a militant position. After becoming a military leader, Muhammad built an army of 10,000 to take back to conquer the city of Mecca in Saudi …show more content…

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