Religion has existed since the beginning of time. Thousands have dissolved over time, and major ones have remained for thousands of years. Non-religious people see religions as all the same. But there are multitudes of differences between all religions that cannot be missed. Islam and Christianity are major Western religions. Islam and Christianity differ in their treatment and view of women, the way to earn salvation, and religious leaders. But first there needs to be knowledge on the basics of both religions. Islam is one of the newer religions out major Western religions. It is considered a Judeo-Christian religion, meaning they claim to be following the same God whom they call Allah. The religion of Islam began from an Arab named Muhammad. He spread his new way of perceiving God to his people in the Middle East. Muslims are required to follow the five pillars: citing a statement of faith at least once in their life, practice a daily ritual of prayer five times a day, hep those who are poor, fast during the month of Ramadan, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once during their life. Following these rules will make the followers good Muslims. The Islam faith is divided into two major denominations: the Sunni and Shiite. There are other smaller denominations but not as many Muslims identify with these groups. Muslims commonly follow Sharia …show more content…
Their teachings are based upon the words of Jesus of Nazarene. This religion is also made up of many denominations but all sects contain the central belief of Jesus Christ being the Messiah and that there is only one God. Their Holy book is the Bible, which contains the Jewish sacred texts along with newly added Gospels and Epistles. The United States population is 70.6% Christian. The first Christians were Jewish, but now it is made up of mostly Gentiles (non-Jews). Although these religions have similarities, there are some major differences between