Islam & Christianity

islam

Qur'an

Qur'an

• Text Revealed to Muhammad
• God revealed via angel Gabriel
• Lenghty Process - Number of Years
• Rhythmic Prose - Use of Rhymes
• Not Chronological or Genealogical

Key Aspects of Faith

Explanation of faith

• Humans are to care for every living thing on earth (to look after)
• Temptation/Disobedience to God's Word - Angel Iblis in Adam/Eve Story (Paradise)
• Monotheism - No belief in the Trinity
• No reference to the Son of God
• Human Soul is not naturally immortal. God wills death/life.
• Qur'an is the Central Religious Text of Islam

christianity

Bible

BIBLE

• Various authors / Writing Styles
• Poetry - Prophecy - Narrative - Historical
• Chronological (in part) and Genealogical
• Some overlap with Bible / Qur'an Characters
• Divinely Inspired
• Parts also used in Judiasm
• Translation Challenges lead to differences in interpretations

Key Aspects of Faith

Explanation of faith

• Humans are made in God's Image
• Man has power over all living things
• Temptation/Disobedience to God's Word - Serpent in Adam/Eve Story (Garden of Eden)
• Trinity - God as The Father, The Son, & The Holy Spirit
• Jesus is the Son of God who died for the sins of mankind