Islam Islam is a monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God and that Muhammad is the messenger of God. It is the Earths second largest religion and with over 1.8 billion followers or 24.1% of the global population, known as Muslims. Muslims make up a majority of the population in 50 countries.
Christianity is a monotheistic religious group based on the life and teachings of Jesus also known by Christians as the Christ. It is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion followers, or 33% of the global population, making up a majority of the population in about two-thirds of the countries in the world. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity, whose coming as the Messiah (Christ) was prophesied in the Old Testament, as described in the Bible. Christianity and its ethics have played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilization.
Christians believe that it took God seven days to create everything, he dedicated each day to something different and saw that it was good so on the seventh day he rested.