'Similarities and Differences - Major World Religions'

'To an outsider, Islam and Christianity could seem worlds apart. peculiarly in the new climate of fear attacks in the break of Islam, it is truly slowly for a Hesperian to push Islam as far past as workable from their own Christian culture. However, as we shall see, the in truth Islam and Christianity bring legion(predicate) study similarities, as well as their differences.\nPerhaps the closely important and major difference is the cardinal assents view on the image of divinity. Christians call back that graven image is make up of lead equal move; the Father, the Son and the sacred Spirit. The three unitedly are cognize as the Trinity. Nicky Gumbel says the nigh basic relation for this is a trilateral: three sides hardly angiotensin-converting enzyme triangle. (Gumbel, 1995; cited in Manser, 1998, p.12) The trinity is perhaps one of Christianitys most heavy stumbling blocks for non-Christians. Christians confide that in that respect is only one idol, as illustrated in the Bible - You shall have no other(a) Gods before me (Exodus 20:3) Therefore Christianity considers itself to be a monotheistic religion. This is where the similarity lies mingled with Christianity and Islam. Although Islam denies the idea of a Trinity, and in fact, the very idea of it is downhearted, they alike are a monotheistic religion. Islam is build upon five pillars of faith. The offset of these is the Shahada, which is the proclamation that in that location is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his courier.\nFollowing on from this, it is important to note the difference betwixt the two faiths laws on portraying God through imagery. Islam declares that it is blasphemous to portray God in every image, such as a house painting or sculpture. They believe that God is so beyond our judgment that to try and humanise him would be wrong. However, it is quite normal inside the Christian faith to produce images of God. For good example the painting on the Sistine Chapel cover in Italy by Michelangelo portrays God attain out and touchin... '