Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: Summary

Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed have shaped the course of history and the destiny of men and women for over two millennia. Christianity and Islam are currently the largest religions in the world with a following of more than 1.8 and 1.2 billion respectively. No other religion in the world comes close to achieving such a victory. These are the only two religions that have a global presence; in other words we can find Muslims and Christians in every nook of the corners of the world .Both Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed have a lot of similarities and differences in their respective religions. In here we compare and contrast the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed.

In this book , Esposito provides a succinct, up-to-date survey of the Islamic experience, an introduction to the faith, belief, and practice of Islam from its origins to its contemporary resurgence. He traces the emergence and development of this dynamic faith and its impact on world history and politics. He discusses the formation of Islamic belief and practice (law, theology, philosophy, and mysticism), chronicling the struggle of Muslims to define and adhere to their Islamic way of life. Equally important is the essential information Esposito provides on the contemporary world of Islam, from Muslim responses to the challenges of

The author states his interest that the proper Christian stance toward the God of the Qur’an and what that stance means for Christians’ and Muslims’ ability to live together well in a single and endangered world to ease animosities and overcome conflicts.

One of the strengths of this book is its deliverance of information through historical research dating back around two thousand years ago. Providing interesting ideas that remove the veil glorifying Jesus Christ.

In “Images of Jesus Christ in Islam,” Oddbjorn Leirvik warns the reader that one can easily read the Quran with a Christian bias, ignoring historical context (28). Examining the similarities and differences in the Christologies presented in the Bible and the Quran can easily garner such biases. Leirvik brings several issues forth that add perspective to examining the Muslim Jesus in comparison to the Christian Jesus. It is indisputable that each religious tradition is in support and full belief of its own message. Both Christianity and

Before our departure, Luke and I asked a Suleyman a few questions regarding the similarities between Islam and Christianity. Thanks to our readings, Luke and I knew that Islam doesn’t deny the existence of Jesus, rather Islam simply doesn’t regard Jesus as the one and final prophet. Speaking with a practicing Muslim added depth to my understanding of the religion. What struck me most in our conversation was Suleyman’s view of Jesus as he mentioned, “If one does not believe in Jesus, they are not Muslim.” It helped reaffirm the numerous similarities between the two

There are several major religions in the world. Over the years, people have worshiped various Gods and idols, but by far Jesus Christ of Nazareth is now the most widely known religious figure in the world. He is central to Christianity, the largest religion in the world. In this paper, this writer will examine the Christian and Muslim views of the deity of Jesus. This paper will demonstrate the validity of the deity of Jesus Christ and the Trinity in response to the Muslims objection of Jesus Christ. The Christian and Muslim religions have many similarities. The both believe and accept that there is one God. The key difference and focus of this paper is Jesus being the Son of God. This key difference is crucial because the

Many people live their lives following a religious leader of some religion. The prophet Mohammed and Jesus Christ were said to be two of the very most influential leaders of all time. According to Michael Hart, a writer for www.amaana.org states that out of a pole of one hundred most influential religious people, Mohammed was ranked number one, to be the most influential person ever to be born. Jesus was ranked third most influential person, so therefore that pole is telling us that Mohammed is very well known and followed.

The three most influential books in human history, the holy books of the three main Abrahamic religions, share a common though checkered history. With a string of familiar figures and incidents, each book builds upon its predecessor, sometimes retaining the exact nature of the story and sometimes giving it a new version. Each book seems to have been influenced by its specific purpose and the circumstances of the time it was revealed, with the stories meeting the demands of the day. I believe that the Quranic treatment of Jesus was to establish a firm monotheistic belief.

Diversity of religions, perceptions, culture, ideologies and belief systems is an objective reality. Many Qur’anic verses have treated the issue of diversity. Even Islam is a true religion in the sight of God; there is no restriction for respecting other religions and their adherents. No one is allowed to force to embrace God’s religion. According to the Qur’an,the social differences are recognized to show greatness of the Creator and not to show the superiority among one another in terms of colour, language, religion or race. Western scholar Watt writes, “One of the distinctive marks of Islam, compared with other great world-religions, is the variety of people and races who have embraced it, and among whom there has

The religion Christianity and Islam are one of the religion that is commonly practiced today, and both have spread around the world. These two religions have similarities such as beliefs, spread, and the threat of the founders. Yet, there are differences to these two religions such as the founder of the religion and how it came to be, the views of God, and the salvation between both religion. Both religion merge and can become one but also part rom their ideologies and practices which as mentioned above will continuously spread until the end of the world. This essay will consist on the surface of these two religions and their difference and similarities. To compare both religion, one must know their history to identify the root differences and similarities.

Jesus, referred to as Prophet Isa in Islam, is considered to be a messenger of God and al-Masih (the Messiah) in the Islam religion . Prophet Isa or Al-Masih, was sent to guide bani israil with a new scripture, al-Injil . Clearly, prophet Isa is a significant figure in the Islam, and in the Quran, He appears in 93 ayaat. According to the Quran, prophet Isa was born to Maryam as the result of virginal conception, a miraculous event, which occurred by the decree of Allah. To aid in his ministry to the Jewish people, Jesus was given the ability to perform miracles, which no other prophet in Islam has ever been credited with, all by the permission of Allah rather than of his own power.

Jesus Christ and Muhammad – the prophets, that preached god’s laws to the people. Each of them had an aim to show the truth to the whole humanity. Both of these personalities play significant roles in Islam and Christianity: their sermons influenced people’s minds, their commandments were observed as laws, the amazing acts they had done were known by almost every single human. The aim of this essay is to figure out how did Jesus and Muhammad find their claims, clearly define the differences in the personalities, ideas and creeds of the sages and give the view on each thinker, based on the religions they preached. By arguments I will show that Muhammad and Jesus had absolutely different views on many questions.

One stark similarity existing between the Christian and Islamic faith is the plan of salvation. Both agree that the plan of salvation must be attained through the acceptance of ``God``. There are hundreds of different religions in the world; essentially all religions teach that there is some form of salvation. Christianity and Islam are two religions that have much in common, when it comes to the topic of salvation. A common view shared by both is expressed through their

Muslims are supposed to be a doctrinal or ideological universal community, united through the entire world by their faith in thinking, feeling and action. They all believe in and they are all committed to Islam and its values of doing good and spreading it. However the concrete reality is that natural