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Differenes between Islamic and Christian beliefs
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Religion has always been a fascination to me. Especially religions, which are the opposite from mine. Islam and Christianity are two, which intrigue a person like me. This essay will try and give a better understanding of the differences between these two religions. The differences in their beliefs and practices will be looked at in this essay. Islam, a religion consisted of mostly Muslims, puts God before everything else. The word Islam means "surrender or submission to the will of God"(Esposito 69). The Muslims follow the Islamic law. Muslims believe that law is religious and that is why they feel the need to obey these laws. God is very important in the Islamic religion. God is everything to them. The Muslims pray to Allah five times a day. Unlike Christians Islamic people are able to have more than one wife without it being frowned upon. In the Christian religion we must only have one wife and not five at one time. All Muslims must follow the Five Pillars and accept them. The first one is The Profession of Faith: this means that the Muslims know that they have only one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is God’s messenger. It also lets makes them remember that polytheism is not allowed and is a sin that is unforgivable in the Islamic religion. Muslims must do this at least once in their lifetime. The second one is Prayer: Muslims, like stated previously, pray five times a day. In Islam the pray while facing their holy city named Mecca. The five times in which they pray are daybreak, at noon, in the mid-afternoon, at sunset and during the evening. "God is most great"(Esposito 90) is said every time before an act of worship followed by bowing and recitation of prayers including the one from the Quran.
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