Investigating+the+Simlarities+Between+Christianity+and+Islam

This is the page for my, Adam Kassir's project. I am currently investigating the similarities between Islam and Christianity. This includes a comparison of origins, beliefs, customs and practices.

Summary:
 * Investigating the Similarities Between Christianity and Islam:** The learner will view a photo story presentation comparing Islam and Christianity. The purpose of this is to create tolerance by revealing the similarities in origins, beliefs, and practices between the religions, and make people realize that any negative feelings they might have about the other religion are the result of a lack of education about it.

I plan to help create tolerance through this project by exposing people to the fact that the main thing holding Christians and Muslims apart is a conflict that happened centuries before, and that the two religions are, fundamentally, quite similar (Hammond). I plan on presenting most of my information in a photostory type format. I originally planned to use Windows Movie Maker for the project, but after I learned that it wasn't compatible with the wiki, downloaded Photo Story. I was less accustomed to this program, so it wont be perfect. Before we begin, a few quick statistics, all courtesy of Comparison Chart: Christianity and Islam: - Christianity began around 30 AD, whereas Islam began 622 AD - Christianity began in Palestine, whereas Islam began in the Arabian Peninsula - Today, Christianity is most common in Europe and the Americas, whereas Islam is most common in the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. - There are about 2 billion Christians worldwide, and 1.3 billion Muslims. In the U.S., there are 159 million Christians and 1.1 million Muslims. - Christians view the Bible as their holy book, whereas Muslims view the Qur'an.

The major points that will be covered in the photostory are (in order): - both trace a common origin back to Abraham (comparison chart) - during his lifetime, the prophet Muhammad dealt with countless Christians and Jews, and respected them as "people of the Book"( comparison chart) - both religions inherited from Judaism a monotheistic base (comparison chart). - both revere and believe in a second coming of Jesus, though Muslims view him as a prophet, not the son of God (Gilchrist) - both believe in heaven and hell (comparison chart) - both believe in angels and Satan (comparison chart) A comparison of Islamic and Christian practices will also be included.

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