Sacred Scripture and Cosmogony of Islam and Christianity
The Sacred Scripture and Cosmogony of Islam and Christianity In every religion around the world, there are very important scriptures and beliefs on how the universe came into being. Christianity and Islam are no different than any other religion in those aspects. They have similar thoughts on things in the sacred scriptures they have, and they also have opposing views. Also, these two religions have different views on the creation of the universe, both of these topics will be discussed here. It is important to understand the views on the following topics by these two religions for a number of reasons. Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 1.9 billion people being Christian and 1.1 billion people being Muslim. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. People in the future will have to learn to not have the typical stereotype of a Muslim, by knowing where they come from, people may learn to appreciate this religion and the people more. First to be discussed are the sacred scripture that both Christianity and Islam employ, how they have some of the same thoughts and characteristics, as well as the differences between the two. Where did these scriptures come from? That is a very important question to know, and this will be answered as well. Also, it is important to understand the contemporary expressions that are used to teach the scripture. The Islamic religions main sacred scripture is called the Qur'an , this is sometimes written as the Koran. The origins are thought to begin with a man named Muhammad, who was born around 570 C.E. He was a prophet who was to warn the people to turn to God (also known as Allah to Muslims), he also is the one whom is thought to have written the Qur'an. It is told that the angel Gabriel sent him the first words from God, "We sent it down during a blessed night" (Sura 44:3). Many Muslims believe that this meant that the Qur'an was sent down to the prophet Muhammad, but
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