The table shows the comparison between Christianity Judaism and Islam
Christianity | Islam | Judaism | |
Founder | The founder is the Jesus Christ from (c. 4 B.C. – 30 A.D) | The fonder of Islam is Mohammed (PBUH) From 570 – 632 A.D. | The founder of Judaism is Abraham; he is the first Patriarch from (c. 1800 B.C.) |
Divisions | Christianity has the three main groups Orthodox, Protestants and Roman Catholic. | In Islam there is concept about Sufi, it is the mystical movement. There are two major groups “Shia” and “Sunni”. They both believe on same God; however, there are conflicts from some Islamic perspectives. | There are several divisions in Judaism, the divisions are Hasidic, Reform Judaism and Conservatives etc. |
Origin of name | Christianity comes from the Greek word “christos” “anointed” it is referred to the Jesus Christ. | Islam is derived from an Arabic word, which means “Submission”. The word Salam in Arabic means the Peace. | The word Judaism is come from the Hebrew. Yehudim “Judah”. |
Follower | The followers or believers of Christianity are Approximately 2,200 million. | The followers or believers of Islam are Approximately 1,500 million. | The followers or believers of Judaism are Approximately 14 million. |
God | They believe on one God, who exists in three distinct people, the father, the son and the holy spirit. | They believe on One God, He has no father no son and He is alone. | They believe on One God known as “Yahweh” or “Jehovah”. Israel says; The Lord is God and the Lord is one. |
Holy Books | The holy book of Christianities is Bible, which is given by the God to man. The Christians follow their book, as it is the message from their God. | The holy book of Islam is Quran; Quran is written in Arabic. They believe that Quran is a gift of their God, which was given to their prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and it completed in 20 years. | The holy book is Hebrew Tanakh, it is similar to the Christian old testament concepts, and the book is the comprised form of Torah. |
Original Language | The original language of Christians is Aramic and Greek. | The original language of Muslims is Arabic. | The original language of Jews is Hebrew. |
Death | They believe on death, and they believe that after death, there will be answerable about their deeds to God. | They also believe on after death answer question from their God. They believe the day of death is already decided by their God. | Like other religions Jews are not much concerned about after death matters, they believe on punishment, but do not stress on it like other religions. |
Clergy | They have the priests, minister, pastors etc, to whom they believe and discuss about matters regarding their religion. | Muslims talk to Imams, they think imams can help them in various matters. | They follow rabbis and do consultation with them. |
Traditions | They believe on writing of Church fathers. | They believe on Hadith; is the “saying” of their profit. | They believe on “Talmud” it is oral traditions interpret the Tanakh. |
Rituals | They believe on Baptism, Holy Communion, Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. | They believe on Shahdah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm and Hajj. | They believe on Barmitazvah, Shabat, siddur etc. |
Hell | Hell is a place of everlasting punishment. | There will be fire in Hell, and there will ranks of hell. | They believe on temporary punishment. |
Heaven | Heaven will be given on one good deed, eternal heaven. | Heaven will be given on one good deed, the paradise. | There will be heaven or no life after death. |
Salvation | Salvation can be achieved, through keeping faith on Jesus Christ. | Salvation can be achieved, through doing good work. | Salvation can be achieved, through doing good work and pray to God. |
Sin | Adam rebelled against God, and Jesus Christ was atoned for the sins of people. | All human are born sinless, their weakness towards their religion, lead them to do sin. | They rejected original sin, and they seek forgiveness from God. |
Places of Worship | They do worship in Church or Chapel. | They do worships in Mosque (Musjid). | They do worships in synagogue or Temple. |
Adherents Called | They are called as Christians. | They are called Muslims. | They are called as Jews. |
Theism | They are Trinitarian monotheism. | They are strict about their religion so they are strict monotheism. | They are strict about their religion so they are strict monotheism. |
Religious Laws | They follow Canon Laws. | They follow Sharia. | They follow Halakhah. |
Main Locations | The main locations of Christians are Europe, South America, North America and Africa. | The main locations of Muslims are South East Asia and Middle East. | The main locations of Jews are USA, Europe and Israel. |
Day of Worship | Christians believes to worship on Sunday; they think, worship on Sunday will bring happiness. | Muslims believes Friday is the biggest day from other days of week, as in history and in Quran, there are many blessings, which can be earn by worshipping on Fridays. | Jews believe that Saturday is the day, when they can worship to God; they think Saturday is the day of blessings. |
Second Coming | Christians believes that there will be second coming; second coming is affirmed. | Muslims believes that there will be second coming; second coming is affirmed. | Jews believes that there will be no second coming; second coming is denied. |
Revelation | They believe on Prophet Jesus, as written by their God in Bible. | They believe on Muhammad (PBUH) that he is the last Prophet, as written in their book Quran. | They believe on Prophets as written in the Hebrew Bible. |
Jesus | Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God, he is the savior of the world and he is the word of God. | Muslims believe that Jesus is the Prophet of God, and his message was corrupted. | Jews do not believe on Jesus, they say, Jesus was a false Prophet. |
Jesus Christ Mission | He is the man of God and his death was sacrifices for the humankind, as he sacrifices for sins of people. | They believe on Jesus Christ, as a Prophet of God, however, they believe the book given to him, was corrupted by the people and alteration was done in that book. | They do not believe on the mission of Jesus, as they rejected the idea of Jesus Christ. |
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