How Islam improves on Christianity?
1. In Islam men and women are equal in the Sight of God (Quran 4:1; 4:124;
16:97; 40:40; 33:35; 3:195; 49:13; etc.); in Christianity men and women are not
equal in the Sight of God (Genesis 2:22; 1 Corinthians 11:8-9; 1 Timothy 2:13;
Ephesians 5:22; 1 Corinthians 14:34-35; Leviticus 27:3-4; 1 Timothy 2:14;
etc.).
2. Islam calls for faith in One True God (Quran 112:1-4); Christianity
calls for faith in an absurd triune God (Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Ghost).
3. Islam calls for faith and good works (Quran 85:11; 4:122; 19:61; 32:19;
103:1-3; etc.); Christianity is all about faith only. In Islam it is a
combination, you must have faith and you must also do good works. Both are
combined together, and without one, the other is useless. This is absent from
Christianity, in Christianity good works means absolutely nothing as the
Christians always say, it's only about faith to be saved!
4. Salvation in Islam is very pure and simple, submit to God and do good
works (Quran 85:11; 4:122; 19:61; 32:19; 2:112; 103:1-3; 2:62; etc.); in
Christianity Salvation rests on believing in torture and blood-shed of Jesus
(God?)! One of the most disturbing things about Christianity is that to be
saved, you have to believe that an innocent man died for you, an innocent man
who did no wrong, paid for your crime! This innocent man was tortured, and
given one of the most painful deaths, and basically you have to believe in such
barbarity to be saved! This is nothing like the beauty of Islam, where you only
have to submit your will to God and believe in Him. Why should you lay your
Salvation on a man who was beaten, tortured, for a crime he did not commit!
Christians are saved by the blood, torture and the brutal death of Jesus!
5. Islam does not believe in irrational Original Sin (Quran 17:15; 6:164),
rather Islam believes in original forgiveness; Christianity does believe in
Original Sin.
6. Islam equally blames on Adam and Eve to eat forbidden fruit; Christianity
blames only on Eve for the same (1 Timothy 2:14).
7. Islam condemns the killing of innocent people, women and children (Quran
5:32; Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 52, No. 257-8; etc.); Christianity condones the
killing of innocent people, women and children (Deuteronomy 2:32-37; 3:1-7;
7:1-6; 13:6-18; 21:18-22; 22:25-29; 23:1-4; 25:1-3; 28:15-68; Numbers 31:17-18;
Joshua 2:8-21; 8:23-29; 10:28-43; Judges 1:21-35; 21:10-24; etc.).
8. Islam is a non-racist religion (Quran 49:13; 17:70; etc.); Christianity is
racist (Leviticus 25:44-46; Matthew 15: 21-28; etc.).
The Prophet's Farewell Sermon: "All Mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has
no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab;
also a white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority
over a white - except by piety and good action."
9. In Islam slaves should be treated nicely and it's also a righteous deed to
liberate them (Quran 90:12-13; 2:177; Bukhari Vol. 1, Book 2, No. 29; Vol. 1,
Book 2, No. 12; Vol. 7, Book 65, No. 286; Muslim Book 15, No. 4096; Book 15,
No. 4074; etc.); in Christianity slaves are mere possessions (Exodus 21:20-21;
Exodus 21:7; 1 Peter 2:18; etc.).
10. Islam condemns female infanticide (Quran 16:58-59; 81:8-9; 17:31);
Christianity does not.
11. In Islam a lady can get a divorce (Muslim Book 11, No. 2091; Bukhari Vol.
7, Book 63, No. 197; Vol. 7, Book 63, No. 198); in Christianity a lady is like
a prisoner and cannot get a divorce (Romans 7:2-3; 1 Corinthians 7:39; Matthew
5:32; Matthew 19:9).
12. In Islam women can inherit property (Quran 4:7; 4:11); in Christianity
women cannot inherit any property if there is a son (Numbers 27:8).
13. Islam strongly discourages alcohol (Quran 5:90-91); Christianity does
not.
14. Quran offers freedom of faith and religion (Quran 2:256; 109:6; 18:29;
6:104; 10:99; 17:15; 42:48; 6:108; 76:3; etc.); Bible prescribes death penalty
for mere apostasy or blasphemy.
15. Quran is preserved in its original language; Bible is not.
16. Quran does not contain any clear-cut error or contradiction; Bible does
contain many clear-cut errors, contradictions and unscientific statements.
Please watch the debate between Dr. William Campbell and Dr. Zakir Naik on this
issue:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-6693125820690597622
17. Quran strongly claims to be the Revelation from God (Quran 53:4; 20:4;
36:5; 45:2; 32:2; 26:192-4; 16:102; 14:1; 2:185; etc.); Bible is a collection
of writings by many different authors. In the Bible you have many men writing
about God and you have in some places the word of God speaking to men and still
in other places you have some men simply writing about history or personal
exchanges of information to one another (ex: Epistle of John 3).
18. Quran offers many falsification test and challenge to falsify its claim
(Quran 4:82; 17:88; 11:13; 2:23-24; 52:33-34; 28:49; 10:37; etc.), and as such
Quranic approach is logical and rational; Bible does not offer any such test or
challenge.
19. There is no unfulfilled prophecy in the Quran; Bible contains many
unfulfilled prophecies.
20. The words "Islam", "Quran" and "Muslim" are mentioned in the Quran (2:85;
5:3; 2:128; 2:131); the words "Christianity", "Bible" and "Trinity" are not in
the Bible!
21. Quran does not have any version, more than 1.5 billion Muslims follow the
same Quran; Bible does have at least two major versions (Catholic version and
Protestant version).
22. Islam is for Mankind (Quran 21:107; 34:28; 7:158; etc.); Christianity is
not.
In conclusion these are at least 22 ways in which Islam improves on
Christianity. There are many other ways in which Islam also improves on
Christianity.
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"People who worry that nuclear weaponry will one day fall in the hands of the
Arabs, fail to realize that the Islamic bomb has been dropped already, it fell
the day Muhammad was born." (Dr. Joseph Adam Pearson)
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