How Islam improves on Christianity?
1. In Islam men and women are equal in the eyes 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 (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 (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!]
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; 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 prohibits the killing of innocent people, women and children (Quran
5:32; Bukhari Vol. 4, Book 52, No. 257-8; etc.); Christianity advocates 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.).
6. 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."
7. In Islam slaves are equal to us and they must be set free (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.).
8. Islam condemns female infanticide (Quran 16:58-59; 81:8-9; 17:31);
Christianity does not.
9. In Islam a lady is free to 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).
10. In Islam women can inherit property and they can also earn money (Quran
4:7; 4:32); in Christianity women cannot inherit any property if there is a son
(Numbers 27:8).
11. Islam forbids alcohol (Quran 5:90-91); Christianity does not.
12. Islam is for Mankind (Quran 21:107; 7:158; 34:28; etc.); Christianity is
not.
13. 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
In conclusion these are at least 13 ways in which Islam improves on
Christianity. It must be said that there are many other ways in which Islam
improves on Christianity.
PS: This write-up was composed based on Brother Sami's article:
http://www.answering-christianity.com/sami_zaatri/islam_improves_christianity.htm
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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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