Paper Summary:

This paper explains that some aspects of Islam and Christianity are similar in concept and the supporting stories that it is a wonderment that there is a division between the two religious groups at all. Next, the author focuses on a key similarity in the traditions of Islam and Christianity, the centrality of a leader---Jesus in Christianity and the Prophet Muhammad in Islam. The paper concludes by investigating the similarity in the concept of the hereafter as the destiny of mankind for judgment according to the ability to live within the laws of the tradition, which Christians call heaven and Muslims call akhira,. Several quotations are included in the paper.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Christ and the Prophet Muhammad
The Commonalities of the Hereafter or Heaven
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"While Christians saw Jesus as the manifestation of God in Flesh, which was accomplished by creating Himself within the immaculate womb of the Virgin, Mary, as the Christ child, Muslims believe that God did not manifest Himself as the Christ. They believe that Jesus was, like Muhammad, a Prophet of God. If this perception were accurate, or succeeded Christianity as the "new Gospel," then it would completely alter how Christians perceive themselves and their world around them."

Sample of Sources Used:

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