Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 2.3 billion and 2 billion adherents, respectively. Both are Abrahamic religions and monotheistic, originating in t
A relief depicting the final judgement of sinners by Jesus at Amiens Cathedral, France. The divinity of Jesus is an important aspect differentiating the two faiths.
Dante, a Christian, and Virgil looking at Muhammad who suffers in hell as a schismatic, an illustration of the Divine Comedy by Gustave Doré. During the Middle Ages, Islam was often seen as a Christological heresy and Muhammad as a false prophet.
A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285)
Gutenberg Bible, Lenox Copy, New York Public Library, 2009. Pic 01
People of the Book, or Ahl al-Kitāb, is a classification in Islam for the adherents of those religions that are regarded by Muslims as having received a divine revelation from God, generally in the fo
Christianity and Islam
…an expression of surrendering to the will of God. Those who follow it are called Muslims (meaning "submitters to God"). Muslims view Christians to be People of the Book, but may also regard them as committing shirk (idolatry) because of the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation. Christians are traditionally…
The Ashtiname of Muhammad, a treaty between Muslims and Christians, was purportedly recorded between Muhammad and Saint Catherine's Monastery, which is depicted in this icon.