Christianity and Islam
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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
Islamic studies
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Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future o
Ilkhanate Empire ruler, Ghazan, studying the Quran
Portrait of a painter during Reign of Mehmet II (1444-1481)
A Persian miniature of Shah Abu'l Ma'ali, a scholar.
The Jamia Qurania Arabia Lalbagh institute in Bangladesh has a large stock of Islamic literature in Arabic, Bengali, Persian and Urdu.