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Comparison of Islam, Judaism and Christianity 272K 5392 540 1013 Google +181
Similarities and Differences
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are three of the most influential world religionsin history. While Judaism isn't as large as Christianity and Islam, its impact on theworld has still been as profound. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are sometimes called"Abrahamic religions" because they trace their history to Abraham in the HebrewBible. (See main pages for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.)
What do these three religions believe about God, the universe, people, and the afterlife,and how do those convictions compare with each other? The charts below are intendedto start answering those questions. As a brief guide of the similarities anddifferences of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, the following chart compares thestatistics, origins, history and religious beliefs of these three great monotheistic faiths.(See main pages for Islamic beliefs, Jewish beliefs, and Christian beliefs.)
Comparison of Statistics and Basics
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Adherents called Muslims Jews Christians
Currentadherents 1.3 billion 14 million 2 billion
Current size rank 2nd largest 12th largest largest
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Majorconcentration
Middle East, SoutheastAsia Israel, Europe, USA
Europe, North and SouthAmerica, rapid growth inAfrica
Sacred text Qur'an (Koran) Bible Bible (Jewish Bible + NewTestament)
Other writtenauthority
Hadith Talmud, Midrash,Responsa
church fathers, churchcouncils, papal decrees(Catholic only)
See Islam sacred texts
See Judaism sacredtexts
See Christianity sacred texts
Religious law Sharia Halakhah Canon Law
Clergy imams rabbis priests, ministers, pastors,bishops
House of worship mosque synagogue church, chapel, cathedral
Main day ofworship Friday Saturday Sunday
Church and state integrated separate separate
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SeeJudaism practices
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Comparison of Origins and History
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Date founded 622 CE unknown c. 33 CE
Place founded Saudi Arabia Palestine (def) Palestine
Founder Muhammad Moses or Abraham Jesus
SeeHistory of Islam
SeeHistory of Judaism
SeeHistory of Christianity
Originallanguage(s) Arabic Hebrew Aramaic, Greek
Early expansion
within 12 years, entireArabian peninsula;within 100 years,Muslim world stretchedfrom the Atlantic toChina
little expansion;mostly confined toPalestine
within 60 years, churchesin major cities in
Palestine, Turkey, Greeceand Rome (map); entireRoman Empire by end of
4th cent.
Major splits Shia/Sunni, c. 650 CE Reform/Orthodox,1800s CE
Catholic/Orthodox, 1054CE; Catholic/Protestant,1500s CE
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CompareJewishdenominations
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Comparison of Religious Beliefs
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Type of theism strict monotheism strict monotheism Trinitarian monotheism
Ultimate reality one God one God one God
Names of God Allah (Arabic for God) Yahweh, Elohim Yahweh, the Holy Trinity
Islamic beliefsabout God
Jewish beliefsabout God
Christian beliefs about God
Other spiritualbeings angels, demons, jinn angels and demons angels and demons
Revered humans prophets, imams(especially in Shia) prophets saints, church fathers
Islamic beliefsabout human nature
Jewish beliefsabout humannature
Christian beliefsabout human nature
Identity of Jesustrue prophet of God,whose message hasbeen corrupted
false prophetSon of God, Godincarnate, savior of theworld
Birth of Jesus virgin birth normal birth virgin birth
Death of Jesusdid not die, butascended into heavenduring crucifixion
death by crucifixion death by crucifixion
Resurrection ofJesus denied denied affirmed
Second Coming ofJesus affirmed denied affirmed
Divine revelation through Muhammad,recorded in Qur'an
through Prophets,recorded in Bible
through Prophets andJesus (as God Himself),recorded in Bible
View of sacredtext
inspired, literal word ofGod, inerrant inoriginal languages
views varyinspired, some believeinerrant in originallanguages
Human nature equal ability to do goodor evil
two equal impulses,one good and onebad
"original sin" inheritedfrom Adam - tendencytowards evil
Means ofsalvation
correct belief, gooddeeds, Five Pillars
belief in God, gooddeeds
correct belief, faith, gooddeeds, sacraments (someProtestants emphasize
faith alone)
God's role insalvation predestination divine revelation
and forgivenesspredestination, variousforms of grace
Good afterlife eternal paradiseviews vary: eitherheaven or noafterlife
eternal heaven
Bad afterlife eternal hell
views vary: eithereternal Gehenna,reincarnation, orno afterlife
eternal hell, temporarypurgatory (Catholicism)
Afterlife in Islam Afterlife in Judaism Afterlife in Christianity
View of fellowAbrahamicreligions
Jews and Christians arerespected as "People ofthe Book," but theyhave wrong beliefs andonly partial revelation.
Islam andChristianity arefalseinterpretations andextensions ofJudaism.
Judaism is a true religion,but with incompleterevelation. Islam is a falsereligion.
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