Christianity at the moment in terms of number of followers is the largest religion in the world. It is mainly followed in the Western world, in Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Most of the followers seem to blindly follow this faith without really thinking too much about it. Many, if not most of these so called 'Christian' countries are loosing ties with religion and are becoming or have become secular atheist countries, such as the UK for example.
Westerners may perceive and consider Islam to be somewhat of a foreign religion to them, as it came from the Middle East and its Holy scriptures are in Arabic. These people fail to realise that the English Bible is only a mere translation of the original, authentic Bible which was written in Hebrew and Greek. The Islamic scriptures (unlike the Christian) are preserved and maintain their glory and accuracy, while most of the Bibles in circulation today are only translated versions, with the original versions not being looked at or considered upon by the average Christian. Some may also consider women wearing headscarfs and men having beards (as Muslims do) as foreign religious duties, they once again fail to see that Jesus pbuh kept a beard, and His mother pbuh, also use to cover her head.
Therefore, a lot if not most Christians do not follow their scriptures closely. The teachings of Christianity seem to be selectively followed according to people's needs and desires, while others are forgotten. Muslims on the other hand try to follow all of their scriptures and teachings, they are more loyal and devout to their religion, beliefs and teachings, as compared to modern day Christians. Greater similarities would be seen in certain aspects between Christianity and Islam if Christians followed their scriptures more closely.
O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His messengers. Say not "Trinity" : desist: it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. (Holy Qur'an, An- Nisa - 4:171)
Please try to make your way through the following website for comprehensive refutes and rebuttals on Christianity on a number of issues.
www.answering-christianity.com/
Is The Bible Corrupted? Women in Christianity & Islam
Qur'an and Bible in the light of science (4 parts)
The Crusades Islam was spread through peaceful conversion with people listening to and finding out about Islam and accepting it willingly. This is total contrary to how the Christians wanted to conquer the heartland of Arabia in the violent and brutal attacks on Muslims in the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of military conflicts of a religious character waged by Christian Europe against external and internal threats. Crusades were fought against Muslims and many other political enemies of the popes. Crusaders took vows and were granted an indulgence for past sins. The Crusades originally had the goal of recapturing Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim rule and were originally launched as a response against the expansion of the Muslim Seljuk Turks into Anatolia. They had far-reaching political, economic, and social impacts, some of which have lasted into contemporary times. The Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Crusades resulted in Mamluk and Hafsid victories, while the Ninth Crusade marked the end of the Crusades in the Middle East. In the minds of the Muslims the Crusades were Western invasions motivated by the West’s greed and hatred for Islam. The Muslims, referred to the wars as 'Frankish Invasions' using the Arabic word al-ifranj, which is the term for 'French' although it was applied to Westerners in general. One of the ironic things about the Crusades is that even if as the Christians would like to believe that “God may have indeed wished it, there is certainly no evidence that the Christians of Jerusalem did, or that anything extraordinary was occurring to pilgrims there to prompt such a response at that moment in history.” The Muslims were horrified by the brutality of the Franks and how they so willingly massacred civilians and broke promises. It did not help that the Crusaders felt little or no remorse for what they did and when the Muslims compared that to Saladin’s reputation of being a man of honour they thought even less of the Franks. The fact that the Franks were motivated more by politics and greed than true religious reason has led Muslims to feel that when Europe began to colonize the East it was merely a continuation of the Crusades. The Crusades were regarded by the Islamic world as cruel and savage onslaughts by European Christians. Muslims traditionally celebrate Saladin as a hero against the Crusaders for his numerous victories against these savage, unprovoked and barbaric attacks on innocent people. The most devastating long term consequence of the crusades, according to historian Peter Mansfield, was the creation of an Islamic mentality that sought a retreat into isolation. He says "Assaulted from all quarters, the Muslim world turned in on itself. It became oversensitive (and) defensive… attitudes that grew steadily worse as world-wide evolution, a process from which the Muslim world felt excluded, continued.
