Islam is one of the major and youngest religion of the world and Muslims are the believers of Islam. Islam in general means peace and submission or surrender one's whole self to God (Allah). It denies polytheism and believers complete submission to the orders and instructions of Allah. .
Islam is based on "Five Pillars of Faith" : (1) Shahada, simple statement declaring belief and bearing witness in one God and accepting Muhammad as the messenger. Muslims believe this declaration allows the person to enter Islam. (2) Salat which means prayer. Muslims must pray 5 times a day. (3) Zakat which mean charity. Contributing the charitable amount of ones" income, to the poor and needy. (4) Sawm which means fasting in the holy month of Ramadan from dawn to dusk. Ramadan is the 9th month of Islamic Calendar. (5) Hajj which means pilgrimage to the city of Mecca annually ones in a lifetime.
The Islamic faith is not complete without belief in Allah, his Angels, divine books which include "Tawrat" (Torah) "Zubur" (Psalms) "Injil" (Bibel) and Quran. His prophets which includes Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad. The judgment day and the divine destiny (Heaven and Hell).
Christianity at a Glance.
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Christianity is also of the major and popular religion in the world and is based on monotheism. Christians believe in God and Jesus Christ as its Son. Jesus is the Greek word of Yeshua and Christ is Greek for "the Messiah" or the "anointed one". Christians believe that he came to earth as a man o better and restore the human relation wit God. He preached people how to reconcile to God and each other. The belief also includes to leave the life according to the example of Jesus Christ. .
Christians believe in one life and it's judged after the death by way the lived. Heaven will be the reward of one's life if he has lived a Good Life. And if he failed to live Good Life the punishment will be Hell. .
The Bible is the Holy book and it is divided into Old Testament and New Testament.