This is an essay that compares Islam and Christianity.

Islam VS Christianity Similarities and Differences between Christianity and Islam] The Muslim and Christian religions are two religions that share many concepts and beliefs while at the same time having major differences in some areas of faith. The Islamic religion was influenced in part by Christianity but developed into a very different practice with its own unique rituals, prayers, and beliefs. In the Muslim faith, their primary source of religious belief is the Qur'an, which …

…of scripture and thus made them less important. These books survive today and are known as the Apocrypha. In Catholicism the pope, and the Patriarch in the Orthodox faith, has a direct connection to god and interprets his word for the masses and can change various beliefs from time to time claiming god himself inspired the changes. Muslims derive their law from the Qur'an and from the Hadith, which in no ways contradicts the Qur'an.