Islam and ChristianityEveryone has their own level of importance when it comes to religion and its meaning. Some people see religion as a reason for being, while others might use it as a way to stay connected to home, or even blame it for every horrible act between humans. At first glance the Islamic faith and the Christian faith may seem very different from each other, but when we look more closely and compare them we can find many very important similarities between the two religions. While researching for this assignment I came across many articles that I could tell from the start would be one-sided, depending on the authors' beliefs, and not very helpful to me. Because I was raised by my mother and her branch of the family who were Jehovah's Witnesses, I was able to learn about not only the Islamic faith but also the Christian faith with which I had not had the opportunity to become so familiar, as well as the ways in which both of these religions are similar to each other and to Jehovah's Witnesses. One of the most important similarities I found during my research was that both Christians and Muslims are that both religions are truly monotheistic and believe that faith and worshiping their one true God is the absolute most important part in their chosen religions (Gillum, 2010). Muslims believe that daily prayer is especially important and is done five times a day to create an ongoing thought process and reminder of all the things one is grateful for. While Christians also pray daily, not everyone prays at set times. Some Christians pray before every meal, upon waking, and before going to bed. A part of the Christians saw...... half of the paper ......and looking at everything that Muslims had to face after 9/11, I can't even imagine how difficult and unfair everything was for They . Personally, it almost drives me crazy to know that if everyone could have taken the time and tried to learn about the Islamic faith, Muslims would never have been blamed for what happened on 9/11 and many innocent lives could have been saved. BibliographyEsposito, John L., Mogahed Dalia, (2007), Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think, Gallup Press, New York. Gillum, Joshua. (2010), Is Islam Peacful or Violent: Comparing Islam and Christianity to Reveal the Propaganda of Terrorism, Retrieved from: http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/content/pdf/participant-papers/2010www/Is_Islam_Peaceful_or_Violent_-_Comparing_Islam_&_Christianity_to_Reveal_the_Propaganda_of_Terrorism. pdf