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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do Islam and Christianity have in common?
A
They both are cool.
B
They both have a holy book.
C
They both were created by a woman
D
They are both polytheistic.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Muslims call their sacred texts the Qur’an and Christians call their sacred text the Bible. Both in which there is a holy man (Muhammad: Islam, Jesus : Christianity) whose teachings are taught through these two sacred texts. The holy men both taught their life lessons and their beliefs to each individual they meet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Holy Bible and the Qur’an are two sacred texts with great meanings in two different religions, the Christianity and Islam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarah, Hagar, Zipporah, Elizabeth, Raphael, Cain and Abel, Korah, Joseph’s brothers, Potiphar and his wife, Eve, Jochebed, Samuel, Noah’s sons, and Noah’s wife are mentioned, but unnamed in the Quran.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most mainstream Muslims would generally agree they worship the same God that Christians-or Jews-worship. Zeki Saritoprak, a professor of Islamic studies at John Carroll University in Cleveland, points out that in the Quran there’s the Biblical story of Jacob asking his sons whom they’ll worship after his death.

Detailed explanation-5: -” However, all three religions share three common traits: they all use the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, as sacred scripture; they all trace their lineage to Abraham, the ‘’father of the Jews”; and they are all monotheistic, meaning they believe in one god.

Detailed explanation-6: -1.1 Quran. 1.2 Tawrat (Torah) 1.3 Zabur (Psalms) 1.4 Injil (Gospel)

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