Both Islam and Christianity are monotheistic religions, believing in the same god, referred to as 'Allah' by the Muslims and, 'God' by the Christians. In this sense, Islam and Christianity are considerably intertwined, appearing to come from the same beginning.
             For Christianity, the stories about the origin of the universe are found in the first two chapters of the book of genesis, in their holy book, the Bible. They show how God created the world in six days. The following quote shows how God created the world from nothing:
             "In the beginning God created the heavens and earth."
             Similar to Christianity, the Islamic stories about creation are found in their holy book, the Qur'an. Just like the Bible, the Qur'an states that Allah created the world in six days, out of nothing.
             "Your Guardian Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He settled Himself on the Thrown."
             There are two scientific theories about the origin of the universe, cosmology and evolution (see Appendix 1 for definitions). These have sometimes posed a major problem for Christian beliefs about creation. The Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christian groups disregard the scientific theories and take the accounts from the bible very literally. Protestants and Roman Catholics accept evolution as a hypothesis and teach that evolution was under God's control and guidance.
             Unlike Christians, science has never been a problem for Muslim beliefs. Muslims would argue that science does not affect their belief in Allah's creation of the world, instead, it explains what the Qur'an teaches. Therefore scientific explanations are welcomed as they help Muslims to have a greater understanding of Allah's creation.
             The belief in life after death is fundamental to both Islam and Christianity. Both the Qur'an and the Bible contain similar teaching on this matter. The teachin...