To an outsider, Islam and Christianity could seem worlds apart. Particularly in the current climate of terror attacks in the name of Islam, it is very easy for a westerner to push Islam as far away as possible from their own Christian culture. However, as we shall see, the real Islam and Christianity have many major similarities, as well as their differences. Perhaps the most important and major difference is the two faiths’ view on the image of God. Christians believe that God is made up of three equal parts; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The three together are known as the Trinity. Nicky Gumbel says ‘’the most basic analogy for this is a triangle: three sides but one triangle.’’ (Gumbel, 1995; cited in Manser, 1998, p.12) The trinity is perhaps one of Christianity’s most difficult stumbling blocks for non-Christians. Christians believe that there is only one God, as illustrated in the Bible - ‘’You shall have no other Gods before me’’ (Exodus 20:3) Therefore Christianity considers itself to be a monotheistic religion. This is where the similarity lies between Christianity and Islam. Although Islam denies the idea of a Trinity, and in fact, the very idea of it is blasphemous, they too are a monotheistic religion. Islam is built upon five pillars of faith. The first of these is the Shahada, which is the proclamation that ‘’there is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger’’. Following on from this, it is important to mention the difference between the two faiths’ laws on portraying God through imagery. Islam declares that it is blasphemous to portray God in any image, such as a painting or sculpture. They believe that God is so beyond our understanding that to try and humanise him would be wrong. However, it is quite normal within the Christian faith to produce images of God. For example the painting on the Sistine Chapel roof in Italy by Michelangelo portrays God reaching out and touching the finger of Adam. Islam and Christianity both have sacred texts, around which their respective followers focus their lives. However, the way in which these texts came into existence is very different. The Christian text, the Bible, is made up of 66 different books, the majority of which were written by different authors. It is believed by Christians that although the Bible is not the direct word of God, all scripture in it is the inspired word of God. The apostle Paul writes that ‘’all scripture is God-breathed and is useful.’’ (2 Timothy 3:16) On the other hand, Muslims believe that the Qur’an, their holy book, was revealed to the prophet Muhammad over a period of 23 years by the angel Jibril. As Maqsood says ‘’Muslims believe that it is the word of Allah (God), exactly as the Prophet received it, and in this sense it is different from any other of the world’s holy books since they were all created by human authors.’’ (Maqsood, 1994, p.31) Muslims believe that the Qur’an is an exact replica of the same book wh