In reading the first book of the Koran I found many things in common between Christianity/the Bible and Islam/theKoran as well as many things that challenged me. For instance many of the stories are similar. Although many things are somewhat similar it is a very hard book to understand and it jumps around quite a bit. It is also based on what one man who had no witnesses said he got from a vision from "God" that he memorized whereas the Bible has many witnesses and is easy to understand. Another thing that challenged me was that Allah doesn't love everyone. Anyone who doens't believe in him is an ememy of Allah. On the other hand we have God who loves believers and nonbelievers and wants everyone to come to Him. Allah has apparently already decided our fate. I learned a lot from reading the Koran and I think it was beneficial to read and get a better understanding of another religion so that we will be more prepared if we have to defend our faith to someone of the Islam religion.
