To West and Islam, having been being in a tug-of-war for ages is no more a shocking issue. However, what makes them involved in such an endless tension is a never ending issue. It’s all rooted in the fight for influence on one over the other. Each party sticks to its own truth. And the truth each party holds up is considered as the lone truth so that each party tries to win each other in the name of partial and disputable truth.

Dating back to history of west which is identical to Christianity and Islam, Christianity originated from Jesus teaching in which in Islam Jesus is belonging to one of the 25 prophets Moslem must believe in. In other words, Jesus is a prophet who is equally placed in the array of other prophets. In contrast, in Christianity Jesus is believed as a God; son of God. Here it is where the dispute starts.

Besides that, according to Islamic belief, Christianity which was brought by Prophet Jesus with His holy book “Bible” is a true teaching the same as other teachings brought by other prophets previously through “Torah” by Prophet Moses and “Zabur” by Prophet David. As to wrap up all those teachings the true God sent the last messenger, Prophet Muhammad with holy book Qur’an (Koran).

If all parties refer to such a fact, there is no need to dispute at all. However, since Christianity was modified in the era of Roman Empire in which all the teachings and terms in it had been adopted from the Roman beliefs and mythology. On the other hand, Islam has always dubbed itself as the protector, lawyer and aide of the truth. Islam sticks to the belief that the teaching is the summary of all previous Prophets’ teachings: David, Moses and Jesus. The analogy is when old constitutions created and applied by the previous prime ministers in a country have been amended and revised; the new constitution is surely to be effective and true for an implementation.

West (Christianity) and Islam have no compromise in such a point as their respective belief and teaching is the truest. This is true if both parties do not force one’s followers over the other’s to make the followers believe in one or the other. To make both parties come out from the dispute and hatred situation, a forum to sit together and discuss the principles should be established. In the forum, there should be a common unanimous understanding: “your belief is yours and mine is mine”. The rest is both parties should work hand in hand harmoniously to create or improve the peace and prosperity for all.

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