Christianity vs. Islam

Dear Fatima,

Salam. I have become confused as to whether Islam is the true religion of God, or whether Christianity is the true religion all along and Islam is spread as some type of lie. I have read and watched many youtube videos of how a Muslim or a Christian temporarily died and saw the afterlife, and they saw Jesus. All I know is that there is a God who has blessed His love to me, but I want to be sure that He is Allah.

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Assalamu ‘alaykum,

Questions are good for deepening your faith and guiding your heart, and I’m
really glad that you took the step to write in with yours.

I’m not certified in giving an answer about Islam’s view on the afterlife,
so I don’t feel comfortable commenting about the videos you have watched.
However, I’m not sure that YouTube videos are the best source for learning
about religious opinions. They are also not checked for accuracy about
their claims, so it’s hard to figure out what is real and what is fiction.

I would encourage you to seek out a scholar who is familiar with both Islam
and Christianity and ask them the specific questions you have. Maybe you
can even watch the videos with the scholar so that you can have a deeper
discussion about them. There are a number of national level speakers that
are converts from Christianity so their websites would likely be a good
place to start.

If you would like Stones to Bridges to refer you to a good imam/scholar in your area who might be able to help you with these questions, please complete our contact us form.

wa ‘alaykum salam