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The Difference Between the Quran and the New Testament in their
The Difference Between the Quran and the New Testament in their Passages of Jesus Christ’s Birth
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The story about the birth of Jesus is one among many passages conveyed differently in two religious texts, the Quran and the New Testament Bible. The two books used by Christians and Muslims to guide their worship and beliefs have been subjected to scrutiny to determine their similarities and differences. This paper will compare the differences between the birth of Jesus passage in the Quran and the New Testament Bible.
The Quran dedicates a whole book called the Maryam to Mary’s encounters with the angels, her pregnancy, and the Birth of Jesus Jesus Christ. According to the Quran, Mary withdrew from her family and moved to the far east. This is where Allah sent His Angel Angel Gabriel, who took the form of a man, to talk with Mary and inform her that she was about to conceive a bay by Allah’s mighty powers. On the other hand, the story of the birth of Jesus in the New Testament is only but a part of the biblical gospels known as Matthew and Luke. According to the book of Luke, God sent Angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee where Mary lived with her family, to deliver the news that she would get pregnant by the power of the holy spirit. Mary, who was promised in marriage to a man named Joseph, was troubled by this news.
According to Maryam passage, Mary conceived Jesus and withdrew him to a remote place where the labor pains devastated her and drove her to a palm tree trunk. Unlike the Maryam passage, the book of Luke in the New Testament claims that Mary, with the help of Joseph, moved to Bethlehem to evade the census ordered by king Augustus, who aimed to find the Messiah and kill him. Mary gave birth to baby Jesus in a stable and placed him in a manger because all the inns in Bethlehem were full. The distinct differences in the two tales of Jesus Christ’s birth prove that the New Testament bible and the Quran are different despite serving the same purpose as religious books.
Positive Impact of Colonization on Kenya
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Positive Impact of Colonization on Kenya
Kenya was a British colony from 1920, but before then it was a British protectorate since the late 1800s. Although colonization is mostly seen to have had negative impacts on African countries, there are some positives. One positive effect of colonization on Kenya is the strong trade ties the country retains with its former colonial master. The United Kingdom is the largest foreign investor in the country with more than two hundred companies valued at more than £2.5 billion (Heldring & Robinson 11). The UK is also the largest importer of Kenyan exports such as tea, coffee and horticultural produce.
The Kenyan education system is ranked one of the best in Africa, making education one of the positive impacts of colonization. Before the British occupied Kenya, learning was mainly informal. The introduction of formal learning systems during colonization continued to date with many benefits for the country. In 2017, the Kenyan education system was ranked first among other African nations (Sharma & Gupta 142). The Kenyan government has continuously prioritized education as a major policy area, resulting in high literacy levels. Many of the higher learning institutions established during colonial times remain some of the most prestigious to date.
The British introduced new cash crops in Kenya which remain the highest exports earning the country millions of dollars in revenue. Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy with most of the crops having been introduced during colonial times. Tea and coffee are the country’s highest exports alongside other horticultural products. Aside from earning the government revenue, the agricultural sector is also the biggest employer in the Kenyan economy. More than 40% of the rural population are employed in farms and food processing industries from which they earn a living. The British also introduced new and more efficient farming methods during colonial times that have allowed Kenyan farmers to maximize on their agricultural output.
Works Cited
Heldring, Leander, and James A. Robinson. Colonialism and economic development in Africa. No. w18566. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012.
Sharma, Ambika, and T. A. N. U. Gupta. “The Making of Third World: The Impact of Colonization.” Research Journal of English Language and Literature 3.2 (2015): 141-144.
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