In Islam, both “faith” and good deeds are necessary in order to enter Paradise: "Allah has promised to those who believe and do good deeds (that) they shall have forgiveness and a mighty reward." (Qu’ran 5:9)
“Faith” would include belief in one God, in angels, in God’s revelation (culminating in the Qu’ran), in the Prophets (culminating in Muhammed), in a final judgment, and in a paradise and a hell. “Good deeds" include works of charity and hospitality.
Muslims do not believe that humans are born sinful, as Scripture clearly teaches (Psalm 51:5, Genesis 8:21). In Islam, it is neither necessary nor possible to be perfect. This, too, is completely different from the teaching of Scripture (Leviticus 11:44; Matthew 5:48; Isaiah 53:5,6,11; Romans 3:21-26).
According to Islam, salvation depends on pleasing Allah more often and more deeply than one has offended him—in other words, on having more good deeds than bad on the scales at the moment of judgment: "Then as for him whose good deeds are preponderant, these are the successful. And as for him whose good deeds are light, these are they who shall have lost their souls, abiding in hell." (Qur'an 23:102-103)
Islam has no comforting gospel promise like the one Jesus gave to the world in John 3:16.
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