Christianity in the Writings of Islamic Theologians

Christianity, as a great religion has been the focus of Muslim theologian's attention and relying on the information derived from the Holy Quran, they tried to analyze and criticize Christian beliefs. They generally referred to the Gospels as the main reference of arguments and the major part of their analysis was concerned with the concept of God, the nature of the Christ, the Union and the Trinity. Furthermore, they also tried to give a fair survey the Islamic theological sects and compare them with certain sects of Christian sects. Therefore, this article deals with major Christian doctrines which were reflected in the Islamic theological writings; it moreover, brings into perspective the viewpoints of early Muslim theologians as the forerunners of the religious dialogue.