What are the modern application of Islam and Christianity?
Thanks for the A2A, anonymous. From the comment below your question on meditation and yoga, I presume by application you mean spiritual practices. In Christianity, which in later times emphasizes activity, spiritual practice and daily living - at times seeming to be at odds - are fairly integrated. In the Hindu tradition, Christians might be characterized as being more kshatriyas or kutumbins (warriors or householders). It is interesting that Jesus, in His youth, was trained as a carpenter.Of course, besides activity, there are versions of Christian meditation, such as the cave in the heart meditation. A nice little article capturing this idea, relating to the cave in which Jesus was born and the spiritual cave in the center of the heart is hereThe Cave Of The Heart – By Mother Maryἡσυχασμός, or stillness, is part of Orthodox Christianity, but is also mentioned in Psalms 46:10.Others, like the Quakers and Shakers (note the names connotation of movement), emphasized "hands to work, and hearts to God." Brother Lawrence, another example of this, who wrote The Practice of the Presence of God, came to the discalced priory in Paris. He wasn't trained as a cleric, hence his duties there were solely working in the kitchen and repairing sandals. Others soon noticed that though he was not a strict contemplative, his work did not bar him from finding wisdom. He was soon sought out by many clerics for advice.
What do Non-Muslims think about Holy Quran?
I'm an atheist, so, of course, I don't believe the Quran is the word of God. There's zero doubt in my mind that it's the word of Muhammad. Even his favorite wife teased him about that. Here's an example from the Aisha wiki:Muhammad did not view himself as entirely superior to Aisha, at least not enough to prevent Aisha from speaking her mind, even at the risk of angering Muhammad. On one such instance, Muhammad's "announcement of a revelation permitting him to enter into marriages disallowed to other men drew from her [Aisha] the retort, 'It seems to me your Lord hastens to satisfy your desire!'"I have no doubt that Muhammad was a charismatic person. The force of his personality, his intelligence, and his belief in the supremacy of Allah -- the God of Abraham -- was a potent combination that prompted him to adapt Judeo-Christian beliefs to the harsh and violent reality of 7th century Arabia.Unfortunately, the revelations Muhammad conjured could not exceed his limited, personal, experience. His knowledge of Christianity and Judaism was not much better than that of a novice. He envisioned Islam as the culmination of the Abrahamic tradition. But, despite granting Jews and Christians protected status, they would not recognize his religion as the successor to theirs.Muhammad's fierce monotheism proved lethal to those guilty of shirk (polytheism) . . . especially in pagan Asia and Africa. It was polytheist pagans who most suffered from Muhammad's rise to power. His self-wrought revelations of the Quran empowered Muhammad to justify whatever he wanted to do. And he did exactly that many times. There is little doubt in my mind that Muhammad conjured the Quran, as suited him, from his limited knowledge and imagination.