Polemicists accused Islam of exclusive salvation while Christianity did the same

Evidence

There was the sense of Islam as a body holding itself apart and promising exclusive salvation to its adherents; this point was often remarked, although Christianity did the same. There was also the accusation that the Judgement Day would be amoral, neglecting works, while rewarding faith. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 884

Categorization

  • XREF: A key rhetorical move in the vault thread: the accusation leveled at Islam is one the accuser’s own tradition shares — mirroring how Christian polemicists today critique Muslim exclusivism while holding exclusivist soteriology.