Religion as an opiate? I the case of Islam, it looks more like religion as a form of mind control. I say that trying my best to be an impartial observer.

The Christian heaven is a place of peace and beauty where you might get a chance to chat with Reagan. A place where human desires are transcended.

In Islam it appears that heaven is the place to partake of the "sins of the flesh" and gluttony, to be waited on by 80,000 servants. It is the carrot on the end of the stick.

If I were a psychologist designing a religion for the purpose of behavior modification, I think I would use the Islamic model. Christianity tends to control behavior through fear of going to “hell” while Islam focuses on rewarding the faithful in “heaven” with the things the Christians go to hell for.

There are disputes as to the translations of the Koran and "traditions" but, I didn’t find them very convincing. Even if the translations are inaccurate, interpretations by jihadists remain:

British teenage boys were told to train with Kalashnikov rifles and promised 72 virgins in paradise if they died as religious martyrs…