Reflection Paper Hinduism 10/3/12 Despite being the world’s third largest and oldest religion‚ lots of people including me are very unaware of the facts about Hinduism. Hinduism can be traced all the way back to 5000 B.C and has been said to have over 1 billion followers. The most interesting fact about Hinduism to me is that Hinduism has no founder. Nobody has been known to have founded Hinduism and yet it just keeps evolving over time. Another interesting fact about Hinduism is their “Brahman
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Hinduism and Christianity: Parallels Abound Steven Williams World Religion Professor A. Bisson November 28‚ 2010 Hinduism and Christianity are two of the largest religions in the world today with nearly half of the world’s population claiming one of the two as their own. Without a doubt‚ both religions have been extremely influential in the world. In the minds of most‚ this is about as far as the similarities between Hinduism and Christianity go; however‚ the fact is that the two
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The Five Pillars of Islam are the structure of the Islamic religion. They are the testimony of faith‚ prayer‚ Zakat (charity)‚ fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ and if circumstance permits then pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime. The first pillar‚ entitled the testament of faith‚ exploits the Belief in one god‚ Allah‚ who constitutes the very foundation of Islam. Prayer is the next pillar of Islam. Prayers do not take more than five minutes and are required five times daily. In prayer‚ a
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Five Pillars of Islam The First Pillar is the believers’ confession of faith‚ reduced to a few words that every member of the faithful from every continent and background can understand‚ from the illiterate nomadic herdsman in the deserts of Northern Kenya to the sophisticated trilingual businessman of Paris or Riyadh. The Second Pillar is the central act of righteous in Islam‚ the very essence of the life of a Muslim. The Third Pillar Islam is a significant presence in one hundred or more countries
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Creation of Islam Muhammad was the creator of Islam and the Muslim religion. Today he still makes an impact on his religion. There are now many more religions now days that will be talked about in my paper which are Christian‚ Muslim‚ and the Jewish religions. Many people have different faiths‚ gods and beliefs‚ but does every faith believe in the same god? That is question I will answer. The Shitte and Sunni split is a big part of the Muslims religion and makes a big difference. Islam has many parts
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Sanatana Dharma‚ Hinduism as coined by European influence‚ is the world’s third largest religion with nearly one billion followers‚ about 14% of the Earths human population. There are many that theorize Hinduism is not like any other religion that encompasses a particular way of life; that Hinduism is without a defined founder‚ deity‚ nor is Hinduism stuck to a specific system of theology. However‚ there are those that argue Hinduism is monotheistic because it does recognize the one supreme being
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Hinduism and Christianity are two religions that have been around for thousands of years. These religions have developed philosophies on certain subjects that can be compared in order to show their similarities and differences. Some of the main subjects that can be reflected upon after learning of the history and fundamentals of these religions are the paths to enlightenment/salvation‚ the religions ’ treatment of women‚ and the afterlife. This paper will give an analytic comparison of these religions
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Throughout history until now‚ the world had three great belief systems‚ Hinduism‚ Confucianism‚ and Buddhism. Each lasted from different times‚ at different societies‚ Hinduism in India when the Aryans first came to India involving with the Dravidians‚ Confucianism in China after the Warring States Period in order to end the disorder there‚ and Buddhism in after Hinduism when the cast system fell apart. These belief systems‚ each had strong impacts on the political‚ social‚ and economic groups of
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Islam is a tradition of love and submission to God that ultimately strives for peace. The ancient religion emerged in the seventh century and was able to appeal to the public through its deeply entrenched attitudes to peace. Islam’s constant endeavour for peace can be presented through its ancient traditions and sacred texts‚ history and historical events and current practices and contemporary events of the religion. The sacred texts of Islam are the Quran‚ which contains the revelations from Allah
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11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing
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