ISLAMIC RELIGION Islam Is It like Other Religions? Samantha Reitz DeVry University Out of the 6.974 billion people that live in the work about 2.1 billion practice Christianity‚ 1.5 billion practice Islam and lastly 14 million practice Judaism. Islam is an Abrahamic religion that is articulated by the Qur’an a book consider by its followers to be the word of God. Muslims follow a religion of peace
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Islam: A religion of Peace and Community Brian J Cobb As I stepped into the home‚ I immediately began to feel welcomed. I entered the home of the parents of one of my wife’s students to learn about their culture. Having an interest in learning more about Islam and Muslims‚ I had arranged to meet and sit down for an evening in an open discussion about both our cultures and religions. I wanted know how they were the same‚ and how they differed. This was the start to a long‚ deep‚ and one of
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The three monotheistic religions that would rise from the deserts of the Middle are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Despite the many similarities in faith‚ these three religions are distinct in practice and culture. The oldest of the three is Judaism. Founded by the first prophet Abraham‚ Judaism is a religion and an ethnicity. The Jewish people are descended from Abraham through his son Isaac and a fulfillment of Abraham’s covenant with God. The holy text of the Jews is called the Tanakh‚ which
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Islam- A Diverse Religion in A Diverse World Mary Zink DeVry University On September 11th 2001 at 8:45 am an American Airlines Jet Flight 11‚ hit the north tower of the World Trade Center; several minutes later at 9:06 United Airlines flight 175 hit the south tower of the World Trade Center. Most of the citizens of the United States watched their televisions in horror as this terrible tragedy unfolded. This single terrorist attack on U.S. soil brought to the attention of the average American
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Sacred Elements 1 Sacred Elements of are of many various belief elements‚ that one can only consider sacred within their own traditional followings. While Hinduism is the third largest religion‚ majority of the devotees have the same beliefs and practices. One of The Sacred Elements is Water. Water is considered sacred because its’ considered to be equal half of all creation. Washing in water is essential to approach deities in a clean manner‚ body‚ and clothes. Water in the Hindu religion
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discuss the basic elements of ancient religions‚ one needs to unravel the complex word that is “religion”. Before I carry on‚ the reader must understand that over history‚ there have been many different translations of religion‚ but interestingly enough‚ although they may be different‚ the majority of the translations carry the same fundamental message. According to many religious scholars over the many millennia of recorded religious history‚ the etymology of the term “religion” is accredited as
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Hinduism is a vast and profound religion. Some of the sacred elements that characterize Hindu religious traditions are the Hindu scriptures‚ the Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ and the main deities. One of the most important beliefs in Hinduism is acceptance. They have scriptures‚ mythologies that deal with many elements of life which are considered unacceptable. For example‚ Gita (considered to be main scripture which tells way of Hindu life‚ its duties) has story about Dropadi who is married to 5 brothers
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African Religion and its Influence on Christianity and Islam Traditional African religion has been the basis of spirituality for the people of Africa. “Although Christianity and Islam have added distinct elements to African religions‚ each has been and continued to be adapted to and shaped by Africa’s indigenous religious heritage” [Ambrose Moyo‚ 2007:326 “Religion in Africa” in G&G. Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ pp.317-350]. This influence is strongly demonstrated in the films: Wonders of
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Having a monotheistic worldview is important to how we view our life. It is important to have a worldview‚ so we can manage through different views and interpretations and know how to handle each situation we come across. When we understand the worldviews‚ we know how to defend the Christian faith. Throughout the world there are three religions that are close to the monotheistic worldview and has been the leader of all faiths. Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are the three religions. All of these
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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 of Brahman. Then some
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