When it comes to religion Islam which is the second largest religion in the world with Christianity being the first is constantly increasing. There are many misconceptions about the Islamic beliefs, value, and goals, for example islamophobia. This paper will address the teaching of the Islamic religions and how the religion is interpreted in different countries and cultures in the world. This paper will address Islamic religions in the United States, Great Britain, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and other countries. This paper will also research contrasted Islam with Christianity and Judaism, and do these understanding impact the ways Muslims and non-Muslims interact and communicate with one another.
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Countries within the Middle East include Egypt, Qatar, Saudi, Bahrain, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Kuwait. What differentiate people in the Middle East are their nationality, ethnicity and religion. Majority of the ethnic group in the Middle East constitute of Arabs except for Iran, Israel, and Turkey. Islam is largest religion within the Middle East. Most people in the Middle East practice Islam or are Muslims. Even though Islam is the largest religion in the Middle Eastern states it is not for Israel and Palestinian territories. The Islamic religion have different sect in which majority of the people within the Middle East belongs to the Sunni sect (Alinezhad-Namaghi. 2012). Women in the Middle East wear hijab and Islamic dress covering their entire body. The Islamic religion within the Middle East is slowly moving away from their traditional way of living and establishing an authoritarian Islamic state. People within the Middle East pray five times a day and fast for the month of Ramadan, which is the holiest month for the …show more content…
When it comes to religion Christianity is considered the largest religion in the world, while Islam is considered the second largest religion in the world. When it comes to Christianity the Christian believe in the bible, the bible include the old and new testament. The Old Testament focuses on the power of God and his works, while look forward to the coming of Jesus or the Messiah. The New Testament reveals Jesus as the Messiah and it began a new covenant with Jesus who came as a fulfillment of the law in the Old Testament. The Muslim belief in the Qur’an, the Qur’an is an Islamic scared book; it is known to be the word of God that was given to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and it is written in Arabic. The Muslim pray five times a day (dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening), while the Christian pray without season and whenever they want. The Muslim believes that Muhammad was the last prophet send by God and that Jesus is a prophet not the son of God. The Christian beliefs that Jesus is the only son of God and was send to the earth to die for their sin. Christian believes in the holy trinity which is the viewing of God in three persons (God the father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit), while the Muslim believe in Unity which is only one God (Akhlaghi.
One of the country in which the Islamic …show more content…
Countries within the Middle East include Egypt, Qatar, Saudi, Bahrain, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, and Kuwait. What differentiate people in the Middle East are their nationality, ethnicity and religion. Majority of the ethnic group in the Middle East constitute of Arabs except for Iran, Israel, and Turkey. Islam is largest religion within the Middle East. Most people in the Middle East practice Islam or are Muslims. Even though Islam is the largest religion in the Middle Eastern states it is not for Israel and Palestinian territories. The Islamic religion have different sect in which majority of the people within the Middle East belongs to the Sunni sect (Alinezhad-Namaghi. 2012). Women in the Middle East wear hijab and Islamic dress covering their entire body. The Islamic religion within the Middle East is slowly moving away from their traditional way of living and establishing an authoritarian Islamic state. People within the Middle East pray five times a day and fast for the month of Ramadan, which is the holiest month for the …show more content…
When it comes to religion Christianity is considered the largest religion in the world, while Islam is considered the second largest religion in the world. When it comes to Christianity the Christian believe in the bible, the bible include the old and new testament. The Old Testament focuses on the power of God and his works, while look forward to the coming of Jesus or the Messiah. The New Testament reveals Jesus as the Messiah and it began a new covenant with Jesus who came as a fulfillment of the law in the Old Testament. The Muslim belief in the Qur’an, the Qur’an is an Islamic scared book; it is known to be the word of God that was given to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and it is written in Arabic. The Muslim pray five times a day (dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening), while the Christian pray without season and whenever they want. The Muslim believes that Muhammad was the last prophet send by God and that Jesus is a prophet not the son of God. The Christian beliefs that Jesus is the only son of God and was send to the earth to die for their sin. Christian believes in the holy trinity which is the viewing of God in three persons (God the father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit), while the Muslim believe in Unity which is only one God (Akhlaghi.