The world is home to many religions and faiths but there are very few religions outside the three Abrahamic religions that have been around for so long and have even close to the sheer amount of followers that the three major world religions, Islam, Christianity and Judaism welcome. These three long standing religions, each with enormous amounts of faithful and dedicated adherents, have many common traits that make them look very similar when compared to each other. For example, all three faiths are monotheistic, which means they worship only one God. Also, all three faiths originate from the Middle East and can be trace down to the same root of origin, Abraham. These religions have many similarities but they are not at all the same. Each have
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Islam was founded by Muhammad in the Arabian Peninsula and is in the seventh century. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, second only to Christianity at 1 billion followers. Majority of its followers reside in the Middle East but they do have adherents in other parts of the world such as America which has a Muslim population of 1.5 million Muslims. The Islamic Holy Book is the Quran which tells Muslims how to live their lives according to Allah’s will and the Five Pillars of faith. Muslim houses of worship are referred to as mosques. There are two main versions of Islam, are Sunni and Shiite. The split in the Muslim community came after the death of Muhammad and there was a disagreement between who should be the new caliph. Some believed it should be decided by a community consensus while other’s believed it should be his son-in-law, Ali. This dispute could not be settled through talks or compromise and ultimately led to a split and those who favored a community consensus are today’s Sunni Muslims. Those who wanted Muhammad 's son-in-law to be selected are the Shiite Muslims of today. Although the two sides have slightly different rituals and ways of teaching Islam, the central message of Islam is still the same. Muslims are supposed to make a pilgrimage to holy city of Mecca at least once in their lifetime and follow the Five Pillars of Faith. Sunni Muslims pray five times a day, and Shiite only pray three. Muslims few Allah as the being the one true God and all powerful. They believe he has always been and has revealed himself through three prophets. To attain after life, a follower of Islam must make the holy pilgrimage to Mecca at and follow the Five Pillars of Islam. Millions of people each year make the trip to Mecca in hopes of achieving
Islam was founded by Muhammad in the Arabian Peninsula and is in the seventh century. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, second only to Christianity at 1 billion followers. Majority of its followers reside in the Middle East but they do have adherents in other parts of the world such as America which has a Muslim population of 1.5 million Muslims. The Islamic Holy Book is the Quran which tells Muslims how to live their lives according to Allah’s will and the Five Pillars of faith. Muslim houses of worship are referred to as mosques. There are two main versions of Islam, are Sunni and Shiite. The split in the Muslim community came after the death of Muhammad and there was a disagreement between who should be the new caliph. Some believed it should be decided by a community consensus while other’s believed it should be his son-in-law, Ali. This dispute could not be settled through talks or compromise and ultimately led to a split and those who favored a community consensus are today’s Sunni Muslims. Those who wanted Muhammad 's son-in-law to be selected are the Shiite Muslims of today. Although the two sides have slightly different rituals and ways of teaching Islam, the central message of Islam is still the same. Muslims are supposed to make a pilgrimage to holy city of Mecca at least once in their lifetime and follow the Five Pillars of Faith. Sunni Muslims pray five times a day, and Shiite only pray three. Muslims few Allah as the being the one true God and all powerful. They believe he has always been and has revealed himself through three prophets. To attain after life, a follower of Islam must make the holy pilgrimage to Mecca at and follow the Five Pillars of Islam. Millions of people each year make the trip to Mecca in hopes of achieving