Religions Of Islam Research Paper

Improved Essays
Islam is also an Abrahamic religion. Islam claims that the root Islam come for Ishmael which was the brother Isaac (root of Judaism). They were both son of Abraham. Islam arose in the city Mecca, where is Saudi Arabia present currently. Islam is also considered the mixture of Judaism and Christianity because they also believe in Moses and Jesus and some of their teachings. There are many kinds of Muslims, but most the most recognized are Shia, Sunnis and Wahhabis. The basic difference between Wahhabis and Sunnis is that Sunnis give extra respect to Muhammad where Wahhabis considered Muhammad a human being and concentrate on the message. Shia are the one who believe that Muhammad was chosen as a messenger by god mistakenly. They consider that …show more content…
Origin of those belongs to the same place of the earth, which is known as The Middle East (Public Broadcasting Services, n.d.). As we know that Judaism came first, Christianity came from Jewish tradition and Islam came after Christianity. All those religions are somewhat linked in their teaching and beliefs. The mission of these three religions is almost the same which is to thank God, obey the commandments of God, believe in the day of judgement and the life hereafter. However, the practices and ways of performing prayers and thanking the same God are different. Moses and Muhammad were both born through mother and father, they were married and had children, were accepted as a messenger of God by their people, they were accepted as a ruler, died naturally and brought specific rules and regulations for the mankind (Islamic Research Foundation, …show more content…
Today media target is the only religion is Islam. Media constantly using Quran’s verses in order to create hype among people and make control them against each other and for the interest of their owners. One of the most popular verse used by media and Islamic extremist to destroy Islam’s image is, “kill them where you find them”. This verse is part of another verse which is, “fight against those who fight you” (Dr. Nazir Khan, n.d.). There is also another verse in that same paragraph which say, “But if they cease fighting, then let there be no hostility except against oppressors” (Dr. Nazir Khan, n.d.). Sometimes we need to read the whole paragraph in order to understand the whole message. Islam orders their believers that even though at war, a Muslim cannot attack women, children, and elderly or anyone who is not fighting against them (Dr. Nazir Khan, n.d.). It strictly prohibited for a Muslim to fight against people, who does not want to fight with

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    Nt1310 Unit 1 Assignment

    • 415 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Some differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam would be the followers. Christianity have the most followers at about 2.2 billion, Islam has the second largest amount of followers at 1.5 Billion, and Judaism the smallest with 14 million followers. They also have very different divisions, for example Christianity's divisions are Orthodox, Protestant,and Roman Catholic. Judaism's divisions are Hasidic, Conservative, and Reform Judaism. Islam's divisions are mainly Sunni and Shia.…

    • 415 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Christianity vs. Islam The religions Christianity and Islam both share many differences. With both of these religions emerging from the Middle East, they have created a great impact on this world. Like most religions, they both claim to be the one true way to God. Their differences include their view on Jesus, how the religion had originated, and also their practices.…

    • 729 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The recent problem of fourteen-year-old Ahmad Mohamed. Ahmad Mohamed is a young boy that has a passion for making scientific things such as clocks. One morning he decides to show this clock to one of his teachers in Texas, unfortunately while showing the teacher the clock not only did she assume that this homemade clock was a bomb but felt the need to call the cops on him. As a Muslim I always ask myself why do people associate negative things such as bombing and extremist to Islam. The media plays a huge role and makes the final decision for us, instead of us thinking for…

    • 666 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    They share many common beliefs with Christianity; including Moses, Abraham, and even Jesus Christ. One of their distinctive beliefs from Christianity is that Jesus Christ is a prophet and not the Son of God. They also adhere to the Islamic law rigorously. The Muslim religion has been affected in their customs of the Five Pillars of Islam yet still find ways to keep it alive and rich in their lives after facing hardships given by society.…

    • 809 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    To start off, Islam began in the 7th century in saudi Arabia and is the youngest of the world religions. The prophet Muhammad (circa 570-632 A.D.) introduced Islam in 610 A.D. after experiencing what he claimed to be an angelic visitation. The Arab founder of Islam is Muhammad. He dictated the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the preexistent, perfect words of Allah (Origin of Islam). This is not what all Muslims believe because everyone is different, but following the Islam religion is common for Muslims.…

    • 1594 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Shia Muslims believed that the caliphs (leaders of the umma) should have familial ties with Muhammad while Sunni Muslims held that caliphs only need be selected by the community. Also, while Sunni Muslims believed that religious authority lied in the hands of religious scholars known as ulama, Shia Muslims believed that religious authority rather lied in the hands of their leaders known as imams (Strayer…

    • 1864 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Q1. I believe that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam do worship the same God. Each of these religions claim to be Abrahamic Faiths, also, each religion is monotheistic. Abrahamic Faith means that each of these religions is following the God of Abraham. Monotheism is a belief in one God that is all powerful and all knowing.…

    • 715 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam ¬¬¬– all have one thing in common, the nature of monotheism. Judaism innovated the idea of one God about 3000 years ago, with the Israelites. Though it was restricted to the people of Israel, this was the first time a monotheistic religion came into play. Worshipping the same God of Israel, Christians were the second monotheistic believers. The teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth were next to become revolutionary.…

    • 1347 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    He wrote a book called The Qur’an, and all Muslims follow the rules written in the book. One of the examples is The Five Pillars of Islam. The first pillar, Shahadah, is Faith. Muslims recite a declaration of faith that means, “ There is no god but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God.” Muslims also believe that there is a judgement day when God…

    • 593 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Muhammad and the Believers presents us with a historical narrative of the early life of Islam and its formation. The five chapters inform the reader with the necessary exposition and background as well as subtle and reoccurring criticisms. While Donner makes it clear that not every story, reading, and text in the Quran is believable, they are in fact important as they give us insight and understanding. The book presents itself as a historical reading yet is familiar enough for the average reader to enjoy.…

    • 847 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Islam is a monotheistic faith centered around belief in the one God (Allah). In this regard, it shares some beliefs with Judaism and Christianity by tracing its history back to the patriarch Abraham, and ultimately to the first prophet, Adam. All the prophets preached the same universal message of belief in one God and kindness to humanity. The last in the series of prophets, according to Muslims, was Muhammad. Muhammad was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia around 570 CE.…

    • 862 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The main doctrine of Islam is the belief in Allah (God), Angels, past Prophets, day of Judgment, predestination and lastly but not the least the revelations (holy books) of God (Waines, 2003). Christianity on the other hand is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. They believe that Jesus is God’s incarnation. There…

    • 1254 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Christianity, Judaism and Islam are Abrahamic religions who base their core beliefs off the teachings of the prophet Abraham. In the Islamic faith tradition the word of the Qur’an is considered sacred and is the basis of their core beliefs. Islam efficiently works towards promoting peace, tolerance and understanding to other religions, which can be seen through an examination of the doctrinal, ritual, narrative, ethical and social dimensions of religion. Islam is an Abrahamic religion whose doctrinal beliefs and understandings are recorded in Islam’s sacred texts (Qur’an, hadith and sunnah). The Quran is the most well known of Islam’s sacred texts and is considered to be the literal word of god (Gordon, 2010) by those in the Islamic tradition.…

    • 1125 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    If the three worship the same god, it seems right that they should have similar history, beliefs, and practises. All three religions share similar history. Each seems to start out with Adam and Eve and the fall. Then goes on to the story of Abraham obeying God and almost sacrificing his own son Isaac, however, the Muslim religion believes that it may have actually been is son Ismail. Each of the three religions even have a mention of Jesus, but view him a bit differently.…

    • 710 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are a ton of religions around the world filled with cultures, musics, and architectures. Most people have their own religion to believe in God or Gods and some of them are Atheists that they don’t believe in any God. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religion that they believe in one God. Three religions are the most popular religions that everyone got familiar with it. They all believe that universe is created by God, the highest leader of their religion.…

    • 1039 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays

Related Topics