Muslim Religious Beliefs

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Muslims believe that they will be in a conscious existence while in the grave. While in the grave Muslims find themselves in an in-between state where they are questioned by angles about their religious beliefs. Muslims will meet their own Judgement Day, on this day they will be brought before God and their sins will be weighed. The ones whose record is in his left hand will face fire and torment, while those in his right hand will return to their families happily. At first some believers will experience hell, but hell and paradise have many levels. Eventually once paradise is reached there will be palaces, riches, servants, honey, milk, wine, and riches. Hell, on the other hand is not nearly as pleasant. There the damned are met with scalding food to eat, boiling water to drink, and have their bodies and souls burned by fire. Believers in Allah will find their eternal resting place lies within paradise while non-believers are left to suffer in hell. Finally, comes the afterlife believed to be reached by the Jewish faith. Jews believe in both a resurrection and a reincarnation. Olam Ha-Ba is the Hebrew term for when the resurrection on the dead will occur. During this time, the messiah will return and start a world of prosperity and peace. Those who have died and were wicked will not be resurrected. One of the fundamentally important beliefs In Judaism is that …show more content…
They all believe in some form of heaven and hell. They all believe that

people will be resurrected and face a type of judgment day where they meet god and are rewarded for their good deeds or made to take responsibility for their wicked ways. All three religions say that once someone has died they are not just gone forever, when they die they do not just enter eternal darkness. It is amazing how religions can seem so distinctly different, while still being unbelievably

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