Understanding Islam in today’s World
Since the events of September 11, 2001 interest in Islam has skyrocketed in the US. Generally those in the US have a total misunderstanding of the role of the Islamists in the world. First I will give a description of Islam, next I want to analyze the difference and commonalities between Islam and the Western Judeo Christian religions. Further describe how Islam is practiced around the world.
What is Islam?
Islam is one of the Abrahamic religions like Judaism and Christianity that agree that Abraham is the first prophet of God (Allah to Muslims, Jehovah to Jews and Christians). Muslim is the name of an adherent to Islam. They believe and worship one God (Allah) alone.
Koran is the ‘Bible’ of Islam. …show more content…
Islam says we come into the world without sin. Through the Quran it is stated God has great mercy and compassion. Islam places a greater importance on the physical world therefore that explains why Muslims have made such advances in various fields of science. Similar to Christianity, Muslims believe there will be a judgment of our lives at the end of time. Jews do not recognize any prophet after the Jewish prophets, including Jesus and Muhammad. Therefore, they do not subscribe to the idea that Jesus was the Messiah and the son of God. The holy scripture of Judaism is the Torah.
Christianity developed out of the monotheistic tradition of Judaism. Jesus, the Christ of Christianity, considered by the Christians to be the earthly Son of God (Jehovah) was a Jew in Roman Palestine. Its holy scriptures are the Bible, which includes the Old Testament and the New Testament. Christians do not accept Muhammad as a prophet of God.
Muslims believe that Allah sent the Quran to the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century C.E. to proclaim it to mankind (Religion: Three Religions 2002). The Quran contains verses that tell Muslims to worship the one God, and explains how they should treat others …show more content…
Halal is historically similar to the food restrictions of Jewish Kosher including the banning of pork and includes strict instructions on the slaughter of animals.
Great Britain
Contrary to popular belief, British Muslims are more likely to self-identify as British compared to other demographics segments of Great Britain. British Muslims are sometimes victims of islamophobia both silent and obvious forms of discrimination. The islamophobia is fed by the belief in the general population that British Muslims do not feel as though they belong and are feared as potential enemies of the state. Polls suggest the Muslims are more patriotic than other segments but this reality is not perceived in the general population. Sometimes leading to attacks on the Muslim population by Right Wingers.
India
Muslim Indians are about twelve percent of the Indian population. As a minority, Muslims in India experience a lot of discrimination. Just like in the whole Muslim world there is tension between Sunni and Shia. Each sect has many different schools. India is such a large country, different parts of the country may practice Islam in widely different ways. Different parts of India were visited originally by Muslims from different areas of the world and therefore will have different practices. Some of the Indian Muslims are very progressive and push for women’s rights (Islam in India,
Since the events of September 11, 2001 interest in Islam has skyrocketed in the US. Generally those in the US have a total misunderstanding of the role of the Islamists in the world. First I will give a description of Islam, next I want to analyze the difference and commonalities between Islam and the Western Judeo Christian religions. Further describe how Islam is practiced around the world.
What is Islam?
Islam is one of the Abrahamic religions like Judaism and Christianity that agree that Abraham is the first prophet of God (Allah to Muslims, Jehovah to Jews and Christians). Muslim is the name of an adherent to Islam. They believe and worship one God (Allah) alone.
Koran is the ‘Bible’ of Islam. …show more content…
Islam says we come into the world without sin. Through the Quran it is stated God has great mercy and compassion. Islam places a greater importance on the physical world therefore that explains why Muslims have made such advances in various fields of science. Similar to Christianity, Muslims believe there will be a judgment of our lives at the end of time. Jews do not recognize any prophet after the Jewish prophets, including Jesus and Muhammad. Therefore, they do not subscribe to the idea that Jesus was the Messiah and the son of God. The holy scripture of Judaism is the Torah.
Christianity developed out of the monotheistic tradition of Judaism. Jesus, the Christ of Christianity, considered by the Christians to be the earthly Son of God (Jehovah) was a Jew in Roman Palestine. Its holy scriptures are the Bible, which includes the Old Testament and the New Testament. Christians do not accept Muhammad as a prophet of God.
Muslims believe that Allah sent the Quran to the prophet Muhammad in the seventh century C.E. to proclaim it to mankind (Religion: Three Religions 2002). The Quran contains verses that tell Muslims to worship the one God, and explains how they should treat others …show more content…
Halal is historically similar to the food restrictions of Jewish Kosher including the banning of pork and includes strict instructions on the slaughter of animals.
Great Britain
Contrary to popular belief, British Muslims are more likely to self-identify as British compared to other demographics segments of Great Britain. British Muslims are sometimes victims of islamophobia both silent and obvious forms of discrimination. The islamophobia is fed by the belief in the general population that British Muslims do not feel as though they belong and are feared as potential enemies of the state. Polls suggest the Muslims are more patriotic than other segments but this reality is not perceived in the general population. Sometimes leading to attacks on the Muslim population by Right Wingers.
India
Muslim Indians are about twelve percent of the Indian population. As a minority, Muslims in India experience a lot of discrimination. Just like in the whole Muslim world there is tension between Sunni and Shia. Each sect has many different schools. India is such a large country, different parts of the country may practice Islam in widely different ways. Different parts of India were visited originally by Muslims from different areas of the world and therefore will have different practices. Some of the Indian Muslims are very progressive and push for women’s rights (Islam in India,