Five Pillars of Islam

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…

Christianity and Islam both lend their religion to a single deity: the Christian God being the loving, redeeming, and just Creator of the Earth, and Islam’s Allah, the just, judgmental, and inspiring god which required His love to be earned by His followers. Both these religions entail prophets, great religious wars, and holy books. Both have spread far across the earth and both have experienced major persecution for their beliefs. However, as similar as they might be, Christianity and Islam…

Throughout this book, Huston Smith puts an emphasis on the nature of God and the different ways that God is seen through the eyes of the various religions of the world. In some cases, such as Buddhism, God doesn’t exist. In other religious such as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, the idea of “God” is very similar. The people of these religions believe that God is the creator of man and the creator of the universe. God is portrayed by some of these people as someone who loves but also as someone…

God, Muhammad was clearly meant for great things. Indeed the Prophet of Islam had several significant events throughout his career. There are three, however, that I will argue to be the most significant for the growth of the Islamic faith: his revelation at Mount Hira, the unification of Meccan and Median Muslims into the beginning of ummah, and lastly the 628 Treaty of Hudaybiyya. First and foremost there would be no Islam if not for his original revelation in Cave of Hira. Located on Jabal…

Islam: Empire of Faith The Islam movie was mainly about the differences and similarities of all the religions. It was also about all of the origins and locations of where you can find all of the religions. The purpose of the movie was to educate people about where all of the religions came from, what people follow the religion, and what they practice to be a part of the religion. Even though the movie was boring to watch, especially during homecoming week, it was a very good, educational…

Christianity and Islam are three major monotheistic religons in the world. Christanity is the worlds biggest religion with about 2.1 billion followers. Chirstianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who is the son of God. Judaism is ancient monotheistic religion. Judaism is about the world we live in and how we should live it. Islam is Abrahamic religion and is based on a religious text the Qur’an. Islam is second largest religion with one billion followers. Although Judaism, Islam and…

Isaac. Before Islam the Arab nation was very disorganised and had no official form of government, they were a mainly nomadic people and traveled from oasis to oasis to feed and water their herds. Not all were nomadic some settled down along the trade routes and established cities along important trade routes. After the death of Byzantine emperor Justinian, Muhammad was born in Arabia, he claimed to be the last and greatest of the prophets of Allah. His teaching became the basis for Islam meaning…

Islam is one of the fastest growing religions behind Christianity and it is projected to surpass Christianity in the next few decades. There are many heated debates amongst countries with the Islamic State and the terrorists attack/threats to non-Muslim countries. There is a question that remains in most people’s minds why do you people follow this religion. At the same time there is something many people do not understand and that is simply that they do not know what Islam truly is. It is very…

Muhammad’s burial site in Medina. The most notable part of this masjid’s architecture was the numerous minarets around the exterior walls of the mosque. The imam elucidated that the minarets were used by criers to call those in the vicinity to prayer five times a day. It is no longer manned by a person, but a loud speaker serves the same purpose still today. The masjid was originally built by Muhammad, however it was much more modest before the prophet’s…

Brahman (2 meanings) 1- A concept found in the Vedas and Upanishads. A Sanskrit word for the ultimate reality/principle in the universe. 2- Top of a caste system which include priests. Bhagavad Gītā- A Hindu scripture written in Sanskrit. It is a part of the Mahabharata. The Bhagavad Gita is a story of Arjuna and the difficult decisions he has to make. Thus he is guided through them by Krishna. Buddha (word meaning and historical figure) The meaning of buddha is one who has been awakened…