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The Dawoodi Bohra community are a sect within the Ismaili branch of Shi’a Islam. They are the followers The Prophet (s.a), His successor, Imam Ali (s.a), and his successor, Imam Hussain. After the twenty-first Imam went into hiding the leadership continued through Dai 's hoping that the…

progressed ever so slowly toward the modern humans we know today. Both of the worldviews believes God made them but, the Christian worldview is more specific on how God made us. The Hindus believe in so many Gods and there are many different sects they unify the sects through the worship of Braham they believed he was the creator God and he is the one that brought them into existence. ” Differing in their concept of his nature, God is the first cause, the answer to why there is something rather…

In my opinion the key contributions of Lutheranism are the principals that spurred the reformation, allowance of religious skepticism, and the inclusion of all people in the church, and opening the doors for other protestant churches to evolve. I believe these are true contributions of Lutheranism because they are still in existence today and have been the most influential in my life through my experience both in attending Lutheran services but also my Baptist church back home. When Luther…

their synagogues for several doctrinal disagreements, early Christians, who were predominately Jewish, began gathering in the only place they could for worship, each others homes. Although the exclusion from temple worship was meant to bring the new sect of Judaism known as Christianity to an end, the first century house church became an incubator for the infant faith. Communion being such an essential aspect of early Christian worship, breaking bread together was primarily their reason for…

By the end of the thirteenth century an empire would rise in what is modern day Turkey, known as the Ottomans. Before it will become an empire it was comprised of different tribes whose land was being threatened by the Mongols in the east, as well as in the west by Christian armies of the once strong Byzantine Empire. The people would bond together under a leader whose name will become the name of the empire, Osman. Osman was the founder of the empire and know to be a great general who relied…

about the narrator’s search for this man, but underneath, it is a metaphor for Mahfouz’s critique of Egyptian society’s relationship with God and Islam. Mahfouz comments on four different sects of society in the work: the elders, the bureaucrats, the artists, and the common man. Each of these different sects reflect a different aspect of the Muslim world, their values, and how they conflict with or complement their relationship with God. In the first section of the story, the narrator,…

for centuries. Ever since the very beginning of religion itself, disagreements have broken out between separate sects and schisms of any given faith. A perfect example of such discrepancies can be found in the ongoing conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. From an outside position, someone who is not a member of either faith, the reason for such a dispute is unclear. The two sects are very similar: they both adopt the same religious texts and scripture, they observe worship on the same day,…

Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. However it is estimated today judaism only has 14 million followers around the world. Unlike other religions judaism is predicted to shrink over time. Most followers of judaism are found in Israel and America. Followers of judaism are called jews. Judaism is a monotheistic religion.Jews holy book is called the Tohar. Everything in Judaism is very traditional and structured. The Judaism place of worship s called a synagogue. They usually have…

being banned, meeting harsh opposition from the council. The Roman Catholics were allowed to practice their religion. He saw himself as ‘a constable to part them, and keep them in peace’ , and indeed there was no major fights in-between religions or sects during the Protectorate, whose name takes a bright new…

Daoism Background Daoism is a religion system that began in China. It started around 200 and 300 B.C. Lao Tzu is said to be the founder of Daoism. There is actually some debate on whether Taoism has a founder, or whether Lao Tzu was a real person (BBC 2014). Daoism is also called Taoism. It is called Daoism because it most resembles the western pronunciation of the word. They follow the sacred text called The Tao-te-ching, which is only 5,000 words. Their sacred text represents the ideology of…