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Judaism Christianity Islam

Origin Judaism has its origins in Christianity began as The origin of Islam
the Iron Age Kingdom of a movement within can be traced back to
Judah and in Second Judaism at a period 7th century Saudi
Temple Judaism. It has when the Jews had Arabia. Islam is thus
three essential and related long been dominated the youngest of the
elements: study of the culturally and great world religions.
written Torah; the politically by foreign The prophet
recognition of Israel as a powers and had Muhammad (circa
people elected by God as found in their 570-632 A.D.)
recipients of the law at religion (rather than introduced Islam in
Mount Sinai, his chosen in their politics or 610 A.D. after
people; and the cultural experiencing what he
requirement that Israel live achievements) the claimed to be an
in accordance with God’s linchpin of their angelic visitation.
laws as given in the Torah. community. Muhammad dictated
the Qur'an, the holy
book of Islam, which
Muslims believe to be
the preexistent,
perfect words of
Allah.

Sacred Text The Torah Bible Qur’an


Deity Yahweh Jesus Christ Allah
Doctrines Judaism affirms divine Christian doctrine, Muslims believe the
sovereignty disclosed in accordingly, is the Qur'an is the word of
creation (nature) and in attempt to state in God, spoken by the
history, without necessarily intellectually angel Gabriel to
insisting upon—but at the responsible terms the Muhammad. The
same time not rejecting— message of the Qur'an was only in
metaphysical speculation gospel and the oral form while
about the divine. The content of the faith it Muhammad was
response of this particular elicits. The doctrine, living, which means it
people to its encounter with therefore, was constantly
God is viewed as encompasses both the interpreted by
significant for all substance of what is Muhammad and his
humankind. taught and the act of disciples. It was
setting that substance written down in the
forth. caliphate of Abu
Bakr. It alone is
infallible and without
error.
Denomination Reform Judaism, Catholics, Orthodox, Most of the world's
Conservative Judaism, Pentecostals and Muslims belong to
Orthodox Judaism non/inter- two notable Islamic
denominationals, denominations: Sunni
Anglicans or Baptists (85–90 percent) [27]
or Shia (10–15
percent); [28] [29]
[30] combined, they
make up a majority of
the population in 49
countries.
Practices Halakhah (Oral Law) was Depending on the the key practices of
the statement of individual specific Islam are referred to
and communal behaviour denomination of as “The Five Pillars”
that embodied the beliefs Christianity, practices and include: shahadah
conceptualized in may include baptism, (statement of faith),
speculation. Life in the the Eucharist (Holy salat (prayer five
holy community was Communion or the times a day), zakat
understood to embrace Lord’s Supper), (giving a portion of
every level of human prayer (including the one’s possession,
existence. Halakhah's Lord’s Prayer), usually 2.5% of
intention is to remind Jews confession, annual wealth,
that every occasion of life confirmation, burial through local mosques
is a locus of divine rites, marriage rites or organizations),
disclosure. and the religious sawm (fasting from
education of children. sunrise to sunset in
the month of
Ramadan)
Issues separation between church Refusal of Divorce, annotated teaching
and state, antisemitism same-sex marriage, resources related to
abortion, Euthanasia contemporary issues
such as Muslim
women, women’s
rights in Islam, human
rights, terrorism

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