Religious Tradition Study-Judaism From the beginning of the revelation of Abraham to the entire present world religion, the development and expression of Judaism has been influenced through the contribution of Isaiah. Isaiah aimed to correct the social, political and organisational problems by warning the people about their ignorant attitude towards the rightful ethical behaviour and the consequences that would arise. Isaiah successfully contributed to the religion of Judaism through faithfully carrying out his commission as a prophet and prophesying both political and social changes. Isaiah lived his belief trying to reflect his actions with his behaviour, motivating other Jewish believers to follow his model of greatness, truth and faith.
God promised that Abraham will be the father of great nations and an everlasting covenant will establish with his descendant and Kings will come from him. For this very reason the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham which means father of many. The Mission was also considered outside Abraham’s offspring to include all human beings. God’s plan was not only to separate Abram from his family and blesses him lonely; but he wants Abraham to be a worldwide blessing through his descendants and his faith. The purpose God’s mission, therefore, was to start a plan by which to share his blessing with whole the world as an alternative of dealing every single nation individually.
The Byzantine Empire was in a battle with the Muslims and desperately wanted help. As stated before the main goal of both parties was to have control over the Holy Land of Israel. The Holy Land had significant meaning to both Christians and Muslims because they both believed this land to be at the center of their faith and beliefs. The Muslims viewed the Holy Land as the center of their faith. The Muslims believed that this is where the ascension of the prophet Mohammad who was the prophet for Allah.
1.02 Monotheistic Religions In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? The Holy land is important to members of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religion because they have lived on the Holy land for generations and have important religious sites located here. The land is holy for Christians because this was where God’s son Jesus was born, crucified and where he resurrected from the dead. For Jews, it contains many Jewish synagogues and this land was promised to them by Yahweh. After a number of Jews were enslaved in Egypt and once freed, Moses helped them escape through the dessert and after over 40 years of traveling in the dessert they finally made it to the promise land by Yahweh which was Canaan.
The Shahada also states that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and is recognized as the true and greatest prophet of Allah; it was through Muhammad that Allah conveyed the last and final revelation (Slick, 2010). Christianity has a similar testimony of faith. In the book of John chapter 17 verse 3 of the Bible it says: “"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. ("The five pillars," 2008)" This is the Christian version of Shahada, stating that there is only one true God and to know God is to know Jesus Christ, whom God sent to Earth, as his word to mankind, through which he revealed himself and offered mankind eternal life ("The five pillars," 2008). The second pillar, Salat, is a series of prayers involving confessions of sins that begin with the purification of the body and ending with the purification of the soul.
The four other pillars include, fasting (Saum), prayer (Salat), and pilgrimage (Hajj), alms-giving or charity (Zakat), Shahada is a declaration that is made by followers of the Islamic faith, which says, “there is no true God except Allah,” and also says that, “Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Christianity and other religions whose bible teaches that God is part of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit); Islamic faith teaches that Allah is the one and only God. Muslims also firmly believe that Muhammad is Allah’s greatest prophet, and it is important that those who practice the Islamic acknowledge and recognize him as such. They also believe that Allah used Muhammad to convey the last and final revelation (Slick, 1995-2010). The second pillar, Salat (Prayer), is a prayer that consists of confessions of sins and concluding with purification of the soul.
In Christianity it is believed that Jesus Christ was the savior to all humanity and was sent to Earth by his father (God) to pay for the sins of all mankind. In Judaism on the other hand, Jesus was merely a prophet. Both Christianity and Judaism were established in Israel. Christianity was founded around 30 AD in contrast to Judaism which started around 1000 BC. Although a few sacred readings and the form that followers pray are similar in both religions they are also slightly different.
The difference between David and Saul was that David developed and held to a personal relationship with God. God provided the power and wisdom which guided David’s actions. David then leads the Israelites in a number of conquests and we are told in Hindson “the Lord helped David with victory wherever he went”. David eventually consolidated Israel into a nation and Jerusalem as his
The word Islam means "submission," which means reflecting the religion's central tenet of submitting to the will of God. The Islamic practices that are defined by the Five Pillars of Islam: Faith, Prayer, Fasting, Pilgrimage and Alms. The first of the Five Pillars of Islam is the Shahada. Shahada is the Muslim Page One profession of faith, expressing two of the simple, fundamental beliefs that make one a Muslim. Lailaha illa l-Lahu, Shahada, is the set statement generally recited in Arabic, professing monotheism and accepting Muhammad as God’s messenger.
What is a monotheistic religion? A monotheistic religion is the belief in one god There is 3 main monotheistic religions Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Today I am going to be talking about only one of the monotheistic religions Islam and comparing it to one of the polytheistic religions Hinduism I will be talking about all the differences between Islam and Hinduism. In Islam god transcends beyond the limits of space, time and gender. Revelation god revealed his will and law to humanity through the Quran.