Religion
Islam
Muslims believe that Islam is the faith of all God’s prophets from Adam and on. So basically it’s the original religion. Islam is an Arabic word that means, “to submit” and a Muslim is the “one who submits”. Islam is the way of life ands not just a religion. Muslims believe that after the prophets like Moses and Jesus, the last of them was one named Muhammad. Muhammad, unlike the other prophets that God sent, his message was written down in the words of the Quran.
It was written down as soon as it was revealed. Since Muhammad was the final prophet Muslims follow him because many of the things that were written before in the Hebrew bible were corrupted over the centuries. They read the quran because it was the most recent. Salat is a prayer that is done five times daily. Sawn is the fast that takes place during Ramadan. Zakat is a religious tax used for the poor, the sick and others less privilege in the Islam community. Hajj is the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. One of the basic beliefs are not to worship idols. The holiday of Ramadan is the ninth Muslim month. Ramadan is laid down as a month of fasting. An adult Muslim refrains from eating drinking and smoking and congeal relations from dawn to sunset. After the sunset there’s a feast. On the 27th day of Ramadan fireworks are often lit to celebrate the so-called night of power. That was the day in 610 when Muhammad received revelation of the quran. This holiday is when there is to be a lot of prayer done. Like the other holidays the Muslims recite prayer from the quran.
Children under the age of puberty are exempt but may undertake a more limited fast. The early breakfast daylight and the meal after dark takes on a special quality for Muslims during.
Judaism
This religion has said to believe Jews were the “chosen people.” The reason is because God made a covenant with Abraham by telling him to sacrifice his son. The jews follow the laws given by god to moses. One ritual is at birth. When a boy is born he is to be circumcised after 8 days. A prayer is to be recited by a rabbi. The same this occurs for a girl without the circumcision. Another ritual is the barmitzvah. Its when a boy is thirteen years old and he has a ceremony with family and friends. In religious terms he’s considered a man. He reads a passage frame from the torah in a synagogue service. Death even has it’s own ritual and belief. When a jew dies they are to be buried immediately and wrapped in a white sheet with spices covered over the grouce. For eleven months after the death a prayer has to be said. The Jewish holiday is hannukah. It’s the celebration of when an Israelite known as Judah Macabee defeated the greek tyranny who had forced the jews to abandon their religion. There was only enough oil for the temple lamp for one day. It miraculously lasted for eight days. Therefore in honor of this day, a candle is lit everyday for eight days.00
Christianity
Mary and Joseph were the jewish parents of jesus. Jesus also known as Christ which is a word translated from a Hebrew word messiah, which means the anointed one. A ruler chosen by god. Jesus later in his had disciples. They traveled spreading the word of god. Jesus taught only jews at first. Jesus was crucified because of his teachings and the large crowds that followed behind him. After being crucified he was resurrected after three days. Christians callthe last meal before his arrest the last supper. Christians celebrate this day also as Easter, and as part of the many rituals they go through and celebrate. Another belief is that god is three persons in one, traditionally expressed as god the father, god the son, and god the holy spirit. Many churches have masses based on the last supper. One celebration that is the most popular is Christmas. The holiday is claimed to be a joyful holiday in remembrance of Jesus birth in Bethlehem. Christians have different ways of celebrating this holiday. But most often meet in church at midnight to say prayers.
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