Islam is a religion expressed by the Quran, a religious book read by its followers and believed to be the literal words of the single God, Allah. Founded by Muhammad, the purpose of Islam is to live according to Sharia, with the ultimate goal of Islam Din being to go to heaven, and to submit to God’s will. In order to achieve this end result there is a series of methods that are practiced; promoting Dhikr, remembering god, and submitting to God’s will. In terms of their methods, their place of worship, where some of their practices are held, is a mosque or masjid.
It is important to know Islam contains five pillars, with the belief that there is one God whose messenger is Muhammad. The 5 Pillars are just one of the many methods practiced by this particular religion. The first pillar is declaration of faith, “There is no God but God,” after which comes consistent prayer. Prayer is required five times daily. The third pillar is “Almsgiving.” Almsgiving is the requirement to give 2.5% of your personal wealth to the needy followed by the fasting of Ramadan. Pillar number five is a pilgrimage to Mecca, which is not necessarily something everyone can do.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji founded Sikhism or Sikh Dharma, around 1469 AD. The Sikh practice revolves around three things, “Recitation and remembrance of Nam, the divine presence, to establish a strong relationship with Akal Purakh, the practice of generosity, dan, to promote right relationships in society, and thirdly ishnan, the practice of pure living to establish right relationships with oneself. ” Sikhs also practice daily prayer to their one God, always keeping in mind the three pillars of Sikhism. The three pillars of Sikhism in other words are, “To remember God at all times which inc...
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... stresses the importance of earning an honest living. They both believe in sharing one’s earnings with the less fortunate to benefit the whole society.
Sikhism also stresses the virtues of being married and raising and supporting a family. Going along with the idea of supporting a family, they both perceive women as equal, even though some Sikhs consider daughters economic liabilities, because it is expensive to marry them off to other families. Lastly, both religions also believe in one God. Islam’s God is referred to as Allah, while the Sikhs refer to their God as Akal Purakh.
In the end, while these two religions are often in the media for their conflicts and continued turmoil, it is important to recognize that they are not all that different, and that they do in fact have some similarities.
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Although there are some aberrations in Christianity and Islam, there are many more similarities between the two. Those who practice Christianity consider being Muslim taboo because they are said to have renounced Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity. Aside from that factor, most practices are equal. Sadly, most Muslims and Christians will never get along because in their eyes, the few differences are colossal enough to keep them divided. Each side is too blinded by the error of the others ways to see how analogous to one another they actually are.
Sikhism is free from any claims and dogmas. To attain salvation, Sikhism rejects all rites, rituals, and fasts. It rejects the claims of mortification of body, self-torture, penance or renunciation. It does not believe in worship of gods and goddesses, stones, statues, idols, pictures, tombs or crematoriums. Devotees are supposed to desist from working miracles, uttering blessings and curses, and believing in omens. They wear God's name as a necklace and try to practice Nam (remembrance of God's name), Dan (charity) and Ishnan (purity), truthfulness and openness, self-restraint in temper, labor for the purpose of mutual benefit, profitable and edifying speech, humility and forbearance.
Sikhism and Christianity are two very popular religions in the world today that are practiced by millions. They each have their own origins, beliefs and practices that are custom to their own religions, and some that are shared by other religions. Each religion founded by different people, Guru Nanak for Sikhism, and Jesus for Christianity, had their own upbringings, beliefs, and legacies that they left behind. Though the lives and teachings of Jesus and Guru Nanak may seem different at first though when the early lives, teachings & late lives and religions today are looked at closer, they start to resemble each other.
Despite being one of the world's largest world religions, Sikhism remains one of the most unknowledgeable and misunderstood traditions in America now. It is overseen and viewed in a lens based off assumptions of events that have occurred over the years. The lack of understanding has brought up too many serious consequences for their community including discriminatory policies, prejudiced stereotypes, shocking school bullying and violent hate crimes. To begin, Sikhism is a religion originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent about the end of the 15th century. It is known as one of the youngest of the major world religions! The vital beliefs of
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In conclusion, I find that these two religions are very interesting. I really have learned a lot about these two different religions. I could have gone on and on about all the similarities and differences of these two religions. It was very informative to look at two completely different religions than mine and made me think about how little I actually know about my own.
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