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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Christianity and Sikhism are two completely different religions with their own set of beliefs, though when looked at closer, share many similarities. Catholics and Sikhs only believe in one god, have creators who at birth were told they would do great things, had events at the age of 30 that put the ideas of their religions in motion, and both had followings who eventually took over and made the religions what they are today. Even though these religions have a large gap in time between them of when they were founded, they both share a common founding and similar beliefs.
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Judaism and Islam are known to be two of the main religions that are found throughout the world. They each have similar traits and many more differences. They both are monotheistic, which means they only believe in one god. Muslims worship the God called Allah, which means in Arabic “the God”. And Jews worship the god called Yahweh, which means the God of Israel. Their differences include their core beliefs, rituals, symbols, and history.
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1. Do you consider yourself a religious person? Would you identify yourself with a particular religious group? (Which one?)
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...sciples. When we look at these two religions and compare their main core beliefs we see that Christianity belives in the one God and Sikhism also believes in the one God as the creater of the Universe. However, Christians believe that they must keep the Sabbath day holy to remember God, which is the day God rested when God was creating the Universe. “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy six days are for labor in which to do all your work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the lord your God. You will not work in that day;” (Exodus 20:8-11). Where as Sikhs believe that God should be remember everday of their lives also the guidelines in the Sikh scripture states engages in meditation and prayer as part of his or her everyday routine, “Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on God. Constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe” (Guru Grant Sahib 1996, p 44).
There are numerous topics that can be compared and contrasted between the two faiths, however, a few topics can demonstrate the major similarities and differences. Islam and Christianity believe in one high power which is superior to everything in life. Pertaining to Christianity, Walsh and Middleton state, “All creation (which includes us as human creatures) is covenantally bound to God and is constituted essentially as a response to his laws” (1984, p. 51). Christians rely on God and make Him a priority.
Guru Nanak's followers were Sikhs (seekers of truth). He taught them to bow only before God, and to link themselves to the Guru, the Light of Truth, who lives always in direct consciousness of God, experiencing no separation. Through words and example, the Guru demonstrates to followers how to experience God within themselves, bringing them from darkness into light. Guru Nanak was a humble bearer of this Light of Truth. He opposed superstition, injustice, and hypocrisy and inspired seekers by singing divine songs which touched the hearts of the most callous listeners. These songs were recorded, and formed the beginnings of the Sikhs' sacred writings, later to become the "Siri Guru Granth Sahib".Guru Nanak taught his way of life:Nam Japa - To get up each day before sunrise, to clean the body, meditate on God's Name and recite the Guru's hymns to clean the mind.
In addition to these expectations from any Sikh, they are expected to work towards one goal which is “Union with God”, as Nanak considered the Union with the God to be a “blissful union” (Huston Smith, 77). Furthermore, Sikhs are expected to accept the teaching ideals of the Gurus such as honesty, piety, love, and compassion in entirety. Additionally, the Sikh community is expected to tolerate other religions and treat everyone equally as according to Sikhism religion, everyone is equal in the eyes of God. According to the Sikh religion, the only way to remember God is by meditating on the name of God, and thus, they are not allowed to worship idols, pictures, or stones. In addition, Sikhs should pray before beginning any kind of work. A Sikh