Monotheistic Religions Essay

Monotheistic religions have helped shaped the world. Religion is a topic that has many definitions and is seen in many different ways. Some people believe in one G-d (God) which is known as monotheism while at the same time some people believe in many G-ds or no G-ds or G-d. Religion is something that has had a major effect on the world. Three of the major religions are all monotheistic. In this paper, I will talk about 3 aspects of three major monotheistic religions Judaism, Christianity and, Islam.

Judaism is a monotheistic religion. According to Wikipedia, G-d gives the Torah to Moses on Mt. Sinai (“Torah” 1). The Torah is the first five books of the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible. The entire Torah is not written down; some Jews believe

The Torah tells the Jewish people the law, which contains 613 commandments (not all still apply today), the freeing of the people from Egypt as well as creation. According to an article on Kings Watch, a prophet is someone who is a spokesperson of G-d, someone who brings G-d’s word, way etc. to the world (role of a prophet 1). A prophet may have several roles such as prayer, worship, receiving the word or the L-rd(Lord) suffering, and about 21 other roles. Not all prophets will have all of the same roles they may differ from person to person, but all would most likely share one or two roles such as worship, and prayer. Prophets may minister and there are different levels on which they minster such as to a group of people, to a church or to a nation. According to Jewish history.org there are many kings of Israel starting with King David and ending with kind Zedekiah (Jewish history 1). Some of the kings did more important and more significant things than other such as King

According to Wikipedia The first revelation of Muhammad happens at Hira on the mountain Jabal An-Nuour in the year 610 A.D. when the arch angel Gabriel comes to him and gives him a verse from the Quran(“Muhammad’s first revelation”1). After his revelation, Muhammad went and tells his wife who then takes him to see Ebionite’s Cousin Waraqah ibn Nawfal, who is very familiar with the Jewish and the Christian Scriptures and upon hearing Muhammad’s story is convinced that Muhammad is a revelation from Allah. Nawful then says that the Angel that came to him, Namus (Gabriel) is the same that came to Moses. Later on Muhammad returns to the cave where he hears the Voice again says that he is an apostle of Allah. According to Wikipedia, between the time of the seventh and ninth centuries, Islam begins to spread in West Africa (“spread of Islam”1). It spreads peacefully throughout the trade routes from north Africa. The traders all share a common religion which in return, gives them a greater wiliness to trust each other. Later in the eighteenth century, Sokoto Caliphate, led by Usman Dan Fodlo, exerts a great effort to spread Islam. According to Wikipedia, In1926 a Muslim movement called the Tablighi Jmaat starts which aims at reforming at the grass roots level to bring social and economic spectra into line with Islam(“Tablighi Jamaat”1). The movement is formed in Mewat, North India which is inhabited mainly by