Peace in the middle east is something that has been well demanded for 14,000 years, but due to the religious preferences it is extremely hard to come to a neutral agreement. For years Islam and Judaism have different beliefs that separates them and eliminates peacemaking, for instants they both believe in different sacred books, founders of land, and holy leaders. But also despite these two sharing differences they also have a few similarities that makes them similar as well. In a since it would seem like these individuals would come to their senses, and try come to a neutral ground and make peace after all these years, but one major thing that has to be considered is the fact that these people are very passionate about what them believe and …show more content…
The Islamic holy book is the Quran; which Muslims believe is the infallible word of God. Jewish Revelation ended before the coming of Jesus, but Islam includes John the Baptist, Jesus and Muhammad as later prophets. Judaism is uniquely tied to the Hebrew ethnicity, whereas Islam desires to spread its faith to all people. Both the Judaism and Islamic share the same belief that there are sacred books that spiritually guide their people throughout their daily lives, shows them the will for mankind, the prophecies of the future, and reveals their holy leaders and what they expect of them. But the only differences is the fact that their sacred books just have different names, and also different messages for their people. For instants, the Jewish people read from the book of Torah, or the Hebrew Bible, also known as the …show more content…
The Islamic holy book is the Quran; which Muslims believe is the infallible word of God. Another belief that the Islamic and Jewish share, is the original founder of the land. Islam and Judaism both share the same origin in the middle east. They both believe that Abraham is the founder of the land. Since Abraham is considered the founder of the land then the people are considered to believe in Abrahamic religions. But they still both have different views in who is right to follow and who is wrong to follow. It’s safe to say that these people have huge similarities in the fact that they, believe that there is a great God above them that watches over them, but it is not necessarily the holy bible God that people most commonly believe in. With the Jewish, they believe Jesus did not fulfill messianic prophecies that establish the criteria for the coming of the messiah. Authoritative texts of Judaism reject Jesus as God, Divine Being, intermediary between humans and God, messiah or saint. And the Islamic the Arabic word for God is Allah. According to Muslims, God sent a number of prophets to mankind to teach them how to live according to His law. Jesus, Moses and Abraham are respected as prophets of God. They believe that the final Prophet was Muhammad. Also these two religions have different ways of praying, where they pray and holy routines. When the Jews pray, they pray in the language of Hebrew and Aramaic, and when the Islamic pray, they pray in
Islam and Christianity seem to have very little in common; however, the two actually show strong likeness, principally in the central areas. Both Muslims and Christians are monotheists, believing in one God. While both believe in the same God, He is called by two completely different names. He is referred to as "Allah" by Muslims and "God" by Christians. Although Islam and Christianity are two different religions, their similarities in beliefs and prayers make them comparable in many aspects.
Judaism, which originated in the middle east, is one of the oldest religions in the world. Judaism is the religion from where Catholicism and Islam have their roots. The main difference between Judaism and the previously mentioned religions is that Judaism is based on the old testament entirely excluding the new testaments in its teachings. Jews believe that they are the people chosen by God and that because of the covenant they have the duty, more than any other group of people, to keep the law of God. The law of God in Judaism comes in the form of the Torah. The books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, which are said to have been written by Moses, form the Torah.
Islam and the worship of Allah (god) began with Muhammad and his revelations that lasted for 23 years of his life from (610 C.E.- 623 C.E.). In the Islamic religion it is believed that he was the last prophet sent by Allah (god) and this made all his teachings into to Law and are looked at as the will of God. These messages were given to him through the archangel Gabriel, in a kind of continuation to the Jewish Torah and Christian Bible, which the Qur’an shares some similarities or past “history” with them such as the belief in Abraham and Jesus as a prophet, but in the eye’s of Mohammad the Jews and Christians had fallen astray from the real teaching of god.
Islam is a religion that was founded by Muhammad in the seventh century. He was believed to have had direct revelations from God. After Muhammad's death, his predecessors took all his words/prophecies and compiled them into a book that is now known as the Qur'an. The Qur'an is a sacred text derived from the Islamic religion. It is the epitome of the heart and soul of the Muslim culture. Although Islam is a separate religion from that of Christianity, a plethora of their ideas are intertwined. The Qur'an is similar to the Holy Bible because both texts establish the practice of monotheism and believe that God is the creator of the universe. The sacred texts are different because the Holy Bible preaches of Jesus Christ being the Son of God while the Qur'an deems him but a prophet. Both texts also differ because while the Bible was written to inform, reform,
The book lays the foundation of Islamic basic beliefs and practices. Muslims believe in one God, and feel their religion continues the Judaic and Christian traditions. Arab peoples "trace their origins to the patriarch Abraham, who, according to the Koran was neither Jew nor Christian, but a kind of universal ancestor of monotheists" (5). Thus, Muslims believe in the same God as Jews and Christians.
Every religion has its own goal, and their own path and believe to reach their goals, however there are also many similarities in believes. Although the followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam may see things differently, they all fundamentally hold the same values and codes. To Islam, the Prophet Mohammad’s teaching is a complete and final revelation. On the other hand, according to the bible, Christianity believes that Jesus Christ is the true lord and savior will grant you the access to heaven in the afterlife. Judaism is founded by Abraham, and it is the base from which both of the other two religions sprung. Even though the three religions differ in many areas and on many aspects, they also agree on the monotheistic, the belief in ‘One True God.’ Those religions have many similarities and a number of significant differences about God, role of women, prayer, and salvation.
Christianity and Islam are two religions that grew from the same central idea of one divine being; they also originate from Jerusalem. However, the two religions bear great disparity but they also hold a few similarities. Both Islam and Christianity believe in Abraham as the forefather of both religions; they believe Him to be the founder of the two religions. The two religions have a holy book; Islam uses the Quran while Christians use the bible. Even though the two books do not bear the same teachings they are considered sacred in both religions. However, Christianity and Islam share a great deal of differences starting from the holy books, their beliefs, and the information contained in the respective holy book (Kavanaugh, 5).
Although both religions believe in monotheism, Judaism is based on an absolute deity called Yahweh. The beginning of the Jewish religion and the creation of the world is told throughout the Tanakh or the Hebrew Bible. And the Jewish teachings are known as the Torah. However, the five books of Moses are taught to be the most sacred books of all the scriptures. Just like Muslims, Jews believe that there was prophets that God sent to spread his word, but they do not stand on the belief that just one prophet heard revelations. They belief that all the prophets heard them and there teachings can be found in the Bible. The Jews feel that history begins the same way as the Muslims with the creation of the world by God, but after this they tend to veer off from the Islamic beliefs. They believe that God sent “patria...
For instance, Judaism believes that the Messiah has yet to come, while Christianity believes that Jesus lived, was killed for us, then resurrected, and will return to judge the living and the dead (Cunningham, 2013, p.108). This is better known as the second coming of Jesus Christ. For the Islamic religion, they believe that the Mahdi, or the rightly guided one, will come and show himself when the time is right. All religions hold the same belief that the good people on earth will be rewarded in the afterlife, while those who are evil will be
Although Islam and Christianity differ in major ways, they also share some similarities in their belief in God. First of all, Christianity and Islam are both monotheistic religions; worshipping only one God. While both believe in the same God, he is called by two completely different names. He is referred to as "Allah" by Muslims and "God" by Christians. The basic creed of Islam is brief: “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah”.
Islam and Christianity have a vast amount of similarities and differences. Islam searches for guidance from the Qur’an and Christianity depends on faith in Jesus. Islamic faith believes in the God, Allah. Above anything else, all religious Muslims obey Allah and his commandments to obtain peace. However, Christianity puts faith in Jesus who is the son of God.
The Islam God is similar to the Judaism God. The Christians believe in Trinity, while Muslims practice another religion. In this religion, Jesus was a prophet, but is equal to the other prophets that are important (Cnncom, 2017). Unlike other God’s in the other religion, this God has no physical appearance, nor does the God has a gender. Their God name is known to be Allah, which can come off masculine.
The Christians have their book known as the Bible. Lastly, the Islamic people have their book known as the Quran. All three of these books have scriptures. These three major religions also share a belief that there is one major area that they claim as their Holy Land. The Jews and the Christians claim Jerusalem, Israel as their Holy Land while the Islamic people claim Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
There are many religions today that people worship and adapt into their daily lives are their creed. Some may have a lot of gods, while some only have one god. But three of these religions are considered as the major religion practiced by most people in the world today. Although different in some senses in terms of history and other teachings, they all have things in common that most of their followers do not seem to realize. The similarities are very important to understand each religion better and be able to determine which parts they vary. In this paper, I like to discuss the similarities found in the three major monotheistic religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are alike in many ways but they also share many differences. Judaism and Christianity use the bible in their holy scriptures, while Islam does not. Jesus Christ is a part of all three religions as Christianity and Islam developed from Judaism. Many believe that the three religions worship, pray to, and focus on the same god. They believe this as many of the prophets are they share much in common as they share many beliefs. However, the followers of the three religions pray differently and in different places. the religions believe that their god created the world and everything in the world. The three Abrahamic religions have different histories, yet they share many similarities and difference.