Judaism, Christianity, And Islam

Throughout the course we have established that all religions are not one and the same. Major religions such as Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share some similarities. All three religions believe in God, have a Holy book, and each have a central prayer. Judaism has the Shema, Islam has the Shahada, and Christianity has the “Lord’s Prayer”. Ultimately, each prayer is a reaffirmation of faith and the fundamental values of their religion.

Christianity and Islam are the most influential religions in the world. Judaism has only fourteen million followers across the continents which makes Judaism the 12th largest religion. Although Judaism is not as large as Christianity and Islam, It still has an impact on the world. Prophet Abraham is the called in Islam "the father of all prophets" and because of that, sometimes Christianity, Islam and Judaism are called Abrahamic Religions. There are many known differences and similarities between Christianity, Islam and Judaism. They all share the same believe in Divine Revelation; they all believe that god is contacting prophets through revelation. Also, both of Muslims and Jews claim to be strict monotheists while Christians claim to be Trinitarian monotheists. Besides believing in only one true god and life after death, hell and paradise, they all appeared in the same geological time and recognize almost same prophets. In contrast, Muslims and Jews do not have the believe of trinity as Christians do. In addition, the god of Christians and Muslims focused on the whole universe while the god of Jews on Israeli nation.

In the past, Islamic women were not granted the right to vote or join in politics, but over the years the legal status of women in Islam has relaxed and changed. Muslim women in the Middle East have the right to vote, and may join in politics. Along with this, they are permitted to have vital government jobs. (Braswell, p.155) A woman 's status , however, is not as high as a man 's is in society. They still must follow many traditional customs. An example of one custom is that women are encouraged to do is dress modestly, by wearing veils in public. (Lippman, p.38) Although Muslim men and women are not looked upon as equals in every sense, there has been a lot of improvement and many changes have been made in the women 's favor.

Throughout the class we have learned about four different religions. Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity are all very complex and interesting religions, but all of them are very different from each other. Hinduism and Buddhism are very similar while Christianity and Judaism are similar. The two with the most differences would be Buddhism and Christianity. There are many differences between the two religions, but when a person puts them side by side there are three major differences that pop out at them. Those differences are, who each religion worships, the sacred text of the two, and finally the idea of life after death or the afterlife. Yes, almost all religions have commonalties between them, like prayer or meditation, or even the idea of a human messiah sent by their deity, but at the core of these two religions are very different from each other. In order to understand these differences in greater detail one must look at the origins of the two religions and look at the little differences before you can explore the three larger ones.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are three major monotheistic religions that share many similar characteristics. However, they also have key differences as well. Judaism is the oldest of the three, which originated about 3,500 years ago.

The Interrelationships between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam begin with the Patriarch Abraham. In the Hebrew biblical scriptures Abraham is introduced, God declares a covenant with him, and God prophesizes that Abraham eventually becomes the “father of many nations.” The story of Abraham commences ten generations after the legend of Noah, Abraham then named Abram was born in the city of Ur in Babylonia his father was Terah, a merchant and worshiper of idols, but from his early childhood, he questioned the faith of his father and sought the truth. Abram believed that there was one Creator, and God called upon Abram to leave his father and the religion that worshipped idols and journey to Canaan, so with a great exposition of faith Abram

Religion plays a huge role in today’s day and age. In fact, religion has been of huge importance since cavemen were, well, cavemen. Religion is the factor that keeps many people going in life but at the same time, the same reason our world has so many problems and has been torn apart. Through studying the main tenets in call, Judaism, Christianity and Islam were analyzed for weeks. Christianity and Islam take the cake for the two biggest religions in today’s population however, Judaism plays the smallest role. These three religions, although different, are easily able to be compared and contrasted because of all of the history and information we have attained towards these separate beliefs. I think it is crucial that these religions be studied by people all around the world so that we can be understanding towards other religions, not just our own. Through religious beliefs, things we can learn through teachings and comparing and contrasting we can learn more about Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Muhammad Ali, the famous boxer and a renown activist for religious freedom, stated these words: “Rivers, ponds, lakes, and streams- they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do- they all contain truths.” There are many different religions. Christianity holds about 2.1 billion followers. Islam has about 1.3 billion members, and Judaism has about 14 million followers. That means about 54 percent of people in the world believe one of these three religions.These three religions’ followers are looking for the truth. Since they start out very similar, some people think all those religions are variations of the truth. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity come from the same history; however, they branch out into three different beliefs. Even though these three views received the same founding truth, two of these belief systems fall short of following out the truth handed to them. Only Christianity is the actual truth.

There have been a variety of conflicts in the world since the beginning of the human civilization, many of which get their roots from the beliefs of their different religions. In order to understand and eliminate the conflicts originated from different religions, it is important to take a look at the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Monotheistic religions can range from all types of extremities from around the world. Monotheistic religion refers to the belief in a single, universal God. Common examples are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (answers.com). There are different types ranging from different regions yet; some could be so similar at the same time in their teachings. Islamic and Christianity religions are two of the biggest religions in the world and are so different and in some aspects the same. The two religions also share some rivalries that have been displayed in the media because of the view that Islam has on the Christianity culture. I will be further exploring the beginnings of both religions and the teachings that it has passed down to generations. First of all, I will be discussing Christianity and its humble beginnings. I will explore the views of anthropologist and the teachings of this religion. Second, I will be exploring the Islamic religion and its humble beginnings. I will be discussing anthropologist points of view of the Islamic religion and its teachings. Finally, I will be closing with the differences that these two religions have and how it has affected people around the world with the disagreements that both sides have in their style of teachings and its implemented actions that one has to follow.

Religion goes hand in hand with culture, and in the Muslim countries this is very apparent. The cultural importance of men over women may have stemmed from religion, however it was further recognized when imperialist countries introduced capitalism and class divides. “Islam must combat the wrenching impact of alien forces whose influence in economic, political, and cultural permutations continues to prevail” (Stowasser 1994, 5). Now, instead of an agrarian state where both men and women had their place, difficulties have formed due to the rise in education and awareness that women can and do have a place in society beyond domestic living Though women are not equal to men anywhere around the

In today’s society women are given ample opportunity just as much as men. In some countries, such as middle-eastern nations that is not the case. Muslim women are often perceived to be submissive to Muslim men and unequal. Mohammed never taught for women to be treated as lower class citizens. Nonetheless, the blame is pointed towards the religion of Islam. The Islamic religion began as all monotheist religions representing a belief in one God and moral standards. In the following essay I will discuss and elaborate what Mohammed taught, how women lived in early Islamic society, and what it has become.

Women are regarded as property of men and, sadly, are given away as a sort of property as seen in the Kama Sutra; “When a girl becomes marriageable, her parents should… show her to advantage in society because she is a kind of merchandise” (Kama Sutra pg. 62-3). Women have to fit the mold of what is acceptable and proper, by hitting a sort of standard, and fulfill the men’s desires by doing what they want them to do (Kama Sutra pg. 123). Keeping women in their place is taught through the Quran as men are directed to please themselves, even approving of extramarital relations, and confirm time and again that women are secondary to men as it actually refers to women as prisoners with no control (Quran pg 111). Women are not perceived equal to men in these religious texts and are certainly regarded as if they are a man’s property given as gifts from their respective

This discussion of women’s rights began back in the time of the prophet Muhammad in the Hadiths and in the Qur’an. Historically, the Qur’an gave women privileges that they previously didn’t have, such as “divorce… [holding] property… [and] the right to refuse arranged marriages” (Brodd, Little and Nystrom 283). Many women weren’t able to enjoy these rights before the time of the Qur’an, and the majority of women across the world weren’t even able to have these rights. Islam in this instance is ahead of the other religions, since women this early in history had these rights while not every other one did. Within the Hadiths, there are sources that state men and women are spiritually equal, in which equality is understood as men and women having equal roles, which “suits them ideally to their divinely ordained social roles” while allows them to live a proper life as a Muslim (Seedat 405). If they have equal roles, that doesn’t necessarily mean equal, but it could state that they both equally provide for their households and abide by the social rules given to

In discussing the role of women in contemporary society there are three main areas that can be addressed. The perceptions of woman within contemporary Muslim societies. The status, position and role of woman in the Qur'an and in early Islam