Political Islam And The Middle East

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are all considered Abrahamic religions. Abraham was the Hebrew son of the polytheistic High Priest of Sumer, and he is the origin of monotheistic practice. Abraham had a son named Issac, to whom the Jews trace their ancestry to. However, Muslims would claim that they descended from another son of Abraham, Ishmael. The name of Abraham and his two sons is mentioned in the Bible, the Torah, and the Qur’an. When Jesus was born, he claimed that he was the Messiah that would deliver Israel from their enemies that the Jews had long waited for. However, Jesus did not meet the expectations of the Messiah that the Jews had. He was not a military leader and was not like a high priest, and he had no particular desire to defeat the Romans. Because of this, the majority of the Jews did not accept him as the Messiah sent by God. This split the population of Jews and created the religion of Christianity. Islam came to be because Pre-Islam Arabia was made up of scattered polytheistic tribal faiths. Muhammad, however, managed to unite most of these tribal faiths under Islam, and

Christianity and Islam are two of the world’s largest religions. The two are different in beliefs but are similar in origin. Like many religions both Islam and Christianity claim to be the one and only true way to God. Although Islam and Christianity differ in major ways, they also share some similarities.

There are some similarities between Christianity and Islam. Christianity and Islam are both religion. Both religion are founded in the Middle East; and they are founded by Prophets of God. They have both impact the course of history. The Christians and Islam each believed that there is only one true God.

With Christianity and Islamic religions in mind, we need to know the facts about each one before comparing and contrasting. First off, Christianity is a religion founded by a guy named Paul, around 30-35 AD. Paul founded the religion in Jerusalem, Israel and he passed it on to many people today. The founder of the Islamic religions is Muhammad. Muhammad founded the Islamic religion in Mecca, Saudi Arabia around the time of 610 AD. Both religions have a symbol that is used to recognize each religion. In Christianity they use a cross to symbolize Jesus dying on a cross. In Islamic religions

(Religion: Three Religions) Christianity sprung up more than 2000 years ago when their savior, Jesus Christ, roamed this earth. Islam used these to as an inspiration and thus there was a third religion created in the Middle East. (Religion: Three Religions) Islam achieved religious superiority in Mecca and then expanded throughout the entire Middle East all within the seventh century. As time continued on, the Islamic religion continued to dominate these lands as the Christianity religion slowly compressed. (Jenkins) Jews come to this land for freedom while their fellow Christian neighbors are being prosecuted due to their beliefs. (Religion: Three Religions, Jenkins) The development and continuation of these neighboring religions has led to and will continue to lead to some dark, inhuman conflicts on this Middle East

Christianity and Islam have always primarily been recognized as two distinct, divided religions. This division began with the arrival of prophets subsequent to Abraham. Christianity branched off of Judaism, forming under the belief in Jesus as God’s son. Islam was the last to emerge, forming under the belief of Mohammed as the last prophet for God’s revelation. Although Christianity and Islam emerged during different eras, both religions portray Abraham as unifying patriarch amongst the monotheistic religions, in regards to extending the Abrahamic lineage through faith.

Judaism originated a very long time ago, it is a part of the Bronze Age Polytheistic Ancient Semitic religions. The Jewish calendar goes back more than 5000 years, most scholars date the beginning of the religion of the Israelites to the known founder, Abraham, whose life is generally dated around 2000 to 1800 B.C.E. Abraham came to believe that the universe was the works of a single creator, and taught this to other believers. Therefore, Judaism is the first recorded religion to advocate monotheism, meaning there is only one God. Both Christianity and Islam found some of their roots in Judaism, about 2,000 years after Abraham, Jesus was born into Judaism. Then after Jesus, Muhammad could trace his ancestry back to Abraham. Judaism has three essential parts the written Torah, the recognition of Israel, which are the descendants of Abraham, as uniquely holy people chosen by God, and also it is a requirement that Israel lives in accordance with God's laws as it’s said in the Torah.

The spread of Christianity in Western Europe was both similar and different to the spread of Islam. The rise of Islam starts with the Prophet Muhammad, believed by Muslims (followers of Islam) to be the last in a line of prophets that includes Moses and Jesus. Because Muhammad was the chosen one to be the messenger of the word of God, Muslims from all around the world work to follow the example he set. For Muslims after the Qur 'an (their bible), the sayings and teachings of Muhammad and the descriptions of his way of life are the most important Muslim texts. On the other hand, Christianity developed out of Judaism in the 1st century C.E. “It is founded on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and those who follow him are called Christians.” “Christianity has many different branches that accompany a variety of beliefs and practices.” The three major branches of Christianity are Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism, all of which have several smaller categories within each of these branches. Both of these religions share several views and ideas, but they also have their differences.

Islam is a monotheistic religion that dates back to the 7th century. Christianity is a monotheistic religion that has been around since the 1st century. Islam was founded by the prophet of Muhammad ( means highly praised ) who was born in Mecca around 570 AD. Christianity is based off Jesus who is the son of the Almighty God who saved mankind from sin. Both of these religions have a beloved prophet who introduced their religious beliefs into the world. Since these religions differ in history, beliefs, and ultimately culture. Along with differences between these two religions, there’s some similarities.

Islam was started in Mecca and Medina in the seventh century. By the eighth century they started to form an alliance and the Islamic Empire extended from Ibera in the west and then the Indus River into the East. Although, Judaism started before Islam did, Islam started to gain more people and had a big group of people following the religion. Judaism was originated in the Middle East over

Many religions have impacted the thoughts and beliefs of millions around the world. Two of these religions are Islam and Christianity, both of which are similar, yet, incredibly different. Christianity, which had come long before Islam, is known to be the root of Islam which makes sense since the two religions share much in common. They are both Abrahamic and monotheistic religions which means they share the belief in only one true existing God and are rooted to have many similarities. Their differences, however, are what make them two distinctive religions, which is why they are recognized and classified for being so. Similarities and differences arise in many topics and situations, but differences take over and divide them into

Although the Islamic world has faced many challenges throughout history, Islam’s encounter with Western imperialism during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has had the greatest impact on contemporary Islam. These encounters with Western powers influenced and shaped the Muslim world by introducing Islam to modernity. The Islamic world’s varied reaction to these challenges of modernity affects a wide range of issues in Islam today.

"(Jamaal Diwan,2014 p.39). Al Qaeda, to a point could be considered a political system is which structures themselves as a government and make claims that its beliefs come from the divine source of Islam, however, hideous this idea may be to  the peace loving religion of Islam.  Iran’s Ayatollah, which adheres to the Quran and Sunnah, is also a form of political Islam. There are other political parties align themselves with a political Islamic government in Tunisia, Libya, Syria all come from the ideology governing with the Quran while also trying to maintain power through any means necessary.

The thought borne of philosophies that were presented by any semblance of Maulana Maudoodi and Jamaat, were ready to make Islam a formula that would guide the contemporary life, policies and law in a thorough and pure structure, a portion of the fundamental components still remain while there are some subtle contortions particularly with terrorism. Political Islam has quite a bit of consequences for policies in Middle East where Islam is a center religion. In the meantime the essential elements of political Islam control how the laws of the states are produced close by the way the states in the Middle East cooperate with the rest of the world. Political Islam is powerful in the Middle East nations, controlling how laws, policies and global connections are managed.

Political Islam, or Islamism, is the instrumental use of Islam to pursue socio-political objectives. Islam in this case is not merely a religious construct, but a political ideology. Individuals, groups, and organisations pursue political ideas and programs based on Islamic principles and concepts. They aim to implement Islamic law (Sharia) in both the public and private domain. Islamism is often mobilised in existing political issues, and has become “a vehicle and vocabulary for the expression of many different agendas in the Muslim world”. It is the most dominant ideology in the Muslim world.