Islam
1. Muhammad viewed as the greatest and final prophet.
2. Only one God called Allah.
3. Five pillars of faith (Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj).
4. Rulers known as caliphs.
5. Holy text: Qu'ran.
6. Spread throughtout the Middle East through Muslim armies.
Christianity
1. Believed Jesus was the Messiah.
2. Holy scripture: The New Testament.
3. Largest religion in the world.
4. Believed more in having a personal relationship with God rather than having legalistic requirements.
5. One of the Christian denominations has a leader who is known as a Pope.
6. The Roman Empire played a big role in the diffusion of Christainity.
Judaism
1. Suffered the most persecution.
2. Believed that Messiah hasn't been born into the world yet.
3. Jewish Diaspora: Jews are forced out of land which they believe was promised to them by God.
4. Leader known as Rabbi.
5. Abraham helped spread Judaism in the Middle East.
1. Believed Jesus was holy but differed in the ideas of prophet and Messiah.
2. Have not faced as much persecution as the Jews.
3. Two most dominant religions in the world today.
4. Believe that there is a Hell and a Heaven and people should not worship Satan.
1. Have many sacred places.
2. Adherents have legal and religions obligations unlike Christians.
3. Both are descendants of Abraham.
1. Believe in the first five books of the New Testament.
2. 10 commandments from God through prophet Moses.
3. Alike in many ways because
4. Christianity used to be a branch of Judaism before it became its own religion.
1. Monotheism
2. Originated in the Middle East.
3. Adherents face persecution.
4. All have divisions within the religions.
