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Islam
Judaism is the oldest of all the Abrahamic religions. Its founding prophet is
Moses, who had been chosen by God to lead the Israelite slaves out of Egypt.
Camped under Mount Sinai, Moses gave the Israelite slaves the Torah of their
God, and after wandering in the desert for 40 years, they went to live in what
is now known as Israel, which they believe is God's gift to them.
Jews trace their Abrahamic lineage through his son, Isaac.
Islam was founded by Muhammad in the year 622. Muhammad believed that
God chose him to be his prophet and to reveal to his Arab countrymen that
there is only one God. Muhammad wrote down the revelations he believed he
received from God and called it the 'Qur'an.'
Muslims trace their Abrahamic lineage through his son Ismael.
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Founder
Place of origin
Place of
worship
Islam
Judaism
Muhammad.
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Levant
Mosque/masjid,
Synagogues
Five pillars: Testament that there is one
God and Muhammad is his messenger
Practices (shahadah); prayer five times daily; fast
during Ramadan; charity to the poor
(zakat); pilgrimage (Hajj).
Clergy
Scriptures
Time of origin
Belief of God
Imam
Rabbis,
The Quran/Koran
Torah.(What Christians call the Old
Testament)
610 CE
c 1300 BC
Only one God.
First Monotheistic Faith
Islam is an Abrahamic religion originating
with the teachings of Prophet Muhammad
(a decendent of Ishmael) born in 560 AD
About came to teach pure monotheism, restore the
true religion which had been lost.
submission to the Will of God, pure
monotheism.
Five pillars: Prayer, purification, funerals,
circumsicion, sharing of animals in
Rites thanksgiving, Quran recitation, marriage.
Population
Prayers 3 times daily, with a fourth
prayer added on Shabbat and holidays.
Shacarit prayer in the morning, Mincha
in the afternoon, Arvit at night; Musaf is
an extra Shabbat service.
There are around 1.5 billion Muslims in the
Judaism is created by Abraham 2000
BCE and his descendants of Issac and
Jacob. The Law: the 10 Commandments
was given to Moses (and 600 000 Jews
who left Egyptian slavery) in c, 1300
BCE to return to Israel and follow God's
will.
For Bar Mitzvah ceremony (13 years
old) boys must read from the Torah in
front of the congregation, and is then
considered an adult. Bat Mitzvah is a
similar ceremony for girls.
Around 13-16 Million, debated.
Islam
Judaism
world. Islam is the second-largest faith of
the planet and claims to be the fastest
growing
Population varies due to conversion
(although some types are not recognized
by the state of Israel) and "marrying
out" (of the faith)
Islam exists worldwide while it is the
dominant religion of the Middle East,
Geographical
Central Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia,
distribution and
predominance and North Africa.
Followers
Muslim (means submitter to God)
Jews
Prayer five times daily is obligatory. Friday
is the day of congregational prayer,
obligatory for men, but not for women.
Friday at sunset through Saturday
sunset, is the Sabbath, THE most Holy
Day (yes, all 52 of them). Taking time
off from work, once a week, was
invented by Judaism. It is more Holy
than any other holiday, and is spent in
contemplation and prayer.
Mahdi
Belief in the Coming of a Messiah.
Day of worship
Promised Holy
one.
Jews and Christians are respected as
View of other "People of the Book". All religions should
Abrahamic be respected and tolerated, though Islam is
religions the only correct way.
7'th Century AD.
Place and Time
of origin
Existing in Israel for 1500 years, but the
Romans in 70 AD kicked all Jews out.
Jews are dispersed all over the world, at
one time present in almost every
country. Now the majority live in Israel,
USA, Canada, Russia, France, England.
Believe that Christians are wrong in
believing that Jesus is the Messiah; they
neither believe nor disbelieve that
Muhammad and/or Bah-u-llah are
prophets.
1500 BC, Middle East. Religion formed
over several centuries; was codified
during the Babylonian exile. Literacy is
encouraged to read Bible. Jews replaced
animal sacrifice with prayer in Diaspora,
after Romans destroyed Jerusalem
Islam
Judaism
Temple in 70 AD
Many from Adam, Abraham, Noah, Jesus
etc to Muhammed
Moses, and the subsequent Prophets of
Israel as told in the Jewish Bible
(Tanakh).
Mary receives significant admiration from
Muslims. She is said by the Prophet
Position of
Muhammad to be the best woman God
Mary
created. She is free of sin as the mother of
Jesus.
Not applicable, as Jews do not believe
that Jesus is their Messiah, and
therefore, his Jewish mother plays no
role in the Jewish religion other than
history.
Prophets
Promised Holy
One
Three Jewels
Mahdi
The Messiah.
None
Torah, People, Land, Law. love God.
Arabic
Hebrew common till 500 BCE, Aramaic
and Greek koine till 300 CE. Hebrew
always for religious services. Local
languages and different extinct and
living Jewish languages like Carfati,
Jiddish, Ladino, Judesmo etc
Sunnis and Shiites fight often in the Middle
East.
Different sects agree and differ with
each other. There is room for debate
with no violence. Almost never, ever, is
there any violence between Jewish sects.
none (star & moon symbol is in
remembrance of the ottoman empire)
Star of David
Friday, & Muslim Holy Days
Sabbath, sundown Friday to sundown
Saturday. (Days start at sundown.)
Original
Languages
War between
two churches/
major sects
Symbols
Days of worship