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Christianity
IslamHinduismBuddhismJudaism
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ISLAM
Followers called Muslims
Second Largest Religion
Follow the Qu’ran (their Bible)
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Prophets of Islam Follow Abraham and Moses
Believe Jesus was a great prophet
Claim that Abraham attempted
to sacrifice Ishmael, from whom
Muslims descend (come from)
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Muslim Countries Include:
Indonesia
Iraq
Afghanistan Saudi Arabia
Iran
Pakistan
Countries in Africa
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Follow the Five Pillars of Islam Allah is God. Muhammed is his prophet
Pray five times a day facing Mecca, the Holy Land
Fast from food on holidays Give alms or money to the poor
Make a pilgrimage or trip to Mecca
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Islam’s last prophet of God:
Muhammed founded Islam Claimed to see revelations from Allah while living in a
cave.
Started to tell people theserevelations from Allah
Was born in 570 AD (Anno
Domini means the year
of our Lord)
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Diet and Dress Muslims may not eat pork BURQA
No alcohol
Women must cover
their hair and sometimes
their face.
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LAWS OF TORAH (FIRST FIVE
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE) Follow ten commandments
Sabbath is on Saturday at
Synagogue Must eat Kosher foods blessed by
A Rabbi (preacher)
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Jewish Diet Cannot eat any pig products (pork, hot dogs, bacon)
To eat an animal, its hooves must be split or cloven,and it must chew the cud. This means their foodcomes back to their mouths from the stomach andthey rechew their food before digesting.
Must use separate plates for meat and milk products.They can NEVER be mixed. Cheeseburgers are a NONO in this religion.
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Kosher animals Ox
Sheep
Goat Deer
Gazelle
Cows
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Jewish beliefs Still awaiting a savior
Jews don’t accept Jesus as Messiah, but they say he is
A great prophet
Believe in God the Father, named
Yahwey
Yamaka
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ews are a over e wor anhave been persecuted by several
groups. They were: Enslaved by Egyptians
Killed by Hitler in the Holocaust
(WWII) Fought with Muslims for centuries
Most now reside in Israel. They
share part of Israel with Muslims
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Hinduism
The main religion of Asia’s India
Hinduism has no founder It is one of the
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Hinduism has no founder. It is one of the
oldest religions
Follow the law of Dharma:one’s duties
Believe the soul is eternal and Hindus could believe inone or many gods
Follow laws of karma. Doing bad things attract badthings to happen to you. Doing good things attractsgood karma
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Brahman One supreme, universal spirit that supports the earth
Everyone makes up Brahman with their energies Atman is the individual self
We collectively as a group along with all the energy of the universe makeup Brahman or god.
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Use Meditation, Dance, Yoga to
praise and relax the mind.
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There are millions of gods
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Ganesha Most worshipped
Hindu god
He has the head of anElephant.
Remover of obstacles.
god of wisdom
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Men and women
wear a Bindi It symbolizes a third,
Inner eye.
This eye helps HindusKeep god and the
Universe at the front of
Their minds.
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Hindu Symbols Looks like a swastika but
This was a Hindu symbol
Long before the Nazis Adopted it. It means
That life continues and keeps
Going.
It also signifies the
Sun’s rays
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Om: Sacred symbol that represents the
universe
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Buddhism Founded by
Siddhartha Gautama
At about 500 BCPopular in Asia (China,
Mongolia)
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Buddha means: Enlightened one
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Follow an eightfold path to happiness Discipline your mentality
Put energies towards positivity and living right
Have right speech and right action
This allows our minds to focus and cut through delusion
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Buddhism has four noble truths
Life is suffering
We suffer because we want
We crave certain things whichCauses unhappiness
• Through practice we could
Reach Nirvana or happiness
By eliminating want and being
Content
Follow the eightfold path
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Reincarnation Buddhists believe that after they
Die they are reborn into a new body.
If they live a positive life, they move
Up in status. If not, they move down
They believe in being one with theUniverse and Earth with all of its
Conditions.
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n an ang sym o ze ar anlight forces, good and evil. Evil has
some good and good has some evil
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ChristianityHas the most followers of
Any religion
Christians include theDenominations of: Catholics,
Baptists, Presbyterians,
Anglicans, Reformed,
Protestants, Pentecostal,
Lutheran and more
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Believes Jesus Christ is Savior Follows the Bible
Composed of New and Old
Testament Stems from Judaism and
Prophets include Abraham,
Isaac, Moses, and Isaiah.
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By popularity
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism Buddhism
Judaism
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