religions

Islam

History of Islam:

• Islam is a monotheistic belief in a god or gods,
•  is an Abrahamic religion.
• These people are called Muslims. 

They are mostly found in the middle east:

• Indonesia
• Iran
• Turkey
• Bangladesh
• Pakistan
• India

Their bible is called the Qur'an book (it is considered to be the exact words of God)

The belief:

• It is a belief that God is one, and the purpose is to love and serve him.
• It is also believed that Islam is the universal version of faith, and was revealed through Abraham, Jesus, and Moses.
• They believe in Allah
• They believe Allah is absolutely and completely perfect to them
• No one shares divinity with Allah
• Humans are not created in Allah's image
• Humans can ask Allah for anything they want
• Allah never sleeps, get tired, or dies

Religious practices:

• Five pillars of Islam practices

• They MUST pray 5 times a day (get on the ground and face Mecca)
• They go through pilgrimage to become Islam.
• The hajj consists of several ceremonies
• They sacrifice sheep
• They symbolize the completion by cutting off their hair

Christianity

Denominations

• Roman catholic
• Baptist
• Lutheran
• Protestant
• Methodist
• Mormon
• Jehovah's witness
• Quaker
• Orthodox

About 50% are catholic

Population

There are about 2.8 billion Christians in the world (1/3 of the words population)

They believe that Jesus is the savior

Jesus died and resurrected

Christians believe the word of the Bible

This belief emerged in the mid-1st century in the near East

Christianity became common in Europe

Buddhism

• Is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices
• They worship "Buddha" also known as the "awakened one"
• 6% of the world's population is Buddhists
• 350-550 million people
• They are found China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar

History

One of the oldest practices today

The Buddha is a person who is completely free of all faults and mental obstructions

The teaching contributed to Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

They worship the Buddha