Essay Example on Judaism Christianity and Islam all Abrahamic Religions

The First Pillar of Islam The Muslim Profession of Faith Muslims follow a religion of peace mercy and forgiveness and they believe God s final message to man a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Gabriel Understanding Islam and Muslims In the religion of Baha i they believe that Bahá u lláh is the latest messenger from God those proceeding him are Abraham Krishna Zoroaster Moses Buddha Jesus and Muhammad The Baha i Faith Service and worship are at the heart of the pattern of community life that Bahá ís around the world are trying to bring into being Devotional Life They have a large respect for nature and our planets resources and say it is mankind s responsibility for using the earth s raw materials in a way that preserves harmony and contributes to the advancement of civilization God and His Creation Hopes for unification of humanity and a prosperous life in the spiritual and material aspects are here now God and His Creation After research into these six religions I found it most interesting that Hindu was the oldest living religion Judaism much like Christianity has different sects prior to this research I thought Orthodox Judaism was the only form of the religion practiced Buddhism is concentrated more towards having faith and belief in yourself than a higher being I had assumed they too prayed to a God like many other religions Christianity is split into more sects than I could have imagined a list I used as a source listed the top thirty five popular forms of Christianity I had no knowledge of more than fifteen I now have a better understanding of who Muhammad is in Islam and why he and his name as so valuable to their worshipers I also have better understanding as to why their worshipers name their children or change their own name to Muhammad Previously to the instructions for this essay I had never heard of the Baha i religion let alone known that it was largely practiced around the world the Baha is have values we should all live by in striving for harmony between humankind and nature