WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What holy book do all Jews, Christians and Muslims have in common?
A
Old Testament
B
New Testament
C
Amount of Pages
D
Amount of Chapters
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tanakh (or Hebrew Bible) was composed between 1, 400 BCE, and 400 BCE by Jewish prophets, kings, and priests.

Detailed explanation-2: -They both believe a powerful God who created the world and everything in it. The almighty God for Christian’s is just called God, but for Muslim’s he is called Allah. Different names but the same God. They also share the same ritual, called praying.

Detailed explanation-3: -” However, all three religions share three common traits: they all use the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, as sacred scripture; they all trace their lineage to Abraham, the ‘’father of the Jews”; and they are all monotheistic, meaning they believe in one god.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three great monotheistic religions of the world-Judaism, Christianity and Islam-find common ground in Jerusalem, the center of Pope Paul’s pilgrimage. Beyond the community of place, however, the three faiths represent in many aspects a continuing tradition that begins with the Old Testament of the Bible.

Detailed explanation-5: -Secondly, Muslims believe in the previous scriptures in their original forms as opposed to the current ones. The reason for this are the changes that have undoubtedly occurred in the Bible and the Torah.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Holy Bible and the Qur’an are two sacred texts with great meanings in two different religions, the Christianity and Islam.

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