WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two religions are the most common in Africa?
A
Islam and Christianity
B
Judaism and Islam
C
Buddhism and Christianity
D
Christianity and Judaism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Christianity is now one of the most widely practiced religions in Africa along with Islam and is the largest religion in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Muslims and Christians both believe that Jesus was born to Mary, a virgin. They both also believe that Jesus is the Messiah.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both faiths believe that Jesus will return from Heaven. Both faiths also believe in the afterlife. Both religions believe that humans will have a day of judgement and will be judged for the lives they lead on earth. For Christians, it determines whether they will go to Heaven or Hell for the rest of eternity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Forms of polytheism was widespread in most of ancient African and other regions of the world, before the introduction of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. An exception was the short-lived monotheistic religion created by Pharaoh Akhenaten, who made it mandatory to pray to his personal god Aten (see Atenism).

Detailed explanation-5: -AIC (25.4%) Pentecostalism (15.2%) Catholicism (6.8%) Methodism (5.0%) Calvinism (4.2%) Anglicanism (3.2%) Other Protestant churches (5.3%) Other Christian denominations (8.4%) More items

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