WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two religions were similar to Islam
A
Christianity, Shintoism
B
Christianity, Judaism
C
Judaism, Hinduism
D
Judaism, Buddhism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Baháʼí Faith. Druze Faith. Rastafari. Samaritanism.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The world’s religions are similar in many ways; scholar Stephen Prothero refers to these similarities as “family resemblances.” All religions include rituals, scriptures, and sacred days and gathering places. Each religion gives its followers instructions for how human beings should act toward one another.

Detailed explanation-5: -Other similarities Islam and Judaism both consider the Christian doctrine of the trinity and the belief of Jesus being God as explicitly against the tenets of monotheism. Idolatry and the worship of graven images is likewise forbidden in both religions. Both have official colors (Blue in Judaism and Green in Islam).

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