WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Because Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all recognize Abraham as their first prophet, they are also called the Abrahamic religions.

Detailed explanation-2: -When people refer to the Abrahamic religions they are usually thinking of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There are, in fact, more Abrahamic religions, such as the Baha’i Faith, Yezidi, Druze, Samaritan and Rastafari, but this article will focus on the main three aforementioned.

Detailed explanation-3: -Islam and Christianity are both monotheistic religions, both founded in the Middle East, both believe in one God and his prophet. However, the list of battles, conflicts and wars between them is long. An example: Eight million Copts live in Egypt; they make up ten per cent of the Egyptian population.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adherents hold that Hinduism-one of the principal faiths in the modern world, with about one billion followers-is the world’s oldest religion, with complete scriptural texts dating back 3, 000 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Old Testament is the first section of the Bible, covering the creation of Earth through Noah and the flood, Moses and more, finishing with the Jews being expelled to Babylon. The Bible’s Old Testament is very similar to the Hebrew Bible, which has origins in the ancient religion of Judaism.