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Islam Joey Tapia 10/28/10 Europe What religion do Muslims practice? Islam What is a prophet? Messenger of god Where did he get his message? Cave What was his message? There is only one god. What don’t Muslims want to see of Muhammad? His face Do they show his face on the pictures they painted? No his face is covered What is the name of the Muslim god? Allah Will you ever find a picture of Allah? No he is considered sacred. What is the holy book of Islam called? Qur’an. Who revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad? Allah. What dose sunnah mean? How the prophet Muhammad lived. What do Muslims strive to do all there life? Live like to be like Muhammad

** Comparing Monotheistic Religions ** 1. What does monotheistic mean? Belief in only one god.


 * || ** ISLAM **  || ** CHRISTIANITY ** || ** JUDAISM ** ||
 * What are the names of the scriptures (holy books) they use? ||

Qur’an ||

Bible ||

Torah ||
 * Who is the central person of the religion? ||

Muhammad ||

God ||

God ||
 * What is the religion’s symbol? ||

Crescent Moon with Star ||

Christian cross ||

Star of david ||
 * What are the holy cities? ||

Mecca, Medina, ||

Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth ||

Jerusalem, Chevron,Tiveria ||
 * What is the name of their “house of worship”? ||

Mosque ||

Orthodox ||

Synagogue || Fridays || Sundays || Every day || Eid al-fitr, Eid al-Aldha || Christmas, Easter || Hanukkah || Yes || Yes/ no || No || Muslims || Popes || They don’t have one ||  || ||
 * What days do they worship? ||
 * What are their “Holy Days”? ||
 * What is their diet like? Do they have dietary restrictions? ||
 * What are their spiritual leaders called? ||
 * || SUMMARY: They are kinda of alike. For example Christians and Jews both believe in the same God. They both have one of the same holy cities. Muslims kinda have the same Jesus type person, Muhammad is kinda like jesus in a lot of ways but Jesus came first and different religion.