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Hinduism, Islam and
Christianity
There are different religions, like:
Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, and so on.
However, my modest experience of living with people of
different religions in two largest democracies of the world,
bring me to say that all the religions are pretty much the
same. The basic tenets of all the religions are to be nice
and love everybody, and treat others like you want to be
treated. All religions believe the same things, such as: God
created the world, He is watching over everybody, and will
be just. In my presentation, I will take a close look at
three religions- Hinduism, Islam and Christianity.
Christianity is the largest religion in the world.
Christianity was created by Jesus. Jesus
was born in Bethlehem, and went to Israel, Judah and Galilee
to preach about his father, God. The Christians’ holy book
is the Bible. Some of Christianity’s messages that resonate
with those of other religions are summarized here. Jesus
always used to say “Love and Forgive.” There is only one god
that Christians believe in and that’s God, but some people
also call Jesus their God, while he was God’s messenger, or
God’s son. Christians believe that there are 3 forms of God:
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. One of Jesus’ teachings was
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus also used parables
to convey his messages. Islam also propagated love and
harmony among people.
The god of Islam is Allah. Islam’s
Prophet was Mohammad. Islam is the second largest religion
in the world. There are over one billion Islam followers in
the world. Mohammad was born in Makkah, also known as Mecca.
He later went to Medina to preach. The holy book of Islam is
the Quran. The main rules of Islam are called the “Five
Pillars of Faith”, they are: Shahada, which means
Declaration of Faith; Salaat, which also means Prayer;
Zakaat, which also means Giving Charity; Sawm, which also
means Fasting; and Hajj, which also means Pilgrimage.
Whether somebody will go to heaven or hell is determined on
“The Day of Judgment”, as called in Islam. Hinduism also
believes in heaven and hell.
Hinduism was created 3000 years ago, and
is thought to have a lot of prophets, teachers, and founders
like the huge number of gods. It is believed that Hinduism
has 300,000,000 gods. Hinduism is the oldest religion,
people believe it may also have started in the prehistoric
times. The holy texts of Hinduism are the Vedas. Hinduism
covers about 13% of the world’s population. It is the
dominant culture in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Recently it
has been said that there are about 766,000 Hindus in America
and 157,015 Hindus in Canada. Most of India’s religions are
Henotheistic. Eventually, if you come to think of it, all of
these religions are the same.
Hinduism, Islam and Christianity are like
members of the same family: they have the same basic
philosophy, but are different in personality and details.
All three of them believe in being nice, loving, and
treating others like you want to be treated. All the
different religions are there for the same purpose, to make
people believe that God is looking upon them and that they
will receive rewards if they do good things or will suffer
from bad consequences if they do bad things. To put it all
together, if we look closer at all religions, all the
distinctions get blurred and we all belong to one world. |
