Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Judaism

ISLAM
Followers called Muslims
Second Largest Religion Follow the Quran (their Bible)

Prophets of Islam
Follow Abraham and Moses Believe Jesus was a great prophet

Claim that Abraham attempted

to sacrifice Ishmael, from whom Muslims descend (come from)

Muslim Countries Include:

Indonesia
Iraq Afghanistan

Saudi Arabia
Iran Pakistan Countries in Africa

Follow the Five Pillars of Islam

Allah is God. Muhammed is his prophet
Pray five times a day facing Mecca, the Holy Land Fast from food on holidays

Give alms or money to the poor

Make a pilgrimage or trip to Mecca

Islams last prophet of God: Muhammed founded Islam

Claimed to see revelations from Allah while living in a

cave. Started to tell people these revelations from Allah Was born in 570 AD (Anno Domini means the year of our Lord)

Diet and Dress

Muslims may not eat pork No alcohol

BURQA

Women must cover

their hair and sometimes their face.

ISLAM

 Abraham is the founder of Judaism Jesus was Jewish Jews believe Abraham was going to sacrifice/kill his

JUDAISM

son Isaac, from whom their lineage can be traced STAR OF DAVID

LAWS OF TORAH (FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE)

Follow ten commandments
Sabbath is on Saturday at

Synagogue Must eat Kosher foods blessed by A Rabbi (preacher)

Jewish Diet
Cannot eat any pig products (pork, hot dogs, bacon) To eat an animal, its hooves must be split or cloven,

and it must chew the cud. This means their food comes back to their mouths from the stomach and they rechew their food before digesting. Must use separate plates for meat and milk products. They can NEVER be mixed. Cheeseburgers are a NO NO in this religion.

Kosher animals
Ox
Sheep Goat

Deer
Gazelle Cows

Jewish beliefs
Still awaiting a savior Jews dont accept Jesus as Messiah, but they say he is

A great prophet Believe in God the Father, named Yahwey

Yamaka

Holidays include:
Purim
Boys celebrate adulthood at

13 with a party calledBar Mitzvah Girls have a Bat Mitzvah Passover Yom Kippur Hanukkah (pictured is a Menorah, The candles used for this Holiday)

Jews are all over the world and have been persecuted by several groups. They were:
Enslaved by Egyptians
Killed by Hitler in the Holocaust

(WWII) Fought with Muslims for centuries Most now reside in Israel. They share part of Israel with Muslims

Hinduism
The main religion of Asias India

Hinduism has no founder. It is one of the oldest religions

Follow the law of Dharma:ones duties Believe the soul is eternal and Hindus could believe in

one or many gods Follow laws of karma. Doing bad things attract bad things to happen to you. Doing good things attracts good karma

Brahman universal spirit that supports the earth One supreme,

Everyone makes up Brahman with their energies Atman is the individual self We collectively as a group along with all the energy of

the universe makeup Brahman or god.

Use Meditation, Dance, Yoga to praise and relax the mind.

There are millions of gods

Ganesha
Most worshipped

Hindu god He has the head of an Elephant. Remover of obstacles. god of wisdom

Men and women wear a Bindi

It symbolizes a third,

Inner eye. This eye helps Hindus Keep god and the Universe at the front of Their minds.

Hindu Symbols
Looks like a swastika but

This was a Hindu symbol Long before the Nazis Adopted it. It means That life continues and keeps Going. It also signifies the Suns rays

Om: Sacred symbol that represents the universe

Buddhism
Founded by

Siddhartha Gautama At about 500 BC Popular in Asia (China, Mongolia)

Buddha means: Enlightened one

Follow an eightfold path to happiness

Discipline your mentality Put energies towards positivity and living right Have right speech and right action This allows our minds to focus and cut through delusion

Buddhism has four noble truths

Life is suffering
We suffer because we want

We crave certain things which Causes unhappiness Through practice we could Reach Nirvana or happiness By eliminating want and being Content Follow the eightfold path

Reincarnation
Buddhists believe that after they

Die they are reborn into a new body. If they live a positive life, they move Up in status. If not, they move down They believe in being one with the Universe and Earth with all of its Conditions.

No one supreme god in Buddhism, only people on different levels

Yin and Yang symbolize dark and light forces, good and evil. Evil has some good and good has some evil

Christianity
Has the most followers of Any religion Christians include the Denominations of: Catholics, Baptists, Presbyterians, Anglicans, Reformed, Protestants, Pentecostal, Lutheran and more

Believes in one God: three persons

Believes Jesus Christ is Savior

Follows the Bible
Composed of New and Old

Testament Stems from Judaism and Prophets include Abraham, Isaac, Moses, and Isaiah.

Christianity is common in
The United States Europe (Spain, Greece, Italy,

France, the Netherlands, Germany The Ukraine) Canada Mexico Australia

By popularity
Christianity
Islam Hinduism

Buddhism
Judaism