The 5 Major Religions

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Christianity

IslamHinduismBuddhismJudaism

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ISLAM

Followers called Muslims

Second Largest Religion

Follow the Qu’ran (their Bible)

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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)

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Muslim Countries Include:

Indonesia

Iraq

 Afghanistan Saudi Arabia

Iran

Pakistan

Countries in Africa

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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

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Islam’s last prophet of God: 

Muhammed founded Islam Claimed to see revelations from Allah while living in a

cave.

Started to tell people theserevelations from Allah

 Was born in 570 AD (Anno

Domini means the year

of our Lord)

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Diet and Dress Muslims may not eat pork BURQA 

No alcohol

 Women must cover

their hair and sometimes

their face.

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ISLAM

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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)

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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 foodcomes back to their mouths from the stomach andthey rechew their food before digesting.

Must use separate plates for meat and milk products.They can NEVER be mixed. Cheeseburgers are a NONO in this religion.

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Kosher animals Ox

Sheep

Goat Deer

Gazelle

Cows

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Jewish beliefs Still awaiting a savior

 Jews don’t accept Jesus as Messiah, but they say he is

 A great prophet

Believe in God the Father, named

 Yahwey 

 Yamaka

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ews are a over e wor anhave 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

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Hinduism 

The main religion of Asia’s India 

Hinduism has no founder It is one of the

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Hinduism has no founder. It is one of the

oldest religions

Follow the law of Dharma:one’s duties

Believe the soul is eternal and Hindus could believe inone or many gods

Follow laws of karma. Doing bad things attract badthings to happen to you. Doing good things attractsgood karma

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Brahman One supreme, universal spirit that supports the earth

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.

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Use Meditation, Dance, Yoga to

praise and relax the mind.

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There are millions of gods

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Ganesha Most worshipped

Hindu god

He has the head of anElephant.

Remover of obstacles.

god of wisdom

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Men and women

wear a Bindi It symbolizes a third,

Inner eye.

This eye helps HindusKeep god and the

Universe at the front of 

Their minds.

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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

Sun’s rays 

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Om: Sacred symbol that represents the

universe

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Buddhism Founded by 

Siddhartha Gautama

 At about 500 BCPopular in Asia (China,

Mongolia)

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Buddha means: Enlightened one

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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

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Buddhism has four noble truths

Life is suffering

 We suffer because we want

 We crave certain things whichCauses unhappiness

• Through practice we could

Reach Nirvana or happiness

By eliminating want and being

Content

Follow the eightfold path

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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 theUniverse and Earth with all of its

Conditions.

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n an ang sym o ze ar anlight forces, good and evil. Evil has

some good and good has some evil

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ChristianityHas the most followers of 

 Any religion

Christians include theDenominations of: Catholics,

Baptists, Presbyterians,

 Anglicans, Reformed,

Protestants, Pentecostal,

Lutheran and more

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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.

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By popularity

Christianity 

Islam

Hinduism Buddhism

 Judaism

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