There are also other religions practiced in North America, including Judaism and Islam. ... My limited knowledge of Islam leads me to believe that many of the same teachings that I have received from my family and pastor as it relates to life and spirituality are very similar to several Islamic teachings. Muslims or followers of Islam believe in one God as do Christians. ... Major differences are that Muslims believe that Muhammad was the messenger of God and they follow the writings in the Holy Koran. My interest has been peaked to the point where I plan to study more about Islam, spec...

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Islam, which is considered to be a western religion, was founded by the prophet Muhammad. Muhammad is believed to be the prophet to Muslim's monotheistic god. The holy word of God is revealed through the "Qur'an", it is reinforced by the "Hadith" which is a record of Muhammad's deeds, as well as "Sharia" which is the body of Islamic law. A central theme to Islam is that salvation comes through acceptance of, and submission to God. ... Rituals which are central to Muslim practice includes prayer and scripture reciting several times daily, profession of the f...

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Introduction Christianity has existed in Australia since the arrival of the first fleet dated in 1788, and was basically the most dominant religion as there was only a minor of other religious followers such as Islam and Judaism. ... This includes Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jehovah Witnesses. ... For instance, Muslims, who are followers of the religion Islam, preach about the oneness of Allah and the need to be absolutely surrendered to him. Furthermore, Muslims preach about the reward that the good would receive beyond death and about the punishment that would be dealt with t...

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