Hindus do not have one "Holy Book" like many other religions, but many texts including the four Vedas along with their Upanishads, called the "Sruti", several Dharma Sasthras or Smrutis, Ithihasas and Puranas including the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. The Bhagavad Gita, or "Song of God", comes as part of Mahabaratha, is an essence of the message of the Upanishads and Hindu Philosophy and is considered to be a guide on how we should live as told by Lord Krishna to Arjuna. 5. ... Only He can guide man through the complicated course of life and instruct him regarding good and evil. ... Since th...

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Islam's holy book, the Quran. ... The followers of these three religions are considered the 'people of the book', due to the fact that all these three religions have their own holy book which they consider to be the words of God. ... After his death, his recitations were written down, forming the holy book of Islam, the Quran. ... This is a factor that led to the spread of Islam because this Holy book has a huge contribution in making people convert into the religion of Islam. The Quran is so important towards the Muslims, in which" the Quran provides detailed instructions...

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The Qur'an forms the basis of the Muslim faith- the religion of Islam, in which Muslims believe the book is a revelation from God. ... I read several chapters, or suras, from The Koran Interpreted by AJ Arberry carefully and found that The Qur'an recurrently stresses the importance of faith, and guide people to live a better life in order to achieve Paradise after death. ... The book said that once you saw God's signs demonstrating his ability to bring life to the dead, "Then your hearts became hardened thereafter and are like stones, or even yet harder; for there are stone...

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A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. In the Abrahamic faiths, the works of the Bible, Torah, and Quran set the basis for the religion, and every sect of that religion accepts its book as the word of their respective God. This is a notable separation from the major Asian religions, which as a whole lack one specific text to guide one to heaven. ... This is not to say that the Asian religions do not have their own texts, but rather that there is no defining book ...

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The Koran is a book following the religion of the Muslim people. ... The people of the book have very strict ideas about how society is to be run based upon their religion and culture. ... In The Koran, men and women have rights that are far more gender bias; men are guided more towards money and power, while women are guided towards a family and the home. ...

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Amongst these was the Hellenistic type, from which they received the philosophical heritage of Greek thinkers, like Pythagoras, Aristotle, Plato, who proposed that "reason and intellect are the highest tools and guiding principles in a human being's search for truth and salvation"[Ikh14]1, [Ent]1 Vital works of those philosophers were translated into Arabic that made them accessible to the Muslim world. ... " [Bri71]4 PRE-CONCEIVED NOTIONS ABOUT EPISTEMOLOGY-BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF IKHWAN US SAFA FOUNDATION OF BASIC ISLAMIC THOUGHT: In Islam, the Quran (Book of God) is acc...

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The Shinto religion does have a similarity to Christianity in that commitment and loyalty is a guiding principle of both religions. ... Additionally, there is no "holy" book or transcriptions written by a Buddha. ... Despite, all of this, religion can be comforting, help to guide a person's life, and serves a social function. ...

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The word testament means "witness," and Christians believe that the Old Testament contains the witness of God originally to the Jews, and the New Testament the witness of people who knew Jesus or were closely associated with events in the early church." (46) The Bible is the guide book for the Christian. ... Although divided on which book is correct the core beliefs and teachings of both religions are almost identical. ...

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The first page shows all of the schoolgirls playing with the veils, and as the book continues, Marjane firmly remains against the institution of blindly following a ruling decided by the emperor of Iran. ... At this point, she stills relies on her relationship with God to guide her, but she is slowly beginning to allow herself to be influenced by what her mum says. ... Through the rest of the book, Marjane is forced to conform to the standards of the religious fanatics. ...

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" The main focus of this essay is the Koran, which is the holy book for the Muslims and the Bible, which the Christians follow. ... When the Christians are reading the Koran they just think the book is telling stories of a man called Muhammad who thinks his soul is in possession of god. ... Following these incredible sights would remind them that God was always with them, guiding them each step of the way on their journey to the Promised Land. ...

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The Quran: The Quran is the holy book of Islam written by the followers of Muhammad after his death. ... The Quran is the spiritual guide for Muslims and prohibits drinking wine, eating pork and gambling. ...

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