A brief description of the religions of the world World Religions A brief description of the religions of the world

Judaism Judaism is one of the oldest faiths in the world Jews believe their religion was founded by Abraham, following the laws of Moses. According to Jews, Christians, and Muslims; Moses brought the 10 Commandments and gave the law to the people of the world Jews worship in a Synagogue and their worship is led by a Rabbi Their Holy book is the Torah, which contains the old testament of the Bible

Christianity Founded in the early years of the Roman Empire Christianity spread over the first 4 centuries AD until it was finally accepted as the state religion by Constantine the Great The Council of Nicea in 325 set down what we know as the Bible and the basic tenants of Christianity The original Church was in both parts of the Roman Empire, but will eventually split into the Orthodox East and Roman Catholic west

Islam Islam is the youngest of the three western religions, it started around 600 A.D. Islam was started by the prophet Muhammad who said he was the final prophet. Muhammad’s life and teachings were recorded in the Koran (Qur’an) Islam believes that Jesus was a prophet but not the son of God and that Muhammad is the greatest and final prophet before the end of the world

5 Pillars of Islam Muslims also follow the 5 Pillars of Islam -Testimony of Faith - Pray 5 times a day - Fast during Ramadan - give to the poor - Travel to Mecca (Hajj)

More Islam Mecca is the holiest city of Islam, next is Medina, then Jerusalem Mecca and Medina are both in Saudi Arabia Islam took over all of the Middle East and North Africa in the first Millennia A.D. Muslims worship in Mosques and are led by Imams

5 pillars project Each pillar gets one page List the pillar Describe the pillar Draw a picture describing the pillar Color the picture if you wish Due tomorrow