Can Someone Help Me With My World Religions Essay

Cosmogony – View of Origin of the universe:

The description and origin of man is not given in Quran. The law of evolution working in the universe which claims to have discovered was clearly defined in Holy Quran that man was not created in an instant which he is today. God did not make a model of clay and breathed life to become first man but man reached the present through passing many intermediary stages. Man originated from and on this earth but Allah caused you to grow out of the earth as a good growth.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

View of the Nature of the Sacred (i.e., of “God,” “Ultimate Reality,” “gods,” “spirits,” “forces, … whatever term it uses):

Islam was founded by Prophet Muhammad at 6th century. Their God, Allah is presented as an eternal being, transcendent and almighty having the same attributes as the God in the Old Testament.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

View of Human Nature; Understanding of Humanity:

Like Judaism and Christianity it teaches that God created the universe and everything in it believing that God is the master designer Who put order and purpose in his creation and rules it with compassion and mercy. God is the sustainer, for its existence. The purpose of man is to love and serve God.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

Mohamed, N. (2014). Islamic education, eco-ethics and community. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 33(3), 315-328.

View of Good /Evil, Right/Wrong; Morality; Key Values:

Muslims believe that evil is as a result of Shaytan who tempts human to do evil and moral Muslims must use natural instinct to make right choices. Though Islam helps individual to choose between and good our natural instincts should help us. Islam believes on values such as justice, mercy and forgiveness in order to achieve moral life in context preaching of holy text, Quran. The 70% of major sins includes worshipping other beings as Gods equal, committing murder or failing to pray.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

View of “Salvation,” “Fulfillment,” “Attainment of Life’s Purpose”:

Islam teaches that salvation is attainable by worshipping God alone. A person must believe in God and His commandment to gain fulfillment. The purpose of life is to live in a way that is pleasing Allah so that one may gain paradise. Muslim doctrine is that unbelievers known as kuffar and sinners will be condemned but genuine repentance will results in Allah’s forgiveness and entrance into Paradise upon death.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

View of death and “afterlife” (if any):

Death is seen as separation of soul from the body and it’s the transfer to the afterlife which is a continuation of life in another form. They believe that angel of death appears to the dying to take their souls where the sinners soul are extracted in a painful way while the righteous are treated easily. After death, two angels, Munkar and Nakir come to question the dead in order to test their faith

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

Key Practices and Rituals:

Muslims do fast from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadhan which is the ninth month of Islamic calendar when Quran was revealed to Muhammad. Muslims consider fasting to be a purifying experience so that they can gain compassion and deepen their faith in Allah. Though the idea of fasting is to feel how the poor goes through when hungry, the irony is that the needy must fast during Ramadhan. They deny themselves food and sexual activity with their spouses. Other things such as backbiting on other people and deceiving others are prohibited. Only people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, and children are exempted from fasting. Also, women who are menstruating and nursing their young ones are exempted from fasting.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

Mohamed, N. (2014). Islamic education, eco-ethics and community. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 33(3), 315-328.

Celebrations and Festivals:

Muslims all over the world practices celebrate Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Fitr. Eid Al Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadhan where Muslims give a charity called zatak on the occasion while Eid AL-Adha is celebrated at the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah (twelfth and final month in Islamic calendar) where Muslims slaughter a sheep distributing its meat into three parts i.e. among the family, friends and the poor. Both the two occasions are holidays on Islamic/Arabic Calender which is lunar.

Sources: A'la Mawdudi, S. A. (2013). Towards Understanding Islam. Kube Publishing Ltd.

Mohamed, N. (2014). Islamic education, eco-ethics and community. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 33(3), 315-328.