Religion

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The Middle East Religions include Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Religion is very important to the Middle East because the Middle East is a sacred nation. Religion in the Middle East is different from other nations because it's more important and it's more popular to Middle Easterners.

One of the religions of the Middle East is Islam which is a religion based on Muslims. Islam has spread all over the world which can be an example of cultural diffusion. It has been in many countries that have came into contact with Africa, Asia, Europe and of course the Middle East. Muslims created duties that they must do known as the Five Pillars of Islam. Their fist duty was to claim their beliefs in one god and not honor Muhammad as a god even though they worshiped him. Their second duty was to pray 5 times a day towards the holy city of Mecca. Their third duty was to help charity's for the poor. The fourth duty was the holy month of Ramadan where Muslims couldn't eat nor drink from dawn to sunset. And the fifth duty was the hajj which was essentially pilgrimage to Mecca in which Muslims were only aloud to travel once in their lives. The founder of Islam was Muhammad, he then followed the hejira. Muslims honored Muhammad and the sacred book of Islam which was the Koran. The Koran helped Muslims understand Muhammad and life. The Koran helped Muslims honor their parents and help the weak and really influenced other Religions.

Another religion is Christianity which was based on Jews and other ethnic groups. The religion Christianity first started in Palestine the homeland of Jews. The founder of Christianity was Jesus where it was said he was born in Bethlehem Jerusalem. Jesus wanted Christianity to be heard in churches where the New Testament would be learned. The followers of Jesus known as the Christos liked the idea of the new testament. They believed that Jesus was the son of god and they believed that he was the ultimate leader of Christianity. Jesus also came up with the idea of the Ten Commandments which was similar to the Five Pillars of Islam but it was different. Romans feared that Jesus was expanding ideas so they arrested him and later sent him to die by crucifixion a way Romans killed there prisoners. After Jesus's death Romans took over and kicked Jews out of Israel. In 395 A.D. Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.h

The Last religion of the Middle East is Judaism which was based on Hebrews. Judaism was known in the Middle East but it wasn't as popular as Islam and Christianity. Hebrews believed in one god which was Yahweh. Yahweh was known for the ruler of the universe. The Hebrews believed in the Torah which was the sacred book of Judaism. The Torah had laws, the Ten Commandments and duties in which Hebrews had to follow. In the Torah their are many beliefs for Hebrews in which they practice each and every day. Judaism can be described as the belief that people, ruler or leaders must obey in their life. Based on Judaism, religion is suppose to be taught to individuals with responsibility of their actions and if they commit something wrong they might be punished.