And it's over to our Muslim correspondents to reply:
Hinduism is not even close to being Monotheistic.Judaism is the oldest, followed by Christianity and then Islam.However, Muslims believe that their religion didn't begin with Mohammed, but that he was the final seal on it, and that Islam began in the time of Adam. Therefore, they could theoretically make a case in that department.Historically, however, the first order is correct.
I believe that it is Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The above is correct but there are now four, with the inception of the Baha'i Faith in 1844.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) believe that Judaism was the correct and true religion until the death of Christ, when the true religion was Christianity - those who accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah. They believe that Mormonism is the modern equivilant of Old Testament Judaism and New Testament Christianity, and follow closely many of the practices and ordinances found in the Jewish laws of the Old Testament. By the midieval times, however, Mormons believe that there was no correct religion on earth and that mankind was in a state of apostasy.
Judaism torah
It depends on who you ask. As Judaism is a tribal religion, Jews will say that Judaism is more right, but is designed for Jews. Islam is a perfectly acceptable religion for non-Jews. As Islam is a universalizing religion, Muslims will say that Islam is correct without qualification.
Christianity religion, per God revelation of the Bible to Jesus, was to redirect the Jews to the right path of God and to correct for the alterations that the Jews introduced into their holy book and their faith.
Sunni and Shiite. To Islam they are somewhat the equivalent of Catholic and Protestant to Christianity.
Hinduism: 2000 BCE Judaism: Moses 1500-1350 BCE Islam: Muhammad 570-632 CE Taoism: Lao Tse 580-500 BCE Buddhism: Buddha 563-483 BCE Shinto: 100 CE Sikhism: Guru Nanak 1469-1538 CE
The old testament is common for Jews and Christians and not Muslims. However, Torah that is part of the old testament is common to Muslims.
The Wikipedia article has sections for Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sabianism, and the Bahá'í Faith. Actually, all of these are under the heading "Abrahamic religions"; there are several others listed as well. Check the Wikipedia article for more details.
Answer 1If anything Christianity affected Judaism, because the Jewish religion was around along time before the Christian religion, therefore Christianity affected Judaism negatively because more people converted to Christianity!Answer 2While Answer 1 may be correct in terms of the general direction of conversions, both forced and by choice, in terms of philosophy, literature, and general ideology, Christianity is fundamentally an outgrowth of Judaism. Before Christology developed as a Christian Discipline, the Jewish ideas of the Messiah, Redemption, and the End of Days helped to develop similar doctrines in Christianity. Christianity also carried forward the Jewish concept on Monotheism. Judaism also provided a backdrop for early Christians of the "unredeemed" and "pitiable" allowing them to claim a natural ascendancy and "betterness". This sense of superiority allowed Christian conquerors to knowingly subjugate America without regard for the indigenous cultures that they would displace and/or eradicate. Finally, the Bible used in Christianity is over 75% the same as that used in Judaism.
It is the pillars of faith of the Muslims. Muslims must believe in them for their belief to be correct. There are 6 pillars or prerequisites: to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His Messengers, the day of judgement and that the power to do good or bad comes from Allah and lastly the resurrection after death.