By: Sydney Waldman and Laura RookReligion Differences
Belief that Allah is the only God and that Mahammad was his
messenger or prophet.Differences- We have almost the same belief
about a different person. Only Jesus is the Son of God too, not
only the messenger.
Daily Prayer which you have to do 5 times per day (morning,
noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening.)Similarities- We also pray in
the morning, the evening, and before we eat or sunset time. Plus we
pray in church.Differences- We have different styles in praying.
Some people fold their hands, some close their eyes, and others
kneel.
3rd PillarFasting from dawn till sun down during the month of
Ramadan. (no food, drinks, or drugs) Similarities- We have to fast
between meals on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. We also have to
fast during Lent on Friday because we are not allowed to eat meat
on Friday.Differences- We dont fast everyday for a whole month.
4th PillarAlmsgiving- Giving to Muslims in need.Similarities- We
give to charities through fundraisers. Also we give money during
church. We are supposed to give at most 10% of your pay check. Its
not required, but they would like it if you did.Differences- We
dont call it almsgiving because Muslims arent the only ones that we
give to.
5th PillarHajj- Pilgrimage to Islamic holy sights, especially
Mecca.Similarities- We also have a place where we can go, the
Vatican. This is the Popes house in Italy.Differences- This is not
a required rule for the Catholic religion, like it is for the
Muslims.
The Islamic and Catholic religion have similar things and
different things. I know that the Catholic religion is strict but
not as strict as the Islamic religion. They have rules that they
need to follow. If they dont they will get in trouble in certain
countries. But Catholics have rules but if we dont follow them
exactly, we wont get in trouble. Thats the similarities and
differences between our two religions.
