MODULE 1 | Abrahamic (R) Comparative Analysis: Origin

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  Canaan is considered as holy place of jews, and also known as “the promised land” to Abraham by Yahweh.
• Mecca is the place where Muslims face when they pray.
• Abraham was considered as "Father of many Nations".
• Jesus Christ was baptized by "John The Baptist".
• The three monotheistic religion was developed during the time of political turmoil and social inequalities.
• Judaism is the first monotheistic religion in the world.
• Judaism and Christianity emphasized of significance of having a covenant God.
• In Christianity, Angel Gabriel was sent to Virgin Mary to tell her that she would bear the Messiah.
• In Islam, Allah sent Angel Gabriel to tell Muhammad that he was chosen to be god's last prophet.
• In Qur'an, even though Adam and his wife were banished from paradise—Allah promised that they will have no reason to feel fear or grief if they will just follow the God's will; foremost, to worship one god, Allah.
• Abraham follows the God's will unconditionally, even to the extent of sacrificing his son, Isaac.
• Moses is a prophet in one of the three Abrahamic religion.
• Arabian Peninsula is the birth place of Islam.
• after several exiles and

  migrations, from the movement of the 12 sons of Jacob to Egypt and their

  Exodus back, to the Babylonian exile to the Persians’ law that allowed them

  to go back to Jerusalem. Later, they established Israel as a nation, and Israel

  had been the most Jewish-populated country in the world.
• Since Christianity developed from Judaism, they also venerated

  Jerusalem, because it is where the Temple was, and where Jesus was

  sentenced to death.
• Mecca was the

  place where Muhammad had his first followers, and after their exile to

  Medina, they returned to Mecca to establish Islam as a religion.
• Hadith are stories about the life of Prophet Mohammed
• Islam has two holy books - Quran (Koran) and Hadith
• The Kaaba is the holiest site in Islam.
• Muslims used to pray facing Jerusalem, but after a particular revelation

  to Muhammad, they have prayed facing Mecca ever since.