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In both Christian and Islamic religions, a monotheistic religion applies. Jesus is the embodiment of Christ and Mohammed is the profit that lives through Allah. Both of those leaders are the main pillars of each of their religions. Both live lives that were in a condense to each of the religions the correct way to live. For each of the religions both Jesus and Mohammed are what every single follower aspires to live like. They lived rigious and just lives. Their deaths marked the start of new religions. Each one is worshiped each and every day by their followers. Even today their message is carried out to the fullest extent.

Both Jesus and Mohammed were leaders of their religions, however their lives were very different. Jesus was born in Bethlehem in 4bc. The virgin marry conceived him when he was born in a stable. Mohammed was born of Aminah at 570ad in Mecca. Jesus was raised by his mother marry and his adopted father Joseph. Mohammed was raised by his mother Aminah, Halima the nurse, then his grandfather and uncle. Jesus labored as a carpenter in Nazareth. Mohammed labored as a shepherd and then became a camel caravan leader. Jesus was literate; he spoke Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Mohammed was literate and spoke only Arabic. During their lives they both attracted many followers to their religion. Jesus did so by showing how god affirmed the teachings of the Old Testament. Mohammed attracted people by over throwing and forcefully removing the worship from multiple gods. Throughout Jesus’ life many miracles were achieved, the healing of the blind, the healing of the lepers, and many other miracles. Mohammed performed no miracles; the Koran itself was his miracle. Both of these men were rejected by their own town’s people and were forced to move. Jesus never married, while

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Mohammed had fifteen wives ranging from nine years old and on. Jesus never once prayed for forgiveness because he lived a sinless life, while Mohammed prayed regularly for the forgiveness for his sins. Jesus never once raised war; he said that the kingdom of heaven was not of this world so it did not need to be fought for. Mohammed raised many wars with over sixty battles in order to spread monotheism. Jesus never once ordered the death of anyone, he believed life was to sacred to end. Mohammed killed many men and women to establish monotheism. After life of dedication to his people Jesus dies by crucifixion in Jerusalem at only thirty-three years of age. Mohammed died in Medina at the age of sixty-two from a long sickness. Jesus rose from his death in three days, while Mohammed still waits in his grave for the Day of Judgment. It seems that Jesus is more of a perfect being, while Mohammed is more of an everyday person.

Mohammed developed a code of behavior directly from Allah. It was said that this happened due to the encounter he had with the angle Gabriel. Mohammed is regarded as the most perfect profit and the last angel. Mohammed was also described to be Allah or gods direct messenger. It seemed in his early teachings, Mohammed took certain teachings from the Jewish community, while towards the later teachings of Mohammed they seem to cut them out. One thing they both kept in common was the prohibition for eating pork. A confrontation arose between the Jewish tribes and Mohammed in Medina. Mohammed ordered all the members of this tribe to be murdered, except women and children whole were sold into slavery. Once he died he was left to his followers to continue carrying out the traditions he had begun.

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During Jesus’ life he had thirteen apostles. He was born from a virgin and during his lifetime was said to have lived a pure life. Once he died his apostles continued to worship Jesus and tried to live as Jesus lived. It was as if though a pond Jesus’ sacrifice the religion became much stronger and much more followers arose. The same went along with Mohammed’s death. As they both died as martyrs of their own religion more and more people became followers. The death of both of these men had a major impact on their respective religion. Not only were there additional followers but, in Christianity, the faith in the religion became stronger and it became more pronounced. In the Islamic faiths the death of Mohammed also had an increased or stronger faith.

The methods of warship are similar in both the Islamic and the Christian sects. On every Sunday the true Christian followers go to church. A normal church service lasts approximately one hour. Along with this the children will go to Sunday school and or go through a confirmation process. In church on Sunday there are prayers, readings from the bible, songs, the receiving of the holy Eucharist and various other Christian practices. During all these prayers the worship is geared towards

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