Ahmad,Kashif

  In this project, I will be researching to see the different rituals and practices that are performed by different religions. The religions I will be doing my research on are Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. “The most well-known prayer of Muslims is, //** salat **//, or ** ritual prayer ** which is performed five times each day”. “The first of the Five Pillars of Islam is the **// shahada //**. // Shahada // is the Muslim profession of faith, expressing the two simple, fundamental beliefs that make one a Muslim” “For those who are greedy and use their money outside of the will of Allah, the Qur'an has harsh words: the fires of hell will heat up the coins and the greedy will be branded with it (9:34-35)”. -Above text quoted from []

The religion Islam or its believers, Muslims prays 5 times a day to their god Allah. The five pillars of Islam are five practices that are performed or should be performed by every Muslim. The five pillars are, confession of faith (shahada), Ritual prayer (salat), Alms tax (zakat), Fasting during the month of Ramadan (sawm) and Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj). The Qur’an states that if Muslims doesn’t spend money the way Allah wants them to spend it then the fire of hell will burn all the coins and the people would be filled with greed. Islam/Muslims believe that there’s only one god which is Allah and it’s last messenger is Muhammad (peace be upon him). Muslims practices 5 different practices/rituals, which they believe in.

“The daily ritual of ** puja ** is performed in a sacred corner in a worship room of the home. It is done to keep Hindus aware of their family gods and mindful of their duties as individuals”. “There are special rituals that only the priests, or brahmin, can perform. These are called the ** shrauta ** rituals and are very complex and elaborate sacrifices to the god Agni. These "fire-sacrifice" rituals are to bring out the central element of power of gods and nature through the fire”. -Quoted from [] Hindus perform a daily ritual, which is called **puja**. It is performed in a sacred corner in a worship room of the home. The ritual is done to keep the family aware of their duties as individuals and Hindus. There are rituals that only priest or Brahmin can only perform. These rituals are called **chrauta**, these rituals are very long and it has different parts to it. Hindus believe that these rituals bring out the power of gods and nature through fire.

“Most Christians attend worship services at ** church ** on Sundays, which generally include singing, prayer and a sermon”. “The Catholic Church recognizes five additional sacraments, as well as many other distinctive practices that are known as "** sacramentals **" or "devotions" and include praying the rosary and going on pilgrimages”. -Quoted from [].

A lot of Christians goes to church on Sundays and worship there. Which includes singing, prayer, and sermon. There’s 2 different kind of Christians which are Catholics and Baptism. Catholics Churches has five additional sacraments, as well as many other distinctive practices that are known as “sacramentals” or “devotions”. Baptisms are considered sacraments, which are, sacred rituals established by Christ himself.

There are many different religions now in the world and each religion has its own ritual prayer(s) or practice(s). The three religions I studied and did my research on were Islam, Hinduism and Christianity. They all have different ritual prayers and practices but they all believe that by doing such prayers and practices they will make their god happy and bring themselves close to their god. All the religions I studied has different rituals and practices, but all of their rituals/practices gives them hope or inspire them that by following or performing such rituals/practices brings them closer to their god.