There are many forms of religion. The major world religions can be classified into two categories, Semitic and Indian. Semitic religions include Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, where Judaism is said to be ‘the trunk of a tree,’ while Christianity and Islam are ‘two huge branches’ (Lovat, et al., 2000). Two examples of Indian religions are Buddhism and Hinduism.

Religions aim to answer ‘Life’s Big Questions,’ each one answering in a different way. To determine the effectiveness of their responses to some ‘Big Questions,’ each response must be considered individually. In this text, the teachings of each major world reli

Muslims do not believe in reincarnation. That is, they believe that they have only one life to live on this earth. There is only one God, who is all-powerful. He created the world, starting with Mecca, the ‘navel’ of the world, and has a complete, divine plan for the world. Even so, He allows room for individual freedom. If humans do not live the way He has shown as the right way through the Prophet, Muhammad, however, when they are questioned on how they lived their life they will be rewarded accordingly. That is, if they submit to the temptation of self will and diverge from the right way, their lives will lack meaning and final purpose and, eventually, if they do not correct their actions, will lead to an afterlife in hell. As with Judaism, life is seen as a gift from God and therefore life is expected to be lived constantly giving thanks and praise to Allah. Every day, Muslims recite the Shahada ‘there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet’ (Nicholas G Coleman, 1999). When this witness is uttered, the Muslim faces Mecca, the supposed centre of the universe.

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