Leaders Of World Religions Flashcards
What is the story of Abraham?
Abraham lived about 4000 years ago in a town called Ur where we now call Iraq. Abraham was rich and respected with his animals and his wife Sarah. The people of Ur worshipped many Gids such as god of the sun, moon and the stars. Abraham saw this as wrong and began to believe that there was only one God. He gradually became more and more sure about it. Abraham felt that God was telling him to travel to another country so he set out with his famiky and believed that God woukd show them the way. As they travelled Abraham felt that he was getting to know more about his God and that there was a special relationship. Jews believe that God promised Abraham that he would become the father of a great nation and all his children and their children would have the same special relationship with God.
What is the story of Moses?
Moses lived in a difficult time in Jewish history as the Jews had been slaves in Egypt and were treated woth great cruelty by their masters as they were afraid that they might take over the country. They wanted to get rid of all the Jews in Egypt so they killed all baby boys at birth. However, Moses was not killed because his mother hid him in a basket by the river side where the Pharoah’s daughter found him and raised him as if he was her own son.
When Mkses grew up he saw how badly the Jews were being treated and one day killed a slave-driver who had beaten a Jew to death and then had to leave Egypt for several years or hw would be killed himself. But then he felt God had work for him to do and God spoke to him to go back and free the Jews. After some persuading, Moses went back and a series of plagues happened in Egypt and Moses told the Pharaoh that they were sent by God and at last he agreed to free the Jews. But then the Jews spent the next 40 years wondering from place to place after leaving Egypt but then they eventually found a country called Canaan and this became their home. When they were wondering Moses was the Jews’ leader and they believe that God gave Moses the Torah whilst they were wondering which is the Teaching which Jews follow. God promised the Jews would be his ‘Chosen People’ in return they had to obey the laws which God gave. This is believed as the second promise, the first one being that Abraham would be the father of a great nation.
What is the story of Guru Nanak?
When he was 30 he mysteriously disappeared for 3 days. When he reappeared, he began to preach the Sikh faith. He spent the rest of his life teaching, writing and travelling around the world to discuss religion with Muslims and Hindus.
What happend with the beginning of Hinduism?
About 4000 years ago, the people who lived in what is today called India worshipped many Ogds like fire, water and wind but then the northern part of the country was taken over by invaders who brought their religion with them which worshipped the sun, moon and sky and these two religions gradually joined together. The the idea that all of these Gods were the same person, Brahman, began to spread. It stayed like this for hundreds of years until people became dissatisfied by it and other religions were much more popular. Then the Hindu stories were written down and important teahcers spent their lives teaching these stories and the beliefs became clearer and it became popular again.
What was the story of Muhammad?
About 570 CE Muhammad was born in Makkah (Mecca). His dad had died weeks earlier then he was passed around many of his relatives as many of them died. He looked after sheep and then went on to become a camel driver and then a trader. Khadijah asked him to look after her business affaires and then asked him to marry her and they had seven children.
One year heavy rain damaged the walls of the Ka’bah and so four tribes repaired it but they couldn’t decide who would put it back into place. Then they let the first person to walk through the temple gates to decide and it was Muhammad. He took a cloak and laid it under the balck stone and leaders from each tribe took hold of the corners of the cloak and put the stone in place.
What happened with the beginning of Islam?
Each year during the month of Ramadan Muhammad went alone to a cave on Mount Hira to think alone. On his fith visit and angel appeared to him and spoke to him. Then one of his wifes Christian relations told him that he had seen the angel Gabriel. He then saw the angel again and this time Muhammad had made up his mind that God had chosen him as a prophet. Muhammad began to preach that there was only one God, some people listened and some didn’t take it seriously. He told them not to pray to the statues. Some of his followers were beaten up. Then one day some pilgrims invited him to come and live with them and he accepted. There he started the first Muslim community and the first mosque was built there.
What is the story of Siddhartha Gautama?
Siddhartha Gautama was born in Lumbini as a prince of his kingdom.
His father, the king, protects him frim and suffering in the world by creating a perfect world for him.
He then took a trip outside the palace walls for the first time and saw many shocking things.
He saw an old person, a sick person, a dead person and a Holy man.
He decided to leave the palace and search for the truth about life.
He stopped eating to rid himself of his bodily wants so he could focus on the mind, but then when he was close to death he decided that it wasn’t the right way to reach enlightenment.
Then he finally took his place under a Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya and vowed not to leave until he found the truth. No one knows how long he was there, but after some time he reached enlightenment.
What are the different leaders of religion and what are their religions?
Sikhism - Guru Nanak
Judaism - Abraham
Hinduism - No specific founder
Islam - Prophet Muhammed
Buddhism - Prince Siddartha Gautama
Christianity - Jesus
