Judaism and Islam are known to be two of the major religions found in the world. They each have similar traits and many other differences. They are both monotheists, meaning they only believe in one god. Muslims worship the God called Allah, which in Arabic means “the God.” And the Jews worship the god called Yahweh, which means the God of Israel. Their differences include their fundamental beliefs, rituals, symbols and history. Muslims believe that the absolute deity is Allah. However, they also believe that a series of prophets were sent by God to teach his word. The last of these prophets was Muhammad. His life is used as a basis for Muslims to see how they are supposed to live and to help explain the teachings of Islam's holy book, called the Holy Quran. These teachings are said to be revelations received by Muhammad that confirmed the unity of God and direct life in the world. Although both religions believe in monotheism, Judaism is based on an absolute deity called Yahweh. The beginning of the Jewish religion and the creation of the world are recounted throughout the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. And the Jewish teachings are known as the Torah. However, the five books of Moses are considered the most sacred books in all of Scripture. Like Muslims, Jews believe that God sent prophets to spread His word, but they do not believe that a single prophet heard the revelations. They believe that all the prophets heard them and that their teachings are found in the Bible. Jews believe that history begins the same way as Muslims, with God's creation of the world, but after that they tend to move away from Islamic beliefs. They believe that God sent "the homeland... middle of paper... to the hip of the same God." The Jewish people feel the same way towards other religions. However, Jews believe that other religions exist, however for Jews the only religion they should worship is Judaism. In conclusion, I find these two religions very interesting. I really learned a lot about these two different religions. I could have gone on and on about all the similarities and differences between these two religions. It was very enlightening to examine two religions completely different from mine and made me think about how little I actually know about my own. Works Cited Kohn, Risa Levitt and Rebecca Moore. A portable God: the origin of Judaism and Christianity. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007. Print. Keene, Michael. It's Judaism. Nelson Thornes Ltd, 2006. PrintFisher, Mary Pat. Living religions. Boston: Pearson, 2014. Print.