Reading and Class Discussion 10/24

Is Islam more like Christianity or more like Daoism in the sense of important people? We thought Islam was more like Christianity because Muhammad is an important person who started Islam. He is seen as God’s messenger. Islam still holds Allah, Muhammad, Jesus, Abraham as important figures in their religion. Muhammad was an orphan and saw the religion-economic system. He becomes respected and is a leader in the community. I think that allowed his thoughts and message to be more accepted of his time. He is not an equivalent to Jesus though. In the view of Islam, the message that Muhammad wrote down is more important. Muslims are descended from Abraham and Hagar through their son Ishmael. The characters in Islam are the same as Christianity and Judaism, but the stories are different.