Humanity Religions

Introduction

Christianity is one of the widely practised religion in the world, and one of the oldest religious practices. The religious groups that practice Christianity under strict guidelines from the bible are known as Christians. Coming in at number one as the current world statistics show is Islam. Another world-renowned religion is Islam and is considered the most widely practised religion in the world. These old practices were considered part of humanity because they gave guidelines on morals on how to lead a holy and pleasing life (Foley, 2008).

However, in recent times both world religions have recorded a significant change and drop of both morals and good teaching that was once associated with it. The study reveals that the changes have been brought about by the imminent change of trend in the lifestyle and culture of people, which are all brought about by mobility. Mobility in this context is the movement of people, culture or religion from one place to another (Morgan, 2013). Culture comes into play on the pretext that the basis through which people practised religion. The movement creates a change in background setup, and environmental aspects that change the general overview and practices that were initially employed. Religion is as old as humanity (Umam, 2013).

The practice is believed to have started during creation, and people used it to worship and give reverence to their creator. Christianity and Islamic are the two most widely practised religions and known to have stood the taste of time. Both Christianity and Islam just like any other religion in the world have one thing in common they both started from a small geographical point and later spread across the world (Morgan, 2013). Christianity, for example, originated from Jerusalem an ancient Roman empire, which was a small group of the very Jewish society. Islamic, on the other hand, is believed to have originated in medina and mecca in the valleys of Saudi Arabia around the seventh century (Umam, 2013).

Christianity in its early history grew from a small minority group in the first century to a historical religion across the Roman Empire. The first group of Christians was Jewish in ethnicity, and all teachings were made in typical Jew language. Later on, the religion could be spread from the Jews to the gentiles who were made converts (Morgan, 2013). Christians had a policy of teachings that was oriented toward spreading the gospel to neighbouring empires and worldwide as well. Jesus Christ taught and commanded his followers to organize themselves as disciples and reach the rest of the world. The holy gospel as it is referred reached parts of Europe through north and west parts of the continent. One of the key factors that led to the entrance of Christianity into Europe was the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. The persecution led to Christian leaders being exiled in Europe, and hence establishing a base there and spreading their gospel (Umam, 2013).

However, due to the limited resources and a low number of exiles, there was little success. It was until the 15th century when Christian missionaries and other merchants started visiting Europe to spread Christianity and their culture. From Europe mainly German, Spain and England, Christianity entered America through North America because of colonization by the Europeans. The gospel later finds its way across the world through colonization and missionaries (Morgan, 2013).

When Prophet Mohammed started Islam in a small town in Saudi Arabia, little did he and his few members know that it could spread across the world and be the leading religion. At first, the religion was in Mecca then medina in the 6th century, and by the 7th century, the holy Quran gospel had spread and extended across all east of the whole country. Islamic religion was well organized and after Prophet Muhammad??™s death imams who were missionaries spread the religion across a vast geographical area (Foley, 2008).

The imams were successful because they easily mingled with the local population, through their teachings and religious practices. They later moved out of Mecca and moved to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, this was made possible through trade and other social interrelations. The Muslim missionaries later move to India and other parts of Asia, and there they established Islamic empires. At some point, it was also evident that Muslims used force to foster their religion in opposing people such as Christians and pagans (Foley, 2008). The movements of Christians from one place to another made it possible for them to spread and move their beliefs to different places and gave them a chance to learn from other cultures across the world (Umam, 2013).

At some point, it exposed missionaries to unforeseen dangers including persecution and torture. The Christians experienced resistance and even rejection, making it an unattractive course. The major historical cause was the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus. World war and colonization was also some of the factors that were brought because of fostering Christianity, and the differences created thereafter. Muslims and Islam religion is historically significant by the birth and death of Prophet Muhammad, who was the founder and leader of their faith (Foley, 2008). The major effect of Islam is the spread of peace in the world and fostering unity.

In conclusion, the mobility of religions has brought a sense of unity and peace, enabling social, economic and mutual interactions across the world (Umam, 2013). This has been ensured by exchange and sharing of cultures and religious practices through reaching out, which has proved uniformity in the way they both worship their gods. On the other hand, religion has been accused of creating a drift in the world, simply dividing humanity along religious lines.

References

Foley, S. (2008). The Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya, Islamic Sainthood and Religion in Modern Times.? Journal of World History, 19(4), pp.521-545.

Morgan, G. (2013). Book Review: Why Religions Spread: The Expansion of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam with Implications for Missions Why Religions Spread: The Expansion of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam with Implications for MissionsMontgomery

Robert Asheville, NC: Cross-Lines, 2012. 2nd edn. 459 pp. Paper. Missiology: An International Review, 41(3), pp.358-359.

Umam, S. (2013). Controversies surrounding the Aceh’s Sultanahs: Understanding Relation between Islam and Female Leadership. Journal of Indonesian Islam, 7(1), P.1.`

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