The Historical Relationship Between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

One historical relationship that is a similarity between them is that they all had to fight to get people to accept their religion and to get more people to follow their religion.  They also all believe in one god, the same god actually.  One difference is their different views on that god.  Another difference is how they all had different starters of the religions.  Muhammad started Islam, Abraham started Judaism, and Jesus started Christianity.  Those are the relationships between those three religions.

Significance of the Qur'an

The Qur'an was ver significant.  It was significant because it was the holy book of Islam, which makes it very sacred to that religion.  Another reason it was significant was that it has all of the messages to Muhammad from God, exactly as Muhammad told his followers it was.  That provides accurate information of what Muhammad told his followers which is very important.

The Life and Teachings of Muhammad

Life:
Muhammad had a very difficult life.  He was part of the Hashim clan.  His father died before he was born, and the clan was poor.  When he was a baby, his mom sent him to live with a nomad family in the desert.  While he was there, he learned about Arab traditions including, being kind to strangers, helping orphans, widows, ect.  When he was 5 or 6, he went back to live with his mom.  Soon after he came home, she died.  Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's grandfather, took care of him.  When he died, Muhammad was left to be raised by his uncle, Abu-Talib.  After going on a trading trip with his uncle when he was 12, he grew to be a famous trader, for he was very honest.  He married Khadijah when he was 25 , after managing caravans for her.  They had several children.  He also enjoyed praying in the mountains and one day he met the angel Gabriel.  Gabriel gave him a message from God, and continued  for the next 22 years.  He started off by only telling his family members, but after a while a small group of Muslims formed.

Teachings:
Some of his teachings were:
-People must worship 1 God
-All believers in God were equal
-The rich should share their wealth
-Take care of orphans and poor people
-Improve status of women

Life in Arabia Before (and during) the Time of Muhammad

Before Muhammad, Mecca was already a very successful city. They became very successful, trading with Yemen, Syria, and Africa.  There was no central government, but it was run by a few families.  Most Arabs were polytheistic before Muhammad.  Tribes would often steal from each other and fought against each other.  When Muhammad was alive, he brought the people more together using Islam.