Religion & Spirituality
‘Puja’ and ‘Bhakti’ are traditional Hindu worshiping terms. These are ways of devotional prayers, which are offered to different deities in Indian Culture. Puja is ritual prayer performed for Gods, whereas Bhakti is a divine devotion towards a God. |
Jews are the ones, who follow Judaism religion, whereas Christians are the ones who follow Christianity. |
A Synagogue is a place where Jewish people worship God, known as Yaweh. A Temple is the place of worship for those of number of religions. A church is a term that refers to Christian houses of worship. Mosque or Masjid is the place of worship in Islam; it is where the Islamic people directly pray to Allah, known as salah. Shul is the other name for Synagogue. Tabernacle is the place of worship for Christian people. |
Sin is a concept most commonly associated with religion, whereas immorality refers to committing acts that are generally considered as immoral, i.e. acts that are considered to be morally and/or ethically wrong. They are both considered to be incorrect behavior and are generally frowned upon. |
A theist is a firm believer in the existence of a spiritual being or beings. God is defined as the creator and supreme power of the universe. A deist is the one who believes the God created the universe and then abandoned it. Hence, god has no control over the natural phenomena occurring in the universe. |
An atheist is someone who disbelieves in a god or gods. He rejects the notion of existence of any divine deities. On the other hand, an agnostic is a person who doubts the existence of God. He believes that man cannot confirm the existence of god and therefore god may or may not exist. |
“Lord” is a title used as respect for various gods and deities. God is believed to be the supreme person and principal object of faith. God is the creator and the protector of the universe. |
A Theist denotes a person who believes in the existence of a God. A theist believes that God is the creator and sovereign ruler of the universe. An atheist is the one who denies the existence of God or gods. |
Mysticism is generally associated with the belief of experiencing union with the ultimate Divinity, Reality, Spiritual Truth or God. However, the word is also used in negative connotation describing the non-rational worldviews. Spirituality is associated with the quality or condition of being spiritual. It signifies the human spirit or soul as opposed to materials and materialistic interests. |
Heaven is a place where heavenly bodies such as God, angels, jinn, and many more are placed to the sky or the area above the earth. Paradise is a religious term for a place in which existence is positive, pleasant-sounding and everlasting. It is a place of bliss, delight and happiness. |
The Catholic Bible contains the original forty-six books of the Old Testament, (which includes the seven books of the Apocrypha) and the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. The King James Bible only includes the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament and the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. |
Taliban is the Muslim who follows Islam is the movement in Afghanistan. The fundamentals of Islam are the Quran and the Sunnah. Al Qaeda is the Sunni Muslims who follow the practice of Wahabism, which is one of the extreme forms of Islam. |
Islam believes that Jesus and Muhammad are prophets of the Lord and tasked to bring the true word of God to the people. On the other hand, Muslims follow the religion of Islam. |
Saka Samvat and Vikram Samvat are commonly used calendars in India. Saka Samvat has been adopted as an official civil calendar by India. Saka Samvat starts from 78 AD, whereas Vikram Samvat starts from 57 BC. |
Quran or Koran is a holy book of Islam. It contains the religious texts and laws of Islam and is considered to be the compilation of verbatim words of 'Allah' as dictated to Muhammad. Bible is a holy book associated with Christianity and Judaism. It is a collection of canonical books in two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. |
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