Compléter World Religions ReviewVersion en ligne World Religions Review: Focus Area 4 par Melanie Beran 1 MiddleEast selfishness one Karma Abraham Jesus enlightenment Siddartha TenCommandments religion Judaism Passover monotheistic Eightfold Muhammad Ramadan mosque Mecca Diwali Bible Hinduism popular good Muslims bad There are many different types of beliefs all over the world . A system of beliefs is called a . Though there are hundreds of religions across the world , there are five that are considered to be the world's major religions . Christianity is the world's most religion . This religion believes in as the savior of the world . Christianity is monotheistic , meaning there is a belief in only God . Just like Islam and Judaism , Christianity started in the region of the world . In fact , many Christian beliefs are closely related to those of Judaism . Christian beliefs are written in a book called the , which Christians believe to be God's guide for life and an afterlife in Heaven . Another major world religion is Islam . ( people who follow Islam ) also believe there is only one God , so Islam is also considered . Islam teaches that a man named is the messenger from the one true God . Islam also teaches that Muslims to should travel to the city of at least once in their lifetimes to pray and worship . During a normal week , Muslims worship on Fridays at a ( church ) . They also worship during the holidays of Eid and . The third major monotheistic religion is . This religion was founded by a man named . Judaism teaches that God is the one who sets all rules and laws . The most famous set of laws from Judaism is the . Judaism follows many rules and traditions , including the celebration of holidays like YomKippur and . There are a few other major religions that are different . These religions do not follow one God . One of these religions is Hinduism . In fact , is that world's oldest organized religion . Instead of believing in a god , Hinduism believes in the idea of " karma . " means you get what your actions and thoughts deserve . Good thoughts and actions = life . Bad thoughts and actions = life . These beliefs are written in a book called the Vedas and celebrated during holidays like . The last major religion is Buddhism . Like Hinduism , Buddhism does not believe in a god . However , they do believe Buddhism was started by a man named Gautama . He was the first Buddha and taught that everyone could become a Buddha by giving up and searching for knowledge . Finding knowledge in Buddhism is called . All of these ideas make up the Path the Buddhists should follow .