Islam is a monotheistic religion that first came to be in the Arabian Peninsula. It was started by a man named Muhammad who was born in A.D. 570 (Article 3). He worked with nomadic farmers and became a successful merchant in his younger years. He later saw the greed emitting from the other humans and it troubled him to a great extent. (Article 3). Corresponding to the Muslim tradition, Muhammad became a prophet at age 40 …show more content…
Although Hinduism and Buddhism are somewhat similar, Buddhism was centered around independence, allowing people to seek enlightenment for themselves instead of asking gods to help, and it rejected all castes so everybody could learn about nirvana and free themselves(Article 1). The one Buddhism religion soon broke into two with different beliefs, but Buddhism remained very popular in Asia although it was denied in India. Buddhism was believed in by many then and now, despite the age of this religion (Article