Religion is a set of beliefs regarding the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, and a specific essential set of beliefs and practices commonly agreed upon by a number of persons or sects. (Religion, 2001) Beliefs are when you believe in something and with that, you have a strong opinion or belief in it. You have confidence in its truth or existence although it may not be immediately susceptible to arduous evidence. A cultural system is the communication of diverse foundations of culture. Worldviews are the inclusive viewpoint from which an individual sees and interprets the world, an assembly of beliefs about life and creation held by a person or an assembly.
Some common practices of religious groups would include prayer, missionary activities, ethical codes and ceremonial worship practices. Prayer is fervent petition a spiritual communion God or the deity that you worship; as in supplication, blessing, admiration, or confession. When you pray you thank God for everything that He has done for you, how He has watched over you and protected you and supplied you with guidance, peace, and grace. While you are praying you also ask God to forgive you of all of your sins, and you also forgive anybody who has wronged you so that your sins will be forgiven.
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The religion is currently in a period of rapid growth and is expected to reach 2.8 billion by 2050 when the amount of Muslims will match the amount of Christians in the world. (World religions, 2016) Islam is a monotheistic belief founded on revelations received by the Prophet Muhammad in 7th century Saudi Arabia. (Islam, 2015) In Arabic Islam means “submission” which reflects the faith’s fundamental ideology of surrendering to the will of