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Muslims worship one, all-knowing God, who in Arabic is known as Allah.

Followers of Islam aim to live a life of complete submission to Allah. They believe that nothing can happen without Allah’s permission.

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Christians believe there is only one God, and he created the heavens and the earth. They believe God is made of three parts: the father (God himself), the son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit. Christians believe God sent his son Jesus to save the world.

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Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism who later became known as “the Buddha,” lived during the 5th century B.C.

Gautama was born into a rich family as a prince in Nepal. Gautama saw the suffering in the world and wanted to make a change.

He decided to give up his rich lifestyle and live in poverty.

After six years, Buddhists believe Gautama found enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree. He spent the rest of his life teaching others about how to achieve this spiritual state.

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Jewish people believe there’s only one God.
Their God communicates to believers through prophets and rewards good deeds while also punishing evil.
Their spiritual leaders are called rabbis.

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Very religious people in Buddhism sometimes become monks and nuns.

A group of Buddhist monks and nuns is called a sangha.
A very special leader for Buddhists is the Dalai Lama. He is a special Buddhist monk.
The Dalai Lama encourages people to live in peace and harmony.
The current Dalai Lama is the fourteenth person to hold the position, and won a special peace prize in 1989.

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There are lots of different types of Christians who worship in different styles of churches and in different ways. Protestantism is one branch of Christianity.

There are lots of different names for the people who lead Christianity. Some are called priest, pastor and minister. Even though they have different names, these people all do the same job in their churches. They also have lots of other jobs like giving talks and looking after people who go to church, called the congregation. They also visit the sick and elderly.

Roman Catholicism is another branch of Christianity.

The person who leads worship in a Roman Catholic church is called a priest.
Only men can be priests in a Roman Catholic church. A priest is called ‘Father’, to show that his job is to look after his congregation.

The Roman Catholic church has a worldwide leader called the pope. He lives in the Vatican City, which is a tiny country in Italy. The pope is called Pope Francis – he is the 266th man to be pope.

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Muslims worship in a mosque and the leader of the worship is called
an imam.
An imam is an important role because Muslims pray five times a day.
The imam helps Muslim people learn more about Allah (which is Arabic for ‘God’). They will also perform special ceremonies, such as funerals.

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Jewish people are led in their worship by a rabbi.

Rabbi means ‘teacher’ in Hebrew.Rabbis conduct ceremonies, such as weddings and barmitzvahs or batmitzvahs. These are very special services when Jewish boys and girls become adults.

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At the mandir, the Brahmin (priest) performs the puja (worship) ceremony. They also perform weddings and say prayers at the temple.

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Muslims believe some special people called prophets have been sent to teach Allah’s law.
Muhammad was the final prophet and founder of Islam.

An angel named Gabriel visited Muhammad while he was meditating in a cave. The angel ordered Muhammad to say the words of Allah.
Muslims believe that Muhammad continued to get these messages from Allah throughout the rest of his life.

Muhammad then began telling other people about the messages he received. He taught them that there was no other God but Allah and that Muslims should devote their lives to this God.

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Muslims believe Allah is above the sky and he is the Creator of the whole universe. They believe he is The Most Loving. They believe he does not sleep or eat because he does not require or need anything, we only need him.