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The start of Islam new religion.

ISLAM AND JUDAISM

The prophet Mohammed adopted many principles and

laws from the Jewish religion: first of all, the basic idea

of monotheism, which is the belief in one God. The Jewish

confession of the unity of God is:

Shma Israel Adonai Elohenu Adonai ehad!

(Hear, oh Israel, the Lord our God the

Lord is one!)

The Mohammedan slogan is as follows: Lailaha ilia Allah, Mohammed rasul Allah!

(There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is the prophet of Allah!)

Mohammed adopted, also, the main details of the Jewish

Calendar, the Day of Atonement, the Sabbath, much of the

Bible, and narratives from the Medrash, and many points

of the ritual law. Incidentally, the Jews pray three times a

day facing the city of Jerusalem, and the Moslems (true believers)

pray five times a day facing the city of Mecca.

Trying his best, Mohammed sought to convert the Jews

to his new religion, but to no avail. The Jews were adamant

and resistant to change. The high esteem which the Prophet

held for the Jews was transformed to enmity, and instead of

allies, he looked upon them as competitors. Mohammed

needed the confirmation of the influential Jews to validate

his mission, as all upstarts need the backing of someone

influential.

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From Babylon to Timbuktu