Intercultural understanding: Commencing this assessment, I was interested in enhancing my learning of a different religion to be more aware of my surroundings. I focused on the Islamic religion due to having similarities to Christianity, for example, Lent and Ramadan; where during lent individuals fast for 40 days to turn away from temptations, repent, and ask for forgiveness from God to receive his mercy. Muslims fast for 30 days, to practice self-discipline and sacrifice and refocus their attention on Allah. Another example of similarities involves believing in God, and the difference is how Christians perceive Jesus as the Son of God and sinless; while Islam believes Jesus was a significant prophet of God, not the Son of God nor a part of the Trinity, however, He was created to be like Adam. I have learned the importance of being self-aware and respecting those who hold different beliefs from me by developing an insightful approach to accepting that everyone i...
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