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Man has always needed something to worship. The earliest civilizations needed their gods to bow down to. In an early Akkadian work the epic of Gilgamesh is explored in as much detail as the era would allow. In this era temples were built to the gods such as the one in Urik for the gods Ishtar and Anu called Eanna. In this polytheistic world some of the gods worshiped were Anu who was the father of the gods, Ishtar the goddess of both love and war, Shamush who was the god of the sun and justice and many more because there were many thing to be taken care of and it was to much for one god to take care of. Gilgamesh, the king of Urik, could be called demigod if not for the fact he was two thirds god and only one third human and not born of woman. It is said that several gods had a hand in his creation giving him superhuman size and strength. When He arives at Urik it is thought that he is their shepard but he is a fighter and all fall under his weapons, men and women alike.( The Epic of Gilgamesh p.40-41) So the people pray to Aruru to create his double so that they may contend and Urik can have peace. So she creates from clay Enkidu, a wild man of Gilgamesh match. In this time of Gilgamesh and Enkidu the gods listened all one had to do was pray at the temple and offer sacrifice. Gilgamesh and Enkidu are both compared strength wise to Anu himself. When they fight it is to be so epic that the walls of Urik shattered.( The Epic of Gilgamesh p.49) At this time in history it is a of many gods and great epic tales of there offspring. If both of these titans were asked how they know to divine both would have to answer that they know them well because the gods created them . So they know them as both mother and father and have a love hate...

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...itating at Mt. Hira he has a vision of Gabriel who gives him his first revelation from Allah. To Mohammad there is only one God and that is Allah. And some of things that Allah reveals to Mohammad is a need to take care of the poor, the women and travelers. If asked he would say that the way to achieve a harmonious relationship with Allah is to follow the five pillars, fundamental acts that define you as a Muslim. These act are first a statement of faith , next prayer five times a day, giving of alms, fasting during Ramadan and lastly a pilgramage to Mecca. And if there be a disbeliever the fire is prepared, but the garden awaits those whom believe and do the will of Allah. The Qur’an is accumulation of all of Mohammad’s revelations in to one tome. One that has not changed since it first writing unlike the other two who have rewritten or reinterpreted their books.

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