Experiencing Four Major World Religions First Hand Essay -- Islam, B

The night clubr-sided building and the surrounding gardens give the impression of the human visualise of the Bahai faith. A component of the Bahai world view is that in exclusively religions come from a common source. The site conveyed that unity among all religions and people is an additional view of the Bahai. The arrangement of the place of worship, and the gardens conveyed the idea of unity. The nine sides of the house of worship, and the surrounding gardens represent that all people no payoff their religion, race, or gender are welcome at this site to act their religion. Furthermore, it also gave the impression of the view of all religions having a common source, God. Specifically, the house of worship could represent God, and the nine sides, may represent the nine study world religions, or the idea that all people are linked by means of God. In addition, the house of worship contains symbolisms on the pillars of the structure. These symbols are of the nine major wo rld religions, for example symbols include the Christian cross, Judaism Star of David, and the nine-pointed star, which is the symbol of the Bahai faith. These symbols on the pillars represent unity among all religions, and the idea that all the religions come from a common source, God. Information provided in the handout, video, and by the exemplar was quite interchangeable to the impression given by the site itself. The example of the Bahai faith specifically talked most how all religions have a common source. The video, handout, and the representative explained that God revealed himself in disparate manifestations in opposite time periods. God gave the t separatelyings for a certain time period, and then when a new time period came God revealed himself as a different manifestat... ...gion. One thing that I did not know about was the artifact with a staircase and raised platform. According to Gardners Art through the Ages Non-Western Perspective by Fred Kleiner, this struc ture is called a minbar, and it serves as a rostrum for the imam to stand on, and this is where he would speak. An imam is the leader of prayer tally to Living Religions by Mary Pat Fisher. Having the opportunity to visit 4 different religious sights resulted in gaining new insight. However, some of the information presented was similar to my previous understandings of the religions. It was interesting to hear followers of the different religions speak about their beliefs. Overall, visiting the Buddhist temple, Sikh Religious Society, Turkish Society of Chicago, and The Bahai House of Worship made me reconsider my previous thoughts about each of the religions.