World Religion Class Work

Question 1. The fist Vedic text was called Rig-Veda. This means knowledge of the hymns of praise. There are 1,017 hymns in this Vedic. The second Veda is the Samaveda. This means Knowledge of the melodies. There are 1,028 hymns inside this Veda. The next Veda is called Yajurveda. This means knowledge of the sacrificial formulas. There are 1,017 hymns in this Veda. Lastly the fourth one is the Atharvaveda. This means knowledge of the magic formulas. There 1,017 hymns on the Veda.

Question 2. The practice of indulgence in the catholic religion is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church. In a briefer description it’s a practice where he church will sell card like items to the people who have a family member or someone who dies that the want to get to heaven and at the time, they believed it would get the to heaven fast from purgatory. Martin Luther broke away from the catholic church because he believed that the pope was just using the whole gimmick of buying indulgences to make money. Also, he believed that there were many things wrong with the church at the time (95 to be exact) and that’s how he came up with the 95 Thesis.

Question 3: The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all able-bodied Muslims are required to perform it once in their lifetime. The Hajj is seen as a chance to wipe clean past sins and start fresh. Many seek to deepen their faith on the Hajj, with women taking on the Islamic hair covering known as "hijab" upon returning from the pilgrimage. (site: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/what-is-the-hajj-islam-muslims-mecca-saudi-arabia-explainer-a7235961.htm)