The term Abrahamic religion groups together three of the major religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) due to their historical coexistence and competition; it refers to Abraham, a character mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Bible and the Quran, and is used to show the similarities between these religions and contrast them with Indian religions, Iranian religions and religions of Asia Eastern (although other religions and belief systems may also refer to Abraham).
Holidays of the month
April 4, 2025 (1 event)
April 4, 2025
celebrate Saint Isidore of Seville. This last master of the ancient world is known for converting the Visigothic kingdom and for his numerous writings on theology, history, cosmology and grammar. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #4April #isidore #seville
April 23, 2025 (3 events)
April 23, 2025
Today, the English particularly celebrate Saint George's Day. Patron saint of England since the Tudors came to the throne, this festival fell into disuse from the 18th century. This day is also the birthday of Shakespeare, a national figure of England. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 23 #SaintGeorge
April 23, 2025
Today, Catholics celebrate Saint George of Lydda. Patron saint of chivalry, armorers and scouting, Saint George defeats the dragon of Silenus in Libya with a sign of the cross and a spear on his white horse. This legend gave the red cross on a white English background. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 23 #SaintGeorge #Silenus
April 23, 2025
Today, Christians celebrate Saint George's Day, or Sant Jordi. Patron of Aragon, Valencia and Catalonia, among others, tradition dictates that, every year, a rose is offered, and since the 1920s, a book. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 23 #catalonia #aragon #valence #santjordi
April 25, 2025 (1 event)
April 25, 2025
Today, Christians commemorate Saint Mark the Evangelist. In Venice, on this day, men traditionally offer a single rosebud to the women they love. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 25 #Saint Mark #venice
April 26, 2025 (1 event)
April 26, 2025
Today, Italians celebrate Our Lady of Good Counsel. The town of Scutari in Albania was annexed to the Republic of Venice in 1396, ceding the town to the Ottoman Empire in 1479. A fresco representing a Virgin and Child Jesus was found "transported by angels" to Genazzano in Italy . #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #April 26 #Italy #Genazzano
April 27, 2025 (1 event)
April 27, 2025
Today, Catalans celebrate Our Lady of Montserrat, patroness of Catalonia. The statue, blackened by time, has the nickname Moreneta (the little black one), and it would be sacrilege to return the statue to its original color. From 233, the archangel Saint Michael descended on the site of Montserrat to destroy a temple that the Romans had built to Venus around the year 160. The statue was found on site by children in 880. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #27April #Montserrat #Moreneta
Cultural areas of Abrahamic religions
Jewish tradition claims that the twelve tribes of Israel are descended from Abraham through his son Isaac and his grandson Jacob, whose sons formed the nation of Israelites in Canaan; Islamic tradition claims that twelve Arab tribes known as the Ishmaelites are descended from Abraham through his son Ishmael in the Arabian Peninsula.
Christianity dates back to the 1st century as a sect of Judaism initially led by Jesus. His disciples considered him the Messiah, as in Peter's Confession; after his crucifixion and death, they came to view him as God incarnate, who had been resurrected and would return at the end of time to judge the living and the dead and create an eternal Kingdom of God.
In the 1st century AD, under the Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth; Christianity spread widely after being adopted by the Roman Empire as its state religion in the 4th century AD. The apostle Paul interpreted the role of Abraham differently from the Jews of his day. While to the Jews Abraham was seen as a loyal monotheist in a polytheistic environment, Paul celebrates Abraham as a man who found faith in God before adhering to religious law. Unlike Judaism, adherence to religious law is associated with idolatry.
Islam is based on the teachings of the Quran. Although it considers Muhammad to be the Seal of the Prophets, Islam teaches that every prophet preached Islam, since the word Islam literally means submission, the main concept preached by all prophets. Although the Quran is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God, other Islamic books considered to be revealed by God before the Quran, mentioned by name in the Quran are:
* the Tawrat (Torah) revealed to the prophets. and messengers among the children of Israel (Bani Israil), the Zabur (Psalms) revealed to Dawud (David) and the Injil (the Gospel) revealed to Isa (Jesus). The Quran also mentions that God revealed the scrolls of Abraham and the scrolls of Moses.
The relationship between the Islamic and Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament differs significantly from the relationship between the New Testament and the Tanakh. While the New Testament draws heavily on the Tanakh and interprets its text in light of the foundations of the new religion, the Quran only alludes to various Tanakh stories and biblical writings, but remains independent of both, focusing on establishing a monotheistic message by using the stories of the prophets in a decentralized religious environment.
In the 7th century AD, Islam was founded by Muhammad in the Arabian Peninsula; it spread widely during the first Muslim conquests, shortly after his death. Islam understands its form of "Abrahamic monotheism" as preceding both Judaism and Christianity, and in contrast to Arab henotheism.
