2. Contents
• What is a Religion? And its importance
• Facts and figures
• Elements of a Religion.
• Functions of a Religion.
• Major religions of the world.
• Teachings of Major religions.
• Conclusion.
3. • A religion is a particular system of belief in a God or
Gods and the activities that are connected with this
system.
• It is observed that religion came with human birth
in this universe, our two biggest Religions claimed
that Religions surely came with ADAM.
• As every new thing need Rules and Regulations, So
from Beginning Religion is providing us our Path.
Religion and its importance
5. All religions have following Elements:
• Belief
• Emotions
• Ritual
• Organization
• Sacred Objects
• Symbolism
• Sect
Elements of a Religion.
• یقین
• جذبات
• رسم
• تنظیم
• مقدس
اشیاء
• سمبولزم
• فرقہ
6. Functions of a Religion.
• Religion fulfills the psychic needs of the individual and
creates social solidarity in his/her group life.
• Religion removes fear and Anxiety
• Create Relation between Man and God (universe)
• Gives Judgment of Right & Wrong
• Protection of values
• Religion creates Purity and cleanliness
• Make individual socialize
• Creates Relations with other institutes
7. Major religions of the world.
There are five Major Religions of World In order of
Number of People:
• Christianity: 1.9 billion
• Islam: 1.1 billion
• Hinduism: 800 million
• Buddhism: 325 million
• Judaism: 13 million
8. Teachings of Major religions.
• Islam
• Belief in Allah and His Prophet.
• The five pillars – the declaration of faith
(shahada), prayer (salah), alms-giving (zakat),
fasting (sawm) and pilgrimage (hajj) – constitute
the basic norms of Islamic practice.
• Pursue the teachings of Quran.
9. 2. Hinduism
• Hinduism prescribes the eternal duties, such as honesty,
refraining from injuring living beings, patience,
forbearance, self-restraint, virtue, and compassion, among
others.
• A belief in the universal law of cause and effect (karma).
• The most basic natural law is to remain in
harmony(agreement of ideas) with its fellow creatures
and the universal.
• Related with the teachings of Buddhism and Judaism.