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This has particularly been the case since the attacks on 9/11. Nevertheless, like Judaism, it is one of the most popular monotheistic religions in the world. The equivalent of the Jewish God in Islam is Allah, who is also incorporeal and eternal. Communication with God or Allah occurs mutually between God and people. God communicates through revelation and scripture, while human beings communicate with God through worship and prayer. While there are many common elements, there are also fundamental differences. These are often responsible for bitter feuds between the adherents of these two religions. The Jews for example do not believe in the validity of the revelations to Mohammed, while Muslims cannot reconcile with the Jewish idea of adhering without change to the ancient texts. Furthermore adherents from both these religions believe that theirs is the only true faith, and that all who do not believe as they do are doomed for eternity.

Religion is one of the most intense and important elements of human life. It is clear that Judaism can provide its adherents with many positive experiences. It is however also tragic that believers in organized religions such as Islam or Judaism often tend to be intolerant of those following other religions.
These two religions, as seen above, have many common elements and could therefore supplement and reinforce each other if there were more tolerance between the two. I believe that the world today, in the light of technological developments, communication, and phenomena such as globalization, can no longer afford to be intolerant in terms of religion. Instead, as choice becomes ever more prevalent, it is more important to support personal choices in terms of religion, and to pursue inner piece. Believers in different religions should therefore learn from rather than fight each other.

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