Islam and Christianity

cover their heads after they get married. Today, Jewish women in
Europe fulfill this obligation by wearing a wig. It is also prohibited
for Jews to eat pork.
There are different ceremonies for different Jewish acts of
worship. Saturday is their holy day. They never work or even light
a fire on that day. Saturdays are considered to be feast days (holy
days), and they celebrate them. They call it “Sabbath.” In
addition to this, they have some other holy days, namely,
Passover, Shawwat, Rosh-ha-Shanah, Kepur, Sukkot, Purem,
Hanuqa, and so on. Passover is considered a commemoration of
their departure from Egypt. Shawwat is said to be the feast of
roses, which is considered a celebration marking the revelation of
the Torah and the Awâmir-i Ashara (ten commandments). Kipur
is a great fasting day, which is considered a day signifying their
being forgiven after their penitence. Succoth is the feast of
tabernacles, which is considered a memorial of the life in the
desert.
In contrast to a priest, a rabbi has no authority to hear a
confession. They only conduct the ritual ceremonies. In the sight
of Allâhu ta’âlâ all Jews are equal, no difference is there between
one or the other.
After Hadrat Mûsâ, the number of their religious ceremonies
and the way rabbis conduct them were enhanced, changed, or new
principles were added to them by different Prophets
(alayhimussalawâtu wattaslimât). After Hadrat Dâwûd, reciting
the holy book of Psalms accompanied with musical instruments
was added to their worships.
Dâwûd (’alaihi ’s-salâm) was born about one thousand years
before Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’. (Although the era of Hadrat Dâwûd’s
sovereignty is said to be 1015-975 B.C., by some European
historians, it is not known with certainty.) Hadrat Dâwûd was
formerly a shepherd. Since he had a very attractive voice, he was
taken to Tâlut, [1]
the head of state. Afterwards he became his
zither player. First, they became good friends and Tâlut made him
his own intimate. But, Hadrat Dâwûd ‘alaihis-salâm’ was
becoming more well known day by day. At the age of thirty he
killed Goliath, a very huge man, with a stone thrown from his
sling; upon this, the people admired him even more. However,
Tâlut was alarmed and kept Dâwûd ‘alaihis-salâm’ away from
[1] Internationally, the name Saul is used instead of Tâlut.
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